Cookbook for my girls

  Ingredients: 1/2 cup frozen or fresh blueberries 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or any other milk of your choice 2 Tablespoons honey or maple syrup 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or vanilla extract 5 tablespoons chia seeds (soaked overnight) Preparation: Blend blueberries well into a paste Transfer into a bowl Add all ingredients & mix well (Optional: Keep in the fridge for a few hours) For serving (Toppings) : Whipped cream Yogurt Chocolate Chips Banana slices

Ingredients: 1 banana  Handful of blueberries 1/4 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup old fashioned oats 1/4 cup milk 1 egg Pinch of salt 1/4 spoon of baking powder or fermented dosa batter (or you can skip this stage) Prep: Put into blender. Blend well Pour the mix into a waffle maker Enjoy!

  Chocolate Chip Waffles                                       Preparation time: 15 - 20 minutes Ingredients:  1 - Large banana 1 - Egg 1/4 cup -Milk 1/2  teaspoon - Organic coco powder 1 small cup - Old fashioned whole grain oats 1 pinch - Salt 1/2 teaspoon sugar (preferably palm sugar) As much as you'd like - Chocolate chips Preparation Steps: Put all the ingredients (except for the chocolate chips) into the blender Blend well Pour the mix into a waffle maker Garnish the mix with chocolate chips on top Wait until ready, then enjoy!                                                   Enjoy!😋

Banana - Blueberry Muffins                     Hi everyone! Today I'm here to share one of my kids' favorite recipes for you. I make these                                                muffins as a quick and easy snack for my children to grab after school. Read on to learn how to make these easy treats yourself. Prep time: 35 minutes Makes: A batch of 12 Ingredients: 2 - large mashed and ripe bananas (or thawed frozen) I - large egg at room temperature 1/2 cup - light packed yellow sugar 1/3 cup - coconut/vegetable oil 1 tsp - pure vanilla (add to a liquid mixture) 1 and 1/2 cup - all purpose flour 1 tsp - baking soda  1 tsp - baking powder  1/2 tsp - ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp - salt 1 cup - Fresh or frozen blueberries 12 large muffin liners Prep:Whisk the flour, sugar, b...

Overnight Oats These are two overnight oats recipes which are easy to make and make the perfect breakfast recipe. Ingredients:      Recipe 1  :                                                                             1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1/2 cup non-fat greek yogurt 1/2 cup milk (I added almond milk) 1/2 cup mango or chopped apples 1 teaspoon maple syrup (optional) 2 tbsp chia seeds (optional) 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder Fruits/nuts (according to your preference) Recipe 2: 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup milk 3 tbsp greek yogurt 2 tbsp chia seeds (optional) 2 tbsp maple syrup/ honey (You can add fruits or nuts if you'd like) Preparation: Get a tight jar to put the contents in Put all of the ingredients listed above into the tight jar...

  Dried fruit energy balls An easy recipe for a healthy snack      This is a perfect recipe to make when you are in a rush and can also be a great snack for kids to eat. It is very simple to make with just a few ingredients and nearly no time needed at all!      Prep time: 10 minutes, no cook      Ingredients: 50 g soft dried apricot 100 g soft dates 50 g dried cherries 2 tsp coconut oil 1 tbsp toasted sesame seed Whizz the apricots with the dates and cherries in a food proccessor until they are all finally chopped up Transfer these ingredients into a bowl  Work the coconut oil into the mixture Shape the mix into a ball or any shape you would like Enjoy!

Sambar powder is a flavorful south Indian style, coarse textured spices powder prepared by grinding various types of basic Indian spices like coriander seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric, fenugreek seeds, dry red chilli, curry leaves, etc.  with chana dal. There are many types of Sambar powders in India, but this is how I make it. Preparation time: 25 minutes Ingredients: coconut oil- 1 tsp coriander seed- 1 cup fenugreek seeds- 2 tsp cumin seeds- 1/4 cup urad dal- 2 tsp chana dal- 2 tsp curry leaves- 5 or 6 toor dal- 1 tsp rice- 1 tsp (you can use any type of rice) dried red chilli- 4 or 5 turmeric powder- 1 tsp asafoetida (hing powder)- 1/4 tsp Preparation: Take a heavy bottom pan. Then add 1 tsp coconut oil and saute coriander seeds. Roast in a low flame until the coriander seeds turn aromatic Then transfer into a glass bowl Keep aside Add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, toor dal, rice, dried red chilli. Roast all of them on a low flame. Transfer all o...

