My mumma's best matar paneer

 

My mumma's best Dal Makhani recipe

 

Baati

4 cup atta

1 cup sooji 

1 and 1/2 spoon curd

1/2 satche eno 

Ajwani 

Salt

4-5 spoon ghee 

Pani

Make dough little tough not too soft

After making dough keep it for rest for 10 min while covering it 

Then preheat the air fry at 360 f for 8 min

To cook Batı air fry 380 degree f for 20 min

Temp you can increase since in description its air fryer not oven

Edamame Avocado chaat

 Boil Edamame. Add avocado mash, lemon, black salt, black pepper, salt (if required), tomato, chanachur.

Include high protein seeds

 

Quick list of high-protein seeds and How to use them in daily meals ❤️

🥄Per (2tbsp) 

1. Hemp seed : 6.5gms

2. ⁠Pumpkin seeds : 5gms 

3. ⁠Sunflower seeds : 5gms 

4. ⁠Flaxseeds : 4gms 

5. ⁠Chia seeds : 4gms 

6. ⁠Sesame seeds : 3gms 

7. ⁠Watermelon seeds : 8gms 

😍 How to Add Seeds for Protein (Meal-wise)

🥣 Breakfast:

👉Add chia seeds or flaxseeds to oats, smoothies, or yogurt.

👉Sprinkle hemp and watermelon seeds on toast or nut butter.

🍛 Lunch:

👉 Top your salads or sabzi with pumpkin/sunflower seeds.

👉 Mix flax powder into roti dough.

🥤 Snacks:

👉Make a seed trail mix with roasted seeds. ( all seeds mentioned above ) 

👉Blend seeds into your protein shake or energy balls or just have 2tbsp of roasted mixed seeds. 

🍲 Dinner:

👉Add sesame seeds in curries, stir-fries, or chutneys.

👉Sprinkle seeds on soups or dal

Lauki pizza at home

 Try this low carb healthy lauki pizza at home.

Lauki Pizza Recipe -
1. Lauki 1
2. Oats flour 1/2 cup
3. Parmesan cheese grated 1/4 cup
4. Salt 1/2 tsp
5. Pizza sauce 2 tbsp
6. Capsicum
7. Olives
8. Cherry tomatoes
9. Mozzarella cheese grated

- peel the lauki and grate it. Squeeze out the water using a muslin cloth.
- transfer the lauki in a bowl, add oats flour, parmesan cheese and salt to it. Mix it well and form a dough.
- preheat the oven at 200 deg.
- line the baking tray with parchment paper.
- divide the dough into 2 parts. Place one part on the parchment paper and using a spatula spread it in a thin circular disc.
- bake it for 12 minutes at 200 degrees.
- take it out and add the pizza sauce and other ingredients. Add mozzarella cheese on the top and bake it at 200 degrees for 10 minutes or until the cheese melts.
- sprinkle oregano and chilli flakes on it and enjoy!

Mini naan recipe

 1 1/3 c warm water

2 t yeast

2 t sugar

4 c flour

2 t salt

1/4 c yoghurt

1/2 c melted butter

1. Mix water, yeast and sugar

2. Mix flour and salt

3. Mix yeast, flour, yogurt and 1/4 c butter

4. Knead

5. Rise 1 1/2 hour

🥬✨ Palak Paneer Appe

 

🥬✨ Palak Paneer Appe – quick, healthy & absolutely delicious!

Soft inside, crisp outside — a snack that both kids and grown-ups will love 😍

🟢 Ingredients:
• 1 cup fresh palak
• 1 cup sooji (semolina)
• 1/2 cup curd
• 1 small piece ginger
• 1 green chilli (optional)
• 1/4 cup grated paneer
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp fruit salt (optional)
• For tadka: 1 tsp ghee, 1/4 tsp mustard seeds (rai), few curry leaves
• Ghee + white sesame seeds (til) for cooking

👩‍🍳 How to make:
1. Blanch the palak.
2. In a blender, add sooji, curd, blanched palak, ginger, and green chilli. Blend into a smooth batter.
3. Let it rest for 10–15 mins.
4. Prepare a tadka with oil, rai, and curry leaves. Add it to the batter along with salt and grated paneer.
5. Mix well. Add fruit salt just before cooking (optional).
6. In the appe pan, add a little ghee and split white til, then pour the batter.
7. Cook on low flame, flip occasionally until golden and crisp outside.

