Burger Buns

Burger Buns

It was one of our dreams to try out buns. Oh ...we love baking! Confession!!! We love burgers too. :-P So here is the burger bun recipe we used and it turned out to be a real good one. Make sure you use the exact measurements of all the ingredients mentioned and you will never be disappointed. Cut out your buns when done, fill them with any patty or veggies of our choice and just enjoy!

Ingredients

1.      Maida                          2 ¼ cup

2.      Dry yeast                     2 ¼ tsp

3.      Milk (lukewarm)          ½ cup

4.      Water                           ¼ cup

5.      Butter(melted)             ¼ cup

6.      Sugar                           ¼ cup

7.      Eggwhite                     1 no

8.      White sesame seeds     10g

9.      Salt                              ¼ tsp

Method

1.      Mix all the above ingredients using a food processor to get a smooth dough.

2.      Cover with a wet muslin cloth and let the dough rest for about 1 ½ hours.

3.      Divide by cutting into equal portions and knead into buns.

4.      Place the buns on a greased baking dish. Brush the tops of the buns with eggwhite.

5.      Sprinkle white sesame seeds over the buns. Cover with a greased thin cling film and keep aside for another hour.

6.      Preheat the oven at 200⁰c for 10 minutes.

7.      Remove the cling film, place the buns in the oven and bake at 200⁰c for 15 minutes. 

Yield : 5 nos

Nutritional Information:

1 serving gives 11.09 g of protein, 10.3g of fat, 77.3 g of carbohydrate, 446.2 Kcal of energy, 48.3 mg of calcium and 2.6 mg of iron.

Classic Egg salad

Classic Egg salad

Here’s another salad recipe for all our friends out there. Feel hungry or need an accompaniment for your roti or rice? This easy to prepare salad is the right choice. It is tasty and colourful too. I would call it a real appetiser.

 Ingredients

1.      Hardboiled eggs                      4 nos

2.       Homemade Mayonnaise        50 ml

3.      Onion                                      60g

4.      Tomato                                    60g

5.      Dried Parsely                          10g

6.      Lemon juice                             1tsp

7.      Kashmiri chilli powder            1tsp

8.      Salt                                          to taste

Method

1.      Mix chopped onion and tomato along with lemon juice and salt.

2.      Add sliced  eggs and pour mayonnaise over it

3.      Sprinkle kashmiri chilli powder and dried parsely.

4.      Refrigerate and serve chilled.

Serves 2

Nutritional Information:

1 serving gives 11.4 g of protein, 12.2  g of fat, 11.8 g of carbohydrate,233.05 Kcal of energy, 82.47 mg of calcium and 2.07 mg of iron.

Coco Crêpes

Coco Crêpes

Coconut is definitely an unavoidable ingredient in a Malayali’s meal. Here we give you the recipe of a simple pancake with coconut filling. It can be best served during hungry evenings with a cup of tea or coffee. It has a very sweet, pleasing taste and is quite easy to make. Working/busy moms should for sure take note of this one! Trust me, your kids are gona love it.

Ingredients

1.      Maida                                      130g

2.      Coconut scrapings                  110g

3.      Sugar                                       30g

4.      Cardamom powder                 1 tsp

5.      Egg                                          1 no

6.      Salt                                          a pinch

7.      Water                                       as required

Method

1.      Combine the flour, beaten egg and salt and whisk well to form a smooth batter. Strain to avoid lumps and keep aside for 15 minutes.

2.      Mix coconut, sugar and cardamom powder to make the filling for the pancakes.

3.      Heat a non stick frying pan. Make crepes by pouring a scoopfull of batter and spread it evenly.

4.      Cook till the pancake is turning slightly brown and remove from fire.

5.      Place two teaspoons of the coconut filling half-an-inch wide across the pancake at one end, fold and roll it to the other end.

Yield: 10 nos

Nutritional Information:

1 serving gives 2.5 g of protein, 5.2 g of fat, 14.2 g of carbohydrate, 114.1 Kcal of energy, 7.5 mg of calcium and 0.45 mg of iron.

Veggie-Sprouts Salad

Veggie-Sprouts Salad

A cup of salad with whatever main course dish you have is a good thing to do if you prefer to remain trim and healthy.  It might sound difficult to some of you...coz eating raw vegetables is kind of boring right? But you could make it interesting. Adding the vegetables of your choice and seasoning them with a little pepper, salt and lime definitely makes it flavourful.

