Recipe: Makhana Trail Mix Makhana Trail Mix, more popularly known as Makhana Namkeen is a protein rich, gluten free and healthy snack. It is very easy to make this snack at home and what I like best is that this recipe is versatile. One can mix and match any healthy snack ingredients. What Is Makhana? In brief, Makhana is the Hindi word for fox nut. Other names are Phool Makhana, Lotus seeds, Gorgon Nut and Euryale Ferox. In fact, the state of Bihar in India produces 90% of the world’s makhana production. How Do These Lotus Seeds or Makhana Grow? These protein rich seeds come from prickly water lily. They are grown in ponds or in water fields much like rice paddies. The prickly…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: No Bake Blossoms The nuts and chocolate lovers will adore this delectable treat that comes together in a jiffy. No refined sugar used and no sort of cooking required, these No Bake Blossoms are perfect as a snack or to take care of your sweet tooth. Nuts and chocolate kisses are used for this easy peasy recipe. Don’t have chocolate kisses, don’t worry. Add some cocoa powder and mix with the nuts and dates. You can add melted chocolate but then that becomes a treat where a small degree of cooking is required. This is a versatile recipe and one in which kids can help. Older kids can actually make these blossoms on their own. Memories First time I had peanut butter blossom cookies…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Strawberry Hazelnut Crostini Strawberry Hazelnut Crostini is a quick, unique and delectable dessert or snack. Comes together pretty quickly and it is pure indulgence if like me you love hazelnut chocolate spread. There are some combinations that I simply love on my bread – peanut butter and banana, Nutella and strawberries. cheddar cheese and green chutney, cucumber slices with pickle masala. These are my lazy day or quick snack options. What Is A Crostini? Crostini is simply the Italian word for small slices of grilled or toasted bread. Toppings for a crostini may be vegetables, meat, sauces, dips, oil, etc. The options are endless to create a delicious and quick appetizer or starter in a jiffy. Sharing This Recipe With Sunday Funday Group This…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Turkish Fig Pudding Turkish Fig Pudding also known as Incir Uyutmasi is an easy to make, delectable, melt in the mouth, luscious pudding that can be enjoyed for breakfast or as dessert. Basically you need only 2 main ingredients, dried figs and milk. This dessert is sugar free and excellent indulgence for diabetics. This Turkish Fig Pudding is a traditional recipe, that probably comes way back from the Ottoman Empire times. Incir Uyutmasi translates as ‘sleeping figs’ as the figs are allowed to ‘sleep’ in the milk overnight. In reality, the figs help to ferment the milk to make a yogurt like consistency. Trail And Error The first time I made the pudding it did not set at all. The pudding became thick…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Ginger Garlic Soup Ginger Garlic Soup is a comforting, soothing, nutritious and easy to make soup. This soup recipe calls for an extra amount of fresh ginger and garlic. The vegetables are chopped up finely so that the soup is ready in 10 mins and also makes it easier to sip from a mug or cup. You know how chicken soup is recommended for colds, coughs and flu, well this Ginger Garlic Soup for the vegetarians. Gluten free, vegan and it uses only 1 tsp oil so that the ginger and garlic can be sauteed. I think it took longer to chop the veggies than to make the actual soup. I would recommend using a chopper to chop the vegetables as they have…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Oats Sesame Ladoos Oats Sesame Ladoos are full of healthy nuts, seeds and dates. These ladoos are easy to make, delicious, gluten free, provides energy and come together within 20 minutes. Without any refines sugar, I have added jaggery powder for some earthy flavour and as I make them for Makar Sankranti. Skip jaggery if you want to. I like to prepare these ladoos for Makar Sankranti for those who don’t want to have sweets loaded with sugar or jaggery. The recipe takes care of the traditional requirement of enjoying til and gud. I add little gud for that reason. However, you can omit it altogether. If you don’t want to add ghee, add extra dates as they will add as the binder. …
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Kerstkransjes – Dutch Christmas Cookies Kerstkransjes, Dutch Christmas Cookies are the cutest, easiest cookies I’ve baked. These cookies are unique in that they are traditionally wreath shaped and hung on Christmas trees. How cute is that! With lemon zest they are flavourful and the topping adds a bit of a crunch. Melt in the mouth kind of cookies, you can bake them with your kids. They can help with the topping and cutting the cookies. Memories The first time I baked these cookies were in Dec 2015. Hubby and I were going to Dubai to visit our son for Christmas. It also meant that we would be spending our first Christmas with our daughter in law. She loves cookies and I wanted to take…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Date Bark – Viral Recipe Date Bark – Viral Recipe is one of the easiest and quickest dessert recipe I have tried. Basically you need 4 basic ingredients to make this delicious and healthy sweet treat. It does taste a bit like Snickers without all that refined sugar. Whenever I buy a fresh batch of dates, I make Date Coconut Energy balls. So this date bark is a much needed change. Why Date Bark For The Theme Healthy Desserts? Well, I first came across the viral Tiktok video sometime in September 2023. And I thought, well this is something hubby and I may like as we always crave for some chocolate after our meal. Had all the ingredients at hand so went ahead and…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Marble | Swirl Cookies Marble | Swirl Cookies are soft buttery, chocolatey and easy to make. Perfect cookies to bake for festivals, parties, or as every day tea time treat. What I like about these cookie recipe is the versatility. Make them into swirl cookies, which is a bit time consuming but very pretty. Or make them into marble cookies where you gently roll the vanilla and chocolate dough together to create random patterns. Play with colours and instead of chocolate make them more festive by adding edible colour to one part of the dough. Leave the dough in the freezer and bake as and when you want them. Memories I seriously cannot remember the number of times I’ve baked these cookies when my…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vegetarian Taco Boats Vegetarian Taco Boats are easy to make, delicious and excellent as a meal for Taco Nights or as appetizer or starter option for any get together parties. What I like about this recipe is that it comes together in a matter of few minutes as the boat shells are ready. Make the filling with canned beans and corn and ready salsa or homemade one. Memories I had first shared this recipe with the group FoodieMonday/Bloghop. The theme was Mexican Food. At that time I was in Montreal visiting my son. Hubby and I went to the local supermarket Metro to buy some tortilla. The plan was to make enchiladas. I put a packet of tortilla in the cart. As I walked…