  Wheat Dosa This is a simple and healthy recipe to make. It is a dosa that uses wheat and cooks very fast. Preparation time: 25 minutes To make the batter: whole wheat flour- 1 cup Rava/sooji- 1/4 cup sour curd- 1/2 cup ghee- 1 tsb water- 1¼ cup baking soda- ¼ tsp salt Preparation: Take a glass bowl. Put all the ingredients in. Use a whisk and mix until it turns into a smooth batter. Make sure there are no lumps. If you want, you can add more water. It will be like dosa batter. Leave it to rust for 5 - 7 minutes. Take a pan and you can make wheat dosa.

  Strawberry Yogurt Breakfast Smoothie  Preparation time: 7 minutes Ingredients: Strawberries - 5 or 6 Whole milk yogurt (I use Stonyfield yogurt)- 1 cup Old - fashioned quick oats - 2 tbsp Flax seed powder - 1 tsp Sugar - 1 tsp (optional) Preparation: Put all the ingredients into the blender. Blend smoothly. Put into a cup and serve! (You can add chia seeds or/and mint leaves as a garnish on top.)

                                   Chammanthi Podi Chammanthi podi, also known as veppilakkati, is a roasted coconut chutney powder. It requires only few ingredients and it is easy to prepare. You can can store this for 2 to 3 weeks. Preparation time: 15 minutes Ingredients: Grated coconut - 1 cup Dry red chillies - 3 or 4  Curry leaves - 3 springs Tamarind - small gooseberry sized ball salt - as per your taste Procedure: Take a pan or kadai. Dry roast grated coconut, dry red chillies, and curry leaves until it turns a golden brown color. After it cools down, put the mix into the blender. Grind well. Then add the tamarind and salt and grind for another 1 or 2 minutes. Then transfer into a glass jar (You can store it in here for 2 or 3 weeks). Enjoy!!!

                                                    Pineapple Pachadi     Pineapple pachadi is a deliciously sweet and sour tasting dish made with pineapple, coconut, and curd. The recipe comes from Kerala cuisine. Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients: Pineapple - ½ cup Grated coconut - ¼ cup Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp Green chilli - 2 Cumin seeds - ½ tsp Sugar - 1 tsp Salt Yogurt - ½ cup Turmeric - 1 pinch  For tempering: Mustard seed: ¼ tsp curry leaves: 2 Coconut oil - 1 tsp Dried red chilli - 2 In a pot, cover and cook the pineapple pieces with ¼ cup of water and a pinch of turmeric powder. After 5 minutes, open the lid and cook on a high flame until the water is drained.  Then add one spoon of sugar and mix well. Turn off the flame Grind the coconut, green chilli, cumin seed, and yogurt together. Then...

Healthy Banana Oats Balls (With chocolate chips, too!) Preparation time: 25 minutes Ingredients: Banana - 1 or 2 Oats (Rolled quick oats)- 1 cup Cinnamon powder- 1/4 spoon Flax seed powder- 1 tbsp Chocolate chips- Your choice ( I used 1 handful) Preparation: Mash both of the bananas (preferably with a fork). Then add cinnamon powder, flax seed powder, and rolled quick oats. Then mix all the ingredients well. Put a cookie sheet on the baking tray. Then add the amount of chocolate chips that you want. Using a round spoon, then scoop out little balls from the mixture and put them neatly on the baking tray. (You can use an ice cream scooper if you like) Bake for 15 minutes at 350° F Take out, serve, and enjoy!!!🍫

                                              Noolputtu Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients:  Roasted rice flour - 1 cup Water - 1½ Salt oil - 1 teaspoon Preparation: Boil water in a pot along with salt and oil. Then lower the flame and slowly add rice flour. Then mix with a wooden spatula. Close the pot lid and remove it from the stove top and keep it aside for 15 minutes. Then open the pot and continue mixing. When the mix is still warm but not too hot to handle, grease your hand and knead to a soft dough. Take the idiyappam maker and put the small portion of the dough and press it into the desired shapes ( or if you are using idly steamer the shape of idly). Steam for 8 minutes, take it out, and transfer into a casserole. Repeat the same procedure for the rest of the dough.           The tasty and soft idiyappam is ready to eat and...

                                                                             Rava Upma               Rava upma is a famous south Indian breakfast recipe. This is a recipe that you can make very quickly. There are many different ways to make rava upma. This is the method that I usually follow.  Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients: Big onion- 1 Roasted semolina (rava)- 1 cup Ginger chopped- 1 tsp Green chilli- 3 Oil or ghee- 2 tbsp Hot water- 1 ¾ cup Salt Mustard seeds- 1 tsp Curry leaves- 5 or 6 Preparation: Heat the ghee in a pan, then put the mustard seeds and the curry leaves. Then add sliced big onion, green chilli, and chopped ginger. Saute until the onion becomes soft. Then add salt and saute for a few seco...

