Hi friends, holiday time is cooking time for friends and family. any family get together is incomplete without cake . so her is a quick recipe for cup cakes which can be made in lesser time and in any quantities . The cup cakes are ready in no time and get finished too in no time. lets now get down to our business of cooking . I added tutti fruity in the cakes , you can add sweetened pineapple dices, chopped almonds .Fill the moulds 3/4 only as the batter expands when heated . You can use paper moulds or silicon moulds are also available easily. They come in various shapes too.Kids will love them.

INGREDIENTS:

• Parle G Biscuits                                                        2 packs
• Milk                                                                          1 1/2 cups  
• Fruit salt                                                                     1 sachet
• Baking powder                                                          1/2 tsp
• Pineapple essence                                                     1/2 tsp
• Pineapple crush                                                         1/2 tbsp

METHOD :

1. Crush biscuits in the grinder into powder.
2. Add pineapple crush into it and blend in the mixer.
3. Then ad milk slowly and mix well.
4. Add baking powder and essence. 
5. Mix well.
6. In the end add fruit salt and again mix for 15 seconds. 
7. Put the prepared batter in the moulds.
8. Take care that the moulds are filled to 3/4 only.
9. Put in microwave oven on full power.
10. Set the timer on 10 minutes and bake them.
11. Take  out and let them cool for some time.
12. Savour the cup cakes with tea or coffee or even just like that only.

Happy eating....

SUGAR FREE DRYFRUIT LADDOOS

                                                 

Winter time is perfect time to eat dry fruits handful and mouthful. And if you are health conscious then  this recipe is perfect for you. These laddoos are ready in no time and will get eaten also in no time. These laddoos have all the goodness of khajoors (dates), almonds and cashew nuts. You can also bring a variety in dry fruits. Dried figs, pistachios can also be added. You can also roll the laddoos in khaskhas. It will make the laddoos more tempting. The best thing about this recipe is that it needs no cooking and they get ready in no time. You can also take help of your kids in rolling them as are very easy to make.

INGREDIENTS:   

SEEDLESS DATES                     500 gms.

ALMONDS                            8-10 nos

CASHEW NUTS                         8-10 nos

DRIED FIGS                         2-3 nos

PISTACHIOS                         7-10 nos

METHOD:

1. Cut the dates into small pieces.

2. Grind them well in the mixer.

3. Take out the mashed dates in a mixing bowl.

4. Chop almonds, cashew nuts, dried figs and pistachios into small      pieces. 

5. Add all the chopped dry fruits in the dates.

6. Mix them well.

7. Take small portions of mixture on your palms and roll into the      size of small laddoos.

8. Put them in a plate.

9. If you want khaskhas coating over them , then take some khaskhas    in a small plate roll each laddoo over it one by one.                                                     

                

                                             

 

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Punjabi Chhole

Being a punjabi myself,I am often asked about recipes of punjabi dishes. Often the requests are for this particular dish. Today I  am pleased to share this recipe with u all. Prepare the chhole and do let me know how did you like it.Lets move towards recipe. But before that I would like to ask you not to add baking soda while soaking as it will take away the perfect taste. Only soaking the chhole overnight will be sufficient.

INGREDIENTS:

White Chhole                                         2 cups 

Chana Dal                                             1 tb sp. 

Onions                                                   2 medium sized

Tomatoes                                               2 medium sized

Ginger                                                    1 inch piece

Garlic                                                     8 -10 cloves

Green chillies                                         3 no's

Jeera                                                      1 tb. sp.

Salt                                                         As per taste

Red chillie powder                                 1 t sp                    

Chhole Masala                                       1 heaped 

Oil for cooking                                        2 tb. sp

Onion rings                                             6-7 rings

METHOD:

Soak the chhole overnight in a bowl.

Wash them in the morning and pressure cook them for 20 minutes.

Grind onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and green chillies into a fine paste. 

Heat oil . 

Add 1 tsp jeera and let it spliter.

Then add the onion paste.

Cook it till the oil separates. 

Add salt and red chillie powder.

Now add this tadka to the boiled chhole.

Mix and let it simmer for 15 minutes. 

Meanwhile dry roast the remaining jeera on the hot gridle .

Remove fom fire when it starts splittering.

Let it cool for a minute and grind it finely. 

Add powdered jeera into simmering chhole and let it simmer for 5 more minutes.

Garama garam chhole are ready .

Garnish with onion rings .

Serve hot with roti or naan or parantha or even plain rice.

Cooking made easy: Corn Tikki

Cooking made easy: Corn Tikki: Snacks are a treat for kids and grown ups as well. Who doesn't like corn? We all do.... and the combo of corn with potatoes resulst...

Corn Tikki

Snacks are a treat for kids and grown ups as well. Who doesn't like corn? We all do.... and the combo of corn with potatoes resulsts in lip-smacking snacks. So today's recipe is about corn and potatoes.

INGREDIENTS:-

Potatoes                     4 med sized(boiled & mashed)
Corn                           1/2 cup
Bread Crumbs            1 cup
Green Chilly              2 no's( finely chopped)
Corriendor Leaves     1 tbsp
Red chilly                  1/2 tsp
Lemon Juice              1 tbsp
Salt  as per need
Cooking Oil

For Serving....
Green Chutney 2 tbsp
Tomato Sauce  2 tbsp


Method:

Take potatoes and corn in a bowl and half amount of bread crumbs in it. Now add finely chopped green chilies, corriendor leaves, red chilies, lemon juice and salt and mix them well. Wet your palm and make tikkies of the prepared batter.You can also use different molds for making tikkies. Prepare all the tikkies in the same manner.Put them aside

Now put rest of the bread crumbs in a plate and spread evenly. Roll tikkies over bread crumbs and coat them well. Heat some oil on griddle(tava). Shallow fry these tikkies in the batches of 4 or 5 as per convenience. fry them till brown on one side then turn them over and fry till brown.

Serve hot with tomato sauce or green chutney.you can also serve them with a bun or slices of bread

HAPPY EATING!!

Cooking made easy: Cooking can be Fun

Cooking made easy: Cooking can be Fun: Dear friends, Welcome to my blog.      This is for all those people  especially who think that cooking is boring and irritating. Mothers ...

Cooking can be Fun

Dear friends,
Welcome to my blog.
     This is for all those people  especially who think that cooking is boring and irritating. Mothers may want to make new  dishes for their kids as eating out may not be possible every time. My blog can help all those who want to make cooking easy and interesting. Here you can do all types of experiments and yet feel free to share your cooking and eating experience with others. I'll be posting the recipes and also sharing my experiences with.
     Just like many of you me too never liked cooking . As a housewife and mother it was my duty to cook for my family and friends. The food was tasty but not fun for me while I cooked it. As many kids do want, my kids too wanted new dishes to be cooked for them everyday. So in search of such new recipes I too , like many of us do, started searching on net.  It was then I realised that Ilove cooking and trying out new recipes. Then I started experimenting in cooking. It became a fun.
      So friends , don't hesitate try new dishes , experiment with recipes and make your kids , your family and your friends asking for more.
      Have fun and stay safe....
Nirmalpreet.