Easy Soft Fluffy Banana Bread Recipe

Easy Soft Fluffy Banana Bread Recipe

by | Apr 15, 2020 | Recipes

I have been making batches and batches of Banana Bread and it disappears in a day or two. Both my kids love banana bread and actually make it while I stand and watch and jump in just when needed.

They have the recipe down to the T now. The key to a successful banana bread is hugely the bananas that go into it. I really like to use the ones that are very ripe and have black spots on them, the ones ready to be tossed. This is such good use of those overripe bananas. Banana bread is so versatile that you may anything to it and improvise. We personally love chocolate chips so we add them in our banana bread but you could add nuts like pecans or walnuts or almonds for crunch, add cocoa powder maybe nutella:) so get creative guys!

A lot of you sent me several messages and requested for a recipe and so by popular demand here goes:

Ingredients:

2 Ripe Bananas blended in a bowl – we like ours smooth so we blend it but if you like chunky banana bread you may just mash with a fork and leave the chunks in there.

1 cup of sugar- any sugar but we use brown sugar

2 cups of AP Flour

2 Eggs beaten well

1 tsp baking soda- rising agent

Few drops of Vanilla syrup

A pinch of salt

1/4 cup Milk

A stick of butter

Chocolate Chips -optional

Preparation:

  • Take a baking pan, and grease all sides well. We use butter to grease the pan as I am not a big fan of any sprays and am old school – good old butter does the trick! You may use one of those non stick spray if you like.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 F for 30-45 minutes depending on your oven capacity. I usually check in at 30 minutes into baking. Secret tip—- I use a fork or something sharp to stick it through the banana bread at 30 minutes into baking and when you pull it out, if it still comes out with dough sticking on , I would leave it in an extra 15 minutes for baking.
  • Take a bowl- measure 2 cups of AP flour, add in 1/2 tsp of baking soda, pinch of salt and mix well.—–DRY INGREDIENTS
  • Take another bowl, melt a stick of butter in microwave and add 1 cup of sugar-whisk well to mix. Add 2 beaten eggs and whisk again. To this add the mashed up/ blended bananas and whisk well for about 5 mins. You may use an electric blender too but I prefer a hand whisk. I get some workout done during quarantine 🙂 Add few drops of vanilla syrup and milk and whisk well again till all the ingredients are mixed well and smooth——-WET INGREDIENTS.
  • Transfer the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients gradually and whisk as this transfer is done to get a smooth even dough.
  • The key to adding the chocolate chips or nuts to make sure it goes evenly in the dough is a FOLDING TECHNIQUE. So as you add a handful of chocolate chips, you immediately fold in the chips using a flat spatula into the dough. Repeat this till you add in all the chocolate chips/ nuts.
  • Now bake at 350F for 30-45 minutes.

Enjoy warm banana bread with a hot cup of coffee or hot chocolate! Yum!

Baked Cauliflower with Pecans, Caramelized Onions in a Cilantro Yogurt Sauce

Baked Cauliflower with Pecans, Caramelized Onions in a Cilantro Yogurt Sauce

by | May 4, 2012 | Nandini's Food Court

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I received so much great feedback from my “Absolutely healthy Cauliflower dish” that it inspired me to make another one- this even better because of the coriander yogurt sauce.

The recipe is very similar but this time with a slight variation. I place the cauli florets in a baking pan along with Pecans and then sprinkle some salt, 2 tsp of turmeric, 1 tsp of chilli powder and 1 tsp cumin – coriander powder. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Heat a pan with oil, add chopped onions and 4-5 cloves garlic with salt and sauté till they caramelize. Transfer the toasted pecans and the florets on to the pan with Caramelized onions and garlic.
For the sauce, chop a bunch of coriander leaves/ cilantro and put it in a blender with yogurt. Blend to a smooth consistency and add salt to taste. Now transfer the green sauce to pan with cauliflower, onions and pecans. Plate and Enjoy!!!!! Absolutely healthy yet delicioussssss:)

Recipe: My Absolutely healthy Cauliflower dish!

Recipe: My Absolutely healthy Cauliflower dish!

by | Apr 18, 2012 | Recipes

Ingredients

Extra virgin Olive Oil
1/2 head of Cauliflower
1 large Onion
3 cloves of garlic
5-6 Mint leaves
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
Pinch of turmeric
1 tsp cayenne powder
1 tsp lemon pepper powder
1/2 cup low fat or Greek yoghurt
2 tsp lemon juice
Salt to taste

For garnish

Mint leaves and dried red chilly

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cut the cauliflower to small florets.

Take a bowl and add 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil. To this add all spices, salt, cayenne and whisk well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now take a baking pan and transfer the almonds and cauliflower florets. Drizzle the oil mixed with spices onto the florets and toss well so they are evenly coated. Place the pan in the oven for 20 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now take a bowl, add yoghurt, salt and whisk in the lemon juice and 1/2 tsp EVOO. Add some mint leaves and mix well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now chop the onion lengthwise and finely chop the garlic.
Heat a pan add some EVOO, add the chopped garlic and onions and sauté till onions caramelize a little.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now after 20 minutes, transfer the cauliflower and almonds from the baking pan to the pan on the gas which has the onions and garlic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to a plate and spread the yoghurt over it. For garnish place a sprig of mint and a dried red chilly- enjoy this Currylicious healthy dish and let me know if you liked it:)

My Absolutely healthy Cauliflower dish!

My Absolutely healthy Cauliflower dish!

by | Apr 18, 2012 | Nandini's Food Court

I opened my refrigerator to cook dinner for us and found just cauliflower and some yoghurt!

It was too late to go out and get something and then cook so figured will have to come up with a dish 🙂

I made this awesome healthy cauliflower dish with crunchy almonds, yoghurt, mint and ofcourse my spices!

My husband loved it and the best part is you can use any vegetable for this recipe and I promise it will turn out perfectly CURRYLICIOUS!!!!!!! Look for the recipe in my recipe section and would appreciate your feedback.