Jack and the bean stock healthy snack recipe

Jack and the Bean stock

Healthy Snack

Healthy Eating!

I love my tea time snack. And am always on a hunt for new and healthy snack & tiffin options for my little monsters. All play makes them needing more energy and i need super energy and healthy meals for them. And when you get both in one dish…you have a very happy Me. So you enjoy your Tea and let the kids get the needed energy with this next recipe …
JACK & THE BEAN STOCK…..

Yes! This is the Name of my recipe.

Why is this a Super Snack –These little sticks are full of protein, calcium,Vit-a,Vit-b12,Vit-d,Potassium,Magnesium,Dietary Fiber and etc.

Why this recipe –A few Days back I was reading about the various beans and pulses. I am very fond of kidney beans right from childhood days, as long as I remember. But that was because I could leave any delicacy for a platter full of Rajma/Chawal.I loved the flavor and especially which was my mother’s preparation. But I recently discovered that Kidney Beans are too part of the Super Food List. They have been listed as WORLDS HEALTHIEST FOODS.

Amazing!

If you wish to know more about the health benefits of these red beans, Google and you will find links where you’ll find everything about their numerous benefits. After reading that, I  headed to my kitchen to make something interesting and adding to the nutritional value of these magical beans by adding my favorite vegetables to them. Enhancing the flavor and filling my kids platter with another yummy and healthy snack. Here’s how you’ll make these bean stock and make Jack happy!

Ingredients:

Red kidney Beans: 2 cups

(Soaked, boiled with salt, turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon)

Potato:  1 Big (boiled and peeled)

Crushed fresh garlic:  6 cloves/ 1 tbsp.

Salt:  ½ tsp.

Black Salt: ½ tsp. or to taste

Green Chilies: 1 chopped (optional)

Peanuts:  1/4^th Cup (powdered)

Cabbage:  1/4^th cup finely chopped

Broccoli: 3- 4 florets finely chopped (no stems) / 1/4^th cup

Green Capsicum:  1/8^th Cup or 2-3 tbsp. finely chopped

Yellow Capsicum:  2-3 tbsp. finely chopped

Bread slice (whole-wheat bread): 1 slice (churned to crumbs in a mixer) fresh

Method:

1. Soak the kidney beans overnight .In the morning sieve the water and fill fresh water in a cooker, add salt, black cardamom, turmeric powder, cinnamon stick (about ½ inch) and pressure cook up till 3 whistles or till cooked.
2. Sieve the water and let the beans cool completely.
3. Now,mash the beans nicely,add mashed boiled potato,all chopped vegetables,crushed peanuts,seasoning and fresh bread crumbs.
4. Mix everything well together.
5. Refrigerate this mixture for about 15-20 minutes.
6. Now,shape them into thick sticks .Take a small portion in your hands.Roll them vertical between your palms and flatten them by pressing between your hands.Now, shape the sides nicely with your fingers and start frying.
7. Heat a pan or a griddle,put 1 tbsp. olive oil and start frying your sticks.Turn and cook on both sides.Remember do not put too much oil .Keep adding little oil as needed.
8. Serve hot with Mint Sauce or tomato Ketchup.

Enjoy your Jack and the Bean stock with a cup of Tea/Coffee. Add these to the Kids tiffin and see the lovely smile on their face.

HUMMUS RECIPE

HUMMUS RECIPE

A dip made from cooked chickpeas mashed together with the lovely tahini sauce ,lemon juice, garlic and olive oil.

A middle eastern treat which goes well together with vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian appetisers. This.This wonderful dip can also be served alone with pita chips/salads and other snacks.It blends wonderfully with vegetarian dishes and enhances the taste of many meat based appetizers as well.

Recently,I had this rich sauce/dip with the lovely shawarma roll and beetroot salad.Oh!! it was delicious and it left a wonderful aftertaste in my mouth, which I still remember.

This recipe here is my adaptation from many recipes I have tried recently but couldn’t get that exact flavor which I was searching for.Then I made changes accordingly to taste.And This recipe I can say is the nearest to the market style I have eaten .I also have a tahini sauce recipe on my blog on the link below.

(Tahini Sauce recipe.)

Serves:                    2 cups

My cup size:          200 ml

Preparation time:  overnight

Cooking time:      10 minutes

Difficulty level:      Easy

Cuisine:         Middle Eastern

Ingredients :

2 cups chickpeas (soaked overnight, boiled and drained)

4 tsp. tahini sauce

2 garlic cloves crushed

1 tsp. salt

6 tbsp. olive oil (extra virgin)

3 ½ tbsp. lemon juice

Paprika / red chilli powder to taste to garnish

Coriander leaves to garnish

Method:

1.     In a food processor, grind together chickpeas, tahini sauce, garlic cloves, salt, lemon juice and olive oil to a paste.

2.     Serve in a bowl and garnish with some olive oil, paprika and coriander leaves.

3.     Refrigerate for about 20 minutes before serving. 

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RECIPE :Banana Brownies recipe- 100% whole wheat and easy to prepare.

Banana- Choco brownies Recipe- 100% Whole wheat

The best recipe and easiest to make!

Banana Bread has been my and my family’s hot favorite forever. I will soon post my easy banana bread recipe also. It’s a super easy and fast to prepare recipe and it needs minimum effort and tastes delicious. After trying many recipes from here and there I had adapted this recipe from my maternal aunts recipe who gave the recipe  to me many years back. This recipe of Banana Brownies is an adaptation of my own banana bread recipe. From simple banana bread to a decadent Banana Brownie with Choco chip…it truly was a pleasure for the taste buds. With the addition of cocoa and Choco chip simply, it took the taste of this most delicious bread to many levels higher. This recipe I call the easiest banana brownies recipe, because even if you just mix all the ingredients together in bowl, it will give you the perfect results. Try this and you will surely fall in love and pin this recipe forever. The banana cocoa combination is just perfect.
Banana Choco Brownies: 100%whole wheat.
Easy and simple to prepare.
Goes perfect with a cup of hot tea or coffee.
Kids love it too with a hot glass of milk or a shake.

Yummy to have it just like that......

My cup size: 200 ml

Yields:  12 big brownies/24 small

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

Bananas (ripe):                                                       6

Whole wheat flour:                                                 2 ½  cups

Cocoa powder                                                          ½ cup

Castor Sugar / Brown Sugar:                                2 cup

( I use brown sugar for a healthier option and a better texture)

Vanilla Essence:                                                      2 tsp.

Butter:                                                                      2/3 cup

Salt:                                                                           2 pinch

Baking Soda:                                                           2 tsp.

Eggs:                                                                         2

Cinnamon powder:                                                ½  tsp.

Choco chip white (optional) :                              as much liked.

Method:

·         Pre heat the oven @180 degree Celsius.

·         Line a 25cm *32 cm / 9.5 inch *12.5 inch tray with butter paper.

·         Sieve the flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder, salt in a bowl.

·         In another bowl beat the butter and the sugar. Add vanilla extract and mix well. Add eggs gradually and beat on medium high speed.Add the bananas and blend well.

·         Add this mixture to the flour mixture and mix with a wooden spoon. Add Choco chip (optional) and mix well.

·         Pour this mixture to the pre lined tray and dusted with flour and greased with butter.

·         Bake for 40 minutes or until done.

·         Take out of the oven and put it on a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

Enjoy your banana bread with a hot cup of evening Tea or Coffee or put this in your kids tiffin as an appetizer / dessert…..