Choco chip cookies... bestest ever!!

yes I made Cookies and they turn out to be the bestest i have ever had. Its easy!! you just need to know the right consistency and you will have an awesome homemade cookies for your children whenever you want!

So collect following ingredients and mix them well up and you are good to go(read it EAT)

~ Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 tablespoon water (room temperature)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup butter (melted)
• 1 teaspoon drinking soda (you will find this only in my recipes...i guess...it just adds the " fluff" to the cake or a cookie...here I am talking about the liquid soda, packed in bottles)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

~ Method

Step1: Preheat the oven at 180C (whatever temp works for your oven, it should not be preheated at very high temp)

Step2: Melt the butter and pour it in a bowl. Add sugar to it. Mix it well till the sugar dissolves completely and the mixture has a fluffy texture. 

Step 3: Add water,vanilla essence and oil to the mixture.

Step 4: Add flour to it. Mix everything well.Add baking soda and drinking soda to it. 

Make sure the texture should be such that the batter should not stick to the utensil nor should it be very crumbly. It should be good enough like a dough(reminds me of play dough) from which you can small balls.

 You can add more oil/butter according to the crumbliness of the dough.

Step 5: Make small balls with hands or put 2 scoops of dough on the tray directly. I put 2-3 cookie in a row as I want to give the cookie some space to expand.

Step 6 : Sprinkle Choco chips over the top of the cookies, then put the tray in the oven. You have bake the cookies for 10-15min according to your home oven's temperature( i prefer at 180 degC)

Step 7: You can check if cookie is done by placing a flat spoon/spatula under a cookie and check if the base has turned brown. (It should not be very dark brown or very light). If it is brown switch off the oven, take out the cookies and keep them slowly one by one on the wire rack. Let them cool down.

cookies on the rack

Voila amazing cookies are ready!!

You can add chocolate powder to the cookies to make awesome chocolate cookies!

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Indian samosas ~ anyone?

I made these Indian samosas ,which I love, for my kiddo and she absolutely loves it as well.

It's an easy but a loads of calorie snack, which I don't mind giving to my 3 year old baby sometimes.

Cooking time~ 15-20 min 

Ingredients ~
Refined flour - 4 tbsp
Cooking oil - 1 cup  (for frying)
Water to kneed the dough
Salt to taste.
Potato 1/2

Method~
Potato filling
Step 1- Boil potatoes
Step 2- Take a potato and cut them into small pieces.
Step 3- Take a pan and put it on the burner. Put 2 tsp of oil, add a 5-6 cumin seeds. Let them roast for a few seconds.Then add cut potatoes and add salt to it.
Step 4- Let it cook on slow flame till potatoes turn golden brown.

Outer crust
Step 1- Put the flour in the bowl. Add 3 tsp oil. Try and kneed the dough. It should look crumbly by now. Add a pinch of salt(1/10 tsp) and (1/10 tsp) baking soda.
Step2- Then slowly add a bit of water, only enough to make the dough smooth.
Leave it covered( with a cloth) for 15minutes  till then check your potatoes.

Final samosas
Step 1- Make 2 small balls of the dough.
Step 2- Roll it with a rolling pin to make it a circle. Cut the circle into half with the knife, like a D. 
Step 3- Mash the cooked potatoes in a bowl.
Step 4- Put a spoon of mashed potatoes on the D, small portion only so that you can fold the dough and not let potatoes come out.
Step 5 - Fold the D in such a way that you make a triangle by making sure that the potatoes remain inside. :)
Step 6- You have to seal the sides  by pinching the sides together gently and no potatoes should come out.
Step 7- Put a frying pan on the burner and put 5-6tbsp of oil in it. Heat the oil. Put the triangle and let it fry until it turns golden brown.

Happy mommying!!

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home made Icetea in minutes!

