Recipes to Make Your Heart Happy

Banana-Orange Smoothie

Preparation Time: 5 min

Cooking Time: 0 min

Ingredients (Serves 2)

• 1 medium-sized orange, separated
• 1/4 medium-sized papaya, cubed
• 1 banana, sliced thickly
• Crushed ice

Method

• Blend all the ingredients in a mixer or smoothie maker (using a little water, if required) till smooth.
• Strain the juice into glasses over crushed ice. Serve immediately.

Apple Crumble

Preparation Time: 5 min

Cooking Time: 20 min

Ingredients:(Serves 4)

• 2 cups sliced apples, with skin
• ½ cup water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• ½ tsp lemon juice
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 tbsp quick cooking rolled oats
• 1 tbsp wheat bran
• 1 tbsp almonds, chopped
• 1 tbsp walnuts, chopped
• 1 tbsp raisins
• ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
• ¼ tsp vanilla essence
• 1 tsp oil

Method

• Cook the apple in a saucepan with water, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon sticks, until the apple, becomes soft and mushy. Keep aside.
• For the muesli, lightly roast the oats, wheat bran, almonds and walnuts in a non-stick pan over a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes. Let it cool completely. Then add the raisins, cinnamon powder and vanilla essence to it and mix well. Crush the mixture lightly and keep aside.
• Transfer the cooked apples to a lightly greased baking tray. Sprinkle the crushed muesli on the top.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°C (360°F) for 5 minutes or till the topping is golden brown. Serve immediately.

Vegetable Wrap

Preparation Time: 10 min

Cooking Time: 20 min

Ingredients(Serves 4)

• ¾ cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tsp oil
• ¼ cup onions, sliced
• ¼ cup spring onions, sliced
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• ¼ cup baby corn, sliced
• ¼ cup mushrooms, sliced
• ¼ cup beans, sliced
• ¼ cup capsicum, sliced
• 1 tbsp Schezwan sauce
• Salt to taste

Method

• Knead the flour with water and salt in a bowl into a soft dough. Keep it aside for 20 minutes and knead again using ¼ tsp of oil till it is smooth and elastic. Divide it into 4 equal portions and roll out each portion of the dough into thin circles. Heat a wok/ kadhai upside down on a high flame and when hot, place the roti gently over it. Cook it till small blisters appear on the surface. Turn it over and cook for a few more seconds till done.
• Heat 1 tsp of oil in a wok or a non-stick pan. Add the onions and sauté on a high flame for a minute. Add the rest of the sliced vegetables and sauté on a high flame for another 2 minutes. Add the Schezwan sauce and salt and mix well. Sauté on high flame stirring constantly. Remove from flame and divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and keep aside to cool for 5 minutes.
• Place a roti on a flat on a dry surface. Spoon the mixture in the center, fold 2 opposite corners of the roti over the filling, overlapping them slightly. Now fold the remaining sides to seal the envelope.
• Heat a non-stick tava and cook the envelopes using a little bit of oil, until they are golden brown on both sides. Serve immediately.