CHANA (GARBANZO) MASALA

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans)  add lots of flavor and protein to all kind of  dishes.  These are a staple in Middle Eastern cooking. Chickpeas are common ingredient in soups, salads and stews.

Here is a recipe for delicious chickpeas simmered in  fragrantly spiced  and slightly tangy gravy. It can be easily adjusted to suit your palate.

Readily available in a can but I had used the dried garbanzo beans that require soaking overnight. They are then rinsed and boiled until soft before you can proceed in  making any dishes.

Chana (Garbanzo) Masala  always make a popular side dish and a regular on our table.

MINI APPLE LATTICE CROSTATA

This free form pie is simply the easiest you'll ever make. It consists of a buttery  pastry and filling.

I have made my pastry completely  by hand but you can also obtain a good result using a food processor.

The filling was even easier - no cooking required, just combine the sliced apples with sugar, lemon juice and all purpose flour.  Keep the sliced apples separately, it will produce more juice if kept longer. When you have rolled out the pastry, combine the apple (without the juice) with the rest of the ingredients except the butter and mound them on your pastry. This will often take care of the problem of soggy base.

I have given my crostata a makeover by topping the apple mixture with pastry strips rather than weaving a traditional  lattice but it can be done without it.

DRY FRUIT NAAN

This flat bread needs no introduction. It was a popular bread served in an Indian restaurant. Normally made using clay oven or tandoor but  it can easily prepared in your kitchen by baking them in a oven or  on stove top.

Naan was a regular fare in our home since my son was a great fan of this naan stuffed with dry fruit. Am using ready made mixture of sultanas, glaced cherries and mixed peel as its stuffing.

I had successfully pan fried these naan without oil and it doesn't  stick to my cast iron pan at all.  To get a perfect result, make sure the pan was  fully  heated  before placing the naan and cook them using medium heat.

BINGKA PISANG

There are over riped bananas laying on my kitchen counter so I'd decided to  bake the traditional cake with them.  Banana is a versatile fruit, either eat them on their own,   add them in smoothies, cake, pudding, bread, ice cream or even cereal.

This  traditional cake was made with  mashed banana.   If possible, use fully ripe banana, it is much sweeter and you only need to add lesser amount of sugar in your cake..

Most of traditional recipe does not require any baking powder nor mixer, just simple mix and bake method but the end result  was far better and healthier.

BINGKA PISANG
Yield  :   8 in  loaf

1 cup all purpose flour
2 tablespoon cornflour
1 1/4 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tablespoon oil

DIRECTION

Preheat oven @ 180 C and grease 8 in cake pan.

Place flour, cornflour and salt in a mixing bowl.

In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, sugar, oil and mashed banana.

Now add wet ingredients into  flour mixture, stir until well combined

Pour mixture onto prepared pan, bake for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Cool in pan 20 minutes, transfer onto rack to cool.

When completely cool, slice to serve.

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SEMOLINA AND OATMEAL PANCAKE

When your everyday oatmeal breakfast becomes boring, mix it up with these  pancake!  You'll certainly love this savory pancake, packed with the nutrition of a bowl of oat  and semolina

Made with semolina and rolled oat, flavored with chopped onion, cilantro and sliced green/red chili, these pancake are easy to make, scrumptious to eat and a little healthier twist to a standard breakfast recipe.

THUMBPRINT COOKIES

A sweet and buttery cookies, each of these  indented  cookies contains a special jammy center - strawberry. orange, raspberry  or whatever flavor you desire.  Normally it was rolled into a ball then flatten but now I had used a cookies cutter to do the job, simply filled the center with preserves/jam.

Serve these colorful bites with piping hot cup of tea or a glass of milk.

These colorful cookies are also great for serving at holiday party or for sharing at a cookie exchange.

SOFT BUTTER ROLLS

This roll is light and fluffy tasted so good  warm from the oven with butter spread on top.

It's  just a basic rolls but you can create a lot more from it.  The dough can also be shaped in many other ways, so use your imagination . These make awesome cinnamon rolls, crescent rolls,  filled buns or stuffed bread  too.

This is my all time favorite rolls.  These Soft Butter Rolls  make a perfect soft roll always!

HEALTHY FOOTBALL PARTY RECIPES

Having a super bowl party or get together this weekend? I have lined up for you a  healthier and non complicated collection for you to serve your guest and free you from  tying up in the kitchen all day and away from your guest..

These recipes are great to make ahead of time and don't take a lot of effort or expense. So try a few of these tasty snacks and party on! Click each title for full recipe.