In 5 minutes you get an amazingly refreshing and a healthy drink - homemade Icetea

Serves 4-5

Ingredients -

2 lemons 

1 tea bag 

5 glass of water
Sugar - 1.5 spoon for every glass

mint leaves - a few

Method- 

Step 1- Put one glass of water in a microwavable glass and heat it for a minute. 

Step 2- Take out the glass and put the tea bag in the hot water and let it remain in the water for 5 minutes.

Step 3- In the meanwhile take a jar, add 4 glass of water. Add sugar and squeeze lemon to it.Stir it well so that the sugar dissolves in water.
Step 4- Add the teabag water to it. Put it in the fridge to chill.
Put some mint leaves while serving.
And its READY in no time!!

happy mommying!

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Fresh Aam Panna - Cool your summers!!

With these 3 ingredients you can overcome the summer heat in minutes. Its healthy, tasty and nutritious...yes I am talking about Aam Panna( pronunciation - Aaam Pun~naa ).

Serves 4-5 person
Ingredients ~
3-4 Unripe mango (green mango)
1.5 cup sugar
1 big cup Mint leaves(without stem) (in cup coz everyone wont have the weight measuring device)
2 tsp black salt
2 tsp cumins

Method ~
Step 1- Peel the green mangoes and put them in a pressure cooker. Add 1 bowl of water and let it cook. After 2-3 whistles close the burner and let it cool.

Step 2- Meanwhile, roast cumins on a pan, roast till they are light brown in color. Let it cool and then crush them using a rolling pin and keep them aside in a bowl.
Step 3- Pluck the mint leaves from its stem and put leaves in a big bowl of water to rinse off its dirt. Let it stay in water for 15-20 min. Take the clean leaves out of water and put them in a blender.
Step 4- Open the cooker lid and take out the mangoes. Squeeze the pulp out and put the pulp in the blender with mint leaves.

Step 5 - Add sugar to the blender mixture.and blend it.
Step 6- Add salt and crushed cumin seeds. Add 4 cups of water. Mix it with a spoon.
You can add more salt or sugar according to your taste.

And your summer drink is ready!
Its a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C and B6

Happy mommying!


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Kiwi jam in 5 min...no preservatives!!

A big DIY this summer - is to make jam with any fruit you want for your little one. Any fruit which gets overripe before you can eat, make a jam of it.  (except banana and papaya I guess)
I tried with two kiwis and it turned out to be the best experiment of this season. I took one overripe kiwi and one fresh to maintain the balance of tang. I chose kiwi as my daughter loves tangy jam.

Following recipe is to be consumed within 3-4 days as I have not used any preservatives.

Ingredients -
2 kiwis
1/2 lemon (small size)
1/2 tbsp sugar

Cooking time - 5min

Method -
Step 1 - Peel the kiwi and chop it into pieces and put in a bowl. Now grind the kiwi with the help of a fork.
Step 2 - Put the non stick pan on the flame. Add kiwi to the pan and keep the flame on slow. 
Step 3 - Try and stir after every 15-20 sec. When the kiwis own water evaporates a little, add sugar to it. Make sure you are stirring it regularly now as after adding sugar to any food, it sticks to the pan quickly.
Step 4 - When you see the water is almost evaporated, squeeze the lemon to it and put off the flame.
Step 5 - Put it in the jar.

Yay!!!!! A delicious jam is ready in no time.

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5 min snack- loaded nachos

In 5min you get a yummy, tummy filling snack.

Total Time- 5-10min

Ingredients:-
3 Tomatoes
2 Capsicum
2 Onions
1 Pack of Nachos
2 cubes of cheese
Few Olives
Oregano flakes
1/2 tsp Salt

Method:-
 Step1 - Cut and chop onions, tomatoes and capsicums.
              Put in a bowl in which you want to serve.Add a bit of salt.
 Step2 - Open the pack of nachos and add nachos to the bowl. Spread nachos in such a way that all the veggies are covered.
 Step3 - Grate the cheese on it
 Step4 - Sprinkle some Oregano and Olives and Jalapenos on top of it.
 Step5 - Put it in the oven till the cheese melts.

voilà! You have an awesome meal in minutes. Your child will love it.

happy mommying!! 

