Strawberry Jello Shots

Easy Strawberry Jello is a retro recipe that's perfect for spring, holidays, parties and potlucks.  You'll love this jiggly pink treat! Need only few ingredients to put together this dish, involving few minutes of cooking!! and rest of the work your kitchen partner Mr. Refrigerator will take care of. I am using strawberry powder, if not available you may add thick fruit crush or puree.

RECIPE

Serves 4 people
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Setting time: 1 hour
Tools Needed: Sauce pan, glasses to set jello.

INGREDIENTS

Milk 1 cup
Full cream 1 cup
Strawberry powder 1 tbsp
Agar agar powder 1 tsp
Unrefined Sugar 2 tbsp
Strawberry syrup 3 tsp
Whipped cream/ ice cream topping (optional) 3 scoops
Few mint leaves for garnish

METHOD

Take milk and cream in the sauce pan.

Add strawberry powder, sugar and agar agar powder.

Whisk to combine agar agar well in the milk mixture.

Keep this mixture on medium flame until agar agar is completely dissolved.

Spoon out the bubbles that are formed on top of the milk, if any.

Pour the mixture in glasses to set jello. Keep in refrigerator for atleast 1-2 hours. Keep refrigerated until use.

Once set decorate with strawberry syrup, scoop of ice cream mint leaves and enjoy any time of the day.

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When your family is full of foodies and eats variety, you tend to come up with creating healthier versions of food they demand. So this is one such dish, that I like to tweak a little and make in wheat flour replacing white flour. When the final dish comes out to be tastier then!! why opt for regular dim sum?? and not "Wheat ones"??

It is also a fat free recipe, which makes this dish even more healthier. Only some drops of oil is used to grease the pan.

Healthy Dim Sum (Wheat Momo)

RECIPE

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Yields: 12 momos

Prep time: 10 minutes 

Cook time: 20 minutes 

Tools needed: Steamer, rolling pin

INGREDIENTS 

For filling;

Red bell pepper 2 tbsp

Yellow bell pepper 2 tbsp

Capsicum 4 tbsp

Cabbage shredded 1/2 cup

Carrot grated 1/2 cup

Garlic cheese spread 2 tbsp 

Salt to taste

Pepper powder to taste

Cumin powder 1 tsp

For dough

Wheat flour 3/4 cup + extra for dusting 

Salt 1 pinch 

Few drops for greasing

METHOD

In a mixing bowl add flour, salt and knead a semi stiff dough. Cover with damp cloth and keep aside.

Wash chop and grate vegetables.

Take them in a bowl add a teaspoon of salt and let it sit for 5 minutes.

In a kitchen towel, take the vegetables and squeeze out the excess liquid. Add this liquid in dals, curries or soups.

Tranfer the veggies to the bowl again, and add salt, pepper powder, cumin powder and garlic cheese spread.

Mix and filling is ready.

Place a steamer pan on medium flame or like I have organized a temporary steamer using a large kadai.

Grease the bottom of a vegetables strainer with few drops of oil. To make it completely oilfree, keep a banana leaf in the bottom of the pan and skip the greasing part.

Divide dough in small equal sized balls.

Dust one ball in some flour and roll out disc. Keep the discs thick in centre and thinner on the edges.

Place 1 tablespoon of filling in centre. 

Apply very little water around the edges so they stick nicely and do not open while steaming.

Lift the disc unto hands. Make pleats on one side and stick other side by pressing with fingers s thumb. Prepare all the momos in same manner.

Place 6 dumplings in steamer, cover with lid and wait for 10 minutes or until the dumplings leaves the strainer and comes out easily.

Steam the next batch. 

Serve immediately with chili dip or sauce.

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Flourless zucchini Muffins

Flourless rich double chocolate muffins made from Peanut butter carrot zucchini banana flaxgel and loads of choco chips.

These carrot zucchini muffins are gluten-free, oil-free, sugar-free, grain-free and flourless, they are so soft and chocolatey that no one will believe that these are healtht

Mixed in just 5 minutes, baked in just 15-20 minutes these muffins make a delicious healthy dessert or snack and the best part is that they’re loaded with chocolate flavour without even a hint of carrot or zucchini. U cannot even see the veggies inside the muffins. That means that you can easily sneak some extra veggies into your kids or anyone's diet by feeding these delicious muffins.

So if you’re looking to get some more veggies into your families diet, or you’re just craving to have soft and chocolatey muffin, then you should definitely give it a 7go.

For vegan option, you can replace chocochips with same amount of dry fruits n nuts or if can get your hands on dairy free choco chips, go with it.

Ingredients (makes 10-12)
½ cup zucchini grated
½ cup carrot grated
2 bananas mashed
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tbsp flax powder mixed with 4 tbsp warm water
½ cup peanut or any nut butter
Few drops if vanilla extract
A little less than ¼ cup honey (65g)
1/4 cup choco chips + extra for sprinkling on top
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Method;
Preheat oven 200C
Grease muffin cups
Mix flax powder with warm water and set aside. If making eggless mix 1 ½ tbsp flax powder with 3 tbsp water.
Mash banana and set aside.
Cream all ingredients except zucchini carrot and choco chips.
Mix grated zucchini carrot choco chips and mix well.
Spoon the batter ¾ full in muffin cups and bake for 25-30 min. U will see the muffin tops getting firmer or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.