Sweet Munchies

Sweet Munchies

 Winters are approaching. Festivities are round the corner. Time is right when you and your family wanted to munch maximum. Eating too much junk stuff is not healthy. With this Sweet Munchies you can not only give healthy and hygienic stuff to your family, but also will satisfy you that you care for them. So enjoy time with your nears and dears. Add lots of nuts and saffron to give nutritious content as well.

Preparation Time : 15 Min

Cooking Time : 15 Min

Ingredients :

• 1 1/2 Cup of Maida (all purpose flour)
• 1 1/2 Tablespoon of rava (sooji)
• 1 1/2 Tablespoon of desiccated coconut
• 1 Cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoon pure ghee
• Pinch of cardamom powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon of baking powder
• Few Saffron strands dissolve in a tablespoon of water
• Oil for frying
• 1/2 Cup of water

Procedure :

• Take 1/2 Cup of water and dissolve sugar in this and keep this sugar syrup aside
• In a bowl take maida, rava, desiccated coconut, baking powder, cardamom powder, ghee and saffron. Rub this mixture with your palm you will feel that due to ghee the flour is getting a crumb like texture

• Now add sugar syrup to this and knead the dough nicely as shown in picture

• On a flat platform roll the dough as shown in the picture

• With the help of cutter cut the dough in a desired shape. or if cutter is not available you can cut this in a square or diamond shape with the help of knife

• Take a pan and heat oil for frying
• Repeat the step with rest of the dough
• Now fry these sweet munchies on medium flame till these are properly cooked. Make sure that 

• The oil is not too hot otherwise munchies will be brown from outside but uncooked from inside

• Fry all the munchies, once done keep it on kitchen towel so that extra oil is removed 

• Keep it in a air tight container and use it as and when required...

Tips :

• Desiccated coconut is optional. If you like coconut you can use it otherwise no need
• To add nutrients for your kids you can add almond powder to this as we added rava and coconut 
• For frying I used normal cooking oil you can use pure ghee also
• Sugar quantity you can increase or decrease according to your taste

Quick Puffed Rice or Murmure Snacks....

Quick Puffed Rice or Murmure Snacks....

We all love munching while watching TV or while reading or while gossiping with friends ..... but some time this habit of munching is not good as we add lots of calories to our diet while munching as the snacks we munch are high in calories ..... so I try to keep this quick and low calorie snacks handy in my kitchen ....

Preparation Time : 5 Min

Cooking Time : 7 Min

Ingredients :

• 1 Bowl puffed rice (murmure)
• 1/2 Bowl thin poha (flattened rice thin one)
• Few curry leaves
• 3 Tablespoon peanuts
• Pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
• 1/2 Teaspoon red chilly powder or according to taste
• Salt according to taste
• 1 Tablespoon oil for cooking

Procedure :

• In a pan take oil, add peanuts, roast it for a minute or two to till it is bit brown in colour 

• Now add curry leaves 

• Add turmeric powder and red chilly powder to this

• Now add thin poha (flattened rice) to this, cook it for a minute or two on low flame or till it is crisp

• Now add puffed rice to this mixture and again cook this mixture for 2 minutes on low flame

• Add salt to this. keep it for some time 
• Now transfer this to an airtight box and use it when ever you want to munch .....