Apple Halwa Recipe For Kids

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tbsp ghee
• 2 1/4 cups grated apples
• 1/4 cup grated mava (khoya)
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (akhrot)
• a few drops of vanilla essence

Method

• Heat the ghee in a broad non-stick pan, add the apples and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes, while stirring continuously.
• Add the mava, mix well and cook on a medium flame for another 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring continuously.
• Add the milk and simmer for 7 to 8 minutes, while stirring twice in between.
• Add the sugar and walnuts, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 7 to 8 minutes or till all the moisture evaporates, while stirring continuously. Keep aside to cool.
• Add the vanilla essence and mix well.

Black Bean Soup Hot Recipe !

Ingredients :
3/4 cup black beans
4 large tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic (lahsun), crushed
2 tbsp butter
salt to taste



Method :
Soak the black beans for 6 hours. Add 5 cups of water and the tomatoes and garlic. Cook in a pressure cooker and then blend in a mixer. Do not strain the mixture.
Heat the butter and fry the onion for 1/2 minute.
Add the soup and salt and cook for a few minutes.
Top with toast pieces.

Apple Rabdi Recipe for Indian

Ingredients :

• Jaggery (gur) : 4 cups
• Bengal gram (chana) : 2 cups
• Cashewnuts,sliced thinly : 1/2 cup
• Popped rice powder : 3 tablespoon
• Coconut scraped : 4 tablespoon
• Sesame seeds (til) : 4 tablespoon
• Green cardamom powder : 1 teaspoon
• Ghee As required

Method :

Pour milk in a broad vessel and bring to a boil. Simmer till reduced to half the original quantity. Add sugar and cook on low heat, stirring continuously. Peel and grate two apples. Add the grated apples to reduced milk and mix. Cook for three to four minutes. Add cardamom powder, almonds and pistachios. Pour into a serving dish. Thinly slice the remaining apple. Arrange the slices all around the dish. Serve hot or cold.

Achari Paneer Tikas Recipe

Ingredients :

• 2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) , cut into 25mm.(1") cubes

For the achari marinade

• 3/4 cup curds, hung (chakka dahi)
• 1 tbsp green chilli pickle
• 1 tsp garlic (lehsun)
• 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
• 1/4 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
• 1/4 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
• 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
• 1 tbsp mustard oil
• salt to taste

Method :

• Blend together the curds, green chilli pickle and garlic to a smooth paste.
• Add the fennel seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, mustard oil and salt and blend again so the spices are coarsely crushed.
• Add the paneer and marinate for 20 minutes. Arrange on skewers.
• Cook on a barbeque for a few minutes. Alternatively you could use the grill option of the over or just use a tava (griddle).
• When the edges turn golden brown, remove from the skewer and serve hot.

Tips :

• You can use any green chilli pickle of your choice.

How to make Apple Cinnamon Ice-cream !

Ingredients:

• 2 cups low fat milk
• 1 cup sliced apples
• 1 tbsp skimmed milk powder
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 2 tsp low fat cream
• 2 tsp sugar substitute
• a pinch of cinnamon (dalchini) powder
• 3 to 4 drops of lemon juice

For The Garnish

• a few apple slices

Method:

• Add ½ cup of water to the apples and cook it in a non-stick pan for 8 to 10 minutes till they turn soft. Remove from flame and keep aside.
• Combine the milk powder and cornflour with 1 tbsp cold milk in a bowl and keep aside.
• Boil the milk in a non-stick pan, when it starts boiling add the milk powder and cornflour mixture while stirring continuously.
• Simmer for 5 to 7 minutes till the milk thickens and keep aside to cool.
• To the cooled mixture add the apples, cream, sugar substitute, cinnamon powder and lemon juice and mix well.
• Pour the mixture into an aluminium vessel, cover it and place in the freezer for 3 to 4 hours.
• Once the mixture has set, remove from the freezer and blend in a mixer till it is smooth.
• Pour the mixture into the same vessel, cover and place it in the freezer again till it sets.
• Just before serving, place the scoops of ice-cream in 4 individual bowls.
• Serve immediately garnished with Apple

Anjeer Basundi Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 cups low fat milk
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped fresh figs(anjeer)
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp cornflour dissolved in 1 tbsp low fat milk
• 1/2 cup low fat mava (khoya)
• 2 tbsp sugar substitute
• For the garnish
• 4 fig (anjeer) slices

Method:

• Refrigerate the fig pieces to chill.
• Pour the milk into a broad non-stick pan and bring to a boil. Simmer over a medium flame stirring continuously.
• Add the lemon juice drop by drop to the milk stirring continuously. You will see tiny curdled particles, which are required for the grainy texture of basundi. Do not add the lemon juice all at once, if you do so the milk may curdle completely.
• You will get bigger curdled particles which is not desirable.
• Add the cornflour mixture, khoya and sugar substitute and mix well and simmer for another 1 to 2 minutes.
• Cool and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Add the chilled fig pieces to the cooled thickened milk and mix well.
• Serve chilled garnished with fig slices.

Baked Dragon Rolls Recipe

Ingredients

For The Filling (makes 1 Cup)

• 1 tsp oil
• 2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
• 1/4 cup shredded cabbage
• 1/4 cup finely sliced red capsicum
• 1/4 cup parboiled bean sprouts
• 2 tbsp carrots , cut into juilennes
• a pinch of sugar
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp schezuan sauce
• 1/2 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 2 tbsp grated low-fat paneer (cottage cheese)

Other Ingredients

• 5 samosa patties , readily available in the market
• 1 tbsp plain flour (maida) dissolved in 1/2 tbsp of water
• 1 tsp oil for greasing and brushing

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Baking time: 35 minutes
Baking temperature: 180ºC (360ºF)
Makes 15 rolls