BARLEY FLOUR HALVA ( JAU KA HALVA )

BARLEY FLOUR HALVA(JAU KA HALVA ) Barley flour/Jau ka aata is a nutritious flour made from barley grains. Barley flour is popular alternative of wheat flour. It has a slightly nutty flavour and rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals. In India Barley flour is used in making chapatis, pancakes, porridge and sweets like halva, ladoos…

YELLOW DATES HALVA

YELLOW DATES HALVA Dates or Date palms are native to Middle East and North Africa where many varieties of dates are harvested and sold at all stages of ripeness. Date palm cultivation started in India in 2007. Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharastra, Tamilnadu and Kerala started it’s production. Gujarat is top producer among all and Gujarat state…

SING PAK ( PEANUT BARS)

SING PAK (PEANUT BARS) Peanuts also known as groundnuts, goober and pinder in the USA, monkey nuts in the UK is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropical and sub tropical areas.Peanuts are similar taste wise and nutrition wise to walnuts and almonds. These oil seeds…

PAIND

Winter is season when we get chance to consume more & more healthy food. Fresh juices, green salads, piping hot soups, raab & top of all are various types of winter special Paaks & all… These winter specials helps us in improving immunity & inner body heat. Paind is one of such, which is made…

DATES KODO MILLET PUDDING ( KHAJOOR KODRI KHEER)

DATES KODO MILLET PUDDING ( KHAJOOR KODRI KHEER) Kodri/ Kodra or Kodo millet is an annual crop, primarily grown in India but also grown and available in Nepal, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. It is originated in West Africa. This is low profile millet is a very nutritious and like all millets, they are highly…

BEETROOT PEANUT BARFI

BEETROOT PEANUT BARFI Iron rich beetroot when combined with protein rich peanuts, the outcome is yummy, sweet and healthy. It will satisfy your sweet cravings in a healthy way. As beetroot has natural sweetness in it, we need less sugar and in addition I didn’t use ghee/butter. So it will be , of course, a…

SESAME SEMOLINA BARFI

SESAME SEMOLINA BARFI Barfi is a popular milk based indian sweet. The name is derived of the Urdu word ‘Barf’ which means snow. Basic barfi is white like snow. Besan barfi, kaju barfi, sing (peanut) barfi,chocolate barfi are popular varients of barfis. Rava/sooji barfi is unlike regular barfis. There are also different recipes for making…

MAKHANA OATS SUKHDI

MAKHANA OATS SUKHDI Sukhdi/ golpapdi is pooular as well as healthy sweet which can easily prepared with wheat flour, jaggery and ghee. It can stay fresh for many days that’s why it is always included in food list when we travel long. As we know makhana ( fox nut ) and oats are very healthy…

BEETROOT KALAKAND

BEETROOT KALAKAND Kalakand is basically a sweet of Rajasthan , though it’s also very famous in North India too. It’s taste and texture is grainy like burfi. I have added beetroot in it and made it healthier. Key ingredients of this sweet is milk, paneer,and khoya (evoporated milk solids ). So it’s a protein rich…

BATI CHURMA

BATI CHURMA Churma is a popular Indian sweet, prepared from wheat flour. Though making process varies from place to place but the key ingredients remain the same I.e. wheat flour, ghee ,sugar. In Rajasthani cuisine, churma is prepared from Bati – a baked wheat flour delicacy which is consumed along with dal. Dal bati churma…