Momos Recipe

Momos Recipe ( Veggie)

Preparation Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 1 hour
Prepares 12-15 Momos

Momos (Veggie)

INGREDIENTS 

For Cover

• 1 cup all purpose flour/maida ( For Kids you can use Wheat Flour to make it more healthy )
• ½ tsp oil.
• ¼ tsp salt or as required
• 2 to 5 tbsp water as required to prepare soft dough

For inside Stuffing(veg)

• 1.5 to 1.75 cups finely chopped vegetables ( ½ cup chopped cabbage, ½ cup chopped carrots, ⅓ cup chopped french beans and ¼ cup chopped capsicum )
• 2 small sized spring onions, finely chopped - reserve the greens to be added later
• 5 - 6 small garlic cloves finely chopped
• 2 tsp light soy sauce , add as required
• ½ tsp black pepper or as required
• 1 tbsp oil
• salt to taste.

Procedure

Preparation of outer cover of momos:

1. Take the all purpose flour/maida, salt and oil in a bowl and mix it.
2. add water in parts and knead to a soft dough. cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Veg stuffing of momos

1. finely chop all the vegetables.
2. heat oil. add garlic. sauté for 2-3 seconds.
3. add onions and sauté for 10-15 seconds. add all the finely chopped vegetables.
4. sauté  the vegetables on high flame.
5. when the edges starts getting golden, add soy sauce, salt and pepper.
6. continue to stir fry on high flame for approx 7-8 mins
7. later add 1 to 2 tbsp of the spring onions greens and stir for a minute.

Shaping the veg momos:

1. divide the dough in two equal portion and make small balls of 1-2 inch each , keep them covered with a moist napkin.
2. take each dough ball and on a lightly dusted board, roll each dough ball into a thin circle of about 3-4 inch diameter.
3. try to get the edges to be thin and the centre to be thick.
4. place 1 or 2 tsp of vegetable stuffing in the centre.
5. lift one side of the edge and start pleating. 
6. start folding and forming the pleats one by one. towards the end, join the pleats in the center.
7. prepare all momos this way and keep them covered under a moist napkin. till you are ready to steam them.
8. heat water in a steamer / electric cooker , let the water come to a boil.
9. in a greased steamer pan or in idli moulds, place the momos keeping space between them so that they don't touch each other. 
10. steam momos for 5-6 minutes.
11. don't overdo the steaming, as the dough becomes dense and dry.
12. the steaming time may vary upon the thickness of momos' cover.
13. when you touch the momo then dough should not feel sticky to you. this means they are done and the momos will have a transparent look.
14. once done, garnish veg momos with spring onion greens.
15. serve vegetable momos with red chilli garlic chutney. 

Oreo biscuit cake : Ready in 5mins

Oreo Biscuit Cake

Serves: Serves 4-5 

Prep time: 2 Minutes 

Cook time: 5 Minutes 

Ingredients:

• Oreo biscuit – 20 nos (any flavor)

• Milk – 1 cup ( 240 ml)

• Plain Eno or baking powder – 3/4 tsp

• Sugar – 2-3 tbsp

Procedure:

• In a big mixie jar,take all the biscuits with cream & sugar.Grind it.

                                                 

 

•  Now add milk & Eno and Grind to a smooth paste.
• Grease a microwave safe bowl with butter or oil generously.

                                                   

• Pat the bowl in the bottom to spread the batter evenly. Microwave it in high power ( i used 800W) for 3-5 minutes.
• Check at 3 minutes.If not done,keep it for more time (It took 4mins for me).
• Check it with the back of spoon or tooth pick.If it comes out clean,cake is done.Else keep it for one more minute.

                                                 

• Cake will rise but wont double.Remove & keep it outside.Let it cool down.Then invert the cake,cut into pieces and enjoy ! 

Oreo cake

Homemade Pizza recepie

Homemade pizza recipe 

Ingredients:

• pizza base (homemade or ready made) if you don't have then you can use bread as option kids love this.
• Butter
• Ready tomato sauce
• capsicum chopped into slices

• onion chopped into slices

• pepper powder
• tomato 
• garlic cloves 2-3
• red chilly powder 
• any other veggie of your choice (optional)
• salt to taste
• olive oil (normal eating oil will also do if you don't have olive oil)

Procedure:

• we will prepare the sauce for pizza , take 2-3 tomatoes , 2-3 garlic cloves and grind it well.
• take a pan add olive oil ( eating oil will also do ) add the tomato and garlic mixture to it
• add red chilly powder to it and  stir well then add basil leaves and oregano to it , salt to taste mix well for 3-4 mins.

• Put your pizza base apply room temperature butter on it and then the tomato sauce which we prepared in previous step.

• then apply ready tomato sauce and then the chopped onions , tomatoes , capsicum , and any of your favorite veggies sprinkle some pepper powder and oregano.
• put mozzarella cheese on the toppings and put the base on frying pan ( tava) for 2-3 mins cover the pizza with pan lid or any of the lid which fits your pizza base size , after 2-3 mins open the lid and you crisply pizza is ready to serve . 

Before putting it on pan it will look like this

Crispy and yummy Pizza is ready to serve.

