almond biscuits

Recipe makes about 24.
Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon green cardamom seed coarsely powder (ilaichi)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (8 tablespoons or 4oz)
• About 2 tablespoons of milk or as needed

Method

1. Pre heat the oven to 360 degree F.
2. In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt, sliced almonds and cardamom powder well.
3. Next add soft butter and milk to the flour mixture to make dough. Dough should be very soft.
4. Divide the dough into about 24 equal parts and make them into balls.
5. Press each ball between your palms lightly; every piece should be about 1/2” in thickness.
6. Place the dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet about inch a part.
7. Bake the cookies for about 18 minutes or until cookies are lightly gold brown.
8. After they become lightly golden brown remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Let the cookies cool down for two to three minutes before taking them off the cookie sheet.

Variations

1. Replace the almonds with walnuts or pistachios.

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Mango pineapple smoothie

                         Mango pineapple smoothie

Ingredients:

• 2 slices pineapple
• 1 cup mango juice
• 1 cup curd   
• 1 tsp lemon juice 
• 1 tsp ginger  juice
• ice

Method:

In a blender put pineapple slices andblend.

Add mango juice,lemon & ginger juice,curd and ice.

Blend till smooth and serve,

Filter if pineapple is fiberous.

orange shake

                                               orange shake

Ingredients:

• vanilla icecream  -1 scoop
• orange icecream -1 scoop
• orange juice        - 250 ml chilled
• sugar                  - 2 tbsp(optional)
• lemon juice         -1 tsp

Method:

Blend vanilla and orange icecream,orange juice,sugar and lemon juice till frothy.

Serve garnished with a slice of orange in tall glasses

mint smoothie

                                              mint smoothie

Ingredients:

1/2 cup mint leaves
1 green chilli
1/4 tsp grated ginger
1 cup plain yogurt/curd
salt to taste
1/2 tsp cumin/zeera powder for garnishing

Method:

Blend mint leaves,chilli salt and ginger with little water
Add curd and blend till smooth.
Strain and serve garnished with zeera powder and mint sprig.