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Baking is a passion for some, but for others, it is a hobby. For me, it is neither a passion nor a hobby. But the need for baking with whole grains arose when I realized the benefits of healthy eating. Whole grain bakes are starting to become popular even though maida/white flour/refined flour cakes continue to flood the market. Well, to me, food has to begin with the word "H." My choice of food and ingredients does not enlist unhealthy items. You all know me by now and have tried out my healthy recipes. This wholemeal flour cake recipe collection is just an effort to collate all of my healthy cakes under one thread, so that they are easy to access. eggless basbousa ith dates 3 Ingredient Biscuit Cake Steamed Eggless Almond Butter Wheat Cake Eggless Gur ginger Cake Eggless Steamed Biscuit Cake Suji Cake on Stovetop No Sugar Eggless Wheat Gur Ginger Cake Eggless Wheat Dates Carrot Cake Eggless, Sugarless C

Biscuit cake no bake!! Surprised, are you? Well, yes, this is simply the simplest cake recipe ever that gives you the tastiest cake. steamed biscuitt cake What's more, it uses just 3 key ingredients - take biscuits of your choice, add milk to make batter, and little amount of baking soda - that's it! Here's my another take on biscuit cake. Yes, I bake cookies at home and then use them for baking a cake, though this time again, I chose to steam the cake than baking it. It has come out super soft and yummy!! I crushed the besan-oats cookies I had baked two days ago and then blended them with powdered cornflakes (2 tbsp). You may skip cornflakes altogether. The no egg biscuit cake no bake would still taste delicious. This is one biscuit cake recipe in cooker or vessel that you would want to try every time your kids want a spongy cake. Any takers? biscuit cake no bake steamed Steamed Biscuit Cake Ingredients 20 biscuits (I used home made

kaddu chutney, bengal gram chutney It was kaddu or pumpkin day in my kitchen today. I tried kaddu raita , k addu buttermilk , and kaddu chutney and savored all of these with dosa! Yum platter it was! The decision to make kaddu or pumpkin chutney came all of a sudden. It's very simple to prepare this tasty, tangy, and healthy chutney. Let's see what all I have included here! Ingredients kaddu 1/2 tsp- chana dal 1/2 tsp - urad dal 1/4 tsp- mustard seeds 1/2 tsp- oil 1 small piece of tamarind (I used sweet tamarind chutney) If you are using tamarind, then keep it for boiling along with little sugar for 8-10 mins Tomato -1 (if you do not want to use tamarind - I used imli instead of tomato) Salt, black salt Green chilly 4-5 mint leaves Procedure kaddu chutney pumpkin chutney Cut pumpkin into small pieces and boil with little salt and turmeric for 20-30 minutes. Let them cool down. Take oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds,chana dal and urad dal

kaddu lassi I am a Punjabi and love curd. Lassi is widely used in Punjabi homes. I love the salty, spiced lassi. But yes, I do not like its sweet version. Well, that's my choice. Hubby loves the sweeter one. Everyone has a choice! After trying out kaddu raita with inspiration from Tanvee Sharda's recipe, I used the leftover to make buttermilk. I try to increase the intake of curd in our daily diet, especially in the summer season. Curd keeps our bodies cool! I love it ! Ingredients 1/2 cup- pumpkin or kaddu raita or pumpkin puree 2 cups of water 2 tbsp- curd black salt pinch of sugar or little more if you want it sweeter salt mint leaves ginger grated -1/2 tsp Roasted jeera powder Roasted flax meal Pumpkin Buttermilk Procedure If you are using kaddu puree, then you need extra curd. Take 1/2 cup curd. Take all the ingredients and add them to the processor, except water. Give them a churn once. Then add water and churn once again. Check for spice

