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Summer special... Sagoo fruit 'n' nut

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This summer make Sagoo/Tapioca pudding by simply cooking tapioca pearls in milk,sugar and vanilla and serve with chilled fruit salad and sprinkle lots of nuts and if your kids never tried sagoo pudding befor,they are sure to enjoy this pudding served up in translucent glasses and enjoyed through a spoon with tapioca as the secret ingredient.

Ingredients:
For the sagoo pudding:

  1. 1 cup sagoo/tapioca pearls
  2. 11/2 cups sugar 
  3. 1tsp vanilla essence
  4. 1/2 liter full cream milk
  5. 5 cups water



For the fruit salad:

  1. 3 cups mixed fruits ( apple,banana,black and green grapes,orange,pomegranate  and pineapple)
  2. 3 tbsp powdered sugar
  3. 1tsp vanilla essence

For Garnishing
1 cup mixed nuts ( almond chopped,cashew nuts,chopped, and Raisins)
1/2 cup Tutti fruitti 

 Method:

  • Soak tapioca in 2 cups of water for 1-2 hour.
  • Boil them in 5 cups of water,stirring to prevent the tapioca pearls from sticking together.
  • Cover and simmer until pearls are soft and translucent .Take it out from the fire.
  • Now add sugar and warm milk and cook again till the sugar dissolves completely.
  • Let it cool and then refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
  • Mix all the fruit salad ingredients and keep it in the refrigerator for 2 hours before serving
  • Now take a tall serving glasses,add 2 tbsp of pudding neatly.Then arrange a layer fruit salad ,nuts and tutti fruitti.Repeat the layers,Finally sprinkle some nuts.Keep it in the refrigerator for chilling.
  • Serve cold.

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Tender Coconut -sagoo shake

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Tomorrow is Maha shivratri-Night of Lord Shiva...We hindu's bow to lord shiva,from whom "OM" was created.On this day mostly all Hindu's observe Fast by taking only water.My version of the fast is dairy,fruit,vegan from sunrise this morning to sunrise tomorrow. The most preferred fasting food in india is Sabudana/tapioca pearls fresh fruits and dried fruits,milk products and vegetables.
Today i want to share one interesting shake prepared using sagoo/sabudana and tender coconut.This is a drink combines all the goodness of coconut and sagoo. So a high energy -high mineral drink...just perfect for summer tropical holidays




Ingredients:

  1. 2 tender coconuts
  2. 2 tbsp Sabudana/sagoo
  3. Sugar to taste
  4. 1 cup ice cubes

Method:

  • Take out the coconut water,then scoop out the flesh.
  • Boil sagoo in 3 cups of water till soft and cooked well. you can add more water if it is too thick.
  • Let it cool,drain and wash it well with the clean water and keep aside
  • Now in a blender add coconut water,coconut flesh,sugar and blend it well.
  • Add cooked sago pearls and blend again for couple of seconds with ice cubes.
  • Transfer to glasses and serve immediately.



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Instant Khaman Dhokla....in 20 minutes

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Its a mouth watering traditional Gujarati Snack prepared with Gram flour and butter milk and seasoned with sesame seed and few other spices.Its so easy that you can prepare this soft and spongy instant Dhoklas in less than 20 minutes and you need not prepare batter 4 or 8 hours in advance.The secret of its sponginess and no requirement of advance preparation lies in using Eno fruit salt.Its simple yet aromatic garnishing  with coriander and coconut  makes it simply irresistible. Ok lets start with the ingredients.


For the batter:

  1. 1 cup Gram flour/besan/chick pea flour
  2. 1/4 cup Butter milk/curd
  3. 1 tbsp Semolina/Bombay rava
  4. 1tsp Crushed green chilli -ginger paste
  5. 1 Tsp Eno Fruit salt
  6. 11/2tsp Lemon juice
  7. 1tsp Sugar
  8. 3/4 cup water
  9. 2tsp Oil 
  10. Salt to taste

For The Tempering:

  1. 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
  2. 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
  3. 1 /2 tsp White Sesame seeds
  4. 2-3 Green chillies,slit and cut into 1 inch pieces
  5. 2 spring curry leaves
  6. 2 tbsp oil
  7. A pinch of Hing/asafoetida powder
  8. 2 Tbsp Freshly grated coconut
  9. 2 tbsp freshly chopped coriander leaves
  10. 1tbsp Sugar
  11. 1/2 cup water
  12. 1tsp Lemon juice

