Christmas Tree Cupcakes

These Eggless Christmas Tree Cupcakes is an absolute must have recipe. Its perfect addition to Christmas party treat even if it is last minute baking plan. The process of making these cupcakes is extremely simple and these are soft, moist and in most cases, vanilla is the most commonly used flavour for these. For frosting, I have used cream cheese frosting and as you can see these mini Christmas trees are making them more tempting. So let’s celebrate Christmas with these lovely cupcakes.Ingredients

1.5 cup plain flour
1/2 cup milk powder (optional)
1 cup yogurt (room temperature)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tea spoon baking soda
1/4 cup milk (luke warm)
1 table spoon vanilla essence
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp natural white vinegar
1 cup sugar
Pinch of salt

For The Frosting

1 medium bowl cream cheese (room temperature)
3 tablespoon salted butter (room temperature)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup icing sugar
Candy melt trees, for decorating
Christmas sprinkles, for decorating (optional)
Coconut flakes (optional)

Instructions

1.Firstly preheat your oven at 180°C and line your cupcake tray with cupcake liners.

2. Take a big bowl add oil, sugar and yogurt together and mix them well until smooth.

3. Now sieve the plain flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder in the prepared mixture then with the help of milk, mix well until smooth and ensure there are no lumps in the batter.

4. Now add vanilla essence and vinegar in it, then again mix well.

5. Now with the help of big spoon, fill 3/4th of each cupcake liner and bake these at 180℃ for about 20 to 25 minutes.

6. Meanwhile, make the frosting, take a big bowl add cream cheese and butter together mix them well until creamy, then add icing sugar and vanilla essence in it and mix well until smooth.

7. Now remove the cupcakes from the oven and let them cool completely.

8. Spread the frosting on the cupcakes and sprinkle some coconut flakes and Christmas sprinkle over them and then stick a candy melt tree into the center of each cupcakes…Enjoy!😋

Oats Porridge

Oats Porridge

There are many healthy meal options available for people to enjoy without having any sacrifice the taste of their favourite food, and Oats is one of them. The simple oats has some special power – it can help lower blood pressure, reduces cholesterol, is packed full of vitamins and minerals and is high in fiber and it release energy slowly which helps to balance blood sugar as well.
Oats porridge is one of the best breakfast recipe and it’s perfect for all age groups. The type of oats and flavour you use, it’s really a personal preference, here I am using a Quaker one, so let’s prepare our healthy breakfast 👩🏻‍🍳

Ingredients

1 cup oats
2 cups almond milk (As choice)
8 to 10 raisins
Pinch of salt

Topping

1/2 tea spoon sabja seeds
Sliced apple
banana
Some blue berries
6 or 7 soaked and peeled almonds
Sliced apricot
Fresh pomegranate seeds
1 tablespoon any sweetener

Ingredients

1. Take a pan add oats, raisins, salt and milk together then stir.

2. Now on medium- high heat cook it about 8 to 10 minutes or until all the liquid has been absorbed, stir continuously.

3. Once the porridge has reached your desired consistency turn off the flame.

4. Portion oats into two or one bowl as your choice then serve with sliced apple, banana, blueberries, almond and sprinkle some basil seeds and pomegranate seeds on top. At that point you can add your favourite sweetener as well, although I like to eat this porridge without adding any sweetener because natural fruits sweetness make it more tempting and healthy👍🏻

Mixed Fruits Basil Seed Pudding

This fruity basil seed pudding is a perfect dish that you can have in your breakfast, it’s easy to pair with any fruit and topping combination you can dream up. It’s vegan, dairy-free, refreshing and absolutely with no cooking effort, simple breakfast recipe. Have it as morning breakfast or eat it as a dessert, its perfect for both options. For this recipe, you don’t even have to wait for hours after soaking them, because Basil seeds actually do not require soaking too much, these seeds plump up in minutes so you can prepare this recipe very quickly. To make it more healthier I am not using any types of sweetener in it, because natural fruits sweetness makes it more tempting. Although, if you want add some more sweetness in it, you can add honey also. So lets prepare this healthy breakfast today.👩‍🍳

Ingredients

1 cup almond milk

1.5 table spoon basil seeds

Chopped mixed fruits of your choice

1 table spoon chopped nuts

Instructions

1. Firstly soak basil seeds in almond milk for about 15 minutes and set aside.

2. Then take serving glass or any bowl. Make a layer of chopped mixed fruits and nuts in it.

3.Then add soaked basil seeds and again topped with mixed fruits and nuts. Now delicious basil seed pudding is ready, serve chilled🍧

