Milk Poori's / Fried Indian Puffy Bread

How to make Milk Poori's/Fried Indian Puffy Bread

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                Poori's are a must have, on Sunday mornings in many homes especially, coz' the kids love it. My better half can eat Puri's morning, noon & night; although he's a substantially big kid, now. Since he went on & on about, how I rarely make these high calorie, fried flat breads for him - I decided to give in this time & serve the Puri's he was longing for. Most of us are familiar with the regular Puri's, so I decided to make these Milk Puri's where the dough is made with cold milk, instead of water. A sneaky way to include milk into the kids meal if they do not like to drink it. Mr.S decided to stay by the frying pan to make sure, I didn't change my mind about making these & helped with the frying part of the process, giving his special touch of browning them a little more than required & adding a few age spots on them. Hopefully, your Puri's will come out in a beautiful golden color, unless you have an over enthusiastic helper in your kitchen, as well :o) 

              Goes great with Vegetable Kurma, Potato Masala if you want to go for South Indian side, Pindi Chole (make it into a semi-gravy), Makki Chi Bhaji or Lobia Rassedar. An excellent way to serve up left over Puri's (for dessert) is to tear them up into bite sized pieces & drop them into warm milk mixed with a little sugar. Now guess who demonstrated, this manner of gobbling up more Puri's ;o)

Irresistible Hot Cocoa/Chocolate

How to make an Irresistible Hot Cocoa in 3 minutes

                 

         There's something about hot chocolate - A well made hot chocolate can brighten your day & bring a smile on your face, even when the skies are gray with sub zero temperatures and the only flowers are the icicles on the eaves and the beads on each twig. There's nothing better than sipping on a mug of piping hot cocoa with X'mas songs in the background & watching a snow covered territory; all from the comfort of staying warm indoors; at least for me.

         Most of us just use the ready mix to make Hot Cocoa; i did too, until i tried this recipe. Now i don't think I'll ever go back to the store-bought mix again. If you like the convenience of the mix, you can store all the dry ingredients in a jar & just add milk & Vanilla, when you are ready to serve. The store bought mix has a lot besides Sugar & Cocoa - artificial flavors, preservatives, colors & what not. Plus, when you make your own; you can control the sweetness as well as the amount of chocolate (X 2) that goes in it. Plain hot cocoa is something in itself, but with whipped cream & chocolate shavings on top, imagine the smooth & creamy deliciousness in your mouth & you will want one right away :) You can even drop a square of your favorite chocolate into it.

Ingredients for 1 serving:

2 Tbsp Sugar

3 Tsp Cocoa powder (Go for the best)

Dash of Salt

1 Cup of Milk

1/4 Tsp Vanilla extract
Unsweetened Whipped Cream
Grated Chocolate/Chocolate shavings
Few Marshmallows (optional)

Carrot Halwa

How to make Carrot Halwa

            My hubby is the Halwa specialist of the house, or so he likes to call himself. He made this delicacy just in time, for Mother's Day. I like this Halwa, especially because it's main ingredients are carrots & milk, which means that fussy eaters get the nutrients & fiber, without even realizing what's in it. This can be served cold or warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Skinny Milk Shake

How to make Skinny Milk Shake 

         
         This is one treat that will not leave you, feeling guilty! If you haven't guessed from the name yet- this is made using skim milk & low fat ice cream sandwiches from Skinny Cow - but, don't let the ingredients fool you - it's so light & refreshing, which translates to SWEET when you are watching your calories!!

Ingredients for 1 Serving:

Cookies & Cream variety of  low fat ice cream sandwiches- 2

1 cup of cold skim milk

• Cut the sandwiches into wedges & save 1 or 2 wedges for garnish.
• Put the remaining pieces in a blender along with the skim milk & blend.
• Pour into a tall glass, insert a straw & place a wedge of the ice cream sandwich  on top & serve cold.