Only in India...

We returned from a lovely trip to India last week. Sharing some of the finger-licking delicacies we had while we were there...

These are the jackfruits and mangoes from the trees in our parents' homes. Ripe and sweet, they can be eaten just the way they are, or made into smoothies, juices or chutneys. Taste heavenly in all forms.

The home made deserts, don't these look so pretty? They taste even better. These are made with home grown coconuts. Mixed with sugar and a pinch of camphor, the simplicity of the ingredients simply amazes. With as little ingredients as possible, but made with a lot of love, the "Sandesh" melts in your mouth and fills your heart with warmth and happiness.

What else did we eat? Fish! Uncountable varieties of sweet water fishes cooked in a million different ways. Utter delight :)

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Coconut Almond cookies

These cookies are a slight variation from my previous post on Oatmeal Raisin cookies. 


Ingredients here make 25 cookies. Time to cook is 1 hour approx.

• Whole wheat - 1 and 1/2 cups
• Shredded coconut - 1 and 1/2 cups
• Sliced almonds - 1 cup
• Organic cane sugar - 1 cup
• Canola oil - 1 cup
• Eggs - 1
• Baking powder - a little less than 1/2 Tsp (if your supply of Baking powder is very new, use just a pinch.)

Method -

• In a big bowl, add all the dry ingredients. Mix with a big spoon.
• Add the oil and mix lightly.
• Beat the egg well and add to the mix. 
• With the spoon, combine all the ingredients well.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Make balls out of the mix with your hands, press slightly and place on non stick cookie sheet.
• Put in oven and bake for 10-12 minutes.
• Take them out and let cool for 5-6 minutes.
• Then place them on a large surface and cool the cookies completely before storing them.

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Oats was on our Costco list this month. After we returned from the store, as usual I started storing the big boxes in our storage. That's when I realized we already have a good stock of oats which I had somehow overlooked or forgotten all about! 

Well, with this huge supply of healthy oatmeal, the first thing that came to mind were big, sweet, chewy and delicious Oatmeal Raisin cookies. These cookies are easy to make, and doesn't take up much time in the kitchen. Here's the recipe I followed -

Ingredients here make 25 cookies. Time to cook is 1 hour approx.

• Quaker Oats - 1 and 1/2 cups
• Whole wheat - 1 and 1/2 cups
• Organic cane sugar - 1 cup
• Canola oil - 1 cup
• Raisins - 1/2 cup
• Salt - 1/2 Tsp
• Cinnamon powder - 2 Tsp
• Eggs - 2
• Baking powder - a little less than 1/2 Tsp (if your supply of Baking powder is very new, use just a pinch.)

Method -

• In a big bowl, add all the dry ingredients. Mix with a big spoon.
• Add the oil and mix lightly.
• Beat the eggs well and add to the mix. 
• With the spoon, lightly combine all the ingredients.

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Make balls out of the mix with your hands, press slightly and place on non stick cookie sheet.
• Put in oven and bake for 15 minutes.
• Take them out and let cool for 5-6 minutes.
• Then place them on a large surface and cool the cookies completely before storing them. 

Tips -

Use 1 and 1/2 cup brown sugar instead of cane sugar to get a better color and possibly taste.
Use 1 cup melted (but cooled) unsalted butter instead of Canola oil (if you are not on a strict diet :))

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