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Thursday, March 01, 2018

Dhokla Rajma Rolls

Dhokla Rajma Rolls step by step instructions:

This is one of my favorite recipe. It is very healthy and delicious too. Making the rolls is a bit tricky but with practice one can make perfect rolls.
I have stuffed boiled rajma (kidney beans) in the dhoklas.

Do try this recipe and share your feedback!

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Ingredients:
Suji (sooji/semolina): ½ cup (80 gms)
Dahi (curd): ¼ cup
Water: ½ cup
Sesame seeds (til-white and black): 1 tsp
Salt as per taste
For the filling:
Rajma: 2 tbsp (boiled)
Onion: 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Capsicum: 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Black pepper as per taste
Salt as per taste

Method:
1. Mix together rajma, onion, and capsicum. Add salt and black pepper and mix well. The filling is ready.




2. Add curd to semolina and mix well.




3. Add water and mix well.




4. Let the batter sit for an hour.
5. Add salt to the batter and mix well.



6. Heat a steamer. Grease a plate. Take half the batter and add fruit salt to it. Pour this batter into the greased plate and put the plate into the steamer. Steam it until done. It will take around 4-5 minutes.






7. Let the dhokla cool for a minute.



8. Grease a cling wrap and sprinkle sesame seeds.



9. Carefully take out the dhokla and keep on the cling.




10. Spread green chutney all over dhokla and then keep rajma mixture on one side.




11. Now roll the dhokla carefully into a log, remove the cling, and then cut the log into small pieces.





12. Similarly, prepare for the remaining batch.
13. Serve immediately.
14. Delicious “Dhokla Rajma Rolls” is ready!



Tips:
1. Make sure the dhokla is warm while rolling otherwise the dhokla will break.
2. Always make very thin layers of dhokla which will enable smooth rolling of it.

See you soon with a new recipe till then Happy Cooking!!!
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Cheesy Sweet Potato Pizza

Cheesy Sweet Potato Pizza step by step instructions:

Baked sweet potatoes are super yum as such only but have you ever tried making a cheesy pizza of it? And if you have made it then you must know that how tasty it is.
So after baking the sweet potatoes we just need to spend 10 more minutes to make this yummy cheesy pizza.

Do try this recipe and share your feedback!

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Ingredients:
Sweet Potatoes: 150 gms (2 small sizes)
Onion: 1 small (peeled and sliced)
Capsicum: a small portion (thinly sliced)
Tomato ketchup: 1 tbsp.
Oregano: 1 tsp
Red chili flakes: 1 tsp
Processed Cheese: 10 gms (grated)

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180° C. Keep the sweet potatoes on a baking tray and keep it in the oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are baked.



2. Let them cool and then remove the skin and slit them open.




3. Apply tomato ketchup inside it and then put slices of onion and capsicum.




4. Sprinkle oregano and chili flakes.
5. Top with grated cheese.



6. Keep the prepared sweet potatoes in a preheated oven at 220°C for 8-10 minutes or until the cheese has melted and become a bit brown.



7. Serve hot.
8. Drooling “Cheesy Sweet Potato Pizza” is ready!


Tips:
1. The toppings can be chosen as per one's choice.
2. Tomato ketchup can be replaced with pizza sauce.

See you soon with a new recipe till then Happy Cooking!!!

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries step by step instructions:

These stuffed strawberries are a perfect option for any party starter. They are very simple to make and apart from tasting delicious, they look tempting also. I am sure everyone’s going to love this recipe.
I have stuffed mashed sweet potatoes into the strawberries.

Do try this recipe and share your feedback!

Let us start cooking!!!

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

Ingredients:
Strawberries: 6-7
Sweet Potato (Shakarkandi): 50 gms (boiled, peeled, and mashed)
Black pepper powder: a pinch
Salt: a pinch
Curd: 1 tsp.
Powdered sugar: ¼ tsp (optional)

Method:
1. Wash the strawberries and wipe them clean. Remove the top and bottom part of the strawberries so that we can scoop easily from the top and the strawberries can stand comfortably on the flat bottom.


Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

2. Scoop out the pulp from the strawberries.


Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

3. Mix together sweet potato, black pepper powder, salt, curd, and powdered sugar.


Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

4. Take a small portion of the above-prepared stuffing and fill in the strawberries.


Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

5. Serve instantly.
6. Delicious “Sweet Potato Stuffed Strawberries” is ready!

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

Sweet Potato stuffed Strawberries

Tips:
1. Mashed sweet potatoes can be filled in a cone also. This helps in easily filling the strawberries.
2. Make sure the strawberries are firm and sweet.
3. Don’t overcut the strawberries from the top and bottom.

See you soon with a new recipe till then Happy Cooking!!!

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Mooli Gajar ka Achar

Mooli Gajar ka Achar step by step instructions:

Winters are incomplete without this super yummy “Radish and Carrot pickle”. It is very simple to make. The life shelf of this pickle is around 3-4 months. As an addition, I have added green chilies and ginger to enhance the taste of the pickle.

Do try this recipe and share your feedback!

Let us start cooking!!!

Mooli Gajar ka Achar

Ingredients:
Mooli (Radish): 250 gms
Gajar (Carrot): 100 gms
Adrak (ginger): 20 gms
Green chilies: 4-5
Haldi Turmeric powder): ¼ tsp
Red chili powder: 1 tsp
Black pepper powder: ¼ tsp
Ajwain powder (Carom seeds powder): ¼ tsp
Yellow mustard seeds (sarso): 2 tbsp (coarsely powdered)
Mustard oil: ¼ cup + 1 tbsp
Vinegar: 1 tbsp
Asafetida: 1/8 tsp
Salt as per taste

Method:
1. Wash the carrot, radish, ginger, and green chilies and wipe them nicely. Make sure they are dried completely.


Mooli Gajar ka Achar

2. Peel the carrot and radish and cut into small pieces.
3. Peel the ginger and finely chop it.
4. Cut the green chilies into two.


Mooli Gajar ka Achar

5. Mix together radish, carrot, ginger, and green chilies in a bowl and add salt and turmeric powder.


Mooli Gajar ka Achar

Mooli Gajar ka Achar

Mooli Gajar ka Achar

6. Mix well. Transfer the contents into an air-tight container and keep like that for a day. You will observe that water is released from the vegetables and is settled at the bottom.


Mooli Gajar ka Achar

7. Strain it. Keep the veggies in the strainer for some time and then spread them onto a plate.


Mooli Gajar ka Achar

Mooli Gajar ka Achar

8. Keep the plate in sunlight for at least 2-3 hours for drying the veggies.


Mooli Gajar ka Achar

Mooli Gajar ka Achar

9. Take the veggies in a bowl and add red chili powder, salt, black pepper powder, mustard seeds, asafetida, and ajwain powder.


Mooli Gajar ka Achar

10. Heat mustard oil in a pan. Let the oil cool down and then pour it over the veggies. Mix well.


Mooli Gajar ka Achar

Mooli Gajar ka Achar

Mooli Gajar ka Achar

11. Now add vinegar and mix well.


Mooli Gajar ka Achar

12. Keep it in an air-tight container and keep the container in sunlight for 3-4 days.
13. Enjoy the delicious pickle whenever you feel like.
14. Finger licking “Mooli Gajar ka Achar” is ready!

Mooli Gajar ka Achar

Tips:
1. Make sure there is no water left on the veggies.
2. The container in which the veggies will be kept should also be dried up.
3. One can cut the veggies into whichever shape he prefers.
4. Always use a clean spoon to take out the pickle from the jar.

See you soon with a new recipe till then Happy Cooking!!!

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