Method:
For the batter and steaming Dhokla:
  • Sieve gram flour and keep aside
  • Now pour 3 cups of  water in steamer at bottom and heat it over medium flame.You can use idli steamer of steaming the dhokla.
  • Grease big 12-14 inch thali or cake tin  using little oil
  • Take gram flour,semolina,lemon juice,green chilli-ginger paste,curd,lemon juice, sugars and salt in a bowl.Mix them properly into smooth batter using little at a time.Make sure that there are no lumps.
  • Add Eno fruit salt in batter and stir in one direction for a minute. You will notice its size would increase to almost double and the batter becomes frothy.
  • Now pour the batter immediately to the greased thali/plate.Fill it to 1/2 in thickness. 
  • Place plates in boiling steamer and steam for 10-12 minutes.First boil on high heat for 5 minutes then reduce it to medium flame.
  • After 12 minutes,insert a knife or toothpick into dhokla and check if it comes out clean.If it does,then its is ready otherwise cook 2-3 minutes more.
  • Take out plate from the steamer and let them cool for few minutes.Cut Spongy Khaman Dhokla into 11/2 inch squared using sharp knife .Transfer it to a serving plate.Now its time to prepare the tempering.
For the Tempering:
  • Heat oil in a small tempering pan.Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds,when seeds begin to crackle ,add white sesame seeds,curry leaves,hing,and green chillies,saute them for few seconds.
  • Add 1/2 cup water,lemon juice and sugar and bring it to boil,let it cook for a minute over high flame.Now pour this tempering over dhoklas and spread it gently until each dhokla is coated well with this tempering.
  • Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and grated coconut.Best tastes with sweet and sour mint chutney
chefs tips and suggestion:

  • If you want to prepare Dhokla in batches ( for given amount of batter).then follow the given steps.
  1. Prepare batter without adding Eno fruit salt  and divide it into two equal portions.
  2. Add 1/2tsp eno fruit salt in one portion,whisk it well for a minutes and pour it immediately into greased plate
  3. When the 1st batch is done,remove it from the steamer and add 1/2 cup water in the steamer and let it boil.now add remaining Eno fruit salt in the 2nd batch of the batter and follow the same process as mentioned above..

  • After adding Eno salt do not keep the batter for long time otherwise you'll end up with hard not so spongy dhoklas.
  • After pouring tempering please spread them gently until all the pieces are covered with it from all the sides.Do not pour the entire tempering in single go,pour it with a spoon in small quantities so that the dhoklas do absorb all the water evenly  and does not become soggy.

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Easy Vanilla - Protein Burfi

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What is Diwali without burfis...
Burfis are always a favorite in our households and i just love trying different varities along with some traditional sweets every diwali.This time I've tried some simple and easy to make yet healthy burfies with milk protein powder for my kiddos and belive me it was a big hit in my "Diwali pharsan /pharal"


Ingredients
  • 1 cup Maida/all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Khova/mava
  • 1/2 cup Vanilla flavored  milk Protein powder( you can also use complan vanilla or horlicks)
  • 11/2 cups Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 2 tbsp tutti fruitti
Cooking Directions
  1. Heat ghee in a pan, add maida and roast on very low flame for 8-10 minutes till you get nice aroma of the flour,but make sure it won't change the colour and take it out on a plate.
  2. Next in the same pan add khova and fry for 5-6 minutes
  3. Now add the vanilla milk protein powder and mix it well and switch off the gas.
  4. Meanwhile Grease one big steel plate or wooden board and keep aside
  5. Take a heavy bottomed pan and add water and sugar, start boiling to get the stringy sugar syrup. To check the strings,take a little syrup with and hold between thumb and fore finger a long string should form ,that means its ready .
  6. Immediately add the flour and protein powder-khova mixture and mix vigorously. when the mixture comes together and starts leaving the pan,switch off the gas.
  7. Now transfer the mixture into the greased plate and sprinkle some tutti fruitti and cashew nut pieces and level it with a flat spatula greased with ghee,cut into desired shaped pieces,should be 3/4 to 1 cm thick and leave it to set for at least 2 hours before taking it out.

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