1. SOUR CREAM PIZZA

This is just a basic recipe but add your own twist to it and let your guest enjoy your creation.

2. BAKED BANANA DOUGHNUTS

3.SESAME OAT BARS

4. EGGLESS CUSTARD BUNS

5. BRAIDED TUNA BREAD

6. EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE DIARY FREE

7.BAKED YOGURT & TURMERIC CHICKEN

 8.  DIARY FREE OATMEAL BANANA SQUARES

9. SAVORY HAND PIES

10,CHOCOLATE SPRINKLE COOKIES

11. MINI SAMOSA

12. OAT CRUNCH COOKIES EGGLESS

If you're not into football, these are great food to serve for any occasion and I'm sure there will be an idea or two you'll be bookmarking.



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CABBAGE FRITTERS GLUTEN FREE

If you're looking for  simple and delicious gluten free  fritters, you should try this recipe makes with only a few ingredients. The star ingredient for this fritter is cabbage. Along with chickpeas (garbanzo)  flour, onion, green chili and other ingredients, they are well combined to form into a thick batter before dropping them into hot oil.

Cabbage Fritters is a great example of how to enjoy delicate flavor of cabbage in your favorite appetizer/snack. Cabbage also contains Vitamin K, Vitamin C, fiber, folate and magnesium.

Keeping cabbage cold will keep it fresh and help it retain its vitamin C content. Put the whole head in a plastic bag in the crisper of your refrigerator.

EGG FREE FRENCH TOAST

Made this  Egg Free French Toast  for our breakfast today using pandan (screw pine leaves) flavored bread, which was perfect.

My family was super impressed, can't really tell that it was eggless. We loved it! I served them with brown sugar and banana slices. Actually the syrup was a left over from my Monkey Bread from scratch , diluted with few spoons of milk.

For other variation, you can add besan (chickpea flour) instead of cornflour and seasoned with ground black pepper and chopped cilantro for a savory  version.

To obtain a nice golden color, use low medium heat when frying the Egg Free French Toast.  If you are allergic to dairy product,  replace it with almond or soy milk instead.

MONKEY BREAD FROM SCRATCH

Nothing beats homemade bread, fresh or fluffy from your own kitchen. Get your kids involved for lots of kitchen fun especially for this Monkey Bread from scratch recipe, make them rolling and coating the dough with sugar, a great way to introduce them into baking.

I only use 2 cups of flour since I'm feeding a small family but feel free to double  or triple the recipe. Also  had rolled the dough into a  smaller ball (1/2 in) instead of 1 in. In fact it rose up to the brim of my bundt pan.

It should work with 18 cm  ring pan too. Anyway it turned great and my family devoured them in no time. I'm sure your family will love it as much as we do!.

TOP 10 FAVORITE POST OF 2012

                                                       

Thanks to all our followers, readers and commentators for making 2012 such a great year at TREAT & TRICK. In the same year 3 of my post,  Apple Crostata,  Braided Apple Bread   and  Fruit and Nut Bread. have been voted  Food Buzz Top 9  followed by  Food Buzz Daily  Top 9  for Oatmeal Sesame Cookies . On top of that many of  my  post were featured on various blogs.

Thanks again to all of you that have made this blog what it is today. I could not have achieved all this without your support and encouragement. I learn as much from you as you do from me. My goal is not only to provide you with the healthiest and easiest cooking recipes but to get you to think more broadly about food. In my point of view, any food don't have to be fancy to be popular, in fact the simplest made it into the favorites.

                                                       
1.   EGGLESS MARBLE BANANA CAKE

2.  HEALTHY BREAKFAST BARS

3.  5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE CAKE

4.  EGG FREE BANANA CAKE

5.  SPIRAL APPLE BREAD

6.  LOW FAT BANANA CAKE, EGGLESS

7.  EGGLESS APPLE CAKE

8. SEMOLINA COOKIES / BISKUT SUJI

9. DAISY COOKIES / BISKUT DAHLIA

10. BANANA CHIP COOKIES

Well that's it. I'm looking forward to an exciting post filled with tasty and healthy ideas. Happy New Year everyone!




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EGGLESS ORANGE BANANA CAKE

I love  to add fruits or fruit juice to my cakes and bakes.  This  Eggless Orange Banana Cake  has a lovely flavor. It was so easy to whip up.

Made with freshly squeezed orange juice and  used  two medium size banana as an egg  substitution.

Sometimes all you want is a simple cake. Feel free to decorate it as your wish but I like it plain with a cup of tea. You can also sprinkle  icing sugar on top.