Spinach Paratha /Green Paratha /Palak Paratha /How to make Palak Paratha

 Palak Paratha  is a nutritious Yummy recipe often served as a breakfast. in this recipe wheat flour, spinach and little spices are added to make it flavorful.

When it comes for children it is the best option to add some greens to their diet as most of them are not fond of spinach. But this way they have it happily. This is  most healthy lunch box option for kids.

Very easy to make and doesn't require any side this, this is the best option for your lunch or dinner too. you can have it with curd , pickle, tomato sauce.

Preparation Time:- 30 minutes
servings:- 8-10 parathas

Ingredients:-

• Whole wheat flour- 2 cups or 300 grams( 11/2 cups for dough and 1/2 cup for dusting)
• Spinach- 250 grams
• Green chilly- 1 or 2
• Garlic- 3-4 cloves
• Ginger- 1/2 inch piece
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Oil or ghee- 1/4 cup or as required (here I am using ghee)

Method-

• Rinse the spinach leaves nicely.
• Put the spinach leaves in boiling hot water for 2-3 minutes, drain the water and let it cool.
• In a blender take blanched spinach leaves, garlic cloves and ginger and make a puree out of it.
• Now in a large bowl take the flour , carom seeds and salt.
• Add spinach puree and make a soft dough, if require add water or spinach stock for dough.
• Take a medium size ball from the dough and roll it into a small circle.
• Spread some ghee on the top surface and fold it into semicircle or half.
• Again spread ghee on the folded surface and once again fold it into half, you will get a triangular shape.
• Roll it into desired size, remember to keep it slight thicker than chapati.
• Put a tava on medium flame.
• Place the palak paratha on hot tava.
• Once you see some bubbles on paratha or after 10- 12 seconds flip it.
• Apply some ghee or oil on top surface and flip it to another side.
• Again apply ghee on other side.
• Cook palak paratha by flipping it couple of times or till they are crisp and brown from both sides.
• Make all the parathas this way.
• Your delicious palak paratha is ready.
• Serve hot with curd, pickle or tomato sauce.
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Eggless Coconut Cookies Recipe/ Easy Homemade Coconut Cookies / How to make Coconut Cookies

Super easy to make, crunchy and loaded with the goodness of coconut this coconut cookies recipe is surprisingly delicious .

My kids love this simple cookies and for me its a tried and tested recipe over the years so I enjoy making this.

Baking this delicious coconut cookies is a treat for my sensory organ as I personally love the aroma of melted butter and coconut which comes from the oven.

In this recipe I am using all purpose flour ( you can also use whole wheat flour) and fresh homemade  unsalted butter.

Preparation Time:- 30 minutes

servings:- 16 cookies

Ingredients:-

• All purpose flour- 200 grams or 1 cup
• Desicated coconut- 1/2 cup
• Butter- 1/2 cup or 100 grams( at room temperature)
• Powdered sugar- 3/4 cup
• Baking powder- 1/2 tsp
• Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Method:-

• Mix baking powder, soda to the flour and keep it aside.
• Take butter and sugar in a bowl and mix it properly with the help of whisker.
• Now add flour in the butter sugar mixture and mix well so that no lumps left.
• Add coconut and mix well if needed add 1-2 tablespoon of milk and make a dough.
• Shape the cookies into your desired shape and size.
• Preheat the oven at 180 degree centigrade.
• Place the cookies on baking tray, put it in the oven and set it at 200 degree for 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes check if the cookies have turned light brown in the center and dark brown at the edges.
• If yes then cookies are baked else set oven for 5 more minutes.
• Takeout the coconut cookies from the oven and let them cool off.
• You delicious coconut cookies is ready.
• Enjoy this fresh cookies with your kids and family.
• Store the remaining cookies in air tight container and enjoy later.

Potato Beans sabji/ How to make Spicy Potato Beans Fry/ How to make Basic Aloo Beans Fry

Potato Beans fry is a very basic dry sabji which used to cook in most of the Indian homes. It is very easy  recipe which you can prepare with minimal ingredients, and also takes very less time to cook if you have cut vegetables.

As potato and beans both are my absolute favoriate and we all aware of the goodness of green beans, I  use to make this recipe very often.

 It is a great side dish which you can serve with roti, paratha or puri . you can also serve it as a side dish with dal- rice. Personally I like it with my dal and rice.

Preparation time:-30 minutes

Servings:- 4

Ingredients:-

• Beans- 250 grams
• Potato- 1 medium sized
• Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
• Oil- 2 tablespoon
• Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
• Salt- 1 tsp
• Corriander powder- 1 tsp
• Red chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
• Dry mango powder- 1/2 tsp

Method:-

• First peel off and chop potato, also wash and cut green beans into 1 inch pieces and keep it aside.
• Now heat a pan over medium heat , now put oil in heated pan. 
• Put cumin seeds and let it splutter.
• Now add cut vegetables in the pan and mix well.
• Let it cook for 5 minutes and stir occasionally.
• Now add turmeric powder, salt, corriander powder and red chilly powder.
• Mix well and cover it with lid.
• After 3-4 minutes open the lid and mix well  and let it cook properly.
• Check after 5 minutes if vegetables cook properly or not, if vegetables are cooked then its ready to serve.
• Serve hot with roti or paratha or as a side dish with dal- rice.