  Pazhampori (or banana fritters) is a Kerala snack made with ripe plantain. They are one of my favorite snacks and it is very easy for anyone to make quickly. It is one of the most famous and delicious evening snacks in Kerala. Prep time: 25 minutes Ingredients: Ripe plantain- 2 All purpose flour- 1 cup Rice flour- 1 or 2 tbsp sugar- 3 tbsp turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp salt- 1/4 tsp oil- to deep fry (I use canola oil) Preparation: Peel and cut the banana into small sizes as per your preference Prepare the batter: In a bowl, take all-purpose flour, rice flour, sugar, turmeric powder, and salt. Blend it nicely by adding 3/4 cup of water. Heat the oil in medium flame. Then cut each banana slice into the hot oil (Be very careful about the temperature of the oil. The oil should not be too hot, otherwise the banana will burn. You can fry 4 to 5 pieces at a time based on the size of your kadai (pan). Fry both sides until it becomes crisp and light golden in color Drain access oil Transfer th...

                                  Mulaku Bajji Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients:  Bajji chilli- 4 Besan- 1 cup Rice flour- 2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder- 1 tsp Asafoetida powder-2 pinch salt sugar- 1 pinch (optional) Baking soda- 1 pinch (optional) water- 3/4 cup  oil- for frying Preparation: Wash and dry each chilli Cut into half and deseed them In a bowl add all the powders and mix well Then add water and make a paste without lumps Heat oil to medium temperature  Dip each chilli in the batter and deep fry them until it is cooked well Eat the bajji with your favorite sauce and enjoy!

  Rava Paniyaram (sooji appam) Rava paniyaram is an instant recipe. You can make it for breakfast, as an evening snack, or it can be lunch for your kids (lunchbox recipe). Preparation time: 45 minutes                                                                                             Ingredients:                                                                                                                  ...

  Beauty Bites (grains bar)      This grains bar, also called beauty bites😉 is a nut-free mix of some healthy ingredients that taste well together. It is good to use as a daily, healthy (and yummy) snack that is sugar-free. Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients (you can add as much as you want for each of them): Old-fashioned rolled oats- 1 cup Chia seeds Flax seeds or flax seed powder Dates  Ghee or coconut oil- 1 teaspoon Preparation: Dry roast the rolled oats on a medium flame. After it cools down, grind the oats and put it in a food processor. Add all the other ingredients to the food processor. Blend well. Transfer it into another bowl and mould it into wehatever shape you want. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!

  Vellayappam (My Mom’s recipe )         Vellayapam is an authentic Kerala breakfast recipe. It is similar to dosa and it is soft. You can eat Appam with Kadala curry, coconut milk, and some other non-veg curries. Preparation time: 45 minutes Ingredients: Raw rice or Idli rice- 1 BIG cup Urad dal- 1 tablespoon Cooked rice- 1 handful Salt- As according to your taste Sugar- 1 teaspoon (optional) Preparation: Wash the raw rice and urad dal and leave to soak for four to six hours. Take out the soaked rice and urad dal and grind well. (you can put it in a blender or grinder.) Then add one handful of cooked rice and blend it to a smooth paste. Transfer everything you grinded into a bowl. Mix the grinded ingredients with either your hand or a spoon. Add salt and sugar. (You can also add the salt after the fermentation.) Ferment in a warm place for atleast 8 hours or until the batter doubles in volume. ( If you are living in a cold climate, you can place the batter...

  Kerala Garam masala  (My style)              Garam masala ( From garam ("hot") and masala ( a mixture of spices )) is a blend of ground spices. It is one of the essential spice powder used in most Indian dishes to enhance the flavor. Every region and part of India has their own custom recipe for this spice mix. Here I am sharing Kerala Garam masala. Kerala Garam masala is very easy to make it gives a very authentic smell and flavor for your dishes.  Preparation time: 30 minutes                    Ingredients: Pepper- 1 spoon Cardamom- 15  Cloves-1 tablespoon Small Cumin seed- 1/4 tablespoon Coriander- 1 spoon Fennal seed- 1 tablespoon Cinnamon sticks- 1 tablespoon Shajeera- 1 1/2 tablespoon Bay leaves- 3 Red chili- 3 Staranise- 2 Nutmeg- 1 or 2 Mace- 1 Procedure: Heat a pan on low flame  Then add the pepper, cardamom, cloves, small cumin seeds, coriander, fennel seed...