Tea cake / Eggless Tea cake / Pound Cake

 Baking is a passion with me. What is the best recipe, goes on the blog. First I try a recipe and if it works, I make it again for the blog. Some successful as well as tried & tested eggless whole wheat baking recipes from the blog are Tea cake. ❤🌼

Pound cakes are so good, that you can just serve them plain. You don’t need to do any icing or frosting on the cake.fluffy and so delicious. Perfect with your evening cup of tea or coffee. The best thing about tea cakes is that you can save them for at least 5 days which is great. Although once these are baked, it really difficult to resist them.

Ingredients: 

• 2 cup all purpose flour
• 1 handful cashews
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup virgin olive oil
• 2 cup caster sugar
• 1/2 cup yoghurt (curd)
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 3/4 cup milk

Method:

preheat oven at 200 degrees Celsius. Take the pan of your choice and grease it with some oil. Dust it with flour evenly. Keep the pan aside. Now, take a large bowl and add yoghurt in it, beat it vigorously till no lumps remain. Next, add baking powder and baking soda in the bowl and mix once again. You can use a hand blender for better results. Keep this bowl aside for 5-8 minutes and let the mixture bubble up.

Once bubbles appear in the yoghurt mixture, add olive oil in the bowl along with caster sugar, butter, milk and vanilla essence, and stir to mix all the ingredients till uniformly blended. Now, add all-purpose flour in batches in the bowl and stir gently till just combined. It is important to add in batches as adding too much at a time will leave lumps. The cake batter is now ready. Pour it into the greased cake pan. Spread it evenly with the help of a spoon and sprinkle the chopped cashews evenly on top. You can use other nuts of your choice and not use any nuts at all if you do not like them in your cake.

Put this pan in the preheated oven and bake at 180 degrees and bake the cake for 35-40 minutes or till a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. When the cake is nicely browned from outside and clean done from the inside, take out the cake pan and let it cool. Once it comes down at the room 

temperature. Gradually loosen the edges of the cake and remove it from the pan. Cut into clean slices and serve warm or cold with coffee or tea.

Happy baking❤

Love 

Shatakshi

Kali mirch kathal / Dry kathal sabji

 I love kathal in any form, kathal ki sabji one of my favorite sabji ... Dry kathal, kathal do pyaza, kathal gravy, kathal biryani , dahi wale kathal. My mom made kathal sabji very yummm ahe use only dry and whole spices with dry red chilli, fresh ginger garlic and sprinkle coriander leaves. Today I am going to share with you guyz Dry kathal kali mirch. 

In this recipe here I use whole spices with 3-4 dry red chilli, fresh chopped ginger and 8-10 garlic . Chopped onions and handful of chopped coriander leaves. 👩‍🍳❤

Please guys try this recipe if you are also a fan of kathal / jackfruit veggie. And share your experience with me in comment section. Thnks my  foodies frnz 🌼

Ingredients:

250 gm chopped jackfruit fresh 

Mustard oil 2tbsp

Bay leaf 1 

Cumin seeds -1tsp

Dry red chilli 3-4 

Salt as per taste 

Turmeric powder 1tsp

Water 2cup

Ginger 1inch 

Garlic 7-8

Chopped coriander leaves

Cinnamon 1/2 inch

Black cardamom 2 

Green cardamom 4

Black pepper whole 10-12

Star anise 1 

Kasuri methi roasted n crushed 

Onion 1 chopped 

Tomato 1 chopped 

Homemade garam masala 1 tsp

Kashmiri red chilli powder 1tsp (optional) 

Procedure : 

In a pressure cooker boil the kathal pieces with water salt and Turmeric powder for 1 whistle. 

Drain the water. 

Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds, dry red chilli bay leaf saute sometimes. 

Now add chopped onions and whole dry spices with ginger garlic and cover and cook for 3-4 min on low flame. 

Add pinch of turmeric powder and salt cook properly now add boiled kathal with chopped tomatoes cook for 10 mins. Switch off the flame. 

In last sprinkle coriander leaves and garam masala. Cover atleast for 5 mins. 

After 5 min add roasted crushed kasuri methi. This process is totally optional. 

Now serve with karari roti. 

Happy cooking❤

Love

Shatakshi 

Easy Fruit Pudding / Healthy Fruit Pudding / Fruit Pudding without sugar

Mouthwatering dessert recipe loaded with fruits,cream and icecream which is simply heavenly in taste and very simple to make.

Here in this recipe no use of any sugar or jaggery if you want in your recipe you can add according to your taste . This dish is very healthy for kids also, in my family my both sister's babies love this ❤ . Superhealthy and yummy according to your taste if you want to replace you can replace fresh cream with full fat milk and you really enjoy this. ❤🌸

Ingredients :

1 lit full cream milk

1 chopped banana

1 chopped apple 

1 small size pomegranate

1 big bowl banana custard

chopped almonds

wipped cream

Raisins 

Cashew

Rose petals dry for decoration

Procedure:

In a pan add milk,Boil milk properly when it remain half let it cool down. 

Refergerate for 2 hours. 

Side by side mix all  chopped fruits in a bowl. 

Chopp all dry fruits. 

Garnish in a bowl layer by layer all fruits then thick milk and another layer with dry fruits and dry rose petals. And again garnish fresh cream over the pudding. Again refergerate for at least 1 hour. 

Serve chilled with ice cream. 

Happy cooking❤

Love 

Shatakshi 

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Kurkuri Bhindi / Baked Okara

 Crispy baked Bhindi baked in the oven or you acan deep fry them and use as a starter. These spicy baked okra make a great side or you can even serve them as an appetizer or snack.

