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Banana-Orange Smoothie
Preparation Time: 5 min
Cooking Time: 0 min
Ingredients (Serves 2)
- 1 medium-sized orange, separated
- 1/4 medium-sized papaya, cubed
- 1 banana, sliced thickly
- Crushed ice
Method
- Blend all the ingredients in a mixer or smoothie maker (using a little water, if required) till smooth.
- Strain the juice into glasses over crushed ice. Serve immediately.
Apple Crumble
Preparation Time: 5 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Ingredients:(Serves 4)
- 2 cups sliced apples, with skin
- ½ cup water
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp lemon juice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 tbsp quick cooking rolled oats
- 1 tbsp wheat bran
- 1 tbsp almonds, chopped
- 1 tbsp walnuts, chopped
- 1 tbsp raisins
- ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
- ¼ tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tsp oil
Method
- Cook the apple in a saucepan with water, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon sticks, until the apple, becomes soft and mushy. Keep aside.
- For the muesli, lightly roast the oats, wheat bran, almonds and walnuts in a non-stick pan over a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes. Let it cool completely. Then add the raisins, cinnamon powder and vanilla essence to it and mix well. Crush the mixture lightly and keep aside.
- Transfer the cooked apples to a lightly greased baking tray. Sprinkle the crushed muesli on the top.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°C (360°F) for 5 minutes or till the topping is golden brown. Serve immediately.
Vegetable Wrap
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Ingredients(Serves 4)
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp oil
- ¼ cup onions, sliced
- ¼ cup spring onions, sliced
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- ¼ cup baby corn, sliced
- ¼ cup mushrooms, sliced
- ¼ cup beans, sliced
- ¼ cup capsicum, sliced
- 1 tbsp Schezwan sauce
- Salt to taste
Method
- Knead the flour with water and salt in a bowl into a soft dough. Keep it aside for 20 minutes and knead again using ¼ tsp of oil till it is smooth and elastic. Divide it into 4 equal portions and roll out each portion of the dough into thin circles. Heat a wok/ kadhai upside down on a high flame and when hot, place the roti gently over it. Cook it till small blisters appear on the surface. Turn it over and cook for a few more seconds till done.
- Heat 1 tsp of oil in a wok or a non-stick pan. Add the onions and sauté on a high flame for a minute. Add the rest of the sliced vegetables and sauté on a high flame for another 2 minutes. Add the Schezwan sauce and salt and mix well. Sauté on high flame stirring constantly. Remove from flame and divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and keep aside to cool for 5 minutes.
- Place a roti on a flat on a dry surface. Spoon the mixture in the center, fold 2 opposite corners of the roti over the filling, overlapping them slightly. Now fold the remaining sides to seal the envelope.
- Heat a non-stick tava and cook the envelopes using a little bit of oil, until they are golden brown on both sides. Serve immediately.
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