Mawa Coconut Laddoo

Hello to all my readers.  As, the festival of colors, Holi is near, I thought to post this easy laddoo recipe which hardly takes 10 minutes from start to finish.  Its a perfect recipe for beginners.

I used my instant mawa in this recipe but you can use readymade one too (just make sure its fresh).  Sweetness can be adjusted as per taste.

So lets start making these delicious Mawa Coconut Laddoo.  Happy Cooking :)

Makes - 6 laddoos

Preparation - time 2 minutes

Cooking time - 2 minutes

Ingredients :

Mawa / khoya               -     6 tbsp

Desiccated coconut       -    1/4  cup

Powdered sugar 

(I used castor sugar)      -    4 tbsp

Method:

• Take the mawa in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 2 minutes while mixing after every 30 seconds . 
• Remove and let it cool down a little.
• Add sugar and desiccated coconut.  Mix everything very well.
• Take a small portion from the mixture and shape it into a laddoo. 
• Serve.

6 min. Microwave Rava Coconut Laddoo

I am running in a microwave mode since the day I got my new microwave J
I simply love the way it cooks.  It gives so fast results and at the end you get no mess to clean.  I have made lots of dessert, sweets and snacks in my microwave and got excellent results every single time.  But thanks to my laziness and frequent power cuts, I could not post those recipes yet.  
As it is said "better late than never", I am starting to post all those microwave recipes from today.  So stay tuned for some wonderful microwave desserts, sweets and snacks.

Today I am going to share my so quick and delicious Rava Laddoo recipe.  They were simply mouth melting.  It took me just 6 minutes to make these yummy laddoos.  Isn't it great?  yes it is.  The cherry on the cake is that the fat content in this recipe is very low as I used only 1.5 tbsp ghee/clarified butter.  With simple ingredients and even simpler method you too can make these laddoos.  It can be a good option for kids tiffin and your festive menu.  So lets start making these quick Rava Coconut Laddoo.  Happy Cooking :)

Makes - 10 laddoo

Cooking time - 6 minutes

My 1 cup measures 250 ml

Ingredients:

Rava                               - 1/2 cup

Fresh grated coconut      - 3 tbsp (I used frozen coconut)
Condensed milk             - 1/2 cup
Cardamom                     - 2 (powdered)
Almonds (chopped)       - 1 tsp
Raisins (chopped)          - 1 tbsp
Cashewnuts (chopped)   - 1 tsp
Ghee/clarified butter      - 1.5 tbsp

Desiccated coconut        - 1 2 tbsp (optional)

Method:

• Take 1/2 tbsp ghee/clarified butter in a microwave safe bowl and add in chopped cashews and almonds.  Mix well and microwave on high for 1.5 minutes.  Add chopped raisins and microwave for 10 seconds more. Shift to another bowl and set aside.
• In the same bowl, add remaining 1 tbsp ghee/clarified butter and add Rava.  Mix well and microwave on high for 2.5 minutes while stirring after every 1 minute.  Add grated coconut and microwave for another 30 seconds.  Add condensed milk and powdered cardamom.  Mix well and microwave for 1.5 minutes or less if mixture gets dried.  Add fried nuts and mix well.  Let it cool down a little.  Pinch a small portion from the prepared mixture and shape it into a ball by rolling between your palms.  Likewise, make more laddoo with the remaining mixture and serve.  
• Optional - u can roll these laddoo in desiccated coconut.
• Store in an airtight container.  Consume within 4-5 days.

Notes:

1. I used thick rava in the recipe but if you do not like a bit grainy texture, you can use fine rava too.
2. Do not add more condensed milk than given in the recipe else it would be too sweet.
3. You can use your choice of nuts and dried fruits in the recipe.  If you wish you can totally skip adding nuts.
4. If you find the mixture a little wet, let it cool down for 5 more minutes and roll the prepared laddoo in desiccated coconut.
5. These laddoos can be made on stove too.  

