Monday 26 October 2015

Turkish Walnut - Apple Pie Cookies (Eggless)



Once Again Its Our 11th #Foodiemonday #Bloghop Event, and This time Our Theme is very Interesting, As we are 8 food bloggers in this Group So, We decided to have a theme, like my Name is Waagmi....So, The first letter of my name is "W" and, chose the Ingredient from "W"...And what else can be in your mind besides "Walnuts" ;) Same way Every group member has chosen their Ingredient according to their first letter of their Name....I found this Soooo Interesting!!! Isn't it?

Walnuts may help reduce not only the risk of prostate cancer, but breast cancer as well. In one study, mice that ate the human equivalent of 2.4 ounces of whole walnuts for 18 weeks had significantly smaller and slower-growing prostate tumors compared to the control group that consumed the same amount of fat but from other sources. Walnuts contain the amino acid l-Arginine, which offers multiple vascular benefits to people with heart disease, or Those who have increased risk for heart disease due to multiple cardiac risk factors. Adding healthful amounts of nuts such as walnuts to your diet can help you to maintain your Ideal weight over time. 10 Eating walnuts is also associated with increased satiety after just three days.



Initially I was not at all in any mood to make this Walnut cookies....Later, searching for some Interesting recipes and found this....This Turkish cookies are really Soooo Yummm and flavorful. Normally, its been made Egg, I am not using Egg here, And trust me Taste and Texture is really awesome without Eggs also.

This is a very different way to make apple pies in small portions. Also, comes in one portion sizes! Cinnamon is adding and incredible flavor to the Apple. Later on, I found some left over dough and stuffing too...So I simply roll the dough and spread stuffing on it, Roll them and cut them in Pinwheels...I too baked them...They are also Soooo fudgy..!!! Check out the step by step Recipe here!!


Ingredients 

For the dough:

100 gm Butter
½ cup Powdered sugar
3 tbs Drained yogurt
½ cup oil
1 tbs Vanilla powder
1 tbs Baking powder
3 ½ Cups All purpose flour

For the Stuffing:

3 Apples
4 Tbs sugar
½ Cup Walnuts, Coarsely crushed
1 tsp Cinnamon

Method:

Line up all the Ingredients!

 1. Grate the apples In a large skillet, Cook the Grated apples.



2. Add sugar When apples run out of Water, add ground cinnamon and Leave this mixture to cool down.



3.  Add ground walnuts and let the mixture cool down.


4. Now, lets make a dough, In a large bowl mix room temperature Butter with powdered sugar Add and drained yogurt. Add oil and vanilla powder and mix well. Add flour and baking powder Gradually keep adding the flour as you start kneading. And prepare the dough! (Note: If you cant find Vanilla powder you can simply use essence too)











6. Cut the dough into two equal pieces (Note: cover up one of the pieces so it doesn’t go dry).


7. Roll the dough using a roller, Then cut the dough by cookie cutter or any round shape cutter, and make 10 equal size of cookies. Make a hole on 5 cookie pieces and other 5 leave them plain. Then, Place a table spoon of the apple filling on the plain pieces of cookie.





 8. Now, Place with hole cookie on the stuffed plain cookie and cover it well....Design it with fork.



9. Put the Butter paper on a baking tray and transfer the cookies On 180'C Pre-heated oven, bake for 15 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.




Enjoyyyyyy the Richness and Superrr yummminess!!!!



Recipe Courtesy : Easy Turkish Recipes!!

Monday 19 October 2015

Stuffed Potato Dumplings



Well, I am not so used to do this fasting and all During the festivals....I only do a fast once in a year!....Navratri days are on high peak and Everyday what to make for the family members who are fasting during these Days....Hmmm a Big Dilemma...

If you are bored with all that very popular Recipes during this Navratri Vrat like, Sabudane ki khichdi, kheer, Banana and Potato chips and many More.....Then, How about this Stuffed Potato Dumplings??? These Dumplings are so easy to make and I bet they are so so delicious and a perfect appetizer to fulfill your food craving during these Days....!!!!!


They are stuffed with coconut, potatoes and very simple and less Ingredients.....Just make a stuffing, Cover with outer layer, Fry them and Go Go Go Serve them :) !!!! See, you can change the stuffing Ingredients also, like if you want to use Suran or Jimikand or Yam...Just wash it properly, clean it and boil it perfectly....Here I have used Potatoes only in the stuffing you can use Yam also If it is available...So stuffing can be of your choice !!! We Enjoyed these Super Yummyyy Dumplings in our yesterday's dinner....Hope you guys will also try them and Enjoyyy too!!! So for this, You will need:

It is Our 10th #Foodiemonday #Bloghop Event, and Our theme is #Navratrispecial .... I am presenting this stuffed potato dumplings, Check out the step by step recipe at:


Ingredients

4 No Boiled and Mashed potatoes
3 Tbsp Singhare ka Aata (Water chestnut Flour)
3 Tbsp Roasted Peanuts, Coarsely Crushed
2 Tbsp 2G paste [Ginger and Green chili paste ;)]
Sendha Namak (Rock Salt) as per taste
1 Tsp Fennel Seeds Powder
1 Tbsp Roasted Sesame seeds 
2 Tbsp Desiccated Coconut
1 Tbsp Raisins
Oil to Fry

Method:

1. Line up all the Ingredients!


2. Boil the Potatoes Very well and mash them Properly. (Note: Make sure there are no lumps in mashed Potatoes).

3. Divide the mashed potatoes in a two parts. One will be use for outer cover and one will be use for stuffing.

4. For Outer layer, Take a Bowl and place one part of mashed potatoes and add Singhare ka aata in it, Sendha Namak and mix them gently. (Note: You can use oil in your hands to handle the dough.)


5. Now, For stuffing take another Bowl and Place the other part of mashed Potatoes, Add 2G paste, coarsely crushed Peanuts, fennel Seeds Powder, Sendha Namak (Rock salt), Sesame seeds, Desiccated coconut, Raisins and mix them all Very well..(Note: Same like dough you can also use oil in your hands to handle the Stuffing.)







6. Next, Make small balls from the stuffing mixture and put them aside.



7. Take some amount of outer layer mixture of potatoes in your hand, and stretch it a little bit, now put the stuffing ball in it and cover it Properly.


8. Roll this Covered Balls in water chestnut flour and deep fry them Golden brown and put them on a tissue Paper to soak the excess oil.




9. Serve them hot with ketchup or Any Raita...Here, I am serving it with Kiwi Raita.




Enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!