 

Almond Milk

Almond milk is one of the most popular plants milk and great replacement for the regular milk, because it is high in vitamin E and contains healthy fats and many more health benefits. Its a low carb beverage so its a perfect choice for them who follows a low carb diet. It doesn’t contain any dairy at all, which makes it a perfect alternative for vegans and people who have lactose intolerance problem. Almond milk is available in most supermarkets but to prepare it at home, recipe is very easy and nothing can beat the tastes of homemade things so lets increase the flavour of almond milk by preparing it at home today.👩‍🍳

Ingredients

1 cup almonds

3.5 cups filtered water

Instructions

1. Firstly take a medium sized bowl and add almonds to it then wash them thoroughly with water and then soak the almonds with enough water for about 5 to 6 hours.

2. Drain the soaked almonds and peel them properly.

3. Now add water and peeled almonds in a blender and blend them until the mixture looks creamy.

4. Strain the almond milk through cheese cloth, squeeze well to extract the extra liquid. Now almond milk is ready, store the almond milk in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Note.. No need to discard the remaining almond pulp because you can prepare another recipes with this almond pulp.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Today I’m going to share with you a classic cake with flavorful topping of pineapple rings and cherries. One of the most favourite cake of mine, to prepare this eggless pineapple upside down cake, we need some basic ingredients along with pineapple and cherries, i used canned pineapple and cherries, but you can use fresh one also. I am making a simple, easy recipe of pineapple upside down cake, which has a soft crumb laced with the deliciousness of pineapple in each bite and brown sugar and butter create a rich, caramel glaze that coats juicy pineapple rings and cherries. Its a perfect dessert for kids party and you can enjoy it whenever you want eat something delicious as well😋

INGREDIENTS

FOR TOPPING

5 slices pineapple
1.5 table spoon brown sugar
1 table spoon butter
11 to 12 cherries

FOR CAKE BATTER

1.5 cup plain flour
1 tea spoon baking powder
1/2 tea spoon baking soda
1/3 cup pineapple chunks
2 table spoon oil
1/2 cup sugar
2 table spoon milk powder (optional)
1/2 cup milk (Luke warm)
1.5 table spoon fresh yogurt(whisked)
1 tea spoon vinegar
1 tea spoon pineapple essence
Pinch of salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Firstly pre-heat oven to 180℃. Then heat a pan on low flame and 1 table spoon butter and 1.5 table spoon brown sugar in it, cook it on low flame until the sugar get dissolved, then turn off the flame.

2. Meanwhile line a cake tin or pan with butter paper and spread the prepared mixture evenly in the prepared pan then place 4 to 5 slices of pineapple and 11 to 12 cherries over the sugar mixture, then keep aside.

3. Now take a big bowl, add oil and sugar in it and mix well until sugar get dissolved, then add yogurt, pineapple essence, milk and milk powder in it and mix well.

4. Then sieve plain flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in this wet mixture.

5. Now add pineapple chunks in it, then mix both wet and dry ingredients together and beat until it turns smooth (Add more milk if needed to make it smooth). Then add vinegar in it and mix well, now immediately pour the batter over the arranged fruits and bake it at 180℃ for 30-40 minutes until the top is golden brown or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.

6. Then let it cool completely and remove it from pan and keep it in a plate.. Now you can serve this delicious cake as it is or with tea, whipped cream or ice cream as your choice….😋Enjoy!

Vada Pav

Vada pav is one of the most popular street food of Mumbai (North India). It’s a spicy, super delicious tea-time snack. Its also famous as ‘Burger of Mumbai’, In which batata vada assembled with buns along with spicy coriander and dry peanuts chutney and provides an exceptional taste. Though it is originated in Mumbai, but as of today due to rise of multiple cuisines across globe, this Vada pav is also famous as budget friendly snack across some other countries. Vada pav is also a biggest popularity of Maharashtra cuisine as pav bhaji. You can prepare this snack easily at home with only few easily available ingredients in your kitchen. You can enjoy vada pav as your evening snack when you feel hungry or morning breakfast or sometimes you can pack this for kids lunch box too.