The best part is that you don’t even need to deep fry to make these. They turn out just as good in the oven! Vegan and gluten-free.But you can also try deep fry them. 

Make sure you choose long okara for this recipe properly wash and dry them with cloth.

Ingredients : 

250 grams okra 20-22 okras, choose long slender ones

2.5 tablespoons besan gram flour

1 tablespoon rice flour

1/2 teaspoon garam masala

1/2 teaspoon ajwain carom seeds

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

1/2 teaspoon chaat masala

1/8 teaspoon red chili powder or adjust to taste

1.5 tablespoons mustard oil

salt to taste

lemon juice to taste

Procedure:

•Now to a large bowl add all the cut okra slices. Then add in besan, rice flour, garam masala, ajwain, turmeric, chaat masala and red chili powder.

•Then add the mustard oil. Toss everything together. I mix everything using my hands. Rub each okra slice with the masala and oil using your hand. And don't worry if it looks like they aren't all coated well with the masala. It would taste good in the end. Leave this mixture for 10 minutes if you want. I usually bake straight away.

••Line a large baking tray or 2 regular sized baking tray with aluminium foil. Then spray the foil nicely with oil / or deep fry them. 

Then arrange all the coated okra slices in a single layer on the baking sheet. Bake at 400 F degrees for 20 to 22 minutes until brown and crisp.

Then remove tray from oven and let it sit for 5 more minutes. Sprinkle salt all over and stir. 

Transfer to serving plate, you can squeeze lemon  and chat masala. 

Happy cooking ❤

Love 

Shatakshi

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Green Moong Khichdi / Healthy Khichdi / One Pot Meal

 Khichdi is one of my  favorite dishes not only for its simplicity but also because it is wholesome and healthy. And when you are not in mood to cook something it is super easy and yummy one pot meal. ❤👩‍🍳

Whole green gram legume is rich in proteins and fiber and when combined with rice as in this recipe, makes for a complete meal.Next time you are looking for a quick and healthy lunch or dinner idea, then do try out this healthy green moong dal khichdi.

This dish can be served with curd or raita and pickles.

Ingredients : 

1cup rice 

1/2 cup green moong

1/2 cup yellow moong 

Salt 

Turmeric powder 1/2tsp

Hing pich of 

Chopped green chillies 2 

Chopped tomatoes 1 

Chopped handful of coriander leaves

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp 

Water 

Procedure :

First wash and soak the rice and pulses for 30 mind. Drain properly. 

In the cooker add soaked rice , dal  ,turmeric powder ,salt  and water and cook the khichdi for 4-5 whistle. 

In a pan add ghee cumin seeds, hing and chopped green chillies saute sometime and then add chopped tomatoes , when tomatoes cook properly add khichdi sprinkle chopped coriander leaves, teaspoon of ghee on the top and serve hot along with salad. 

Happy cooking ❤

Love 

Shatakshi

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Lauki Ki Barfi

Kauki ki barfi made using grated Lauki, khoya, ghee and full cream milk. Lauki ki Barfi tastes yummier as grated Lauki, full cream milk and khoya blend along in a tempting combination.I love the combination of lauki and green cardamom combination. I garnish it with cashews and almond powder. ❤👩‍🍳

Ingredients :

1 lt Full cream milk

2 cups Lauki bottle gourd (peeled and grated without seeds)

1/2 cup Sugar

2 tbsp Ghee

2 tsp Cardamom powder

Almond and cashews .

Procedure : 

Heat milk in a heavy bottom pan.

When the milk comes to a boil, add the grated lauki.

Cook till all the milk has reduced and mixture has thickened.

Add sugar.

The lauki will release some more water.

Cook again till the mixture has thickened.

Add the ghee and cardamom powder and mix well.

Grease a small plate with ghee and pour the mixture in the plate.

Spread the mixture evenly on the plate.

Garnish with almond and cashews.

Apply silver foil if using.

Let the barfi set for a few hours in the fridge.

Cut into small pieces.

Happy cooking❤

Love 

Shatakshi 

Fruity Chia Seeds Pudding / Chia Seeds Pudding

I love fruit layered chia seeds pudding in breakfast. Soaked chia seeds in almond milk in night next day sprinkle chopped fresh fruits and your favorite dry fruits and enjoy in your breakfast routine. One of my favourite ways of eating chia seeds is in a chia seed pudding. I eat it stuff for breakfast or lunch. But when I top it up with lots of fruits, it starts to look like a beautiful dessert to me. And a super healthy one at that! It's probably one of the healthiest ways to satisfy when you crave for something sweet or when you are on diet add maple syrup or honey over it.. In my next blog I am going to share you guyz mango chia seeds pudding desert recipe. 

Ingredients:

Almond milk 1 cup

Chia seeds 2 tbsp ( here I add true elements chia seeds) 

Maple syrup / honey optional 

Fresh chopped fruits 

1/2 apple 

Grapes 3-4 

Strawberry 2 

Oranges 1

Chopped nuts handfull of . 

Procedure:

•Soak chia seeds in almond milk overnight / if you want quick then boil milk and sugar syrup over a low heat. 

•when the milk is warm not boiling switch off the flame and add chia seeds, stir well. Set aside when the pudding thickens. 

• add chopped your fruits layer and just squeeze some honey or maple syrup. 

•keep in refrigerator if you want to eat just like chilled desert. I usually preferred in breakfast.

•Enjoy healthy breakfast. 

Happy cooking 

Love 

Shatakchhi

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