Sunday, February 26, 2017

Fiery Crackers

Fiery Crackers
pic:sanjana kodical


Ingredients
Whole wheat flour – 1 cup
Red pickle masala – 1 tbsp
Red chili powder– 1 tsp
Black pepper powder (optional) – 1 tsp
Rice bran Oil – 2 tbsp

Method
Mix all the ingredients except oil
Add little water to make smooth but firm dough
Mix oil and blend thoroughly
Roll out to form a large circle
Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutter
Pierce with a knife
Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 15 mins
Keep an eye on them to prevent them getting burnt
Let them cool in the oven
Cool and store


Sunday, February 12, 2017

Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin Soup



Ingredients

Pumpkin (Halloween variety) – 250 gms
Garlic flakes – 2 or 3
Salt – to taste
Pepper powder – ½ tsp
Fresh basil leaves – 3 or 4

Skim milk – ¼ cup

Method

Apply a bit of olive to the pumpkin pieces
Grill it for 30 min
Pressure cook it along with the garlic flakes Cool it and puree
Add milk, little water, shredded basil leaves, salt and pepper
Heat it
Serve hot


Health Benefits of pumpkin
One of the very low calorie vegetables
Has high level of vitamin A
Also rich in vitamins C and E
Excellent source of antioxidants like Zea-xanthin which offers protection from "age-related macular diseases
Good source of B-complex group of vitamins