Ingredients (For vada)

2 boiled potatoes (medium sized)
1 tea spoon cooking oil
1/4 tea spoon coriander powder
Pinch of mixed spice(garam masala)
1/2 tea spoon mustard seeds
Salt to taste
Pinch of asafoetida
1/4 tea spoon turmeric
6 to 7 curry leaves
1 green chilli (finely chopped)
1/2 tea spoon ginger paste
1 table spoon chopped fresh coriander
Oil for deep fry

(For batter)

1/2 cup gram flour
Pinch of turmeric
Salt to taste
Water as needed
Pinch of baking soda (optional)

(For assemble)
2 Ladi pavs
Coriander chutney
Dry peanut chutney
4 to 5 fried green chillies

Instructions

1. To prepare Vada pav, firstly we need to peel the skin of boiled potato and with the help of spoon, mash them perfectly.

2. Now heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida in it and saute them for few seconds.

3. Add turmeric, fresh coriander, green chilli and salt in it and again saute them for few seconds, then add potatoes in it and mix well and cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

4. Now turn off the flame and keep aside to cool.

5. After sometime divide the potato mixture in for equal portion and make lemon sized ball of it.

6. Now take a big bowl and add batter ingredients together and make a smooth batter of it.

7. Heat the oil in kadai, now dip each vada in prepared batter and fry them in hot oil till they turns golden in colors from all sides, then remove them on absorbent paper. Likewise prepare all vadas.

8. Now Vadas are ready to be assemble, apply both chutneys on pav then stuff with prepared vada, Now serve it with fried green chillies and hot cup of cutting chai🍔🌶️☕

Orange Punch with Basil seeds

Orange Punch with Basil seed

This easy Orange Basil Punch is a delicious mocktail recipe, that you can prepare at any type of party. Fresh orange juice, basil seeds and Sprite makes a delicious kid-friendly party drink. As we know, at this time we should add vitamin C in our diet as much as possible and this drink is full of vitamin C, so it can make our immune system strong and basil seeds are a coolant that help in beating the scorching summer heat. They are known to lower your body heat and essentially soothe the stomach and they are full of fibre and make you feel full for longer. Sabja seeds or basil seeds works as a natural detox for the body and regulate smooth bowel movements also, so this drink is a perfect combination of Vitamin C and coolant too. So try this super easy recipe at your home and stay healthy👍

Ingredients

2 cups fresh orange juice (Chilled)
2 cups sprite (Chilled)
1 tea spoon lime juice
1 tea spoon basil or sabja seeds
Orange and lemon slices for garnishing
Some ice cubes (Optional)

Instructions

1. Firstly, take 1/4 cup of water and soak basil seeds in it for about 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Then combine the orange juice, lime juice and ice cubes in a pitcher.

3. Now add, soaked sabja seeds and chilled sprite in it, then top glasses with an orange slice or lemon slice.
Serve immediately🥂

DALGONA COFFEE

Dalgona Coffee

Dont get bored after reading the recipe name, i am just sharing the easiest way of making trendy coffee. Tik Tok, Instagram and Dalgona coffee are three meaning of Quarantine life, so lets enjoy it and don’t hesitate in trying this super quick recipe. Dalgona Coffee aka whipped coffee is a South Korean drink made from instant coffee and sugar, it has sweet and bitter taste of the coffee foam which is very similar to Dalgona. The name “Dalgona” originated from an old fashioned Korean street snack, which has a similar taste to honeycomb toffee. It only requires three ingredients to make and you can have it hot or cold. So let’s try…👩‍🍳

Ingredients

1/4 cup instant coffee powder

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup hot water

4 cups milk

Some ice cubes

Instructions

1. Firstly combine instant coffee powder, sugar and 1/4 cup of hot water in a mixing bowl.

2. Now using an electric hand-held mixer or whisk, whip the coffee mixture until it become light brown and fluffy.

3. Now add some ice cubes in serving cups, and pour chilled milk in them, then add this whipped coffee over it and then serve chilled.☕

Poha Cutlet/Vegetable Poha Cutlets

Poha is not just light on its weight but light on your digestive system as well, even it is also a source of healthy carbohydrates for our body. Mostly we have it in breakfast or evening snacks, but today’s Poha recipe is perfect starter recipe for any type of small party like kitty party or family get togethers.

