Archana's Veg Food Chronicles

  Baked Cranberry-Coconut-Jaggery wholewheat Gujiyas🎊🎉 Happy Holi to everyone celebrating!! These baked Karanjis became our delicious holi treat. I thought of stuffing them with something different. I had these dried cranberries in my Fridge. So I came up with this idea of dried cranberries, jaggery, and desiccated coconuts along with some thandai powder. They were super delicious crispy and gone in no time.!!😅 Recipe: (Makes 10-12 gujiyas) ↪Making the whole wheat dough:  Take 1 cup whole wheat flour, 2 tbsp ghee, 1 tsp coconut sugar, 1/4 tsp salt. Make a stiff dough using warm water as required. Keep aside. ↪Making the stuffing: In a blender, add 1/3 cup dried cranberries, 3/4 cup Jaggery powder, 3/4 cup dedicated coconut 1 tbsp homemade thandai powder, 1/2tbsp cardamom powder. Blend into a sticky paste. Keep aside. ↪Preheat Oven at 390 degrees F  ↪ On parchment paper, Roll a small portion of the dough into a big circle. Using a large cookie cu...

  Tamarind Poha: A Tangy Twist on a Classic Breakfast Poha, a beloved breakfast dish in India, typically features flattened rice sautéed with spices, vegetables, and sometimes nuts. One delightful variation is Tamarind Poha from Karnataka , which adds a tangy twist that elevates the traditional flavors. It is no onion no garlic breakfast recipe.This dish is not only quick to prepare but also a fantastic way to kickstart your day. Here’s how to make this delicious Tamarind Poha at home. Ingredients Flattened rice (poha) : 2 cups (thick variety) Tamarind pulp : 2 tablespoons Oil 2 tbsp Red chilies : 1-2,  (adjust to taste) Mustard seeds : 1 teaspoon Curry leaves : 8-10 Hing 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder : ½ teaspoon Salt : to taste Peanuts : ¼ cup (optional) Jaggery 1-2 tbsp Methi powder 1/2 tsp Sarina pudi / Rasam Powder 1 tsp Fresh coriander leaves : for garnishing Oil : 2 tablespoons Instructions Prepare the Poha : Rinse the flattened rice in cold water until it so...

These healthy Idlis are a perfect addition to your Breakfast routine because they are easy to make using Barnyard Millet Rava instead of Idly Rava. Addition of millets in Idlis increases the nutrition level and the health benefits that we get are innumerable.  I got Barnyard Millet Rava from Indian stores here in USA . You can use any other millet Rava that is available in stores near you. I have been experimenting with Idli batter from a long time now and this is one of the successful experiments and so sharing with you all. INGREDIENTS;   Barnyard millet rava 2 cups Urad dal 4 cups Soaked medium poha 1/4 cup Methi powder 1 tsp Water required for grinding Baking Soda 1 pinch Salt to taste 🌫 Wash & Soak Urad dal for 6-7 hours in enough water. 🌫Wash & Soak Barnyard Millet Rava in water for 2 hours. Soak poha in some water. 🌫 Grind soaked Urad dal with soaked poha and methi seeds powder into a smooth batter. 🌫Add this to Soaked Millet Rava and mix well. Keep in a war...

 It is that time of the year when we make the most sweet items . Shravana Maasa , the first of the four Chaturmasa is considered very auspicious and we perform Pooja to the  Dieties with all our devotion and excitement. Karigadubu means fried kadubu ( sweet dumplings made with Chana dal and Jaggery stuffed in Wheat flour dough and deep fried) . It is a mandatory sweet to make on special occasions like Varamahalakshmi Vratam, Shravan Shukravara Pooja, Shravan Gauri pooja.  Ingredients:  For the stuffing:( Hoorana) Chana Dal 1 cup Toor dal 1/2 cup Jaggery 3/4 -1 cup Cardamom powder  Camphor powder a small pinch For the dough: Wheat flour 1 cup Oil 1 tbsp Sugar 1 tsp Salt a pinch For Sathi : Rice flour 2 tbsp Ghee 1 tbsp For Frying: Oil  INSTRUCTION: 1 Thoroughly wash Chana Dal and Toor dal 3 times and add enough water to that bowl to let the dals soak for 2-3 hours. This will help the dals to cook easily. 2.For the Dough : 👉🏻Take rice flour and ghee in a mi...

Happy Shravan Somvar to everyone celebrating😊🙏🎉🎉 We usually fast on all the Shravan Somvaar’s till evening & offer Naivedyam to Lord Shiva at night & break the fast. So Bhagar is one such traditional Maharashtrian fasting  recipe made using barnyard millet that I made yesterday. INGREDIENTS: Barnyard Millet 2 cups Potato cubed 1 large Green chillies 3-4  Peanuts 1/4 cup (Roasted & powdered) Ghee 1-2 tbsp Jeera 1 tsp Asafoetida 1 pinch Salt to taste Sugar to taste Water 4-5 cups Coriander leaves  Lemon juice 1 tbsp INSTRUCTION: 1. In a pan, Dry roast Barnyard millet on low flame for 2 minutes.Keep aside. 2. Heat the same pan, add ghee, jeera seeds, chopped green chillies, Cubed potatoes, asafoetida crushed peanuts, and saute well on low flame till potatoes are fried and cooked. 3.Add water and let it come to a boil. Add salt & sugar to taste. 4.Once it starts boiling, add the barnyard millet & mix well. Cover & let it cook for 4-5 minutes till t...

These laddoos are very easy to make with only 4 ingredients. INGREDIENTS: Wholewheat flour 1 cup Jaggery 3/4 cup Cardomom powder 1 tbsp Ghee 2 tbsp INSTRUCTION:  1.In a pan heat wheat flour with some ghee till it turns aromatic. 2.After it cools down .Grind it with jaggery and cardomom powder. 3. Transfer to a mixing ball. Make laddoos out of that. Tasty and healthy laddoos are ready.

  👉Beetroot Greens and Stalks chutney. Ever wondered you can make a chutney with beetroot greens and stalks chutney?? Yes it turns out delicious and is a healthy addition to your diet as the greens and stalks are filled with nutritions.  Never waste greens and stalks if they are fresh and just convert them into a flavourful chutney like this recipe that I tried. Hope you all will try and make this amazing chutney .  Best out of the thing which is usually ignored and thrown away in the dust bin is the concept here.  INGREDIENTS: Oil 1 tbsp Jeera 1 tsp Chana Dal 1 tsp Urad dal 1 tsp Methi seeds 1/2 tsp Sesame seeds 1 tsp Asafoetida a pinch Green chilli 1 chopped Beetroot greens 1 cup Stalks 5-6 Jaggery 1 tsp Salt to taste For tempering: Oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp Jeera 1/2 tsp Asafoetida a pinch Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp (optional) INSTRUCTION: ☘Heat a pan add 1 tbsp oil,1 tsp jeera, chana dal, urad dal,methi seeds ,sesame seeds, Asfoetida ,1 chopped green chilly, ...