This Navratri, feast on kachoris & halwas the healthy way with these easy-to-make recipes
Celebrity chef Ranveer Brar shares easy-to-make recipes of popular Navratri treats.
By ET Online |
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Navratri is all about feasting on sweet and crispy treats. When the fasting is done, all that one can think of is a plateful of kachoris and mouthwatering halwas. However, little do we realise how the excess sweet and fat content can affect health.
This festive season, celebrity chef Ranveer Brar shares easy-to-make recipes of popular Navratri treats with a healthy twist.
Beetroot kachori
Ingredients Refined flour: 1 cup Semolina: 1/2 cup Desi ghee: 3 tbsp Beetroot puree: 1/2 cup Honey: 1 tbsp
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Large gulab jamun: 4-5 Oil, for frying Cardamom powder: 1 tsp
Method - In mixing bowl, add refined flour, semolina, ghee and mix well. - Add beetroot puree, honey and start kneading into dough. - Divide the dough into equal portions and make smooth round ball.
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- Crumble the gulab jamun in medium large chunks. - Stuff gulab jamun in the prepared dough balls and smooth it out. - Deep fry the kachories in oil, on medium heat till nice and crisp. - Remove on kitchen towel and drain the excess oil.
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- Sprinkle cardamom powder over the kachories and serve hot.
Ingredients Large apples: 5 Desi ghee: 2 tbsp Khoya: 3 tbsp Milk: 3 tbsp Sugar: 4 tbsp (more or less depending on the sweetness of apples) Cinnamon powder: 1 tsp Chopped almonds: 10 Chopped pistachios: 10
Method - Core the apples and grate them. - Heat ghee in a kadai on medium flame. - Add apples and cook till they are soft, for about 6-7 minutes. - When they turn brown, add milk and cook on low flame for 10 minutes while stirring. - Add khoya and sugar when the moisture is evaporated, cook for 5 minutes. - Add cinnamon powder, cook again for 2 minutes. - Add almonds and pistachios. Switch off the flame. - Serve warm or cool.
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