Health villa

Ingredients
¼ cup atta
¼ cup maida
¾ cup coconut milk
¼ tsp soda bi-carb
2tsp powdered sugar
¼ cup chopped cashewnuts
Butter for cooking, salt
1cup melted kissan pineapple jam.
Method
1. mix atta, maida, coconut milk, soda bi-carb and suagr in a bowl, add water if required to make a thick batter
2. heat a non-stick pan, pour 2 spoonfuls of the batter to make a circle
3. Sprinkle 1tsp of the cashew nuts on each pancake and press it lightly.
4. cook on both sides using little oil till turns golden brown
5. repeat with the remaining batter to make some more pancakes
6. Evenly spread warm kissan pineapple jam on pancakes.

Ingredients
3tsp chopped agar-agar
¼ cup kissan orange jam
¼ cup sugar+ 2tsp sugar to caramelize
3tsp custard powder
21/2 cups milk
Method
1. Soak the agar agar in ¾ cup of cold water for 1 hr. simmer until it becomes a velar liquid. Keep aside
2. Add the sugar and 1 tsp water in a 6” pudding mould and cook until it becomes brown. Spread it evenly at the base of the mould.
3. mix the kissan orange jam and sugar and melt on a low flame till the sugar is dissolved
4. Mix the custard powder in ½ cup of cold milk. Keep aside.
5. Boil the remaining milk, add the custard mix and cook till it thickens a little.
6. Add agar agar liquid. Boil for 2 minutes. Strain and cool it slightly.
7. add the jam mixture and pour in the mould
8. Refrigerate till it sets.
9. Before serving, loosen the sides with knife and invert on a plate.

Ingredients

20g masoor dal

20g toovar dal

20g urad dal

20g moong dal

20g black dal

2tsp butter

2tsp cream

A small bowl of bread-crumbs

Method

1. pressure-cook the dals with less water and keep aside
2. grind them finely in a mixer to get coarse consistency
3. now sauté the dal mixture in butter
4. Mix in the cream and bread crumbs and sauté well.
5. put the mixture on seekh and roast in a tandoor for 10-12 minutes
6. Remove, cut into cylindrical-shaped pieces and serve hot with tomato ketchup.

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