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THIS is my new obsession-Vegan Chocolate Spread!....I am not calling it DIY nutella spread because it is  lot better than nutella...seriously! The "nuts" in this spread is cashewnuts and since cashewnuts do not produce oil, (I mean have you ever heard of cashewnut oil-there are peanut oil, hazelnut oil etc etc, but not cashewnut oil) I used virgin coconut oil to make it spreadable................resulting in the most amazing nutty chocolately spread. Coconut+Chocolate=YUM. Inspired by: browneyedbaker.com Ingredients:  Cashewnuts: 2 cups, roasted. Powdered Sugar: 1 cup. Cadbury's Cocoa Powder: 1/2 cup. Virgin coconut oil: 3-4 tbsp. Vanilla essence: 1 tsp. Salt: 1/2 tsp. Method: Chop the cashewnuts (I used already chopped cashewnuts). Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Spread the nuts on a single layer on to a butter paper on a baking tray and roast it for about 10 minutes, rotating the baking sheet half way through baking. Allow the nuts to come to...

Tandoori chicken wraps are the skinnier (Indian) version of "Fajita", and my daughter's favorite. In the last post I mentioned that my daughter is having study holidays and that means she is hungry every 15 min......I made this tandoori wraps for her as a treat....since she is becoming a bit calorie conscious, I made this skinny for her. Tandoori chicken is shredded and mixed with vegetables and spices and wraped with Whole wheat roti/flatbread .....with no cheese and just 1 tbsp of oil....and drizzled with homemade yogurt....an Indianised Fajita inspired wrap. I am using only 1 tbsp of oil to make it skinny .....plus this is cheese free. So easy and simple if you have left over or store-bought tandoori chicken pieces ( pls go to my tandoori chicken post  if you have the time to make one ). Easy way to make a meal from left overs. An easy lunch box meal for kids and office goers .....An easy hazzle-free meal on the go. Notes: #Check out my ta...

Chocolate Cookie Bars Topped With Salted Peanuts And Chocolate Chips....sure is a lengthy post title....I named this so, because I could not find a more prettier name. I have been posting a lot of " skinny " recipes lately and I need some sugar rush to boost up the energy level......with kids having study holidays and my daughter preparing for the CBSE 10th Exam; kids really need the sugary, chocolately, peanutty boost... Dieters, forgive me on this one......but you can take a bar (okay I took three bars), .....the kids are sleeping and the hubby snoring and I am enjoying this yummy bars and writing this post for you....and wiping off that salted peanutty crumbs....OMG...I love midnight snacks....shhhh....I am supposed to be on a diet :) Its no secret that I am a big fan of sheet cakes and cookie bars , they are so easy to make.....this one is no exception.....it has everything I love, chocolate chips, roasted and salted peanuts on top of the cookie bar..and...

Fresh tomato pasta; Farfalle or commonly known as "bow-tie pasta" is derived from the Italian word farfalla meaning the butterfly. It sure looks pretty and my kids looooove it.

Homemade ice cream with vanilla bean....that's today's treat for you.....its Eggless!! its low calorie!! plus the good thing about this skinny silky yummy ice cream is that you do not need that fancy expensive ice-cream maker....isn't that cool. With summer trying to show its might.....ice-creams are life savers.... Can you believe that this can be whipped up in a matter of minutes....so easy that you will end up making this again and again, like I did.....even your kids can make it....no cooking needed....really!! You need cream, milk powder, milk, sugar and vanilla to make this......and the cream is low fat (25%)...that make this a total guilt free indulgence..... This skinny ice-cream can be put together in just under 10 minutes.....the hardest part is waiting for it to freeze. This diet-friendly ice cream is highly adaptable, and that is the best part.....instead of sugar, you can use Equal or Splenda, you can mix it with chocolate chips, crumbled o...

Mutton shami kababs or kabobs; is a family favorite.....my husband's favorite to be precise...my mom-in-law handed down the recipe soon after our marriage and I have been making this ever since.

Eggless chocolate tart; yes this tart is eggless... It is my never-fail-tart way back from the 90s. I have lost count of the number of times I have made it. The crust is oh-so-melt-in-the-mouth-kinda-one, you have a bite and it's lost and then you feel like whoa, what was the taste....I need to have a bite again....and again.... The crust is so flaky, so melt in kind that, you just can stop at one piece......and the chocolate filling has lots of chopped cashewnuts.....cashewnuts and chocolate= HEAVEN. I have also shown how to make this   melty , crunchy , soft,  flaky crust in the food processor....the crust can be baked ahead  for later use. No excuse, you have to make it.....since I am making this easy for you.... Notes: Since I used salted butter I did not use extra salt for the crust or chocolate filling. Ingredients: Flour: 3/4 cup. Cornflour: 1/4 cup. Salted Butter: 1 stick, cold. Baking Powder: 1/2 tsp. Powdered Sugar: 1 tsp. Vanilla ...