Recipe: Oats Yogurt Parfait with Fruits

The word "parfait" is a French word meaning 'frozen dessert'. Parfait has become one of the most popular breakfast or dessert option which is made with yogurt. Let me tell you, there are no fixed rules to make a parfait. I was looking for parfait recipe on net and found so many variations in the recipe as a result ended up getting confused which one to try. So, I am sharing my recipe of oats yogurt parfait with fruits. It is light and fulfilling which is just perfect for the summers or the weight watchers can enjoy them as dessert to curb the sweet cravings.

Oats Yogurt Prafait with Fruits

Serves 1
Takes 10 minutes

Ingredients:


4 tablespoon Greek Yogurt (or thick curd)
2 tablespoon Saffola Instant Oats
1/2 tablespoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon Honey (or as per taste)
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoon wheat flakes
Fresh fruits (grapes, strawberries or any as per choice)


Method:

Add oats and water in a pan and cook it.
Add vanilla essence and honey.
Cook till oats are done, allow it to cool.
Place the cooked oats in a glass, add yogurt.
Top it up with wheat flakes which will give it a crunch.
Repeat the layering step till you fill the glass or as per your portion size.
Add fruits like grapes, strawberries (or any fruit of your liking)
Serve immediately and Enjoy.

As I told earlier you can make any number of changes in the recipe depending on the availability of the ingredients like oats can be replaced by granola or the strawberries can be replaced by mango.
Try it out and let me know how was it :)








 

Recipe: Strawberry Banana Smoothie

What tastes better than fresh strawberries? I love strawberries and make sure I have enough of them in the season. Strawberry and Banana smoothie is my one such favorite drink that I relish always. This is a complete meal in itself, you can enjoy it for breakfast/ dessert or any time of the day. It is rich in calcium, fibers, and vitamins. Adding chia seeds or flax seeds to it make it more nutritious and it is even recommended for people struggling to shred few extra pounds. You can use greek yogurt or thick curd or even avoid curd and make the smoothie in milk. If fresh strawberries or banana is not available you can use the frozen fruits which gives a thickness to the smoothie.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie:
Serves 1
Takes  8- 10 minutes

Ingredients:

5 tablespoon Greek yogurt/thick curd
1 tablespoon flax seeds
3 medium sized strawberries
1/2 or 1 frozen banana (depending on your taste)
1 tablespoon Honey/ sugar (as per your taste)



Method:

Add all ingredients to the blender and pulse until combined.
Serve immediately.

Add milk if it is too thick or add ice or frozen fruits if it is too thin.

And enjoy this healthy drink.

Recipe: Instant Khaman Dhokla- The Healthy Snack or Breakfast

Khaman Dhokla is one of my favorite comfort food. I enjoy it in breakfast and evening snacks as well. The soft, fluffy and spongy texture wins my heart every time I have it. If you are looking out for some healthy options to have you can definitely add it to the list as it is steamed, therefore, it is healthy and you can eliminate or modify the tempering as per your need. By not adding the oil or sugar water you can still enjoy it.

Khaman Dhokla
Serves 2
Takes 30 minutes

Ingredients:

1 Cup Besan (Gram Flour)
1 Green chilli
3 Tsp Yogurt
1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
3/4 Tsp Eno ( Fruit Salt)
1/4 Tsp Turmeric
Salt as per taste


For Toppings:
Coriander leaves
1 Tsp Mustard Seeds
1 Tsp Sugar
5-6 Curry Leaves
1 Tsp Oil


Method:

Add yogurt, crushed chillies, salt, turmeric powder, lemon juice to the besan.
Leave for 10-15 Minutes
Meanwhile, add some water to the cooker and bring it to the boil.
Grease the tin/container with some oil.
Add fruit salt to the above mixture and mix well and immediately pour the batter into the container.
Place the container inside the pressure cooker and place the lid without the whistle.
Steam it for 15 minutes on low flame.
Check in between to see that the water is not evaporated completely, else add more water.
Check by inserting the knife.
Once done, allow it to cool for sometime and then carefully remove from the container.
For tempering, add oil in the pan, add  mustard seeds, curry leaves.
After 2 minutes add water and sugar. pour this sweet water along with the mustard seeds and curry leaves over the cooked Dhokla.
Leave it for 8-10 minutes so that it gets soaked completely into it and reaches the corner.
Garnish with some coriander leaves.
And Taadddaaaa... its ready to be served.

