Walnut/ Akhrot Sheera

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup Slightly crushed Walnuts

1 cup Milk

1/4 cup Unsalted butter

1/2 cup Sugar

1/2 tsp Nutmeg and Cardamom powder (Pistachios for garnishing is optional)

Method:

In a non-stick pan, add butter and walnuts. Roast them till you get nice aroma(don't overcook).

Add Milk and stir till you see butter leaving sides.

Add Sugar and mix it well till sugar melts.

When milk evaporated and the mixture gets a thick consistency, it's ready to eat.

Sprinkle Nutmeg & Cardamom powder and serve it hot.

Benefits:

Omega 3 helps to fight against heart diseases.

Antioxidants, Vitamin E and Gallic Acid help to reduce cholesterol level.

Omega 3 fatty acid plays a vital role in blood circulation.

Vitamin A and E help to stop hair-fall and considered as anti-ageing.

Several clinical studies have shown walnuts have potential in preventing cancer and heart disease as well as promoting weight loss and maintaining brain health.

Spinach Chaat

Ingredients:
250 gm Spinach leaves
1 cup Chickpea flour
1/2 tsp Carom Seeds
Sugar and Salt as per taste
Some Ginger powder
Some Mint Chutney (Can use coriander chutney or Tomato sauce)
Yogurt and Coriander leaves for garnishing. (Peanut powder, fennel seeds optional)
Oil to deep fry

Method:
Boil spinach.
Make thin batter out of Chickpea flour, carom seeds, salt, sugar and little water.
Dip boiled spinach leaves one by one in this batter and deep fry it in a pan with oil.
Once it is at look warm temperature, serve them in plate/bowl and top with ginger powder, desired chutney, yogurt, tomato sauce and some peanut powder and fennel seeds.

Benefits:
Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids), manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E, calcium, potassium and vitamin C. It is a very good source of dietary fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, protein and choline.

Roasted Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:
500 gms Pumpkin(Chopped)
2 carrots (Chopped)
2 Garlic cloves
1 cup Vegetable stock
1/4 tsp Cinnamon powder
2 tsp Olive oil
Salt and Black pepper powder as per taste

Method:
Preheat oven at 200 degrees.
Grease baking tray with oil and put garlic, chopped pumpkin and carrots on it. Sprinkle some salt and add olive oil on it. Cover it with aluminium foil. Roast them for 20-30 minutes.(If you don't have oven, can roast them in a pan).
Grind all roasted ingredients in mixer/blender with help of adding little water.(Can add water upto soup consistency) 
Add some salt and it hot.

Benefits:
Pumpkin has high scale of potassium which helps to regulate blood pressure.
It has Antioxidant named as Beta Keratin which helps against Cancer, Asthma and heart disease. 

Sweet Potato & Barley Soup

Ingredients:
1 big Sweet Potato(Peeled and chopped)
1 1/2 cup Carrots (Peeled and chopped)
1 1/2 cup chopped French beans
1 1/2 cup Corn
3 Celery thinly chopped
1 small Onion (Chopped)
1/2 cup Capsicum (Thinly sliced)
2 Garlic clove(mashed)
6 Cup Water
1 cup Vegetable stock(Can use water in which vegetables been boiled)
1 cup Medium Pearl Barley
1 Bay Leaf
Salt as per taste
1/2 tsp Fennel seeds powder
1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
10-12 small cherry tomatoes chopped in half

Method:
Pressure cook(Boil) Pearl Barley with 3-4 whistles.
Strain out water and store it to use later.
In a pan, shallow fry all vegetables(Sweet potato, carrots, french beans, corn, celery, onion, capsicum, tomatoes, garlic)
Add Barley water which we strained earlier with vegetable stock in a pan.
Boil all ingredients till all veggies are soft and get soup-like consistency(can add 1 tsp cornflour).
Add all dry spices including salt. Serve hot.

Benefits:
Barley has nutritional values which contains Vitamin B6, Folate and Potassium which helps to maintain healthy heart. It also contains Iron, Phosphorus, Calcium, Magnesium and Zink values which helps to get strong bones. It's Fibre contains good appetite force. Barley water also very healthy which has been used in this soup.

Kolhapuri Bhadang/ Spicy Puffed Rice

Total time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients:




6 cup Basmati Puffed Rice
1 cup Peanuts
1 cup Roasted Gram(Chana Dal/ Dalia)
1/3 cup Oil (Sunflower/Olive/Vegetable)
1 full Garlic Chopped(Bunch of garlic petals)
2 Tbsp Red chilly powder
Salt to taste
10-15 Curry Leaves



Method:
In heated pan(kadai) add oil on medium temperature. As oil get some heat, add curry leaves.
As curry leaves splutter then add Garlic, Roasted Gram, Peanuts and let them fry. As you see color change in Roasted Gram and Peanuts add salt and red chilly powder. Stir it for 10 seconds.
Turn off the gas/heat and immediately add puffed rice.
Mix all ingredient well.
Ready to eat!

Note:
While frying garlic, roasted gram and peanuts be careful not to burn any of them with extra heat.
If you find mixing puffed rice in pan difficult then have large bowl fill up puffed rice first and then add fried ingredients in it and mix it comfortably.
Store this snack in air tight container in pantry.
This snack lasts upto 2 months.

Bruschetta

Total Time: 15-20 Mins

Ingredients:

Bruschetta loafs
2 carrot
1 big capsicum(Green/Red/Yellow)
2 medium tomatoes
1 small size cucumber or zucchini
Jalapeno and Olives( Optional)
1/2 Tbsp Cumin powder
1 Tbsp Black pepper powder
Lemon juice as per taste
Salt as per taste
Mozzarella shredded cheese
Oregano, Chili flakes (Optional)

Method:
Finely chop all vegetables listed above(Can make variation with vegetable of your choice)
In one big bowl mix all chopped vegetables, add salt, lemon juice, cumin powder, pepper powder.
Make batter dry if possible. Some vegetables like cucumber will leave some water.
Take Bruschetta loaf and add some batter from bowl, garnish with shredded mozzarella cheese.
Put it into Preheated oven for 10 minutes.
Serve with oregano, red chili flakes.

Pizza Toast

Total time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients:

Brown bread

1 cup Semolina(Soji/Rava)

4 Tbsp Fresh cream (Malai)

2 1/2 Tbsp Pizza/ Pasta sauce

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp red chilly powder(Can use chilly flakes)

2 tsp Oregano(optional)

Vegetables (1 Capsicum, 1 large Onion, 1 Tomato, 1/2 Cucumber(optional), 3 Mushroom(optional))

Salt as per tasteWater as per requirement

Method:

Roast Semolina, take one bowl and add fresh cream, pizza sauce with semolina.
Add chopped vegetables, dry ingredients and mix well.
Add water to make proper batter. 
Batter should not be too thin or too thick.We have used fresh cream for binding the ingredients and make comfortable cooking.
Take single piece of brown bread and apply this batter directly on one side with  approximately 1 inch layer.
Heat Pan/Tawa with 1 tsp oil/butter.Put plain side of bread first at low flame.
As u find bread slice has became crispy then apply oil/butter at top side(batter side) and turn bread side.
Keep it for 2-3 minutes on low flame and serve it with Tomato sauce or chutney of your choice.