Friday 24 July 2015

TURMERIC-ALMOND GOLDEN MILK

Hi !!

Today ,I am introducing a great healthy and immunity booster for people of any age group. The Turmeric-Almond Golden milk , yes ! Golden milk because it has wonderful golden qualities, a great drink for immunity boosting , nourisher and sleep inducer.


Wondering why it is good for you :

It has Turmeric : In India we use Turmeric so widely ,most of our cuisines contains Turmeric.It also has thousands of year history.The main component of turmeric is ,which is powerful Anti-inflammatory and Anti-oxidant .
Almonds: Almonds have Mono saturated fats which helps in lowering heart diseases and rich in Vitamin E , Magnesium, Potassium.
Cardamom: It has great importance in Ayurveda to treat , Digestive problems, Bad breath, Detoxing.Acts as Anti-oxidant.
All these good things in glass of milk can benefit you in many ways.It has no bad cholesterol or sugar it is simply full of flavours and nourishment , you have this as snack in-between meals or have it before sleep. The most awesome thing about this recipe is you can make the powder and store it for a month , just mix it in hot milk and add some honey! it is ready to drink !! how cool is that. So let us start with the recipe:

Ingredients:
3/4 cup of Almonds
1 1/2 tbsp of Turmeric powder
1 tbsp of Cardamom





Step-by-Step:1: Dry roast the Almonds for 1-2 Min , it makes easy to 
make powder 




2: Let the roasted Almonds cool down in powder making 
jar of grinder add Almonds, Turmeric powder and peeled 
Cardamom.


3: make it fine powder and store it in dry and air tight jar .
To make Golden milk :
4:Heat a cup of skim milk .
5:Add a 1-2 tsp of powder and 1/2 tsp of honey(if you want , 
you can add sugar to taste).

Enjoy!!

Tuesday 7 July 2015

WHOLE WHEAT- OATS PITA BREAD

Hello !

I am here with a healthy version of  'Pita Bread'  which is made of whole wheat and oats !! yes! , I have tried whole wheat Pita bread , it was good but became more chewy after sometime , but with oats it made some magic , oat's slimy nature adds softness and keep them soft when you store them for few days.


Pita is a soft , slightly leavened flatbread baked from wheat flour . It is used in many mediterranean , Balkan and Middle Eastern countries . Pockets of Pita can be filled with variety of fillings , Falalfel , salads etc.


I chose this bread because it has no butter,very less oil, healthy , filling , which can be packed for lunch with variety of fillings , easy to carry and eat it on the go .


So lets start with this WHOLE WHEAT- OATS PITA BREAD  Recipe :


INGREDIENTS :

  • 1/2 Cup whole wheat flour .
  • 1/2 Cup Dry Roasted Oats powder
  • 1/2 tsp of instant dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1 tsp Oil ( olive or canola oil)
  • 1/2 tsp Salt 
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
STEP-BY-STEP :


  1. Dry roast Oats for 2- 3 Min  , roasting makes easier to powder it.
  2. Mix whole wheat flour and Oats powder, Salt, Sugar in one bowl.
  3. Mix the instant yeast in half cup of warm water , keep it aside for 10 Min.
  4. Mix activated yeast and flour mixture, make a dough out of it.
  5. Smear oil surface of the dough , cover it with kitchen towel ,keep it aside for 1 hour 30 Min.
  6. Make 4 equal parts of dough make balls and flatten it .

  7. Preheat the oven at 180 deg centigrade.
  8. Put flattened dough on the baking tray , bake it for 7-10 Min.
  9. You can see the puffed pita bread inside the oven , if you want it little crispy , bake it little more till the surface turns brown.
Note : Sometimes some bread won't rise as expected , but there will be pockets in it . Just you need to open it with help of knife.

You can also make it on stove top if you don't have oven at home.


Enjoy !! Healthy Pita bread with your Favorite filling, please comment below :)