Enjoy it with green chutney or tamarind chutney as you like to have it.

ENJOY !!

Feel free to share your feedback/suggestions and comments.

Recipe: Spicy Chicken Wrap - Healthy and Tasty !!

I am a lover of wraps because I believe they are full filling and kind of complete meal in themselves. Making wraps have no fixed rules you can add as many veggies, sauces, cheese or  meat to it to make it richer or healthier. These days I am exploring the healthier version of the food. As definitely by  adding cheese, butter, mayo to the dish do make wraps and sandwiches yummy but what if we don't add it...Well, you can still enjoy it. Find the simple and easy recipe to make the chicken wrap at home without much hassle.

Chicken Wrap :
Serves 4 wrap
Takes 40 minutes

Ingredients:

400 gms Boneless Chicken Pieces
1 Tomato
1 finely chopped onion
2-3 cloves garlic
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1 1/2 tsp Everest Chicken Masala
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/2 Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp red chilli powder( adjust acc to your taste)
Salt as per taste


For Toppings:
Coriander leaves
1/2 Sliced Onions
1/2 cup Cabbage


Method:

Make regular wholewheat chapatis/ rotis.
Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a pan, add cumin seeds after 1 min add onions.
Saute onion for 2 mins add finely chopped garlic. Saute for 5-7 minutes till the colour change to golden brown.
Add all the masala and allow it to cook for 8-10 minutes.
When the color of the masala changes and it starts leaving the pan add the chopped tomato cubes.
Allow it to cook till the tomatoes are cooked and have become mushy. Add the small chicken pieces and salt.
Allow it to cook till the chicken are done. Cook till the water evaporates and the mixture turns dry. Just make sure you don't make it too dry so that you can still enjoy some gravy which would act as the sauce.
Let the mixture cool for some time.
Spread the mixture on the chapati and top it up with some cabbage and onions. (You can add other veggies too as per your preference)
Roll it up and you can grill it on Tawa or Sandwich maker. I did it on Sandwich maker .
You can brush some oil over the roll before grilling. (Optional)

The step wise pictures are as follows:

And your wraps are ready. Enjoy it with some chutney or sauce of your choice.

 You can use any leftover vegetable or curry in the wrap. You can have it as any meal as per your preference.

Please share your feedback/suggestions and comments.


Enjoy !!

Recipe: Rava Idli - Healthy and Tasty !!

Rava Idli is always my favorite because they are "fast to cook and good to eat" :) They don't require that much effort and time as needed with rice idli ( although I love both). Rava idli are said to be light and are easy to digest. Rava is very useful in making many quick, easy and tasty breakfast items.
So, I will share my version of Rava idli:

Rava Idli: 
 
Serves 3 (makes 16 idli)
Takes 30 minutes

Ingredients:
 
3 cup Rava ( Sooji/ Semolina)
1/2 cup Curd
Salt as per taste
1 sachet Eno/Fruit Salt ( Regular One)

Method:

 Soak rava in curd for about 15-20 minutes and add water to make a thick batter.

After 15 mins check the consistency of the batter, add water if needed ( it should be exactly same as the rice idli batter neither thin nor thick)

Add water and heat the idli cooker.

Add Eno just before putting the batter on the Idli making tray.

Grease the tray with oil and pour the batter.

Steam it for 5-8 minutes and check by inserting knife of fork weather the idlis are cooked nicely.

 

 

 Taddaaa...Your tasty and soft Rava Idlis are ready. You can serve it with coconut chutney or can have them with sambhar. 

     

Enjoy !