Healthy & Easy Granola | Requested Recipe | Baking Basics

Description:

This recipe was requested by Saloni Kulkarni, one of our dedicated readers.

Granola is a healthy breakfast recipe.

It contains all the nutrients required to kick-off a day.

History:

According to Wikipedia-

Granula was invented in Dansville, New York, by Dr. James Caleb Jackson at the Jackson Sanitarium in 1863. The Jackson Sanitarium was a prominent health spa that operated into the early 20th century on the hillside overlooking Dansville. It was also known as Our Home on the Hillside; thus the company formed to sell Jackson's cereal was known as the Our Home Granula Company. Granula was composed of Graham flour and was similar to an oversized form of Grape-Nuts.

Recipe:

Ingredients

• 2 cups raw, whole rolled (old fashion) oats
• 1/2 raw nuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup sunflower or pumpkin seeds
• 2-3 tbsp. honey (more if required)
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 large pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon

How to make

1. Heat your oven to 300℃ (572℉)
2. Combine oats, nuts, salt, cinnamon and seeds in a large bowl. These are the dry ingredients.
3. Next, take a smaller bowl and combine oil, honey and vanilla in it. These are the wet ingredients.
4. Next mix together, the wet and the dry ingredients in the larger bowl.
5. Then, spread the mixture onto two cookie sheets line with foil or parchment paper.
6. Bake for 10 minutes. Then remove from the oven and stir.
7. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Once baked, remove the granola from the oven and let it cool completely.
9. Transfer your granola to an airtight container.
10. Eat your Granola with Milk or as it is.
11. Enjoy!

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Chicken Tandoori

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Description:-

Chicken Tandoori is a dish consisting of Chicken pieces that are marinated and then cooked in a traditional oven which is known as tandoor. Hence the name Chicken Tandoori.

History:-

According to Wikipedia,

Tandoori chicken as a dish originated in the Punjab before the independence of India and Pakistan.Although tandoor cooked chicken dates back to as early as the Mughal era, the dish is believed to be invented by Kundan Lal Gujral, a man who ran a restaurant called Moti Mahal in Peshawar. Gujral moved to Delhi, India after the Independence of India and Pakistan and the subsequent partition of the Punjab Province.
In India, tandoori cooking was traditionally associated with the Punjab and became popular in the mainstream after the 1947 partition when West Punjabis resettled in places such as Delhi^. In rural Punjab, it was common to have communal tandoors.Some villages still have a communal tandoor which was a common sight prior to 1947.

Recipe:-

 Ingredients:-

• 1 whole chicken, cut into 10-12 pieces
• 200 grams Yogurt/Curd/Dahi
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 2 tbsp Chili Powder 
• Salt
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 piece of Charcoal
• Ginger Garlic Paste

How to make:- 

1. Make a few cuts or incisions on each piece of Chicken
2. Take a Bowl, and add Yogurt, Red Chili Powder, Ginger Garlic Paste (can be bought from shops) and Salt.
3. Put the chicken pieces into the bowl and coat the Chicken with the mix that we just made (use of hands is recommended)
4.  Keep this Marinated Chicken aside for 30 minutes.
5. after 30 minutes, take a pan and add some Oil and Butter to it, let it heat on a medium flame.
6. After the oil is moderately hot, add the marinated chicken pieces to it.
7. Cook the Chicken for about 15-20 minutes till they get Golden Brown, make sure all the sides are cooked evenly.
8. To add a smoky flavor to this dish, place the Cooked Chicken in a clean bowl.
9. Take a piece of Charcoal and heat it directly on the flame until it gets red.
10. Take a small cup or aluminum foil and place it on the top of the chicken pieces in the bowl.
11. Place the hot Charcoal in the cup, and add a few drops of Oil to it.
12. You will see smoke coming out of the Charcoal, cover the bowl with the chicken and the coal with a lid.
13. Let it sit for about 1-2 minutes, and then plate.

Garnishing Suggestions:-

• Garnish this dish with Coriander leaves, onion and lemon. 

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Easy & Simple Potato Cutlet

Description:-

After the success of our Raw Banana Cutlet Recipe(the link is below) we have brought to you the Potato Cutlet Recipe. Like potato? If yes, then this is the perfect recipe for you! If you don't like potato, you will love it after tasting this Delicious Dish.

The link to our Raw Banana Cutlet Recipe is at:

https://satyenkulkarni.blogspot.in/2016/08/raw-banana-cutlet.html

Recipe:-

Ingredients:-

• 4 Potatoes Boiled & Mashed
•  2 teaspoons of Chili Powder
•  3 slices of bread made fine in a Food Processor
• 1/2 teaspoon Garam Massala
• Salt to taste
• Oil for cooking
• Peanuts for garnishing.

How To Make:-

1. Take the Mashed Potatoes in a bowl and add the Bread Crumbs to it and mix.
2. Then, add all the ingredients to it and mix.
3.  Make small and flat spheres out of the Mixture.
4. Coat these spheres with Bread Crumbs.
5. Take a pan and put a few drops of Oil to it. Let it heat for 5-10 Minutes on medium flame.
6. After the Oil gets hot, put the Spheres on the pan and Cook it for about 5 minutes on each side on a medium flame.
7. Crush a few peanuts and sprinkle them over the Cutlets for garnishing after plating.

Garnishing Suggestions:-

1. Sprinkle some crushed peanuts over the cutlets. This gives a crunchy texture and also makes the atmosphere nutty.
2. You can also cut Rings out of Onions and place them beside the cutlets.
3. You can also finely chop a Cabbage Leaf and place it on the top of the cutlets.
4. You can also put a Cabbage Leaf on the plate and place the Cutlets into it.

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Raw Banana Cutlet

Description:

The Banana Cutlet is a healthy substitute of a Potato Cutlet.

The Crust is Crispy and the inside is soft.

You will be in love with this Cutlet once you eat it!

Recipe:

Ingredients:

• Raw Bananas boiled and mashed - 4
• Green Chilies chopped - 1 tbsp.
• Cumin Seed powder - 1 tsp. or According to taste.
• Lemon Juice - 1 tsp.
• Salt
• Oil

How To Make:

1. Take the Boiled and Mashed Bananas in a Bowl.
2. Add the Green Chilies to the Bananas.
3. Sprinkle the Cumin Seeds powder on the Bananas and Green Chilies.
4. Pour the Lemon Juice in the Bowl.
5. Add Salt to taste.
6. Mix the Ingredients well, but Don't over mash the Bananas
7. Next, take a Pan and pour Oil in the pan and let it heat for 2-3 Minutes.
8. Roll the mixture into small balls.
9. Put the balls on the pan and let it cook for 7-8 Minutes on each side on Medium Flame.
10. Next, put the Cutlets on a Plate (and average serving size is 3 Cutlets).
11. And your Raw Banana Cutlets are done!

Garnishing Suggestions:

• Crush some Roasted Peanuts and sprinkle them on the Cutlets.
• You can also sprinkle some Chopped Coriander Leaves

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