Skinny Pineapple Almond milk Smoothie | High Protein Low carb smoothie | Kukskitchen

Smoothie is a household favourite. I use it to get nutrients in my little one and it helps to finish off left over fruit. The high protein low carb craze means I had to try protein rich almond milk in my smoothie. Now, I have to warn you if you are making it for your kid, use full fat milk and add some honey or maple syrup for taste.

A glassful would keep you full for a good few hours..... Helps me 'the snacker'. :)

Waldorf salad | Kukskitchen

It is my son's 5th birthday today and I thought why not share something that he made. Presented below is a Waldorf Salad that he made during is holidays as part of his School project. They all had to decide on a recipe, buy ingredients, prepare, write the ingredients and method and take a picture of their creation and take them all to school. We decided on this salad as it was easy to make and write and delicious to eat. It ticks the healthy box too. So off we went. We did a bit of research as to how and where it was first prepared etc. He had just recovered from chicken pox then. I think you can still see the scars if you look carefully. He was ever so excited to do this project still. :D

Haresa | Basbousa | Healthier no-egg middle eastern coconut and semolina cake | Kukskitchen

Haresa / Basbousa (coconut semolina cake) is a middle eastern delicacy. It is a cake that is healthier quite flavoursome and very light on the tumm.  No eggs are used and a fraction of the usual amount of butter is used to prepare it. It is perfect if you are looking for a delicious dinner party dessert which your guests would luv but which would not travel up their hips straight. :)

My second guest post, on Sumanarthy's kitchen | Non diary vegetarian pannacotta | Kukskitchen

I proudly present my second guest post, this time in my dear friend Sumanarthy's blog,  who I met in the blogophere :-) She own's a beautiful blog featuring traditional and western recipes. I was delighted when she asked me to do a guest post. To see the post and to get the recipe visit  here .

The recipe I chose was a non-diary vegetarian pannacotta. My son went through a phase of milk protein intolerance and I was trying to make his favourite desserts milk protein-free. I present here one such effort.

Ingredients for one layer:

Plain almond milk - 2 cups
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1/4 cup
1 envelope powdered gelatin
Water - 4 tbsp

Method:

• In a saucepan, combine the almond milk, vanilla and sugar. Turn the heat on and cook on medium heat until the mixture begins to simmer, stirring frequently.
• Pour the gelatin into a small bowl and then pour the 4 tablespoons of water over the gelatin. Let sit until spongy, about 5 minutes or less.
• When the almond milk mixture gives the first bubble, remove from heat.
• Pour a small amount of the almond milk mixture in with the spongy gelatin, let sit for a minute and then stir. Pour the gelatin mixture back in to the saucepan containing the almond milk and stir until the gelatin is dissolved.
• Pour the pannacotta mixture to a mould, cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 8 hours or overnight to set up.
• Serve with slices of peach and orange rind for that bite.

To get the layered effect.

Strawberry essence - 2 drops + Edible pink colour - 1 drop (or use strawberry dairy free powder)
Chocolate chips / powder dairy free - 1 tbsp

• Mix the above portion with chocolate chips (or powder), pour in a mould and leave in the fridge for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile prepare a second portion of the panacotta following the above recipe again and mix in strawberry powder (or essence +colour) and mix well to combine. Pour this carefully over the set chocolate panacotta making sure not to disturb the bottom layer. Leave in fridge for another 10 minutes.
• Now is the time to prepare a third portion of panacotta using the above recipe again, leave it plain and pour this over the second layer, carefully again. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in fridge for 8 hours or overnight.

Cheers

Sherin

Carrot halwa | Gajar-ka-halwa : using pressure cooker, hob or microwave oven | Kukskitchen

'Maa ke haath ka bana Gajar ka halwa'  features a lot in hindi movies of yester-years. As a child I always drooled on hearing this dialogue. It was only when I grew up that I started making carrot halwa and after marriage, esp after moving to UK, because of the ease of getting ingredients for this sweet in this 'foreign' land :-), carrot halwa featured a lot in my kitchen.

The pictures were taken a while ago, before I started blogging. Apologies for the solo picture.  

I post this recipe here today on request by my friend C. Here's to u C and my dear dear friend N who also shares my passion to food and cooking. Cheers!