kaddu raita  Kaddu was never a favorite this side. However, ever since I tasted kaddu sabzi (pumpkin curry) in a community kitchen in Khadur Saheb, I have developed special liking for pumpkin. Nevertheless I had never thought of trying kaddu ka raita unless I came across my dear friend Tanvee Sharda's heirloom kaduu raita recipe . Finally, I have given it a try and amazingly, the unique blend of pumpkin and curd tastes yum! I made my own adjustments to the recipe. Ingredients 1/4 pumpkin (sliced into small pieces) 1 cup- curd 1/2 tsp- mustard seeds 1/4 tsp- chana dal 1/4 tsp- urad dal black salt salt sugar- 1 big pinch green chilly coriander leaves roasted jeera powder (cumin seeds) flax meal (alsi powder) 1/4 tsp- oil Procedure dosa, kaddu chutney, bengal gram chutney and kaddu raita Boil pumpkin with little salt and turmeric for 20-30 minutes or until soft. Let it cool. Meanwhile, let's prepare the tempering. Put oil in a pain. Drop in mus

rice chakuli Whenever I visit Odisha, I make it a point to bring loads of dantikulu or chakli or rice flour spirals along with me to Delhi. It's not that I do not get them here, but I have always loved ethnic food made by traditional hands. Yes, before I land in Odisha, my mother in law makes sure she buys dantikulu in bulk so that her daughter in law can feast over them. But that does not mean I gulp down everything just like that. I have set my own limitations when it comes to food and eating and hardly eat more than 1 piece at a time. Anyway, so my love for chakuli motivated me to try my hands at this traditional snack, which is made with rice flour. In some areas, they include besan or gram flour or chickpea flour as well to rice flour to enhance the flavor. Shall try including gram flour next time. This time I have made chakuli with rice flour and oats. Unlike its traditional deep fried version, I have chosen to bake it. Of course, you all know the reason by now - I har

Aam papad has been a hot favorite since childhood. I do not remember how many times I have enjoyed these sweet & tangy mango sheets, though no one from my mom's side ever tried making them at home. After marriage, my mother in law, who is an awesome cook, made these savory & sweet mango pulp slices for me. I must tell that she makes the best mango pickle in the world - which is both sweet & sour. She made two buckets full for me after she found that I love aam achaar. instant aam sada papad odia recipe Who does not like sweet and tangy mango leather? Our generation has grown up relishing aam papad- wonder what all the present generation is missing out on! So this instant aam sada or papad recipe was born after my dear friend Poonam Bachhav had shared her aam papad post. Her post was the ultimate trigger for me to come up with my own instant Odia version. Poonam is the real Annapurna. I love the way she picks healthy ingredients to cook up deliciousness in the k

This is another of my experiments with baking with whole grains. Perhaps you have seen me experiment a lot with almonds. You have also seen my cookie experiments with almond butter. This time I have come up with an almond butter cake with whole wheat. If you have been wondering how to make eggless whole wheat cake with almond butter, then this recipe may come in handy. Since my almond butter banana ice cream experiment was a hit, my hands have been itching to include almond butter in my bakes. This was the perfect day for another experiment. almond butter cake with whole wheat flour The whole wheat cake without egg is going to be a hit in your family. We loved this eggless cake, bursting with almond butter flavor. I am sure the whole wheat cake recipe won't disappoint you either. The best thing about this baked beauty is that you can experiment with flavor - add either bournvita to tempt the taste buds of kids or include coffee for flavor for elders. All in al

baked besan sev Chickpea gluten free flour makes sumptuous snacks, agree? If you have any doubts, do give this besan sev a try. I have been madly in love with chaklis ever since I tasted them the first time in my hostel 10 years ago. A close friend from Tamil Nadu - granddaughter of the then chief minister M.Karunanidhi- was my hostel mate. She introduced me to these crispy bites and my love for these crunchy snacks has only grown with time, though the health freak  in me makes me think twice before trying the recipe out. My marriage in an odiya family has also guaranteed that I get a constant supply of chaklis to savor whenever I am in Odisha :) baked sev with besan, oatmeal Now since I have been trying to make everything healthier, I wanted to make chakli or sev for a long time. But never had the courage to do so. Today tried my hands at sev making for the first time. I am happy with the results, since I chose to bake the crispies instead of deep frying them. I

