Whole Wheat Flour Cookies in Pressure Cooker

          No oven? No problem. You can now dish out these amazing cookies in a pressure cooker. So let me share my first attempt at making few whole wheat flour cookies that I relished as an evening tea-time snack. It is very easy and simple to make. 

          You just need some salt to be placed in the pressure cooker for the cookies to be baked and in no time you have yummy home baked goodies to be devoured as a tea-time / party snack. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.

• 1 cup whole wheat flour (makes around 14)
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup chilled butter
• 1/4 cup milk or as required
• melted butter / ghee
• few sliced pistachios 
• 2 cups salt

          In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cardamom powder. Then add the butter and mix well so that it now resembles breadcrumbs.

          Add the cardamom powder and milk, little at a time and knead into a dough. Divide into small equal portions. Give a round flat shape to each of them and make few slits with a knife. 

          Place a pinch of the sliced pista in the centre and arrange them in a greased idli stand. Place the salt in the bottom of a pressure cooker and place a stand over it.

          Preheat the cooker on a medium flame for 10 minutes. Now gently place the idli stand in it and close with the lid, but without the vent.

          Cook on a low flame for 10-15 minutes. Keep checking for doneness. Switch off the flame and let it remain as it is for another 5 minutes. 

           Brush with some melted butter / ghee and cool them on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container. Serve as a tea-time snack or as and when desired. 


    

                         Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt & cardamom powder. 

                                 Then add the butter and mix well....

                               .....so that it now resembles breadcrumbs.

                                 Add the cardamom powder 

                            & milk & knead into a dough. Divide into small equal portions. 

                     Give a round flat shape to each of them & make few slits with a knife. 
                     Place a pinch of the sliced pista in the centre. 

                   Place some salt in the bottom of a pressure cooker & place a stand over it. 
                   Preheat the cooker on a medium flame for 10 minutes.

                    Arrange them in a greased idli stand. Place the idli stand in the cooker.

                    Close with lid, without the vent. Cook on a low flame for 15 minutes.
                   Switch off flame & let it remain as it is for another 5 minutes. 

                     Brush with some melted butter / ghee & cool them on a wire rack. Store 
                     them in an airtight container. 

                                Serve as a tea-time snack or as and when desired. 

Eggless Rustic Orange Cookies

          Let me share today a simple whole wheat cookies that I baked with some leftover oranges. I went in for a healthier version by making use of brown sugar and olive oil too. So go ahead and bake these little bites and relish with your evening cup of tea or coffee. Kids can enjoy with their daily dose of milk. So check out an easy step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.

• 2 cups whole wheat flour (atta)
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
• 1 tsp. orange zest
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup powdered brown sugar

          In a bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom powder and the zest. In another bowl, mix together oil, orange juice and the sugar till the latter is dissolved.

          Now pour the juice mix, little at a time over the flour and knead into a dough. Divide into small rounds / oblong shape and flatten them (makes around 20 cookies). You can also make some impression with your fork.

          Arrange them on a greased baking sheet and bake in a preheated microwave oven at 180 degrees C for 18-20 minutes.

          Cool them on a wire rack and store them in an airtight container. Sprinkle some castor sugar over it and relish them with your evening cup of tea / coffee.

                   Mix flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom powder & zest. 

                  In another bowl, mix oil, orange juice & sugar till the latter is dissolved.

                           Pour juice mix, little at a time, over flour & knead into a dough. 
               
              

               Divide into small rounds / oblong shape & flatten them. Arrange on greased 
               baking sheet.

                               Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 18-20 minutes.

                                  After it is baked.....

                                  After it is baked......

                                  Cool them on a wire rack & store in an air-tight container. 

                                  My second batch of the cookies.....

                                  Relish them with your evening cup of tea / coffee.