✅ Baby-friendly tip:
Skip the chilli and fruit salt. You can also add finely grated carrot or beetroot for extra nutrients and color!

💚 Serve with chutney, ketchup, or enjoy as is — trust me, these vanish fas

❣️Baked Tofu Raspberry Cheesecake ❣️

 

No cream cheese, no eggs — just creamy, wholesome goodness.

🍪 Crust
• 100g oats biscuits or digestive biscuits (your choice)
• 40g melted coconut oil or butter

Instructions:
1. Crush the biscuits into fine crumbs.
2. Mix with melted coconut oil or butter.
3. Press firmly into the base of a 6-inch springform tin.
4. Bake at 180°C for 7 minutes. Let it cool while you prep the filling.

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🍰 Filling
• 200g silken tofu
• ½ cup (about 120g) Greek yogurt
• ¼ cup honey (or add a bit of sugar too, to taste)
• 1½ tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• Zest of 1 lemon (optional)
• Pinch of salt

Instructions:
1. Blend all filling ingredients until completely smooth and creamy.
2. Pour over the cooled crust.
3. Bake at 160°C for 25 minutes, or until the top looks just set.
4. Cool completely, then chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours (overnight is best!).

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🍓 Raspberry Chia Jam Topping
• 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
• 1–2 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)
• 1 tbsp chia seeds

Instructions:
1. In a pan, cook raspberries and sugar until soft and bubbly.
2. Stir in chia seeds and cook for another 2–3 minutes until thickened.
3. Let cool completely, then spread over the chilled cheesecake.

Moringa Tea

 5-6 pieces of drumstick washed and peeled. Boil in 350 ml of water.
Add 1/2 tsp organic haldi, 1/2 tsp black pepper and rock salt in it.

Boil it till it reduces to 200ml.

Strain it and add 1 tbsp of each grated beetroot and carrot.

Add lemon juice according to taste and finely chopped corriander.

Sip slowly 1/2 an hour before meals.

Chickpea & Quinoa Summer Salad

Chickpea & Quinoa Summer Salad😍

Protein: ~18–20g per serving

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

👉1 cup cooked chickpeas (or canned, rinsed)

👉1/2 cup cooked quinoa

👉1/2 cup cucumber, chopped

👉1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

👉1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped

👉1/4 cup bell peppers, diced

👉1/4 cup crumbled paneer or feta cheese (optional for extra protein)

👉2 tbsp fresh mint or coriander leaves

👉1 tbsp olive oil

👉Juice of 1 lemon

👉Salt and pepper to taste

(Optional: 1 tsp roasted cumin powder or chaat masala for an Indian twist) 

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl, mix quinoa and chickpeas.

2. Add all chopped veggies and herbs.

3. Drizzle with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

4. Toss gently and top with paneer or feta.

5. Chill for 10 minutes before serving for extra freshness.

🥳It’s light, cooling, protein-rich, and hydrating, perfect for staying full and refreshed without feeling heavy in the heat.

Moong Sprouts Salad with Mango & Peanuts

 

Moong Sprouts Salad with Mango & Peanuts 😍😍

Ingredients (Serves 2)

👉1 cup green moong sprouts (steamed lightly or raw if preferred)

👉¼ cup raw mango (peeled and finely chopped)

👉¼ cup cucumber (chopped)

👉¼ cup tomato (deseeded and chopped)

👉2 tablespoons roasted peanuts (crushed slightly)

👉1 tablespoon fresh coriander (chopped)

👉½ green chili (finely chopped, optional)

👉Juice of ½ lemon

👉Salt and pepper to taste

👉A pinch of chaat masala (optional)

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, mix moong sprouts, raw mango, cucumber, tomato, and peanuts.

