Desserts

Sweet Wheat Pancake

Ingredients 

Sweet Wheat Pancake
Sweet Wheat Pancake

 

1 Cup of Wheat Flour
½ Cup of Ghee
¾ Cup of Sugar Powder
2 Cups of Water
A Pinch of Salt

Method
Mix wheat flour, add salt and water. The batter should be of thin consistency. Take care that lumps are not formed when preparing the batter.
Grease the pan with ghee and pour the batter slowly on the pan and make a circle with a ladle just like we prepare Dosa.
Put a little ghee around the cheela and turn it lightly when you see the upper surface is dry. When you flip it again, drizzle a little ghee around it. Let it cook. Repeat the above method for all other pancakes.

Presentation and Serving
Cut the cheela into diamond shapes and add powdered sugar according to your taste and mix well. You can also crush the cheela and add sugar. Serve hot.

Desserts

Oats & Dates Laddu

Ingredients 

Oats & Dates Laddus
Oats & Dates Laddus

 

1 Cup of Oats
½ Cup of Dariya
¼ Cup of Ghee
½ Cup Seedless Dates
Nuts for Garnishing

Method
Roast the Oats on a medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes, add dariya and fry for another 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the mixture from the flame and let it cool. Add seedless dates to it and mix all the ingredients well. Prepare small laddus or you can shape them into different styles.

A healthy snack for the family is ready!!

Snacks

Batatawada Twist

Ingredients 

Batatawada Twist
Batatawada Twist

 

7 to 8 potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed
2 tsps garlic chopped
1 tsp ginger finely chopped
3 green chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp black mustard seeds
6-7 curry leaves
Salt to taste,
Dough for roti,
Vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil for shallow fry
1 cup Tamarind Chutney (recipe below)
1 cup Mint-Coriander Chutney (recipe below)
1/2 cup Lasoon Chutney (garlic chutney) – recipe below

Method
Prepare the roti  and keep aside.

For the stuffing
Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a pan on a medium flame and add the mustard seeds, curry leaves and turmeric powder. Fry till the seeds stop spluttering. Add chopped garlic, ginger, green chillies, and mashed potatoes. Add turmeric powder and salt to taste.

Divide the potato mix into small portions. Take one Roti spread tamarind, green chutney and garlic chutney, put the filling in the centre of the Roti and roll like you do for spring roll and shallow fry till golden brown on all sides.

Note

It is an ideal yummy snack for tiffin and you can also make a wrap using the same method.

Chutneys

Curry Leaves Chutney

Ingredients

Curry Leaves Chutney
Curry Leaves Chutney

1 Cup of fresh curry leaves (Washed and patted dry)
2 Tsp Oil
1 Tbsp Urad Dal
Grated Coconut
Tamarind (the size of a pea)
2 Red Chillies
Asafoetida – pinch
Salt to taste

For the seasoning
Oil
¼ tsp Mustard Seeds
Asafoetida

Method
Heat oil, add urad dal, red chillies, asafoetida and fry till the dal turns golden brown. Add curry leaves and sauté for a minute. Remove from flame and allow to cool.
Grind it along with coconut, salt, tamarind adding water as required.
Season with mustard seeds and asafoetida.

Snacks

Stuff Veg Tikki

Ingredients 

Stuff Veg Tikki
Stuff Veg Tikki

4 Medium potatoes – Boiled
2 Tbsp – Green Peas – Boiled
½ Cup of finely chopped capsicum
2 green chillies finely chopped
½ cup of carrot grated
2 Medium finely chopped onions
½ inch finely chopped ginger (optional)
¼ tbsp Chat Masala
¼ tsp Jeera Powder
½ tsp lemon juice
¼ tsp sugar
Salt to taste
Finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
3 Cups of Wheat Flour
1 Tsp of Oil
Salt to Taste

Method
Mash the potatoes. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, add ginger, onion and sauté for 2 minutes. Add mashed potatoes, capsicum, peas, grated carrot and all other ingredients. Add salt to taste and mix well. Let it remain on a low flame for another 2 minutes till the masala blends well. Add finely chopped coriander and keep this stuffing aside.

Make a small size puri from the dough and place the stuffing and roll out a puri pressing it with a light hand to make a little yet flat tikki.
Heat the griddle and grease it with oil. On a medium flame cook the tikkis adding a little oil till both the sides are neatly cooked and turn golden brown.

Serve hot with green chutney, curd or ginger tea.

Tips and Tricks

Tikki is a simple Indian snack, quick and easy to make. It is a healthier option for tiffin box and can also serve as an evening snack.