Whole wheat bread in Microwave

Have you ever noticed the ingredients of the whole wheat bread that you buy from the store. Many believe that they are having a healthy breakfast by replacing white bread with brown one. But it is often made with refined wheat flour, and the color comes from caramel.Or in most companies, they just add 20 % wheat flour, the remaining big chunk is still maida. So its always a good thing if you could make one at home. Yes it may not be as tasty as those you get from market. But you can rest assured that they are totally healthy. I am sharing here a recipe to make whole wheat bread in a microwave.  

Microwave whole wheat bread

Ingredients 

Whole wheat flour- 2 cups

Yeast- 2 teaspoons

Sugar-1 teaspoon

Water- lukewarm- 1/2 cup

Salt- 1/2 teaspoon

Oil- 1 tablespoon

Milk- 1/2 cup

Procedure

Dissolve sugar and yeast in half cup lukewarm water. Keep it aside to rise for about 10 minutes. In a vessel take flour and make a dough by adding the yeast mix to it. Also add salt, oil and milk while kneading. Make a soft dough.

Now keep this to rise for 3 hours. Cover the container well with a plastic cover. After 3 hours, knead the dough again and transfer to a greased microwave proof dish. Set the dough by leaving space from the sides of the dish. This allows room for the dough to puff up. Now cook on high power in microwave. To check if your bread is done try pricking with a toothpick. If it comes out clean, then your bread is done.

Let it cool. Cut into slices and refrigerate. When warm, the texture won't be that perfect. But, after refrigerating, it becomes more crumbly.

Whole Wheat Cake in Microwave

This is a real quick recipe if you have a sudden craving for having a cake but don't have the patience to bake in an oven...of course baking is best done in an oven but you can still make an almost perfect cake in a microwave.

My hubby doesn't like maida as its not good for tummy...so i decided to try this time using wheat flour.

Ingredients

Whole wheat flour-1 1/2 cup

Milk - 1 cup

Sugar- 3/4 cup

Cardamom pods- 3

Ripe banana- 2

Butter- 1 tablespoon

Baking soda-3/4  teaspoon

Baking powder- 1/2 teaspoon

Vanilla essence- 4-5 drops

Lemon juice-few drops

Procedure

In a bowl, mix together milk and sugar. Let sugar dissolve completely. 

Mash the bananas till it forms a smooth paste in a blender. Now add this to milk mixture. Also add vanilla essence and cardamom powder.

In another bowl take well sieved flour and add baking soda and powder to it. After nicely mixing the dry ingredients, add the wet ingredients to it little by little.
Carefully mix this, breaking down any lump that may have formed. Now add lemon juice and whisk well. Now transfer the contents to a microwave safe bowl. Heat in microwave on high power for 5 minutes.

Check whether it is cooked using a toothpick or knife. If the toothpick comes out clean, cake is done. Otherwise, cook again for sometime. Do keep checking in between or else your cake might get burnt. Once cooked, let it cool down and then cut and serve.

 

Healthy Sprouts

I love fried and spicy snacks. Samosas and chaats are my alltime favs.But considering the health hazards i have to switch to healthier options. One of the most healthy evening snack that i like to have is sprouts tossed with spicy masala. This way i can satisfy my taste buds too. Considered to be very rich in protein, you can make this healthy snack real quick as an evening snack for children. This is also really good for the pregnant ladies out there.

Ingredients

Sprouted whole Moong (Green gram whole)- 1/2 cup

Sprouted Kala Chana(Black chickpea)- 1/2 cup 

Onions- 2- finely chopped

Tomato-1- chopped

Green chilli-1 - finely chopped

Oil- 1 tablspoon

Mustard seeds- 1/2 teaspoon

Chaat masala- 1 teaspoon

Procedure

Cook the sprouts till done. Don't overcook, it must be crunchy to eat. Now in a pan, splutter mustard. Saute onion till they have a glassy look. Add in the tomatoes and saute for 3 minutes. Now add the cooked sprouts to the pan. Keep stirring till all water dries up. Now sprinkle chhat masala and your healthy snack is ready!

Idiyappam (Noolputtu)

Idiappam is a traditional breakfast dish of Kerala. Also known as noolputtu or sevai, it  is also made in tamil, andhra,kannada households. It is steamed rice noodles had with stew, chickpea curry or any other spicy gravy. Though I could have it even without any side dish. I loved idiappams when i was a kid as it was made at our home on rare occassions and I really looked forward to such mornings.

Ingredients

Rice flour- Very fine powder- 2 cups

Water- 2 cups

Grated Coconut- Half of a coconut

Salt- As required

Procedure

Be sure to use very fine rice powder. Sieve the flour and if any larger grains are there, just grind them again finely. Mix the flour with salt and add boiling water to it. Add little by little water taking care not to exceed. Mix the dough with a spatula and try to form it into a ball. Once the dough is slightly cool, knead with your hands to make the dough smooth and even.

Keep the dough covered with wet cloth for a few minutes. Grease an idli mould and sprinkle a little coconut shavings on top.Now take out small portions and fill into the idiappam press or sevanazhi. Now start pressing the idiappam noodles onto the mold. Go in a circular fashion Going on top of the previous circle two more times. Don't overdo as it may not get cooked properly.

Sprinkle a little more coconut on top and place onto the steamer. Cook on high flame until you could see steam coming out of the sides. Now cook on low flame for about 6- 7 minutes. remove to a serving plate and serve hot with any curry of your choice.

It is so yummmy and everyone were so very hungry that we attacked the food immediately and there's no time to take pictures and I ended up with just a few photos. I will add more pics when i make this next time, for sure.