This is Poha Cutlet recipe, these yummy cutlets are made from lots of healthy vegetables and healthy Poha, to add more value in taste these are very soft from inside and crunchy from outside. Poha cutlets are perfect for all age groups and these are perfect option for kids lunch box too. You can serve them with any type of chutney and tomato sauce as per your choice. For this recipe i used mashed potatoes, capsicum, onion, chilli or fresh coriander leaves but to add more value in taste you can add your favorite veggies to make this recipe.

Instructions

1 Cup Poha
2 to 3 medium potatoes (boiled and peeled).
1 small onion (finely chopped)
2 or 3 green chilli (finely chopped)
1 small capsicum (finely chopped)
50 gram fresh coriander leaves (finely chopped)
1/2 tea spoon garam masala
1/4 tea spoon turmeric
1/3 tea spoon red chilli powder
1 tea spoon coriander powder
1/3 tea spoon aamchur (dried mango powder)
1/4 tea spoon black pepper powder
1/4 tea spoon chaat masala
Salt as required
1 table spoon plain flour(maida)
2.5 table spoon corn flour
2 table spoon bread crumb
Oil for shallow fry

Instructions

1. Firstly, take a big bowl, then add poha in it, wash it thoroughly with water 2 to 3 times. Then keep aside for 8 to 10 minutes.

2. Now take a big bowl and add boiled potatoes in it and mash them finely and then add prepared poha, all chopped vegetable and spices and 1 table spoon corn flour in it, mix well and prepare a smooth dough from it.

3. Take a lemon sized portion of the mixture and give the desired shape of your choice.

4. Take a bowl and add remaining corn flour, plain flour, black pepper and little bit salt together, then add little bit water and make a smooth, thin paste of it.

5. Now heat 2 to 3 table spoon oil in a pan, on medium flame, then dip each poha cutlets one by one in the corn flour paste and then coat with bread crumbs, then shallow fry this cutlet until it becomes golden brown from both sides.. prepare the rest of cutlets in the same way…Poha cutlets are ready to be serve…serve them with your favourite chatni and enjoy😋

Badami Paneer

Badami Paneer is one of the most popular vegetarian curry recipe from Indian cuisine.
As we know almonds are high in healthy fiber, protein and various important nutrients, so this dish is not only delicious in taste but even it’s healthy too. It’s rich paneer recipe cooked in almond based gravy. Normally during winters, consumption of dry fruits/ nuts going high, especially almonds as it helps human body in preventing cold, so this is the best option for lunch in winters, and even during any season, it’s a best option for party meal as well.

You can serve this dish with rice, roti, paratha or with any bread of your choice.

Ingredients
400 grams cottage cheese(cut into desired shape)
1/2 cup Almonds
1/4 cup lotus seeds (roasted)
2 medium size onions (chopped)
4 tomatoes (chopped)
1inch ginger piece (chopped)
1 green chilli (finely chopped)
4 green cardamom
1 black cardamom
4 to 5 black pepper
4 cloves
1 star anise
1/2 tea spoon turmeric
1/2 tea spoon kashmiri red chilli powder
1/3 spoon coriander powder
1/4 tea spoon mixed spice
2 table spoon oil or butter
12 to 13 almonds
(soaked and peeled)
2 table spoon cooking cream
Salt to taste

Instructions

1. To prepare this recipe, firstly soak the almonds in a bowl of lukewarm water for about 60 minutes, then peel off the skin of almonds and make a smooth almond paste of it and keep aside.

2. Meanwhile take a pan and heat 1 table spoon cooking oil in it, then add chopped onion and all whole spices in it and saute for about 3 to 4 minutes.

3. Now add chopped tomatoes in it and saute until the rawness of tomato is completely disappear. Then switch off the flame and keep it aside and let it cool.

3. Now with the help of blender make smooth paste of it, then keep aside.

4. Now heat remaining oil or butter in a pan add cumin seeds, turmeric powder, chilli powder and mix well and then add prepared gravy in it, stir well and that time add half cup of water in it.

5. Now add remaining spices in it and mix well. On medium flame, cook it for about 8 to 9 minutes until traces of oil appear over the gravy, then add prepared almond paste in it and mix it well.

6. Now add cottage cheese cubes, some soaked and peeled almonds and lotus seeds in it, mix well and let it boil for couple of minutes. Then add 2 table spoon cooking cream in it and mix well.

Now turn off the flame and garnish it with fresh coriander leaves or as your choice then serve hot with prathha, roti, rice or as your choice…Enjoy😋