🥬✨ 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.

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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.

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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 🙌❤️