how to cook gingerbread cake Baking with whole grains can be addictive, especially if you love cakes. If you spice it up with ginger, you get a delicious spicy cake with atta. Oh yea - a ginger cake. This is a simple gur gingerbread cake with whole wheat. Call it atta cake or ginger cake, it is bursting with flavors from roasted nuts and spiced up with ginger juices. Yes, the cake does not use sugar, substituting it with jaggery powder. For a spicy twist, I have added ginger. It works as a tea cake. You may make a dense ginger cake with just 4 key ingredients - eliminate milk, curd, and oil from the recipe and replace them with clarified butter to make a dense tea cake that everyone will love. But mine is a healthier and lighter version of tea cake with ginger. eggless gingerbread cake with whole wheat Eggless Ginger Cake Ingredients wheat - 1 cup suji/semolina- 1 tbsp Oatmeal- 2 tbsp (optional) Ghee/butter- 2 tsp Oil-3 tsp (you may substitu

aloo methi sprouts I love methi (fenugreek) and enjoy aloo methi sabzi during winters, especially mom-made. After marriage, I hardly get a chance to relish the sabzi made by her. We miss aloo methi during summers. Of course, we do not find methi leaves during the hot season. Recently, I found Radha Natarajan - a friend and fellow blogger - share methi sprouts. Click here to see how to make methi sprouts. Immediately, I made sprouts and was wondering what to do with it. Today, I saw another post from Radha Natarajan, where she had used methi sprouts with potatoes. She shared the recipe with me and I made just a few adjustments and instantly went ahead with the recipe. Now that I have tried the super easy recipe and was amazed to see the results. It tastes just like methi aloo sabzi. Oh I am loving it. My summer cravings for methi aloo have an answer now. Wow! Ingredients for Aloo Methi Sprouts stir fry 1/4 cup - methi sprouts 4 boiled potatoes (you may take u

banana ice cream I love ice cream but try to avoid buying it outside, for the fear of adding calories. Who does not love creamy, butter ice cream? No one, I am sure. I try to make it at home, with minimal sugar and cream. Now I am presenting to you ice cream in a new avatar :) This scoop uses just 2 ingredients - almond butter and chilled banana! Now let's go to the recipe. Before making this super quick ice cream, we will need to make almond butter. banana ice cream feedback on 2-ingredient nana ice cream Let's make almond butter first. Ingredients Almonds- 18-20 Oil- 1/4 tsp (or I added a few drops) Cinnamon powder, elaichi (green cardamom) - you may increase the types of spices as per your choice Procedure It's super easy to churn out almond butter. Since I was making it for the first time, I took just a few almonds. You may increase the amount of almonds, as per the desired amount. Dry roast almonds for a few minutes. Keep

Baking with whole grains gives me a great deal of satisfaction. The happiness that I am choosing healthy ingredients has no match. My cookie experimentation spree continues, as I try to include healthy ingredients in my bakes. Yes, baking isn't the best option, but I can't have my tea without cookies, so here's my take on jowar-oats cookies. jowar cookies The result I have got with this variation of almond cookies is just awesome. eggless jowar cookies with sorghum flour Wondering how to make oatmeal delicious? This jowar cookie recipe with oatmeal can come in handy. Jowar Cookie Ingredients 1/2 cup- jowar flour (sorghum) 1/2 cup-wheat flour 1 cup- oatmeal (grind oats to powder) 1 cup- almond meal (check the procedure to make almond meal here ) 3 tbsp- desi ghee (clarified butter)/butter 3 tbsp- oil 2-3 tbsp- milk (to bind the dough) 2 tbsp- sugar powder (I take less sugar, you may add more) 1 tsp- fennel seeds (saunf) I like the aroma