Wholewheat Chocolate Skillet Brownie

                        

120 gms Semi sweet chocolate
1/4 cup Butter
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 cup Brown Sugar

1/5 Cup Whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
Pinch of Salt

                      Directions :
1: Preheat oven at 180 degree Celsius.
2: On a double boiler, melt butter and Chocolate.
3: Let it cool.

4: Stir Egg, Sugar and Vanilla extract.
5: Pour it into chocolate mixture and stir nicely.
6: Sift Whole Wheat flour , baking powder and salt and add to chocolate mixture. Fold in gently.

7: Pour it into a greased iron skillet and bake for 25-30 minutes.
8: Serve with a scoop of Vanilla Ice cream, chocolate sauce and toasted almonds.

Double Chocolate Pumpkin Loaf Cake

              Ingredients :
4 Large Eggs(at room temperature )
1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup Maida
1/2 kg Pumpkin
1 cup Brown Sugar
10 tbsp Cocoa powder
2 tsp Vanilla extract
2 tsp Baking soda
2/3 cup Chocolate chips
1/2 cup Butter

         Directions:

1: Preheat oven at 180 degrees .
2: Line a loaf tin (13" × 5") with oil and spread cocoa powder over it.
3: Peel Pumpkin and remove it's seeds.
4: Wash it and cut it into cubes. Pressure cook it till 3 whistles and strain it .
5: Let it cool down and blend it into a puree.
6: Sift Whole wheat flour,  Maida , baking soda, cocoa powder into a big bowl.
7: Add Pumpkin puree, yogurt, brown sugar, vanilla extract, butter and chocolate chips and slowly whisk in lightly beaten eggs (one by one).
8: Pour into prepared tin and bake for 35-40 minutes.
9: Let it remain in oven for another 10 minutes and slice it and serve warm with vanilla ice cream or just drizzle some chocolate sauce over it.

Quinoa Tabulleh

1 cup Quinoa
2 Cups Water
11/2 Lemon's juice
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tbsp Sprig Gourmet Tangier
1/2 Red pepper (finely chopped)
1/2 Yellow Pepper (finely chopped)
1/2 Capsicum (finely chopped)
1/2 cup Mint (chopped)
1/2 cup Coriander leaves

Directions:

1: Add quinoa and water in a pan along with salt.
2: Boil and then simmer till the water is absorbed.
3: Let it cool down and fluff with fork before using.
4: Add rest of the ingredients and mix properly.
5: Refrigerate it for an hour and serve.

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

1  1/2 cups Boiled Chickpeas
1 Cucumber(diced)
1 Tomato (deseded and finely chopped)
1/2 Capsicum (finely chopped )
3 tbsp Chopped Coriander
3 tbsp Chopped Mint leaves
1 Lemon 's juice
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4  tsp Red Chilli Flakes
Pinch of Black Pepper Powder
1 tbsp SPRIG TANGIER
1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil(EVOO)


Nothing could be more simple than mixing up this healthy salad.
       Just take all the ingredients in a big bowl and mix them nicely. YES , you got it right....That's it.
  It's ready to be served.

Moong Dal Halwa

                          Ingredients :

                      For 5-6 persons

1 cup Moong dhuli Dal
1 cup Ghee
1 cup Milk
3/4 cup Powdered Sugar

1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
Few strands of Saffron soaked in 1/4 warm milk
Few Slivered Almonds
   

                             Directions:

1: Wash and soak Moong Dhuli Dal overnight.
2: Rinse and drain excess water.
3: Grind Dal with very less water into a fine paste.
4: Heat ghee in a thick bottom vessel.
5: Roast Dal on medium heat for around 35-40 minutes or till it is golden brown in color and leaves ghee on sides.

6: Keep on pressing Dal while cooking so that it gets cooked evenly.
7: Add cardamom powder,  milk , powdered sugar along with saffron milk.

                
8: Cook till it leaves ghee.
9: Remove from flame and add almond slivers.
10: It can be stored in refrigerator for around 3 weeks .

Lentil Burger

                   Lentil Burger

Lentils and their benefits have been known to the world but the kids....😏😏
      There are umpteen times when you surrender to their whims BUT with a twist..😘😘
       

You try to make them aware of the dire consequences of the deficiencies but all in vain .
      My kids...GROWN UP KIDS- let me tell you..one in college and the other one in class XI ...decline to listen to my blah blah over nutritional issues. So I always end up adding this HEALTH REQUISITE in a recipe which they love...BURGERS.
      When I got to know of this challenge this was the first recipe which crossed my mind since my family just loves it .
  Here it goes......

