Cooking is not just an art of taste but also of creativity and love. ‘Home chefs from across the country sent their special recipes in the Grihalakshmi Super Chef Competition-2. Some of these best recipes were winners, whose recipes we are sharing here.
Healthy Snacks Recipes in Hindi: Dahi Vada Cake
Material: 2 cups urad dal (soaked for 6 hours), 2 green chillies, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp asafoetida, small piece of ginger, sweet chutney, green chutney, sev, boondi, pomegranate seeds, roasted cumin powder, red chilli powder, black salt.
Method: Grind soaked urad dal with ginger, green chilli and cumin and make a thick paste. Add salt and asafoetida and beat the mixture well for 3-4 minutes. Now add a little Eno to it. Pour the mixture into a greased container and steam for 25-30 minutes. Take out the prepared vada from the mold and cut it into two parts from the middle. Sprinkle water mixed with salt and sugar over it. Mix hung curd with salt, sugar and a little beetroot juice, give it a beautiful color and apply it on the vada. Garnish by adding sweet chutney, green chutney, sev, boondi, pomegranate seeds, black salt and roasted powder.
Jeera Home Chef: Abha Srivastava
Strawberry Mousse
Material: ½ cup strawberry chocolate, 2 tbsp Amul cream, ½ cup strawberry crush, 2 tsp strawberry crush (to serve), ½ cup whipped cream, strawberries cut in heart shape.
Method: Melt the strawberry chocolate and add cream to it and mix well. This will prepare strawberry ganache. Beat the whipped cream well. Add strawberry crush and prepared strawberry ganache to it and mix gently. Put half a teaspoon of strawberry crush in a short glass. Fill the mousse in a piping bag with a 3D nozzle and pour it into the glass. Decorate with heart shaped strawberries on top. Cool it in the fridge and serve.
Steps to make
1. Prepare strawberry chocolate ganache.
2. Add strawberry crush and ganache to whipped cream.
3. Add strawberry crush to glass.
4. Fill a piping bag with mousse.
5. Garnish with strawberries and serve after cooling.
Home Chef: Nandini Maheshwari, Food Blogger, Jodhpur
Sattu Choco Bites
Material: 6-8 dates (seeded), ½ cup sattu, 1½ tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tbsp finely chopped cashews, almonds and pistachios, 1 t
Spoon butter.
Method: Add dates, sattu, cocoa powder and butter in a mixer jar and grind them coarsely. Take out this mixture in a bowl. Add finely chopped cashews, almonds and pistachios and mix well. Now take a silicone mold and add some finely chopped pistachios or your favorite nuts in it. Fill the prepared mixture in the mold and set it by pressing lightly. After some time, take out the chocolates from the mold. Steps to make
1. Grind dates, sattu, cocoa powder and butter.
2. Add chopped nuts to the mixture.
3. Fill the mixture in the silicone mold.
Home Chef: Mamta Rajkumar Shahu, Nalasopara (Maharashtra)
FAQ
According to Healthy Snacks Recipes in Hindi, is it safe to eat Sattu Choco Bites during weight loss?
Yes, it is completely safe and healthy. It contains Sattu made from roasted gram which is a powerhouse of protein and fiber. Also, dates have been used instead of sugar for sweetness, which is rich in iron and does not increase extra fat.
Why is it important to beat urad dal to make dahi vada cake?
Beating urad dal well for 3-4 minutes fills it with air bubbles, due to which when you steam it even without frying in oil, it becomes very spongy, soft and light like a cake.
How to shape Sattu Choco Bites if we do not have a silicone mold?
If you do not have a silicone mold, you can shape this mixture into small round laddus or flat pedas (bites) with the help of your hands, place them on butter paper and set them in the refrigerator.
How to make strawberry mousse low calorie?
To make it more weight-loss friendly, you can use dark chocolate (80% cocoa) in place of regular strawberry chocolate and use low-fat heavy curd in place of Amul cream.
For how many days can Dahi Vada Cake be stored?
You can store the steamed bada base in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. However, garnish it with curd, chutneys and sev only if you have to serve it immediately, otherwise the cake will turn soggy.
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