Super Easy Mango Cake recipe/ How to make Mango flavoured cake/ Homemade Eggless Mango Cake recipe

As Mango is in the season so I thought to make Eggless Mango cake and it turned out surprisingly amazing. We had a great time enjoying this easy recipe and my kids liked it a lot and it became their current favoriate.

 As this recipe is easy to make and packed with goodness of super fruit Mango its a win-win situation for me, and I made this recipe 2 times in a span of 10 days.

This encouraged me to share this recipe to you all ,Hope you equally enjoy it .

In this recipe I have used very basic ingredients like all purpose flour, mango, oil , curd and milk.

 

Preparation time:-60 minutes
servings;- 8
Ingredients;-

• All purpose flour- 2 cups
• Mango puree- 1cup
• Fresh curd- 1/2 cup
• Sugar- 1 cup (powdered)
• oil- 1/2 cup
• Milk- as per requirement
• Baking Soda- 1/4 tsp
• Baking powder- 1/2 tsp
• Cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp

Method:-

• First preheat the oven at 180 degree centigrade.
•  In bowl sieve all purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda and keep it aside.
• In another bowl take mango puree and powdered sugar and mixed well with whisker.
• now add curd and oil into it and mix well.
• in the mix now add cardamom powder and start adding flour mix which we earlier keep in a bowl.
• With the help of milk make a batter of dripping consistency.  
• Put the batter in to greesed mould and let it bake for 40 minutes on 220 degree centigrade.
• Check with knife if knife come out clean then its done otherwise bake it more 5 to 10 minutes.
• Your nice summery desert Mango cake is ready.
• Serve it with fresh cream and fresh mango cubes.

 

Paneer Paratha /Cottege Cheese Paratha /How to prepare Paneer Paratha/ Easy and Delicious recipe

Paneer paratha is an Indian bread stuffed with Paneer recipe. As parathas are  comfort food among north Indians , basically served at breakfast but it is so versatile that you can have it any time.

It is so yummy that you don't need any side dish .  Usually it serve with butter  ,  curd or pickles.
 
Planner paratha can be prepared with combination of  capsicum and paneer to make it capsicum paneer paratha or you can combine it with potato to make paneer  aloo paratha.

 

 

 

 

Preparation time:-   30 minutes

Servings :- 4

 

Ingredients:-

 

For stuffing:-

• Cottage cheese:- 250 grams
• Onion:- 1 medium size finely chopped
• Ginger:- 1 inch finely chopped
• Anardana:- 1 tsp
• Salt:- 1 tsp or according to taste
• Green corriander leaves:- 1 tablespoon  finely chopped
• Green chili :- 2 finely chopped

For paratha dough:-

• Wheat flour :- 2 cups for making dough and 1/2 cup for dusting

For roasting:-

•   ghee or oil as required

Method:-

• First in a large mixing bowl take 2 cups of wheat flour and with the help of water knead  soft dough and keep it for rest till you prepare stuffing.
• Now in another bowl take grated paneer, finely chopped onion, corriander leaves, Ginger , green chillies, anardana and salt.
• Give the stuffing a good mix and keep aside.
• Take a medium sized ball out of dough and roll it  in 5 inch diameter.
• Place  1 tablespoon of stuffing in the center.
• Now assemble the edges  and by pressing at the centre make flat ball.
• With the help of rolling pin roll the paratha in circular  shape.
• Heat tawa over medium flame and put rolled paratha on it, let it cook for a minute and change the side .
• Let the other side also cook for a minute and sprinkle oil or ghee  on it and cook it till outer layer turns golden brown by tossing both sides.
• Your delicious paneer paratha is ready to eat.
• Serve it hot with butter, pickle, tomato sauce or curd.

Bread pizza / How to make easy and tasty pizza from bread/ Best Snack for Kids

Sometimes you want to eat something different from daily routine but either we don't want to eat outside or we don't want to put too much effort to make, then this simple bread pizza recipe comes as handy. It is easy, quick ,healthy and homemade version of every-ones favourite pizza recipe.

Vegetable bread Pizza makes a delicious breakfast or snacking option and can be made using basic ingredients which are mostly available at home. All you need for this recipe is veggies, bread and some cheese.

Kids absolutely love eating this and for me it is very easy and quick to make.

It can be made with any variety of bread like wholewheat, brown or white. Here I am using brown bread.

For topping I am using onion, tomato and capsicum, you can even use sweetcorn and mushroom or any other veggie according to your choice and availability.

preparation time:- 20 minutes
Servings:- 4
Ingredients:-

• Brown bread:- 8 slices
• Butter:- 2 tablespoon
• Onion:- 1 medium sliced
• Green capsicum:- 1 sliced
• Tomato:- 1 medium sliced
• tomato sauce:- 1/2 cup
• Cheese grated:- 1 cup
• pizza herb:- 1 tablespoon or according to taste
• Chilly flakes:- 1/2 tablespoon or according to taste

Method:-

•   Heat tawa or pan over medium heat.
• Add little butter on it and toast the bread from one side.
• Now put bread in a plate in such a manner that toasted side come on top .
• Spread the sauce all over the bread nicely and top it with fresh veggies.
• Spread grated cheese on the top of it and sprinkle some mixed herbs and chilli flacks according to your taste.
• Now put the bread slices carefully on tawa and cover it with lid and let it cook for 3 to 4 minutes .
• Open the lid and check if the cheese melts nicely, if yes then it's ready and if no then cook it for another 1 or 2 minutes or till cheese melts nicely.
• Your easy and tasty bread pizza is ready.