Five Favourites Of Sri Krishna For Janmaashtami - Bennae Murukku - Crispy Butter Snack

BENNAE MURUKKU

This is an easy to prepare 'murukku' and can be turned out instantaneously. It is a 'melt in the mouth' snack , as Baby Krishna's favourite 'bennae' (butter ) is used in preparing the dough.

                                                  

INGREDIENTS

Rice flour ( Store bought flour is fine ) - 3 cups

Roasted gram - 1 cup

Sesame seeds - 2 tsps

Salt - 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch

Butter - 2 tbsps

Oil - for frying

METHOD

1. Grind the roasted gram into a fine powder and just take one cup of flour for the murukku.

2. Combine rice flour, roasted gram flour, salt, chilly powder, asafoetida and sesame seeds in a bowl.

3. Rub in the butter thoroughly into the flour mixture.

4. Add water little by little and prepare a soft dough.

                                                     

5. Grease the mould of the murukku press and fill it with one portion of the prepared dough.

6.Heat the oil for frying.

                                                 

7. Press the  dough directly into the hot oil .

8. Decrease flame to medium and flip the murukkus gently.

9.Cook until the oil stops sizzling and the murukkus turn golden brown in colour.

                                                 

10. Remove the Bennae Murukkus using a perforated ladle and drain them on a paper towel. Increase flame and press the next batch. Regulate heat as and when needed.

                                              

                       

Offer the crunchy Bennae Murukku to Sri Krishna and share the addictive prasaadam with family and friends.

Tarla Dalal's "Healthy Breakfast" Recipe Contest Winner!

August 18th 2011

I was checking my emails and I saw this email with subject "Recipe Contest Winners"....didn't recognize the name, opened the email and I was totally speechless for a second and my mind stopped thinking or I can say it was thinking too many things. I felt I didn't understand the email, read it again and jumped with joy...it's the email from Tarla Dalal's office, saying that I am the winner of the "Healthy Breakfast" recipe contest.  I am getting a personally signed book from her. Waiting for the book to be sent! :-))

Here is the email:

Dear Friend,

CONGRATULATIONS!

You are winner of the Recipe contest "Healthy Breafast"

And kindly send me your full address with pincode so i can send you personally autographed cookbook.

Thanks & Regards

Mruga Dholakia
Nutritionist & Food Researcher
Tarla Dalal's Office
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Wow! what an awesome moment of surprise it is now for me.....no words to express my joy and happiness. Don't know whom to call, Shoj might be in his meeting...but could not stop myself, called him and told him...he too said ok first...then I told him that I will get a personally signed book for winning the contest....he said "thats gud".....:-))

Now finding people to tell everyone, so I think I should stop....yapping with my keyboard ....  :-))

Strawberry Kiwi Fruit Curry Whole Wheat Couscous

I love to eat couscous a lot and it's very very easy to make, just takes 5 mins and it takes up all the flavors that we want to use in the recipe. This time I got plain whole wheat couscous and didn't know what spices of vegetables to use....suddenly this idea of why not make it light for dinner with fruits. I should tell you it was awesome, very flavorful from the curry powder and refreshing from the fruits. First I was not sure whether Anush would have it, because he does not like kiwi, so I mixed it well and he didn't know it was there. What all we need to do to cheat on kids and to make them eat. Parenting becomes tough if kids are picky. To say the truth Anush is not much picky but, as a mom I an trying to make him eat all at least once, because he never tries new things, so that it would be easy for him later.

This is very light but healthy way to have breakfast with a combination of fiber in whole wheat and fruits like strawberry which is rich in antioxidants and kiwi fruit - high in Vitamin C. 

Ingredients:

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2 cups Whole Wheat Couscous 

3 cups of water

1 tsp Curry Powder

Salt and Pepper to taste

1 cup fresh/frozen Strawberries chopped to bite size pieces

1 cup fresh/frozen Kiwi chopped to bite size pieces

1 tsp Honey

Method:

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1. In a pan add the curry powder and saute it in low flame until the aroma of the spices come out.

2. Add the water to it, add salt and pepper and bring it to a boil covered with a lid.

3. Now simmer the flame and add the couscous and stir once, off the flame and cover it and remove the pan from the stove and allow it to rest for about 5 mins.

4. This will help the couscous to cook through.

5. After 5 mins open the lid and fluff up the couscous gently with a fork and allow it to get bit warm.

6. Now add the fruits and honey, mix well and serve it and enjoy your healthy breakfast in minutes.

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