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Arrabiata - penne pasta- Low Cal

An easy recipe to take care of your pasta cravings. Its fun and a quick method to fulfill your child's demand. You don't need to add extra cheese to make it tasty. It has very less calories as i am using very less oil and 1 cube of cheese only. :)

Cooking Time:- 30min

Ingredients :-
A bowl of uncooked pasta (take wheat pasta for lesser calories)
4 tomatoes
1 cube of cheese
Garlic/ garlic paste
Ginger / ginger paste
2-3 tsp Mayonnaise
A few olives ( I have used black )
3-4 tbsp Vegetable oil
1 capsicum green
2 onions
2-3 baby corn
1/2 carrot

Method -

1.  Gravy
    A. Grind tomatoes till its almost a puree.
   B. Put the pan on the stove and the add  2-3 tbsp of oil to the pan and add crushed garlic and ginger to it. Add tomato puree you have made. Let it cook till the water evaporates. Add a dollop of mayonnaise and stir for a minute. Turn off the gas and put it aside.

2. Penne.
   A. Add water to another pan and let it boil.
   B. Add a teaspoon of cooking oil and salt. Then add penne to the boiling water.
   C. Cover the pan and and let the pasta boil.
   D. Check pasta if its done(take out one piece of pasta and cut it with a fork. See if the inner layer of pasta looks cooked) and turn off the gas.
   E. Take out pasta by straining all the water. Then wash the pasta under cold water. And grease it with some oil on it using a brush or hands. Then pasta doesn't stick to each other.
   Put it aside.

3. Final mixture.

   A. Turn on the gas and put another pan. Add some oil to it.
   B.  Sauté chopped onion till golden brown and add and sauté capsicum, carrot and baby corn as well. Add salt according to taste.
   C. Add penne and gravy to the vegetables. Don't overcook, make sure penne is just heated.
   D. Turn off the gas. Grate some cheese on the top.

   E. Sprinkle some cut olives and a dash of oregano and black pepper.

Voila! Your penne pasta is ready.

If you try and like it, please leave a comment below.

Happy mommying!

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2 minutes microwave chocolate cake

This is an insanely easy and a quick fixture to any chocolate cake craving in just 2 minutes☺.

Recipe

Preparation Time- 15min (collecting to mixing all the ingredients)

Cooking time - 2-3 min

Maida/All purpose Flour    -    3 tbsp

Coco Powder                    -   2 tbsp

Sugar( prefer powdered)    -   3 tbsp 

Salt                                    -   1/8 tsp

Cooking Oil                       -    3 tbsp

Milk                                  -    3 tbsp

Vanilla Essence                  -   1/4 tsp

Baking Soda                      -   1/8 tsp

Method-

Step1. Put Maida, Coco Powder,Sugar and Salt in the cup you want to prepare your cake in.

Step2. Add liquids now:- Oil, Milk and Vanilla Essence and stir till there are no lumps.

          TIP: Do not add liquids at one go, add them slowly one by one.

Step3. Add Baking Soda to the smoothed mixture.

        TIP: Always add soda at the end as its the raising agent in the cake.

Step4. Dash a handful of chocochips if you want it more chocolaty. 

Step5. Put the mug in the microwave for just 2 minutes. Make sure your microwave temperature is not more than 600-700W. As soon as time finishes check the cake with a knife/toothpick. The cake should not stick to the toothpick.( like the middle pic in above collage)

You are DONE!!!

For Garnishing:-
Left pic:- Add a scoop of vanilla ice-cream on the top of the cake, a drop of mixed fruit jam or a cherry, two chocolate biscuits on the side.
Right pic:- Add a scoop of chocolate ice-cream on the top of the cake, add a few slices of freshly cut kiwi or strawberry. YUM!!

ennnnnnnnnjoyyyy :)

Happy mommying!

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