   2. Add salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Mix well.

   3. Sprinkle chaat masala and garnish with coriander.

 4. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Why it’s great:😍

This recipe is hydrating, light, and packed with micronutrients, making it ideal for cooling the body naturally in summer 🙌❤️

Thalipeeth recipe

 For 3-4 thalipeeth 

2 cucumbers, peeled and grated, combined with
1 green chili, finely chopped
2 Tbsp coriander, finely chopped
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp red chili powder
A fat pinch of heeng 
1 Tbsp sesame seeds
Salt, to taste

Mix everything well, then add

1/2 cup of atta/ whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp rice flour
2 Tbsp besan
2 Tbsp dahi

Mix this with your hands, adding a little water, as needed to make a soft dough that can be patted on the tawa.

Cook on both sides, serve with some butter/ dahi and enjoy!

Multigrain beetroot thalipeeth

Ragi, jowar, aata, besan cumin salt, dhaniya leaves
cucumber, beetroot, carrot , ginger, 

Quinoa pulao

 1 cup quinoa

2 tbsp ghee

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 inch cinnamon

6-8 cloves

1 bay leaf

chopped ginger, onion, carrot, beans, green peas, salt, water

Palak Paneer

1. Palak blanch and puree

2. tomato , garlic, ginger paste

3. Roast - add salt, red chilli, jeera powder, amchur powder, dhaniya powder.

4. Add palak, cook for 2-3 mins, add paneer.

Sakshi's malpua recipe

 Take equal parts of maida, Mawa and milk make a flowing consistency batter.

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Take a pan fry in ghee take a batter in spoon and pour slowly into the ghee and fry till it's light golden brown in colour.

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Make chasni take sugar and water equal amount melt all the sugar and give just one boil only sticky texture then add some kesar and yellow food colour and dip the fried malpua into the chasni keep it till it's absorbed.

Dill Dip

 2 cups mayonnaise

2 cups sour cream

3 tablespoons chopped onion

1 teaspoon seasoning salt

3 teaspoons dried dill weed

1 tablespoon white sugar

Mix all, refrigerate for atleast 8 hours before serving to blend flavours.

Spinach corn pasta✨

 Spinach corn pasta✨

1 cup cooked pasta
1 cup finely chopped spinach
1/4 cup sweet corn
4 to 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 cup milk
1/2 tbsp atta(wholewheat flour)
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder to taste
1/2 tbsp butter

Take some butter in a pan, add finely chopped garlic. Sauté for a few seconds and add spinach leaves. Cook till it turns soft, add sweet corn and cook for another minute. Next add the flour to the pan, mix well. Add milk, salt and black pepper powder. Bring the milk to a boil, keep the flame low and add pasta. Cook for 2 more minutes and tadaaa!! Enjoy.

Happy weekend✨

Rice tikkis✨

 Leftover rice tikkis✨

Ingredients:

1/2 cup leftover cooked rice
1 tbsp besan
1 tbsp sooji
1 tbsp curd
1 tbsp water
Grated ginger
Veggies like onion, carrot, coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Method:

Take rice in a bowl, mash it using the back of a spoon.

Add all the other ingredients, mix well, keep mashing everything using the back of a spoon. Cover and keep aside for 10 mins.

Add 1 tbsp of water, give it a good mix and make tikkis using ghee generously and serve.

Goes super well with green chutney or ketchup and chai.

Notes:

Avoid using watery curd.
You can add tomatoes and capsicum as well.
If the mixture get too watery, add some more sooji to it.

Homemade nutella

 

hazelnut, ooty plain dark chocolate, Himalayan pink salt and pure vanilla extract :). We use hazelnut butter and molten chocolate to bring it all together.

Hazelnut butter : Make it from hazelnut. Roast hazelnuts till they smell good or are evenly brown. Then mixer mein daalo for a minute or so poora uska butter ban jaata hai.