1 ingredient ICE CREAM

A sweet treat for all.especially Banana lovers...a Guiltfree.Healthy and Quick recipe

Plain banana ice-cream

Adapted from Masterchef Australia,a recipe by Matt Preston

Large (ripe) Bananas - 2 to 3 (sliced )

Method : -

Place banana slices in a tray/plate and freeze them for 2 hours.
In a food blender put these banana slices(you might need to thaw them a little-for easy blending). 
Pulse bananas until you get ice-cream consistency.
(i made plain banana ice-cream as well as chocolate banana ice cream(by adding 2 tsp drinking chcocolate)

Chocolate banana Ice-Cream

My son Njoying -Chocolate Banana Ice-cream

Serve as soon as possible.

Note:- 

• its better to eat it immediately as it melt very fast.
• for yogurt banana ice-cream,just add 2 tbsp yogurt and blend together with frozen bananas. 
• You can reduce the banana after-taste with added honey/melted chocolate/peanut butter....etc(frankly speaking myself n my son found the chocolate flavoured  much much yummier than the plain one)

 

Healthy Pancakes

2 cups whole wheat flour(atta)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 to 2 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup lowfat yogurt
1 cup nonfat milk (more to thin as needed)
4 tablespoon canola oil/any veg oil (plus more for greasing d pan)
2 large eggs

Method :-

1.  In a small bowl, whisk together dry ingredients and set aside.
2. Whisk together milk, yogurt, oil and eggs. Add dry ingredients and mix until just moistened.
3. Add more milk to make batter to your liking.
4. Brush oil onto preheated skillet or griddle. Use about 3 tablespoons batter per pancake.
5. Cook until pancake surface begins to bubble and a few have burst, about 1 - 2 minutes. 
6. Flip and cook 1 - 2 minutes more.

    Serve with Honey/ sliced fresh fruit/ nuts/ maple syrup....njoy!!!

Gobhi Masala

Cauliflower - 1 medium
Onion(chopped) - 2
Tomato(chopped) - 2
Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves
Ginger - 1/2 "
Green chilly(chopped) - 2
Peas - 1/2cup (optional)
Salt  - to taste
Haldi - 1/2tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2tsp
Garam Masala - 1tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
Cashew paste/Groundnut-Coconut Paste - 2 tbsp
Cooking Oil/Ghee - 2 tbsp
Milk - 1/2cup
Water - 1/2 cup to 1 cup

Method :-

1. Chop gobhi into small pieces,boil it with haldi n salt for 10 min or until gobhi is cooked. Drain water and keep aside gobhi pieces.
2. Heat Oil/Ghee in a  frying pan.Add garlic-ginger and green chillies.When garlic turns golden in color add onion,when onion is fully cooked add tomato.
3. Add haldi,red chilli powder and salt,mix well.Cook till tomatoes are soft.
4. Now add cashew paste/groundnut-coconut paste,milk and garam masala.Mix well.
5. Add water(enough for a gravy),coriander powder,peas and gobhi.
6. Stir until the gravy becomes little thick..it shouldn't be watery.

Garnish with coriander leaves..serve hot with roti.. njoy!!!

Pancakes

A Yummy,easy,quick n Spongy Breakfast...(bade ho ya chote sabhi ko pasand ayega)

 Basic pancakes

• 1 cup- self raising flour
• 2 tbsp- sugar
• 1- egg
• 3/4- cup milk
• 50g -butter/ghee, melted(to grease the pan)
• Vanilla ess- 1/4tsp (optional)

 

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Method:

1. In a bowl mix flour and sugar.
2. Beat in the egg and then milk( a little at a time) until batter is smooth and lump-free.
3. In a hot pan or flat grill,  brush butter/ghee over cooking surface.
4. Pour 1/4 cup measures of batter for each pancake.Do not spread the batter..let it spread in the pan itself.
   
5. When large bubbles form on the surface, flip over and cook until lightly golden on the other side.

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Serve hot..if wanted could use toppings like Honey/maple syrup.....NJOY!!!!

Note- if adding Vanilla ess.,then add it after you mix in milk.

Kottayam style Meen Mappas (Fish Mappas)

A yummy Kerala Fish Curry prepared in Coconut Milk...this recipe comes from a  place called Kottayam(my hubby's native place)-famous for its beauty,houseboats n backwater.

Found this recipe on Niya's World - Do visit for wonderful,simple recipes..esp. for SEAFOOD...i found her site very helpful..

Fish pieces - 500gm(cubed) (you can use Kingfish,Tilapia,Tuna...etc)
Haldi - 1/2tsp
Rcp - 1/2tsp
Salt - 1tsp

Wash ,clean and dry fish pieces .Marinate with haldi,rcp n salt.Keep aside for half an hour.

For curry
Oil - 2 tbsp
Shallots(sliced) - 1/4cup  ( we don't get shallots here in tanz,so i used half Onion)
Garlic(sliced) - 10 cloves (if using indian garlic) or 5 cloves(if using chinese garlic)
Ginger(sliced) - 1"
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Green Chilles - 3 (sliced lengthwise)
Rcp - 1tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp
Haldi - 1/4tsp
Black Pepper powder - 1/4tsp
Water - 1/4cup
Thin Coconut Milk - 225ml
Kokum - 4 (soaked in 3 tbsp  water,add 1/4tsp salt to it)
Thick coconut milk - 100ml
Salt - to taste

Method :-

Dilute rcp,haldi,coriander powder and pepper powder in 1/4cup water.Mix properly and keep it aside.

1. Heat  oil in a meen chatti/pan,fry onions,garlic,ginger,green chillies and curry leaves-till golden in color.
2. Add the diluted spices and cook for 2-3 min on low flame.
3. Add thin coconut milk and soaked kokum(along with the water-Strain Kokum water before adding it to the pan).Put on the lid and let it boil.
4. Once it starts boiling add the marinated fish pieces and salt to taste.
5. Cover and cook again on medium heat for 8-10 min(or until fish is cooked).
6. Once cooked remove the pan from heat and add thick coconut milk.Combine well.

Serve hot with rice,ghee rice,appam or rice noodles....Njoy!!!