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3-Min Coffee Cake in Mug No Egg | Quick Microwave Mug Cake Recipe

Cake in a mug? Are you kidding me? This was my reaction a year back! But the world of food and baking is vast. It's like a huge ocean, which is filled with endless treasures. chocolate coffee cake in mug Here, treasures are the recipes that tantalize taste buds and give you something to relish and remember! Mug cakes are such a breeze. I never knew this until a year back. But then I never had the confidence to try these quick cakes. eggless coffee cake Now the time was ripe enough for me to give this microwave mug cake a try after I tried no oil, no butter cake in a mug, getting inspiration from Sangeeta Sethi's eggless mug cake post. coffee cake in a mug I experimented with the ingredients and voila! The recipe was a hit. Do check my almond butter microwave mug cake recipe , which is unique, healthy, and of course flavorful. It does not use oil or butter, nor refined flour. Rather, I have chosen the healthiest of ingredients to come up with a qui

Whole Wheat Crackers With Sesame Seeds

atta crackers Do you love crackers? What if you get to relish whole wheat crackers that too home made. With the goodness of sesame seeds (til), wheat crackers are an instant hit at my home. I have recently returned from my parental home. Got this idea of using sesame seeds from a bakery - dad brought crackers from a local bakery. I was itching to give them a try. Of course, the bakery crackers use maida, but this recipe is a no maida recipe. You know it all about me now! Whole wheat flour is a healthier alternative to plain/refined flour, which takes longer to digest, has no nutritional value, and contributes to blood sugar spike. Contrarily, whole wheat flour has more nutritional value. You will not find any recipe that uses maida in this blog. Yes, I did use maida once for a cake rusk recipe. Let's get back to the wheat crackers recipe. Now you must be wondering why I have added sesame seeds? Well, sesame seeds are a widely popular condiment in India. Their nutty taste

Palak Dal (Spinach Lentils Gravy)

dal palak Call it palak dal or dal palak, or even spinach dal, this healthy, flavorful, and rich gravy is going to be a hit in your family. This is my mom's recipe, though I have never tried it. Since these days I am with mom, I have learned the dal palak recipe from her. Simple, sumptuous, yet filling, palak dal Punjabi style is a bowl full of health. I have enjoyed this blend of spinach and lentils during childhood, but never had the curiosity to learn. But those days are long gone; now I am eager to learn and unlearn things that add value to my life and profile. Yes, I want to learn healthiest ways of cooking food, for I am a health freak. This dal palak recipe was made on demand - mom made it one day and then next time, I was curious enough to learn how to make this simple yet scrumptious blend of lentils and spinach. Let's see how mom makes it: Palak Chana Dal Ingredients 1/4 cup- chana dal 1/4 moong dal (yellow lentils) 1 bunch of palak (spinach) 1 tbsp

Tawa Coconut Cookies With Whole Wheat Flour

coconut cookies I am at parents' place these days. Since my family has started to recognise my baking talent, I wanted to bake a simple batch of cookies for them. I decided to give coconut cookies a try, that too without oven/microwave. I made this batch of crispy, crunchy atta coconut cookies on stovetop. Surprisingly, these came out as crunchy bites that everyone loved with their hot cup of evening tea. Their smiles made my day! Happy happy me. Here is my simple tawa cookies recipe. Eggless Coconut Cookies on Stovetop Ingredients tawa coconut cookies 1 cup- whole wheat flour (atta) 1 cup- dry coconut powder 1 cup- powdered oats (grind rolled oats) 5 tbsp- sugar (you may add more or less as per your taste) 1/2 tsp- baking powder 1/2 tsp- baking soda (for crunch) 4-5 tbsp- cold milk (depending on dough) 4 tbsp- solid desi ghee (refrigerate ghee/butter for 4-5 hours to solidify it) Coconut Cookies Without Oven Procedure Mix flour, coconut

Whole Grain Biscuits With Barley, Pistachio: Eggless Healthy Cookie Recipe

pistachio barley cookies Looking for a whole grain biscuits recipe? Well, you already know that cookies make my favorite tea time accompaniment. To me biscuits are another form of healthy snacks. I am sure you, too, love healthy cookies. Whole grain biscuits baked at home do not have a match, do they? How many of you have tried to bake multigrain cookies at home? I started out two years back, and the journey has been very pleasant- of course, I have had my share of failures too. But that have not prevented me from experimenting with different whole grain biscuits recipes. I combine healthiest of ingredients to bake cookies at home, unlike the market or packet cookies that use maida or refined flour or all-purpose flour for baking. Maida is unwelcome at my place. Check all-purpose flour disadvantages here. all purpose flour disadvantages So you will always get cookies baked with healthiest of cereals and grains, of which oats hold a major share. homemade who

Desi Black Chickpea Hummus/Dip/Chutney

hummus One easy peasy dip to enjoy with a varied about of items! Wondering what it could be? Well, read further and you will get to know. Heard of hummus? Desi hummus is delicious and a power-packed dip that you would love to savor with idlis, dosas, or just about anything. I have never tried hummus before. Rather, I heard about it just last year. Finally, I gave it a try a few days back when I had soaked & boiled a good amount of black chickpeas. I was making idlis,so decided to make chutney with kala chana. Did the recipe disappoint? Na, had it been a disappointment, I would not be sharing the same with you! Voila! It's a simple recipe that will certainly satiate your hunger cravings and tempt your taste buds. I have not checked original desi hummus recipe. This is completely my first attempt at making something like hummus with black chickpeas. Black Chickpea Hummus/Dip/Chutney The name says it all. This finger-licking blend of protein-packed black

2-Min No Oil Mug Cake No Egg: Almond Butter Cake in A Mug/ Rice Microwave Cake

mug cake eggless  with almond butter Cake in a mug! Sounds interesting, isn;t it? Mug cakes are loved by one and all. They are super quick and easy - ready within a couple of minutes, requiring a handful of ingredients. Doesn't that sound good to the ear? I have never tried my hands at mug cake before. But I really wanted to give it a try. Yesterday was the lucky day! This microwave mug cake recipe gets inspiration from Sangeeta Sethi ji. The moment I saw her whole wheat mug cake  eggless  recipe in a group, I was impressed!!  Unlike other cake recipes, mug cakes are quick and require no preheating the microwave or convection setting. This doubt was cleared by Sangeeta Chandra, a friend of mine. Then I decided to just go for it. But since I had home-made almond butter, I did not want to add any other oil or butter. So my cake in a mug recipe is simple, eggless, butterless, and so addictive! Yes, you have got me right. What is Almond Butter Almond butter i