Kids Recipe : Bajri ka Vada

Bajri ka Vada 

( Healthy and Yummy)

Preparation time : 20 mins
Cooking time : 15 mins
Serves : 2-3

INGREDIENTS 

• 1 cup bajra flour/pearl millet flour (1 cup = 250 ml)
• 2 tbsp whole wheat flour/atta
• 2 tbsp curd/dahi/yogurt
• 1 green chili + 2 garlic cloves + ½ inch ginger, crushed to a paste in a mortar-pestle
• 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
• 3 tsp white sesame seeds ( Til)
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder/haldi
• ¼ tsp red chili powder/lal mirch powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder/dhania powder
• ½ tsp cumin powder/jeera powder
• 1 tbsp oil
• ½ tsp sugar or add as required
• 4.5 tbsp water or add as required
• salt as required
• oil for deep frying

INSTRUCTIONS

• take 1 cup bajra flour in a mixing bowl or in a rimmed plate/thali.
• add 2 tbsp whole wheat flour/atta. then add a paste of  green chili garlic cloves  ginger. also add 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.
• now add   turmeric powder ,  red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, 3 tsp white sesame (til) seeds,  sugar and salt as per taste , then add 2 tbsp curd , mix everything.
• now add 1 tbsp oil. again mix.
• then add 2 tbsp water and mix again.
• add 1 to 2 tbsp more of the water and knead the dough. do add more water if required. 
• knead to a smooth dough. make a dough which is not very soft nor too tight. if the dough becomes soft, then add 1 or 2 tbsp or more of the bajra flour. if the dough become hard or looks dry, then add 1 to 2 tbsp water or as required.
• cover and keep aside the bajra dough for 15-30 minutes.
• make small to medium sized balls from the dough.
• rub little water in your palms and shape each ball into a vada or patty. the patty should not be thick or thin. about ⅛ of an inch. thinner than an aloo tikki.
• heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan.
• gently slid the vada in the hot oil. the oil should be medium hot.
• prepare more vadas and add them to the oil.
• when one side is half done, turn over and fry the other side.
• fry bajra vadas till golden and remove with a slotted spoon.
• drain on kitchen paper towels.
• serve bajra vadas hot or warm. accompany the vadas with fresh or spiced curd/yogurt or with evening chai. these vadas stay good for a week too and also can be made as a picnic or travel snack.

Dahi Vada Recipe

Dahi(Curd) vada

Preparation Time: 20 mins.
Cooking Time: 15 mins.
Makes 12 Dahi Vadas. 
Serves:  4 

Dahi vada

Ingredients:

• 1/8 cup urad dal (split black lentils), soaked for 4 hours
• 1/2 tsp pepper powder
• a pinch of soda bi-carb
• chilli powder
• roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder
• chat masala
• pinch of pepper powder for Dahi batter.
• 3-4 tbsp sugar ( Depends on how sweet curd you want)
• 4 cups of beaten curd (dahi) with above amount of sugar.
• salt to taste

Procedure:

Preparation of vadas:

• Wash and drain the urad dal.
• Grind together the urad dal, pepper powder and salt in a food processor to a thick paste.
• Add the soda bi-carb to the urad dal paste and mix well till the batter is light and fluffy ,Add a little water if required.
• Wet your hands and take 2 tablespoons of the batter on your palm or on a sheet of wet plastic and shape into a circle.
• Deep fry in hot oil on a slow flame till the vadas are golden brown for about 10 minutes.

deep fry dahi vada

• Drain oil on tissue paper.

Drain vada oil on tissue paper

• Soak the deep fried vadas in water for about 45 minutes.

Soak vada in water

Preparation of dahi batter:

• Take 3 cups of dahi add sugar to it and beat it well , Add 1/4 tsp of pepper powder to the beaten curd (dahi).
• Drain and squeeze out the excess water.
• Soak the drained vadas in Dahi batter for about 10 minutes.

Soak vada in Dahi batter

• Arrange the vadas on a serving dish and top with beaten curds from the remaining cup of curd. 
• Garnish with chilli powder, cumin seed powder and salt , pepper powder and chat masala .

Note : You can and serve with khajur imli ki chutney and nylon shev as well.

Dahi vada

!!!! Yummy Dahi vadas are Ready to eat !!!!

Sandwich recipe

Garlic Bread Sandwich

Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 10 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients:

• 4 slices of Bread
• 2-3 tbsp butter (room temperature)
• 5-6 cloves of Garlic finely chopped.
• parsley leaves chopped
• onion sliced
• pudina(mint) / coriander chutney
• carrot sliced
• cucumber sliced
• Chat masala
• tomato sause
• salt to taste

Procedure:

• Add chopped garlic and parsley into butter mix well.
• Apply it to the bread slices and roast it on pan for 1 min OR microwave for 30 secs.
• Once the Garlic bread are ready take one bread slice and apply the mint chutney over it.
• Keep the sliced cucumber , onion and carrot on it
• Sprinkle chat masala and salt over it.
• Apply tomato sause on other bread slice and put over it.
• Garnish with mint leaves , Give any shape you love to the Sandwich.
• Tasty Garlic bread sandwich ready to eat. 

Egg Roast

Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time : 15-25 mins
Serves : 2-3

Ingredients :

• 4 boiled Eggs
• 1/2 tbsp Red Chilly Powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/4 tsp Garam masala Powder
• 1/4 tsp Lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• pinch of pepper powder
• pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)

Procedure:

• Take boiled Egg and cut into slices

Boiled egg / Sliced 

• Take a mixing bowl, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, pepper ,hing,lemon juice and salt, mix well by adding little water to a smooth paste.

Masala mixture

•  Apply masala mixture and marinate eggs for 2 mins. 

Marinate egg

• Then heat oil in a pan and shallow fry eggs to a golden brown color on both the sides.

Shallow Fry Egg

• Serve hot with healthy Salad

Egg Roast