Ever Healthy Spicy Mixed Cereals With Nuts

Know what you eat:

We all are aware of the nutrition facts in mixed cereals, well, its full of almost all the vitamins, minerals,protein,also it is low in saturated fat & cholesterol. Of course one should not forget the high content of vita E & antioxidants from all the nuts present in this recipe.

Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 minsServes: 4-6
Note:1. There are 6 different cereals in this Mixture "Chevdo" /"Chivda" Corn Flakes,Rice Crispies,Whole Wheat thins,Granola,Wheat Chex,Shredded Wheat Store Brands cereals should be fine too, make sure its not sweet/sugar coated. Any combination with corn flakes works fine. 2. Works best in breakfast / as a healthy quick crunchy-munchy snack whenever you want.

Ingredients:
2 C Corn Flakes
1 C Rice Crispes
1 C Whole Wheat Chex
1 C Shredded Whole Wheat
1/2 C Whole Wheat thins
1/2 c Granola

Nuts & Dried Fruits/Seeds (Any Nuts/dried fruits you like)
1 C Roasted Peanuts1/4 C Roasted Chana dal (dadia dal)
1 C Mixed Nuts (Broken/Sliced Almonds,Whole Cashew/Black Raisins/Cranberries/Dried banana)


Spices:

3 tsp Red Chilli Pwd
2 tsp Turmeric Pwd
3 tsp Garam Masala Pwd (any brand)
2 tsp Amchur pwd (Dried Mango Powder) OR 1 tsp Citric Acid
Brown Sugar & Salt acc. to taste ( My version is on the sweeter side)

For Tempering:
1-1/2 Tbsp Canola Oil
2 Tbsp Sesame Seeds
1 Tbsp Cumin Seeds
1 Tbsp Fennel Seeds
1 tsp Asafoetida pwd
Few Curry Leaves

Method:

1. Mix all the cereals with fingers in a disposable Aluminum tray, meanwhile heat oil in a kadhai/frying pan & add peanuts if they are not already roasted,chana dal. Let it become slight light brown, now add all the nuts, then add, cumin seeds, sesame seeds,fennel seeds,asafoetida, curry leaves, fry for a min, then add all the ingredients in "spices" EXCEPT sugar & salt, mix it well and switch off the gas. (Be carefull these spices shoundnt be over cooked)
2. Now add sugar & salt according to your taste over the mixed cereal kept in aluminum tray. Gently mix with fingers.
3. Pour the above prepared oil & spice mixture in already mixed cereal kept in the tray. Gently toss / mix with fingers.
4. The Spicy Cereal with nuts is all ready for you to digg in, You can also store it for future use in an air tight container, stays fresh for weeks.

l This is our entry for WYF Event hosted by EC.l This dish goes to 15 mins Event hosted by Mahimaa.
This dish goes to Show me your Breakfast event hosted by Divya Vikram.

This goes to EFM June Breakfast series hosted by Srish.

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Mysterious Mango Cake

Good To Know: Mango: The good part is it is very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A good source of Dietary Fiber and Vitamin B6, and a very good source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Mango's are a gr8 way to replenish that lost potassium, besides an average sized mango can contain upto 40% of your dietary fibre requirement. so mango a day keeps irregularity reg. constipation, piles and spastic colon away, as well as lower down blood cholesterol levels. The bad part, A large portion of the calories in this food come from sugars, so I added less sugar to incorporate the naturall sweet flavor of Mango. But if you have a sweet tooth, its fine sometimes to digg in.


I love cakes, and specially baking them for my kids, just to hear "cool mom", Initially I used to bake the same cake using semolina/rava & added dry fruits, tutty-fruitty, with pineapple essence, but, as Mango is in the season, so I came up with this recipe off adding mango pulp, instead of other things just for a change, I guess with any pulp like strawberry, raspberry, even banana would taste equally good. Try this its FOOL PROOF, NO ERRORS recipe.

Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time : 20-25 mins
It yeild medium sized 8 cup cakes and med sized 8" square cake.

Ingredients:

1-1/2 C of Semolina/Rava/Sooji ( fine variety )
1-1/2 C Mango pulp (fresh / readymade kesar mango pulp )
3/4 C Ricotta Cheese (Part skim)
1/2 C Half & Half or regular whole milk should be fine too
1/2 C Butter (melted)
1/2 C Brown Sugar (as mango pulp is already sweet)
1-1/2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp ground cardamom(elaichi)
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 C chopped cashew & walnuts, raisins (optional)

Method:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees No need to roast rava/ sooji.
2. Take a mixing bowl, mix sooji/semolina/rawa, ricotta cheese, 1/2 & 1/2,butter, sugar, cardamom pwd,nutmeg pwd,chopped cashew & walnuts, finally add mango pulp and mix it again . Let it sit for 10 minutes.
3. Put it in a baking tray, place in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.
4. Be careful and keep a close watch.
5. Check with a fork to see if properly baked. If the knife comes out clean remove immediately. 6. Allow to cool completely and then cut and serve.

Event Participation:

This dish is our contribution to Srivalli's Mithai Mela hosted by Cooking 4 all Seasons.
The photo goes Click Central (Stacks) hosted by Jugalbandi.

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