A PINCH OF HING

Kakra Pitha Kakara pitha is a delicious sweet dish , traditionally made out of wheat flour but later on for the change of taste and texture , substitute with "Semolina" which is quite easier than wheat flour. And both were different in taste Semolina is slightly crispy and wheat flour gives a smooth texture. It can be prepared with or without coconut stuffings. I really enjoyed without stuffing because with stuffings it is equal to modak pitha. Modak is round in shape Kakra is flattened shape. Ingredients : 2 bowls Wheat flour 1 bowl water 1½ bowl Jaggary 1 tsp Cardamom powder 2 pinch salt Desi ghee Presentation : Take a thick bottom vessel, boil water along with cardamom powder and two pinches of salt. When water starts on boiling point, reduce the heat and add the flour slowly and stir continuously till it become a thick dough. When it thick enough remove from flame and place with a tight cover with a perfect shaped lid. Through it...

Sugarfree Khajja Khaja is a traditional Odisha sweet crispy layered sweet dish. One of favourite Jagganath Prashad. This is generally made from Maida with many layers. But this recipe is diabetic friendly so, I skip maida and use wheat flour, and NO DEEP FRY ,and   NO SUGAR  Recipe........... In a bowl add wheat flour, ghee, Sugar free and salt mix well. Mix like Crumb's texture. Cover and leave it for a while. Then add warm milk slowly to make the a regular Chapati dough. Cover the bowl and leave it for 5 min. Sprinkle flour on a table , take a dough ball in your hand give a round shape then keep on table then roll out into large thin chapatti. The shape of this chapati should be double in size. Finish all dough by making Chapaties then assemble one by one Chapati layer by sprinkling and spreading flour evenly  all over the Chapaties. Fold and roll tightly as cylindrical then cut into cross knifes style . Take one piece in your palm give gently ...

Mango Ice Cream Ingredients: 2 large sweet ripened mangoes 1 Cup Thick milk 1 Cup fresh Milk Cream ½ Cup sugar powder Preparations: Chopped mangoes and scoop flesh, discarding pit and skin.  In a jar add all mango flesh and blend into fine smooth paste. Remove in a bowl. In a large bowl, combine mango pulp, milk, and heavy cream and sugar churn with using your hand. Keep this in defridge for defrosting.leave for 2 hours. After 2 hours remove and churn again in a mixer at low speed, beat mixture until it begins to thicken creamy like texture. Increase speed to medium and continue to beat for about 8 to 10 minutes or until stiff peaks form on top. Transfer into a box cover freeze for at least overnight.  Serve frozen mango Ice Cream. Mango Ice Cream 1

Soya Nuggets fry I made varieties of soya nuggets Curry's and Fry's . But my daughter and hubby love this simple nuggets fry. Soya nuggets have so many names like soya chunks, Soya bean,Maans Vadi (Maans Vadi because of it's taste like cooked meats) meal maker and soya Vadi. This recipe I am sharing today is a simple and easy to cook. And accompanying with rice or roti.  Whenever I cook this I always add crushed GG Paste. And never peal the skin of garlic, because when crushed garlic add to oil the skin is crispy and leave the flavour. Ingredients: 2 Cup Soya nuggets 1 sliced onion (optional) 1 tsp Curry masala powder ½ tsp termeric powder 1 tbsp roughly crushed ginger and garlic 1 tbsp mustard oil Salt to taste Preparations : Wash and Soak the nuggets for ½ an hour. After half an hour squeeze 2-3 times all the soaked nuggets inside the water to remove the impurities if any. Wash and squeeze to remove water and keep in a dry plate. Now...

Pineapple Raisins Pudding A unique combination of pudding. This simple easy delicious pudding comes together with just handful of ingredients which is almost available in our home. Mixing of flavours tickling your toungs and the mild soury taste make you happy. Ingredients : For yellow pudding : 4 tbsp pineapple paste 2 cup milk 1cup sugar 2 tbsp corn starch For Chocolate pudding : 4 tbsp Raisins paste 2 tbsp Coco powder 2 tbsp corn starch 1 cup sugar 2 cup milk Preparations : Combine all ingredients in two separate bowls along with milk. Whisk seperate pudding ingredients to make a smooth paste and make sure no lumps will form. Boil in a seperate saucepans. Stir and keep boiling until thickened on low flame. Once it thickens remove from flame. Grease a bowl with butter pour the yellow liquid first and keep in refrigerator for defrosting for 2 minutes. Through this the upper layer is stable soon. Remove from fridge then pour the brown liqui...

Thalipeeth "Thalipeeth" the name itself indicates something hit on a thali to prepare the recipe. Yes this is just like our imagination. The small portion of dough hit slowly on a plate for several times to make perfect round shape like Chapaties. "Thalipeeth" is a traditional breakfast recipe of Maharashtra. It's a savoury multi-grain pancake. The dough is prepared from a flour called Bhajanee. Roasted multi-grain flour which is full of nutrition. I prepared this flour with a little amount for my breakfast only.  Ingredients: 3 Cup Bhajanee flour 1 tbsp grated jaggary ½ tsp Ajwain 1 Big Onion Chopped 1 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp finely chopped Ginger 1 tbsp Chopped Green Chillies Hand full of Chopped coriander leaves 1 tsp Red Chilli powder 1 tsp Garam masala powder ½ tsp Turmeric powder Salt- to taste Oil for frying Preparations: Mix all the ingredients together to make a soft dough.  The dough will have a different ...