Vegan Banana Bread

Preparation time : 15 minutes

Baking time : 30 to 35 minutes

Number of serves : 12

Ingredients :

1. Wheat flour - 3 cups

2. Ripe bananas (mashed) - 6

3. Sugar - 1 cup (powdered)

4. Vegetable oil ( any ) - 1 cup

5. Vanilla essence - 1 1/2 teaspoons 

6. Cooking soda - 1 teaspoon

7. Baking powder - 3 teaspoons

8. Salt - a pinch

9. Dry fruits such as tutti fruity, broken almonds - 1/2 cup

Method of preparation :

1. Take 3 cups of wheat flour in a mixing bowl and add 1 teaspoon of cooking soda, 3 teaspoons of baking powder and a pinch of salt. Mix well.

2. Pass the flour mixture through a sieve twice so that baking powder and cooking soda mix thoroughly with the flour. Keep aside.

3. In another bowl, add mashed bananas and powdered sugar. Beat the mixture for atleast 10 minutes to get a smooth consistency.

4. To the above mixture, add 1 cup of any vegetable oil (except sesame oil) and 1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence and mix.

5. Add wheat flour into banana mixture and gently mix (avoid beating the mixture).

6. Add dry fruits and mix.

7. Preheat the oven to 180°Celsius.

8. Grease the baking dish with the same oil that is used in the preparation of dough. 

9. Pour the mixture into baking dish, and bake in the oven for about 35 minutes or until the cake is fully baked.

10. After the cake is done, remove from oven and cool. When cool, invert the cake onto a wooden board and cut into slices. 

11. Store in airtight container and refrigerate for prolonged usage.

Brown Chickpea Cutlet ( Kala Chana Cutlet )

Preparation time : 30 minutes

Cooking time : 20 minutes

Number of servings : 4

Ingredients :

1. Brown chickpeas - 1 cup (soaked for about 6 to 8 hours)

2. Potatoes - 2 ( boiled and mashed )

3. Bread slices - 2

4. Chopped onions - 2

5. Ginger garlic paste - 2 teaspoons

6. Chopped green chillies - 2 (optional)

7. Garam masala powder - 1/2 teaspoon

8. Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 1/2 teaspoon ( quantity can be increased if green chillies are not used )

9. Mint leaves - a few ( finely chopped )

10. Coriander leaves - a few stings ( finely chopped )

11. Oil - for shallow frying

12. Salt - to taste

Method of preparation :

1. Soak chickpeas for 6 to 8 hours. Pressure cook in the same water till they become soft.

2. Drain water and cool. Mash cooked chickpeas with a masher or blend it in a mixer to make a soft paste.

3. Soak 2 slices of bread in water for a few seconds. Sqeeze out water thoroughly and add it to mashed chickpeas.

4. Then add rest of the ingredients such as mashed potatoes, chopped onions, coriander, mint leaves, ginger garlic paste, chopped green chillies, chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and mix thoroughly.

5. Take a lemon sized ball of the mixture and give it the shape of a cutlet. Repeat the same procedure for rest the dough. 

6. Place a shallow frying pan on medium flame and pour 2 tablespoons of oil.

7. Place 2 or 3 cutlets on the pan and fry on one side. When the bottom side becomes brown,  flip and cook on the other side. While frying, adjust the flame from medium to low medium heat accordingly.

8. Repeat the same procedure for rest of the chickpea mixture.

9. Transfer the cutlets into a plate and serve hot with tomato ketchup.