Pumpkin Smoothie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pumpkin Health benefits :

Pumpkins are a storehouse of vitamins, mineral and other healthy nutrients. Whether it is the pulp or the seeds, pumpkins are great for your health and can offer some incredible benefits.

1. Pumpkins Aid Weight Loss.
2. Pumpkin Seeds Can Help Your Heart.
3. Pumpkins May Reduce Cancer Risk.
4. Pumpkins are great for your Skin, the high amount of Vitamin A, C and E as well as Zinc present in pumpkin, make it a great choice for those who want a healthy and glowing skin
5. Pumpkin Seeds Can Boost Your Mood.
6. Pumpkins Can Boost Your Immune System .
7. Pumpkins have been known to provide relief from inflammation quickly, without the harmful side-effects of anti-inflammatory medicines.
8. Pumpkin seeds stimulates the kidneys and prevents the formation of calcium oxalate stones.
9. Pumpkins are natural diuretics. These help in flushing out the toxins and unwanted waste material from the body, leaving you refreshed and healthy.

 Pumpkin Smoothie :

Enjoy this healthy and delicious drink which is super quick and easy to make.

 
 

 Ingredients :

1. Pumpkin - 1 small, chopped up into chunks
2. Sugar - as needed
3. Milk -  2 cups
4. Salt - a pinch

Method :

1. Take a  pumpkin, cut it into half and scoop out the seeds.
2. Peel it off and cut into small chunks.
3. Put the pumpkin chunks into a juicer, add sugar, pinch of salt, milk and blend.
4. Pour the juice into glasses and add some ice cubes and enjoy.

                    Enjoy and Good luck :) 

Luv,

 

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Banana pancakes

Banana pancakes are very easy to whip up and these delicious pancakes are perfect for any time of day!

 

 Ingredients:

1.  Wheat flour - 2 cup
2.  Sugar, powdered- 3 tbsp or as needed
3.  Baking powder - 2 tsp
4.  Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
5.  Eggs - 2
6.  Milk - 1  1/2 cup
7.  Oil - 2 tbsp
8.  Ripe banana - 1 big

Method :

1. In a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients i.e; wheat flour, powdered sugar, baking powder and salt.
2. Blend the bananas and milk together in a mixer. 
3. In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, banana-milk mixture and oil. 
4. Slowly add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix well until smooth.
5. If the batter seems too thick to pour, add a little more milk.
6. Heat a griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. 
7. Pour a ladle full of the batter onto the griddle.
8. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface.
9. Flip and cook on the other side until golden.
10. Serve hot drizzled with honey.

 

Note : 

You can simply skip adding eggs if you want vegan version of pancakes and increase the quantity of banana, for the above recipe you can replace the eggs with 2 bananas instead of 1. The mashed banana will bind everything together and  keeping it moist and fluffy.

                       Enjoy and Good luck : )

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Banana cake - Our very first cake :)

I can't believe we really made this cake. This is our very first banana cake, and it came out absolutely perfect.
I was always afraid of baking so I never tried it . It was always my elder sis who used to do baking but my lil sister wanted to bake something in her Christmas holidays so we decided to try our hand at a very simple recipe from her baking notes and we chose this banana cake. The recipe was really simple and the outcome was great!!
So here's our first cake :)

Ingredients :

1. All-purpose flour/maida - 1 cup
2. Ripe Banana - 1
3. Butter - 1/2 cup
4. Baking powder - 1 tsp
5. Eggs - 2
6. Sugar - 3/4 cup
7. Milk - 1 tbsp
8. Vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp
9. Salt - a pinch

Method :

1. Blend the banana well with 1 tbsp of milk and keep aside.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together until soft and the sugar has blended well. 
3. Add the eggs and beat until well combined.
4. Add the blended banana and mix well. 
5. Now add the vanilla extract , pinch of salt, baking powder and mix .
6. Then add the flour in small batches and carefully fold into the banana mixture, once incorporated repeat with the remaining flour.
7. Transfer to a greased tin and bake in a pre-heated oven at 350F/180C for 40-45 mins until a tooth pick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
8. Let it cool down to room temperature.
9. Cut into slices and enjoy.

                              Enjoy and Good luck :)

 

 

Fruit Custard

 

Ingredients :

1. Vanilla flavored Custard powder - 1/2 pack
2. Milk - 1 liter
3. Sugar - 5 tbsp or as required
4. Fruits - anything of your choice (What I used - Banana, apple,sweet lemon, chikoo)

Method :

1. Chop the fruits of your choice and keep aside.
2. In a bowl mix custard powder with 1 cup warm milk into a smooth paste without any lumps.
3. Heat the remaining milk and bring it to a boil, add the custard mixture while stirring continuously.
4. Let it cook for a minute or two, then add sugar and mix.
5. Keep stirring till it reaches a creamy thick consistency.
6. Remove and let it cool to room temperature.
7. Then add the fruits and mix well. 
8. Serve chilled.

                         

                        Enjoy and Good luck : )

 

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Guava sweets

 Ingredients :

1. Guava - fully ripe - 1 kg
2. Sugar - 250 gms
3. Lemon juice - 2 tsp
4. Butter / ghee - 1 tbsp
5. Red  food color

Method :

1. Wash and cut the guavas into small pieces. Place in  a large vessel and add equal quantity of water and boil till the guava pieces become soft and pulpy.
2. Mash, strain and remove the seeds.
3. In another vessel add the guava pulp and cook for a few minutes.
4. Now add sugar, butter, lemon juice and red color. Mix well.
5. Cook till it becomes thick with continuous stirring. Do not let it stick to the bottom.
6. Grease a plate and pour the mixture on it.
7. Let the mixture cool completely.
8. Cut into squares and store.

                               Enjoy and Good luck :)

 

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Bread pudding

Hi my dear frndz, hope u all had a great weekend...

Today's recipe is bread pudding which is a very popular bread-based dessert.

This is a very simple version of pudding which is very rich, creamy and tastes awesome.
This pudding was made by my sisters , cuz I'm very bad at baking..:p
Here we have used bananas, apples and some dry fruits ,you can add any nuts, pieces of chocolate, lemon or orange zest, fresh fruits to the pudding for more flavor and texture.
It can be served warm or cold with a dusting of powdered sugar and a dollop of  whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

I could take only one pic of this lovely pudding before I could take any more photographs, everyone finished it completely :o... clean plate no trace of any pudding wowww...!

Ingredients :

1. Bread - 4-5 slices
2. Butter - 2 tbsp
3. Cinnamon powder  - a pinch
4. Custard powder - 1 tbsp
5. Eggs - 3 
6. Milk - 2  cups
7. Sugar - 3 tbsp
8. Vanilla essence - 2 drops 
9. Bananas - 1 sliced 
10. Apples - 1/2 cup chopped
11. Almonds, cashew nuts - 1/2 cup chopped
12. Raisins - 1/4 cup

Instructions :

1. In a bowl take milk and butter mix well.
2. Take custard powder in a bowl add milk and make a paste.
3. Mix this mixture to milk mixture, keep aside.
4. In another bowl break eggs add cinnamon powder, vanilla essence, sugar. Mix well.
5. Now add milk mixture and mix .
6. Now in a microwave bowl spread the bread cut into small pieces / cubes, add raisins, bananas,apple, chopped almonds and cashew nuts now pour half of the mixture, place another layer of bread and pour the mixture over it.
7. Make sure that all the bread pieces are soaked well in the milk-egg mixture.
8. Bake the pudding at about 340 to 350^o F for 45 to 50 mins or till it turns to light golden brown color.
9. Serve warm or cold dusted with sugar.

                             Enjoy and Good luck :)

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