banana pancakes with makoy berry sauce n cream

banana malpua is very common in banaras and it's made during holi and some other festivals ...it is served with sugar syrup and rabdi over it...........i am drooling right now...though i am not very fond of sweets.....but some memories make you nostalgic.........

my husband arvind likes these malpuas but i want to make them as healthy as possible ....so i fashioned them as pancakes and served it in a fancy manner.........he polished off the plate just after clicking the photo.........and it didn't have any refined sugar or flour...........healthy na!

it is simple too.......read on........

ingredients for the pancake

whole wheat flour 1 cup
one big ripe banana
milk 3/4 cup ( i used soya milk)

ingredients for the sauce or coulis

makoy or rasbhari berries 1 cup (see pic)

jaggery 4 tbsp (more jaggery if the rasbharis are sour)

fresh cream to serve as topping

procedure

chop the berries ..mix with crumbled jaggery and microwave on high for 3 minutes.....more if you want a thicker sauce...my sauce looks like this...

mix chopped banana, flour n milk and blend with a handblender to make a batter of pouring consistency.....adjusting the amount of milk being used.......no sugar is needed for this.......so healthy...

grease a nonstick pan with 1/2 tsp of butter and heat on medium flame.....pour the batter over hot pan ........i made small ones to masquerade like puas ....see the pic..

and when the pores appear like this ....flip the pancakes to brown on the other side .......like this....

wait for a minute and remove from pan .......arrange them on a plate to serve....pour the sauce over it like this.....

this can be served as it is ....i like it this way for a healthy breakfast....or it can be served with fresh cream.........like this.....

blink and this will disappear from your table....

palak puri

poori is a common breakfast in banaras and as i have mentioned earlier many versions of poori n kachoris are available in the morning time..... all the localities have their own kachori walas.......
it is a fried breakfast but not as unhealthy as it sounds cuz the subzi served with it is a light mix of 3-4 veggies which is mildly spiced ........if a controlled portion is consumed , even the fried poories are ok once in a while.........
people like me who want it healthier make it at home and make variations to suite the needs......

this palak poori is rich in fiber with all the goodness of palak and is served with a very low oil subzi.......when i made it this time we had it with my garlic amla chutny and plain curds.....the subzi mentioned here is also a fav combination in my home.........

ingredients for poori

whole wheat flour 1 cup or more
spinach leaves or palak 300 gm ( with all the stems)
salt to taste
ajwain seeds 1 tsp

procedure

chop spinach leaves and steam them ( i microwaved for 2 minutes)....let it cool and make a paste in a blender without adding water.......now mix all the ingredients and make a dough without adding water, more flour may be needed to make a medium soft pliable dough.........

divide the dough in small balls and roll them on a chakla belan (with a rolling pin) and fry them in hot oil....turning the poori once in hot oil to cook both sides........repear till all the pooris are done.......serve with raitas, chutnys, plain curds or pumpkin subzi as mentioned here....

recipe of the subzi is here......