Eggless Whole Wheat Oats Coconut Muffins

My toddler loves cakes and muffins.  I often experiment with healthy ingredients to make these for her.  The funny thing is that whatever cake or muffins I make for her I end up on relishing them myself too :)  These muffins too falls in that category.  I first tried them a month ago and then today.  They came out as good as before.  So fluffy and moist.  My princess just loved them. 

These muffins are simply melt in mouth and delicious.  Addition of fresh coconut gave it a nice crunch and condensed milk made it so rich in flavour.  Its a tried and tested recipe so make it for your family and get the nice compliments from them :)  

I thought to share this recipe as it has all the healthy ingredients that you can enjoy with your kiddos without fear of calories as it is a low calorie snack with just 2 tbsp of butter (you can easily decrease it by 1 & 1/2 tbsp).  I made them a bit on the sweeter side as I loved it that way.  All in all, its a healthy addition in your snacks list. 

So here is the recipe for you to try.  Happy Cooking :)

Makes - 6 muffins 

Baking time - 20 minutes

Temperature - 180 degree

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour	2 tbsp
Oats flour	2 tbsp
All purpose flour (maida)	2 tbsp
Baking powder	¼ tsp
Baking soda	1/8 tsp or 2 big pinch
Butter	2 tbsp
Salt	1 pinch
Fresh grated coconut	5 tbsp
Vanilla essence	¼ tsp
Milk	3 tbsp  or as required
Choco chips	1 tbsp
Tutty fruity (I used my homemade tutty fruity)	1 tbsp

Method:

• Mix together oats flour, whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.  Set aside.
• Preheat oven at 180 degree and line a muffin pan with paper liners.  Set aside.
• Mix choco chips and tutty fruitty with 1/2 tsp of all purpose flour and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, take melted butter, condensed milk and castor sugar (if using) and mix well.  Add vanilla essence and milk. Mix again.  Add flour mix little by little.  If you find that the batter is getting thick, add one more tbsp of milk.  The batter should not be too loose.  Keep it a bit on the thicker side.  Add grated coconut and give it a stir.  Finally add choco chips and tutty fruitty and gently stir twice.
• Fill the muffin cups with the prepared batter till a little more than half.
• Bake for 20 minutes or till the top gets a little brown.  Remove and shift to a wire rack to cool down.
• Enjoy.

Notes:

1. I used a different brand of condensed milk that had a bit thinner texture so I added 1 tbsp of castor sugar to perfect the sweetness.  If you are using Nestle condensed milk, skip the sugar.
2. You can add your choice of nuts instead of choco chips and tutty fruitty.  But I recommend to use choco chips too with nuts.
3. Here I used 2 tbsp of butter which can easily be reduced to 1 1/2 tbsp.

Banana chocolate ice cream

Banana is a very versatile fruit. You can convert it into a shake, cake, bread, muffin, pan cakes or anything your imagination allow. Whenever I find some over ripe bananas at home I make any one of the aforementioned goodies.  Anything made with banana can never go wrong (atleast I feel so :) )

This time I wanted to make something new and after searching on internet I came across some innovative banana ice creams.  Its a very flexible recipe so you can add in your choice of ingredients (with banana of course) as I did.  Here I added dessicated coconut, condensed milk and my chocolate frosting.  I was not sure at all what it would be like but to my surprise it came out very nice.

The best thing in this ice cream is that it does'nt need any cream or gelatine or any fancy ice cream machine.  You don't even need to freeze it overnight or whip it on frequent intervals to avoid the formation of air bubbles.  Just freeze it for 2 hours and its good to go.  Trust me its worth trying atleast once.  Its a nice dessert for kids parties too. 

I had made this ice cream a few weeks back and today I am going to try it again but with some variations.  If this experiments too comes out nice then I will post the recipe soon.

Here I am sharing the recipe of this wonderful ice cream.  Do try it.