      Ingredients :
3/4 cup Uncooked Whole Moong dal
2 Onions (chopped)
1/2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
1 Carrot (finely chopped)
1 Green chilli (finely chopped )
3 tbsp. Oil
1/2 cup Bread crumbs
3/4 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
1/2 tsp Roasted and powdered Cumin seeds
3/4 tsp Chaat Masala
1 Lemon's juice
Oil for Shallow frying
Burger buns

Directions:
1: Wash and soak moong dal overnight .
2: Drain the water and blend it to a smooth paste with very less water.
3: Heat oil in a vessel and add chopped onions.

4: Cook till translucent and add ginger garlic paste.
5: Cook a little till it's raw smell is gone.
6: Add chopped carrots and cook till it isoft.Add moong dal paste and cook till the liquid dries up.
7: Add green chillies and remove from flame.

8: Add bread crumbs, salt, red chilli powder, roasted cumin and chaat masala.Let it cool down.
9: Add lemon juice .
10: Mix it nicely and divide it into balls.

11: Make its patties and shallow fry.
12: Lightly shallow fry the buns and add patties to them along with mayo mixed veggies.Serve them with fries and ketchup.

                   

Double Chocolate Wholewheat Brownies

                                             Double Chocolate Whole wheat Brownies 

                   Ingredients :
3/4 cup Whole wheat flour
1/3 Cocoa powder 

1 1/4  Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Water
30 gms. Semi sweet Chocolate (chopped)
2 Large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup Olive oil
(Butter if you want it to

 be more fudgy)
2 tsp. Vanilla extract
1/2 tsp Baking Powder 
Pinch of Salt
1/3 cup Semi sweet Chocolate 

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                    Directions :
1: Line an 8"×8" pan with parchment paper .Preheat oven at 180 degree celcius .
2: Combine sugar, water and chocolate in a pan.Cook on medium heat till chocolate and sugar are melted. Cool it completely. 
3. Mix Wholewheat flour, cocoa powder, olive oil,  eggs, baking powder , vanilla,  salt and chocolate chunks.Add molten chocolate and lightly stir the mixture. 
4: Spread in prepared pan and bake for 20_25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out a little moist.
5: Cut it into squares and have it with coffee or as

Mango Chia Cinnamon Pudding

Bring out the chef in you and incorporate Chia seeds in whatever you can add it into .

This SUPERFOOD is so versatile that it can be added to your salads,paefaits,  shakes and smoothies.

These tiny seeds are rich in Omega 3 , reduces signs of ageing, 

build stronger bones and muscles,  are good for heart and digestive system and help in keeping a check on diabetes .

I add it to almost everything and enjoy its benefits. 

Ingredients :

2 Mangoes' puree

2 tbsp Chia seeds

1 cup Milk

1/2 tsp Vanilla essence 

2 tsp Honey

Pinch of Cinnamon powder

Directions:

1:Soak Chia seeds into milk along with honey, vanilla essence and Cinnamon powder.

2: Refrigerate it overnight.

3: Put mango puree in glasses and pour chia seed milk on it.

Falafel/Middle Eastern Chickpea Balls

            Falafel is not only a yummy middle eastern appetiser but also a good option for health conscious people.

Once, when I was in Dubai, as a vegetarian I was bound by salads and falafel wraps.Having tasted falafel from many different places I ended up having a strong liking for this appetiser. I enquired local people about the spices they used 
in their food and ended up in stores selling these mysterious spices.Yes I bought them in abundance.

Their spices are rich in aroma and the taste they impart to any dish is just unbelievable. 

I learnt that the falafel could be baked in order to make them healthy.

This somehow clicked as I would go to any length to provide healthy food to my family.

                         Ingredients :
2 cups Canned Chickpeas
12 cup Parsley
1/2 cup Coriander leaves
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Red chilli powder
1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
1tbsp Chopped garlic
2 Lemon's juice

1/2 tsp Roasted cumin powder
1 Onion (roughly chopped)
2 tbsp All purpose flour(Maida)
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1 tbsp Sesame seeds

                           Directions:
1: Put chickpeas,  chopped onions, parsley,  coriander leaves, garlic in  a food processor and blitz it.
2: Put this in a bowl and add salt, red chilli powder, black pepper powder, roasted cumin powder, lemon juice , Maida and baking soda.

                       
3 : Mix it nicely and sprinkle sesame seeds on it and make small balls out it.
4: Deep fry or shallow fry them and serve with hummus and Pita bread.

You can even bake them or air fry them and enjoy the taste.

Mango Turmeric Lassi

   Ingredients :

      Makes 2 glasses

1 Mango

1 cup Greek yogurt 

2 tsp Brown sugar

3 tsp Pinch of Saffron

1 Glass Water

Some mint leaves for garnishing

Lots of ice

   Directions:

1: Blend mango cubes to a smooth paste.

2: Add Greek yogurt, brown sugar , ice, saffron and water and blend  again .

3: Garnish with mint leaves and serve.