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A lot like cheesecake! But much healthier! You won’t feel guilty when digging into this delicious desert! The base is made of channa dal and the filling is made of moong dal.  And of course the other ingredients are as follows. For the base you need: 90 gm roasted channa dal 15 gm of cocoaContinue reading “A lot like cheese cake”

Enjoy this delightful and healthy snack with your young ones. It tastes amazing with soup! For the filling you need: 50 gm sabut moong/green gram 1 tbsp of finely chopped capsicum 1 tbsp of finely chopped onion 1 tbsp of refined oil 2 tbsp of grated cheese Salt to taste Method: Wash and soak sabutContinue reading “Moong Croissant”

Dhokla is the pride dish of Gujarat. This delicious dish is made with a fermented batter made of a mixture of Channa dal (chickpea), Urad dal (skinned black gram ) and rice. Dhokla can be eaten as a main course, side dish, breakfast and as well as a snack.  This time I have omitted UradContinue reading “Dhokla”

Try these easy and nourishing Moong Drops, filled with delicious dark chocolate.  You won’t be able to eat just one! You need: 100 gm moong dal 100 gm powdered sugar 30 gm ghee/clarified butter 5 gm sesames seeds 10 gm desiccated/powdered coconut 25 gm chopped dark compound chocolate 25 gm cream Method: Wash and cookContinue reading “Moong Drops”

Feel the pulse of the Pulse Pizza.  This unique and nourishing pizza with Rajma (Kidney bean) and Lobiya (Black eyed bean) will have you asking for more! The children will love it and so will you! You need: 1 pizza base ½ cup pulse filling 2 tbsp tomato puree 100 gm grated pizza cheese ForContinue reading “Pulse Pizza”

This is an easy and simple desert where Maida is replaced with Moong dal making it more nutritious,  delightful and delicious as it is. You need: 25 gm moong flour 750 ml milk 85 gm sugar 20 gm butter 1 drop vanilla essence 14/15 digestive biscuits 30 gm walnuts Few chopped pistachios and cherries (optional)Continue reading “Moong Delight”

These beautiful little strawberry cookies are enriched with urad dal.  A good proportion of flour is replaced by urad flour and thereby increased the nutritional value. You need: 20 gm urad flour 30 gm plain flour 30 gm butter ½  tsp refined oil Pinch of baking powder 15 gm powdered sugar ½ tsp water 1Continue reading “Strawberry Cookies”

It is always fun to bake cookies with a difference. These beautiful daisies are stuffed with moong dal.  Try them out.  They are wonderful …. For the stuffing you need: 50 gm moong dal 20 gm powdered sugar 1 Tbsp ghee/clarified butter 1 drop of green food colour Method: Wash and cook the moong dalContinue reading “Daisy Cookies”

This wonderfully easy to make starter is bound to be the star of your dinner party. The crunchy shell will leave you wanting more and the versatile filling can be changed as per your taste. You need: 100 gm flour 1 Tblsp oil ¼ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp kalajeera/cumin seeds WaterContinue reading “Channa Roll”

I tried khandvi for the first time over 20 years ago. It was one of those snacks that I instantly fell in love with the moment I tried it. Its delicate structure and smooth taste intrigued me so much, but for over 20 years I couldn’t recall the name of the dish I had tried.Continue reading “Khandvi”