Happy Cooking :) 

 

Ingredients:

Banana	1 (small)
Chocolate frosting	1 tbsp
Dessicated coconut	1 tbsp
Condensed milk	1 tbsp
Glazed cherry	1
Sprinkles to garnish

Method:

• Take the banana and peel it off.  Chop it into round slices and shift to a zip-lock bag.  Put it in the deep freezer for at least two hours.
•  Take the frozen banana and put it in the blender.  Blend it till smooth and creamy. 
• Add dessicated coconut, chocolate frosting and condensed milk.  Blend again for 30 seconds.
•  Shift the mixture into an airtight container and freeze for 1-2 hours.
• Serve chilled, topped with glazed cherry and sprinkles.

Notes:

1. Always use ripe, clean and firm bananas for this ice cream.  Use of over ripe bananas would make it taste sour.
2. If not using chocolate frosting then sugar would need to be added.
3. You can add nuts too.

Coconut Kheer

Hi friends. Kheer is a very famous dessert in indian cuisine.  Almost everyone like it including me :) I like rice kheer but my inclination is a little bit more towards the coconut kheer.  Its really delicious and melt in mouth.  The texture of coconut kheer is a little different from that of rice kheer.  The little little bits of fresh coconut covered in creamy rice and milk mixture is simply awesome. Usually jaggery is used to make this kheer sweet but I didnt like the taste of jaggery in this so I substituted it with sugar. So today I am sharing with you this recipe of Coconut kheer.  I am sure you will also like it.  Do try and enjoy.  Happy cooking :)

 Ingredients:

Grated fresh coconut	1 cup
Basmati rice	2 tbsp (soaked in water for atleast 1 hour)
Sugar	20 tsp
Full cream milk	750 ml
Cardamom (powdered)	3
Chironji / Charoli	1 tbsp
Cashews	7-8 (chopped)
Pistachios	1 tsp (chopped)

Method:

• Take the milk in heavy bottom pan and boil it.  Once boiled, remove from the stove and take half cup of milk from it to add in while blending coconut and rice.
• In a jar, put together coconut, rice and half cup milk and blend it with a hand blender till smooth.
• Put the milk again on the stove and add in coconut rice paste. Mix well. Let it cook on medium flame till the milk reduces and becomes thick.  It will take approx 15 minutes.
• Add in cardamom powder, chopped cashews and charoli.  Mix well.  Cook for another 2 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the stove and add in sugar.  Mix well.
• Put the pan again on the medium flame and cook for another 5 minutes. 
• Remove from the flame and let it cool down.  Shift it to a serving dish and garnish with chopped pistachios.  
• Keep it in the fridge for atleast 1 hour before serving.
• Serve chilled.

Notes:

1. If you do not have time to soak the rice, you can put them in hot water for 10 minutes and then use.
2. You can use jaggery instead of sugar.
3. Any other dried fruits or nuts can be used.

UNNIAPPAM

I had come to know about Paniyaram Pan only a few months back and got so excited to know that it cooks with (almost) no oil.  How cool is that :D  So when my in laws came to visit us they brought one Paniyaram Pan for me :) 

I was so eager to make something in it and the first thing that I made was Unniappam.  The reason was so obvious that I wanted to make something that 'my little bunch of joy' can also have with us. So this dish fit the bill.  Its so soft n fluffy that you would love to have it at any time of the day.  The cherry on the cake is that it does'nt have all purpose flour aka maida, and sugar is substituted with jaggery that gives a nice flavour.  It also has banana that contributes to the softness and flavour.  All in all, a goodness packed snack that kids are surely gonna love.

My LO loved it to the core as its so soft that she could take the bites with her tiny teeth (as she has got only three front ones hehehe).

Me and V also love these Unniappams and have it as evening snacks with tea.  All thanks to Paniyaram Pan. 

With this magic pan I had also made spinach koftas with just one spoon of oil... isnt it great? :)  No compromise in taste.  I will post that recipe soon.

Now coming back to the recipe.. Following is the detailed recipe of these super yummy Unniappams. Do try and enjoy. Happy Cooking :)