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Finger millet is one of the millets which I prefer to use in our daily diet in one form or the other, due to its health benefits. It can be included in preparing Indian foods like Dosa, idli, rotti, ragimudde, malt, etc.
Biscuits and cookies are typically made with maida or all-purpose flour, but I enjoy experimenting with healthier alternatives in my baking. A good combination of different flours gives the recipe a unique taste and texture.
Here is my version of healthy biscuits using Finger millet flour / Ragi hittu. These tasty biscuits are kids favourite too, a healthy treat to add to your kids lunchbox!
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Healthy food habits are good for everyone. Our daily food intake should have a balanced portion of pulses, dairy, fruits, nuts and other things. Being hard core vegetarians, I always try to serve the best food for my family.
Today, I am sharing a healthy recipe with you all. These Energy Balls are so delicious to eat, and comes very handy while you are on a trip, hiking, sports activity and also for kids snacks. I have not used any nuts in this recipe since my kids love to carry them for school snacks, and nuts are not allowed in school. You can use any combination of dried fruits and nuts for this recipe.
Preparation time: 20 - 25 minutes
Difficulty level: Medium
Yield: Around 23 balls of medium size
Ingredients:
- Oats: 1 cup
- Desiccated coconut: 1/2 cup
- Pitted dates: 2 1/2 cup
- Chia seeds: 4 tbsp
- Cocoa powder: 2 tbsp
- Orange zest: 1 tbsp
- Coconut oil: 2 tbsp
Recipe Instructions:
- Take the oats and make a coarse powder using a mixie or food processor.
- Lightly roast the coarsely powdered oats, desiccated coconut and chia seeds separately and allow to cool. Each one would take a few minutes to turn aromatic.
- Roughly chop the pitted dates and transfer it to mixie jar or food processor. Blend the dates till it turns into a sticky mixture.
- Add all the remaining ingredients to the dates mixture in 2 - 3 stages and run the mixie or food processor till everything blends well. I have used the 'whip' setting in the mixie to do this.
- Take small portions of dough, and shape them into balls of desired size.
- Transfer the Energy balls into an air tight container. They stay well at room temperature for 4 - 5 days. Or, you can store them in the refrigerator for 2 - 3 weeks.
Tips:
- Replace the ingredients with dried fruits and nuts of your choice.
Broccoli is one of our family favourite vegetables. Kiddos love it because of the color and we, adults love it for its health benefits. I heard a few people won't like this vegetable for its distinct smell. But we love every dish prepared using broccoli.
3 years back, my Mum and Dad were here with us for a few months. During that time, buying vegetables was not that easy for us as many vegetables we get here are totally different from what they get in India. When we go out for groceries, mum eyes usually look for only those veggies which are available in hometown! To my surprise, they both liked broccoli and she used to prepare Broccoli Stir Fry (Palya) 2 - 3 times a week during their stay.
I would like to share the recipe of Broccoli - Potato Cutlet / Broccoli Patties with you all today. These patties are perfect for breakfast, snacks, starter and kids lunch box too. Below is the recipe of Broccoli - Aloo Cutlets:
- Preparation time: - 25 - 30 minutes
- Difficulty level: Medium
- Servings: 2
Ingredients:
- Broccoli florets - 2 cups
- Medium size potato - 1
- Chat masala powder - 1 tsp
- Green chillies - 2 (adjust according to taste)
- Onion - 1 (small)
- Amchur powder / lime juice - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - to taste
- Bread crumbs - 1 cup or more
- Oil - for shallow frying
Recipe Instructions:
- Cook the potatoes till soft. I have halved the potato and pressure cooked till two whistles.
- Finely chop the onion and crush the green chillies.
- Wash the broccoli florets and put them in a bowl. Add 1 tsp salt and about 4 cups of hot water. Leave them for 5 minutes.
- Drain all the water and spread the broccoli florets on a kitchen towel for 4 - 5 minutes.
- Pulse the broccoli florets in a mixie or blender coarsely without adding any water.
- Peel the cooked potatoes, and mash it nicely.
- Take a mixing bowl and add pulsed broccoli, mashed potato, crushed chillies, chopped onion, chat masala, amchur powder / lime juice and salt to taste.
- Also add 2 - 3 tbsp bread crumbs and mix everything well.
- Make lime sized balls and pat them into flat discs.
- Roll these discs in bread crumbs and shallow fry on hot tawa. Flip the discs a few time and cook till both the sides turn slightly brownish.
- Serve hot cutlets along with tomato sauce or your favourite dip. We would love to have it with coconut chutney!
Tips:
- Green chillies can be replaced with red chilli powder.
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