Sprouts are said to be rich in digestible energy, bio available vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins and phytochemicals. And of course the importance of raw vegetables need no description. So when put together they give you a bowl full of health. J

Ingredients

1.       Sprouted green gram                                     1 cup

2.       Onion (chopped)                                            50g

3.       Tomato(deseeded, chopped)                         40g

4.       Carrot                                                           40g

5.       Cucumber(chopped)                                     40g

6.       Cabbage(chopped)                                       40g

7.       Pepper powder                                             1 tsp

8.       Salt                                                               to taste

9.       Lemon                                                          1 no.

Method

1.       Mix ingredients 1-7 well.

2.       Squeeze in lemon juice and also add salt according to taste.

3.       Mix well and serve.

Note: If you do not prefer to have sprouts raw, just steam them for a minute and have. Do not overcook. You can also roll it up in a roti or bread and have as a sandwich. It tastes well either way.

Serves 2

Nutritional Information:

1 serving of the salad gives 25.3 g of protein, 1.58 g of fat, 65.4 g of carbohydrate, 376.6 Kcal of energy, 177.8 mg of calcium, 5.2 mg of iron and 106.2 mg vitamin C.

Minty - Gooseberry Drink

Minty - Gooseberry Drink

A glass of chilled fruit juice is always welcome when you get back home from work tired...Isn’t it? What if this soothing drink would also supply you with good antioxidants and all the vitamin C that you need for the day?

There are very few gooseberry lovers that I have met with...and so I guess it is not a very tasty fruit to actually munch on. Its contradicting flavours are way out of my taste choices too. But the recipe of this drink that I got from one of my friends has actually helped me choose gooseberry more. The astringency of amla is lost and it tastes really good with all the goodness of vitamin C locked in.

Ingredients

1.      Gooseberry or amla     30g

2.      Mint or Pudina            10g

3.      Rock Salt                    to taste

4.      Ice Water                    2 cups

Method

1.      Chop gooseberry into small pieces and remove the seed.

2.      In a mixer grind the chopped gooseberry and pudina adding just a little amount of water and rock salt.

3.      Transfer the mixture into a juicer along with 2 cups of water.

4.      Blend well, strain and serve.

Serves 2

Nutritional Information

One serving of the drink approximately provides 0.32 g of proteins, 2.3 g Carbohydrates, 11.05 Kcal of energy, 17.5 mg of calcium, 0.96 mg of Iron and 91.3 mg of Vitamin C.

Rava Kesari

Rava Kesari

This is one of my favourites and you could say one of my debut dishes. My mom is the source and inspiration for this one. I loved when she made it for me often as a kid. And that is the very reason why this turned out to be one of the recipes I tried out during my first ever days in kitchen. The taste of this recipe is well guaranteed by me…and of course the ingredients make it obvious! Isn’t it? J

Ingredients:

1.      Semolina or Rava                     1 cup

2.      Sugar                                       1 cup

3.      Milk                                         1 cup

4.      Vanilla essence                        1 tsp

5.      Food Colour (optional)           ¼ tsp

6.      Ghee                                        4 tbsp

7.      Dry Raisins & Cashew nuts    10g each

Method:

1.      To 1 cup of milk add vanilla essence and food colour if preferred.

2.      Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a pan/kadai. Add semolina and roast in ghee for a minute.

3.      Add milk little by little to the roasted semolina and keep stirring the mixture till it starts boiling and semolina is half cooked.

4.      Now add sugar and stir continuously. Then add the rest of the ghee and mix well until the mixture stops sticking to the pan.

5.      Now remove from fire and transfer to a greased container. Serve hot or allow to cool and then cut into desired shape and serve. Garnish with roasted cashew nuts and raisins.

Note: Be sure to keep stirring the mixture throughout or you will end up having a smoked dish instead of a sweet one! Also use a hard bottomed vessel or kadai for the preparation and have a happy cooking!!

Yield:  2 cups

Nutritional Information

1 cup of Rava Kesari gives 17.54 g of protein, 35.8 g of fat, 268.7 g of carbohydrates, 1268 KCals of energy, 254.5 mg of calcium and 3.65 mg of iron.