Bhojan Bites

4-5 green chilies, 5 garlic pods, tbsp roasted peanuts. Make coarse paste of these three. Heat oil. Add cumin. Next add the above paste and cook for 3-4 minutes on medium heat. Add salt to taste.

1/4 cup apple,  ¼ cup butter, 1 cup pumpkin, ¼ cup whole milk , ¾ cup granulated sugar 1¾ cup all-purpose flour,  2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon,  1 teaspoon nutmeg, ½ teaspoon salt,  ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips. Purée apple , pumpkin , sugar , milk , butter. Mix all dry ingredients separately. Mix purée and dry blend and add chocolate chip. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes

Ingredients  Almonds - 1 cup Walnuts - 1/2 cup Medjool Dates - 5-6. Seeds removed Chia seeds - 1 tbsp Cocoa powder - 1 tbsp Sunflower seeds - 1/4 cup Pepitas - 1/4 cups Cardamon, ground - 2 pods. Method  Powder nuts and keep it aside. Chop dates and grind to coarse paste. Next mix all the ingredients and make balls.

Wet Ingredients  Avocado - 1 ripe Banana - 2 ripe Sugar - 3/4 cup Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp Whole Milk - 1/4 cup Dry Ingredients  All purpose Flour 1-3/4 cup Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp Baking Soda - 1.5 tbsp Instant Coffee - 1 tsp Salt - 1/4 tsp Optional  Walnut and chocolate chip Method Blend wet and dry ingredients separately. Fold in dry mix with the wet blend. Add optional ingredient sand bake at 350F for 25-50 minutes. Note  The recipe does not include additional fat or oil. I am using avocado to replace the fat. The muffins are slightly on drier side, yet yummy ! Feel free to add optional 1/4 cup of fat of your choice.    

Picture doesn’t do the justice but it tastes awesome and kids can’t stop eating  Ingredients  Quick cooking oats - 1 cup  Whole wheat flour - 1 cup  Milk or yogurt - 1/2 cup or as needed  Sugar 1/2 cup  Banana, ripe  - 2 Oil - 1/4 cup  Chopped walnuts - 1/2 cup Sesame seeds, toasted - 1/4 cup  Chia seeds - 1 tbsp  Baking powder - 1 tsp  Baking soda - 1/2 tsp  Chocolate chip - 1/2 cup  Salt - a pinch  Method  Blend oil, milk/yogurt, sugar and banana  Next add flours, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt  Next food in nuts, sesame seeds, chocolate chips, chia seeds.  Grease the baking dish and pour the batter  Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes until the cake looks golden  Note The cake is not fluffy like a regular cake. It’s dense but soft and yummy ! 

    Ingredients     Peanuts – 1 cup    Dry Coconut – 1 cups    Sesame seeds – 1/2 cup    Ghee/clarified butter – 6 tbsp    Jaggery – 1 cup grated    Dry ginger powder – 1 tbsp    Water - 2-3 tbsp or as needed        Method    Roast peanuts and sesame seeds.     Grind peanuts and keep it aside.    Coarsely grind sesame seeds.     Dissolve jaggery in water and cook till jaggery dissolves.    Add all the ingredients to the mix and form small balls.

Ingredients   Whole milk 3 cups Powder milk 1 cup Sugar 1/2 cup Water 1/4 cup Hung Yogurt 1/2 cup Method  Dissolve sugar in water and caramelize. Next add milk and boil. Once the milk is boiled , add milk powder and boil for another 5 minutes. Cool the milk until its lukewarm. Add the starer and pour the milk in individual cups. Garnish with pistachios and incubate for 8 hours. Refrigerate and enjoy !! Keep the yogurt in the refrigerator to serve it chilled.