Now it is Dry Fruits Paratha (Flat Bread). This is another variety in the list of parathas in my blog. Healthy and filling, they can be a great weekend breakfast menu. Relish them either with any side dish, raita, butter, green chutney or pickle. So next time you're into dishing out parathas, try this amazing Dry Fruits Paratha for a change. For this you need to check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.
- 1 & 1/4 cup whole wheat flour (makes 5 parathas)
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp. oil
- oil to shallow fry
- extra flour to dust
Stuffing-
- 1/2 cup powdered dry fruits (roasted almonds, cashews & pistachios)
- 1/2 cup fried & crushed onion
- 3 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped
- 1 tbsp. red chili flakes or to taste
In a bowl, mix together whole wheat flour, salt and oil. Add required quantity of water and knead into a dough. Cover and keep aside for 30 minutes.
Divide the dough into 10 equal portions. Roll out each into a small disc just like poori by dusting some flour.
Take one rolled out poori and spread some powdered dry fruits, followed by fried onion, red chili flakes and coriander leaves.
Cover with another poori and press all edges. Roll out further into a larger disc just like chapattis by dusting some more flour. Make similar stuffed parathas.
Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a tawa and shallow fry them on both sides, one at a time, till light golden in colour. Serve them hot with any side dish, raita, butter, green chutney or pickle.
Mix flour, salt & oil. Add water & knead into a dough.
Divide dough into 10 equal portions.
Roll out each into a small disc just like poori by dusting some flour.
Take one rolled out poori & spread some powdered dry fruits, followed by
fried onion, red chili flakes & coriander leaves.
Cover with another poori & press all edges.
Roll out into a larger disc just like chapattis by dusting some more flour.
Make similar stuffed parathas.
Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a tawa & shallow fry them on both sides, one at a time till light golden in colour.
Serve them hot with any side dish, raita, butter, green chutney or pickle.
Here is a healthy and a delicious homemade loaf cake having the goodness of both bananas and some dry fruits. This combination is very good as it has the flavor of the bananas and the crunch coming from the crushed dry fruits. You can use up any over-ripe bananas in this recipe.
Enjoy it as it is, with your evening cup of tea or simply as a desert with your favorite ice-cream topping or some homemade rabdi drizzled over it. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.
- 2 cups refined flour
- 1 & 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup yoghurt
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
- 1/2 cup mixed dry fruits, crushed
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, add the mashed banana, brown sugar, yogurt, eggs and vanilla essence. Combine everything and add the crushed dry fruits. Mix well.
Gently fold in the sifted flour and transfer the contents to a greased loaf tin. Bake in a preheated microwave oven for 40 minutes.
Remove the tin on a wire rack and set aside to cool for 30 minutes. Flip it over on the rack and let it cool further.
Slice it according to desired thickness and enjoy as a dessert topped with your favourite ice-cream or with your evening cup of tea.
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt.
To the mashed banana, add brown sugar, yoghurt.....
.......eggs, vanilla essence & crushed dry fruits. Combine well.
Add in the flour.
Gently fold in. Do not over mix.
Pour the batter into a greased loaf tin.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees C. for 40 minutes.
Let it cool in the loaf tin for 30 min. Pierce a knife to check if it is done.
If it comes out clean, it means it is baked perfect.
Flip it over & allow it to cool further.
Slice into desired thickness & enjoy as you would like.
Hummus are traditional dip from the Middle Eastern regions, where it is served along with Arabic breads and / or grilled meat. It can also be relished as a spread on toasted bread and parathas. Healthy and nutritious, they can be had with veggie crudites or chips for a light snack.
I try out Hummus with variety of Ingredients. In my website, you will find, Coriander Hummus, Mint Hummus, Rajma Hummus and the Original Chickpea Hummus. Today I bring to you yet another type of Hummus prepared with Dry fruits like almonds, cashew nuts and peanuts for a different nutty flavour. Trying it out for the first time and it turned out super delicious which I had along with some cucumber strips.
The presence of the dry fruits, garlic and sesame seeds enhances the flavour and taste and gives a creamy texture to the end product. So this simple and easy homemade Hummus are a quick fix when you have hunger pangs and time is a constraint.
- 1 & 1/2 cups kabuli Chana (white chickpeas), boiled
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 10-12 roasted almonds & cashew nuts
- 2 tbsp. roasted peanuts
- salt to taste
- 1-2 tbsp. lime juice
- 1/4 cup roasted sesame seeds / tahini paste
- 2-3 green chilies
- 2-3 tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. red chili flakes to garnish
- 8-10 boiled kabuli chana to garnish
- coriander leaves to garnish
Blend together kabuli chana, almonds, cashew nuts, peanuts, garlic, salt, lime juice, sesame seeds and green chilies with required quantity of water into a smooth paste.
Add olive oil and mix well. Serve as a dip, garnished with red chili flakes, boiled chana and coriander leaves. They can also be had as a spread on toasted bread and parathas.
