Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts
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Avocado Salad


Avocado Salad

Healthy Salad recipes can be a treat .Experiment this quick Avocado salad with ingredients you prefer like almonds,pine nuts etc.
Avocado contains good cholesterol (HDL) with great taste.

Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: No Cooking( takes 2 minutes to blanch Broccoli if using)
Serves: 4
Ingredients

1.            Mixed salad veggies- Broccoli,Cucumber,Baby spinach, ,red Onion
2.            1 Avocado , peeled, cubed
3.            Coriander leaves
4.            1 tbs Lime Juice
5.            Salt & Pepper
6.            Garlic- 1 clove
7.            Olive oil- 1-2 tbsp
8.            Strawberries

Blanch Broccoli
Boil water with a pinch of salt and vinegar.
Let broccoli florets blanch in this boiling water for a minute.

Salad Dressing- Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette is a simple yet delicious as well as healthy salad dressing.
Cilantro is one of Nature’s best anti-oxidant foods. In simple words, Cilantro or coriander leaves, protect us from ageing, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, macular degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, and many more.

Notes
•             For another healthy salad visit here.
Method

1.            Cut all the veggies into small cubes. Add blanched broccoli. 
2.            To make Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette
Puree coriander leaves, garlic,lime juice, salt ,pepper and olive oil in a blender until smooth.

3.            Top the veggies with this dressing and serve chilled.

Eat Healthy Live healthy .




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Unniyappam recipe

Unniappam,Unni appam,Unniyappam


Today I am going to share the secret of traditional Kerala Snack 'Unni Appam' or 'Karol Appam'.

Unni appam resembles small pancakes.
You can find the recipe  anywhere on Internet and many might have  succeeded in making these delicious and healthy dumplings.

But this is my recipe;after desperately  trying to bring back the taste of Unni appam that my Grand Mother (we call her Ammamma) used to make for us,children.She didn't know how to show her love for us,but with the taste of her special snacks, her love was conveyed to us.

I am sure it is impossible to recreate the same taste,since that special "kaipunyam" ended with her demise.
(Kaipunyam is a Malayalam word which  means 'having gifted hands')


So let's  try to bring back that taste... nostalgic to many of you ,today..

Ingredients
Raw rice -2 cups
Jaggery-200g
Banana-1 no
Plain Flour-2tbsp
Ghee-1tbsp
Black sesame seeds-2tsp
Coconut pieces-2tbsp
Method of preparation
Soak rice for 5-6 hrs.
Melt Jaggery into a thick liquid.
Grind together, rice and this liquid Jaggery (1tbsp at a time).When it's almost done ,add in banana and grind well.( need to add extra water,only if you feel that melted Jaggery is not enough)
Finally add in the flour and mix well to get a smooth batter of Idly batter consistency .
Heat ghee and fry coconut pieces and sesame seeds.And pour these along 
with the ghee to the batter.Mix well and keep aside for 4-5 hrs.
Now take a Karol (is the mould used to fry this snack) or you can even use Pancake griddle for this .
Pour oil into the holes and make fluffy tasty and more over, very  healthy Unni Appam.
Thanks for reading..!
Please try this and tell me how you find this simple yet healthy snack!



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Broccoli Salad

weight loss recipe broccoli salad


Apart from being a nutritional power house,Broccoli is a natural weight loss food.

Broccoli Facts:
  • is a Cancer preventing food
  • As small as 100 gram of this veggie can provide recommended dose of Vitamin C .
  • It is said that Broccoli shortens the duration of common cold(Since Broccoli is rich in Vitamin C). Now,who said,there is no cure for cold!!
  • Contains both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber.Making it Diabetic friendly.
Selection of Broccoli


Select dark green  or even pale green.Never choose yellow.Greener the Broccoli,more beta-carotene it has.Stalk should be fat and woody.

Healthy Broccoli Salad Recipe
weight loss recipe broccoli salad



 What you need ?

1. Broccoli florets blanched-
2. Olive oil
3.Garlic- 1 clove
4.Sesame seeds- Optional
6.Salt & Pepper
7.Vinegar- 1-2 tsp
8. Honey- 1 tsp
9.Almonds-

How to Prepare?

Make a dressing with Olive oil,vinegar and honey.Whisk well.
Add in salt,pepper and crushed garlic.
Mix well for a minute.
Toss in broccoli and serve topped with almonds and sesame seeds .

ENJOY..


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Mint Paneer Tikka

Homemade Mint Paneer Tikka recipe

Homemade Mint Paneer Tikka recipe

Paneer or Cottage Cheese is a fresh cheese common in South Asian Cuisine.Mint Paneer tikka is so delicious and healthy.Traditionally,Tikkas are grilled in a tandoor and the dish is thereafter served hot.
Here,to make Paneer tikka,I used Table top Grill,which gives almost same texture to the tikka as it is made in tandoor.We can even use grilling pan,on stove top.
Philips Grill
Table Top Grill
Ingredients
Paneer- 200 g
Ginger Garlic Paste-1-2 tsp
Carom seeds(ajwain)-1 tsp
Mint leaves -a handful
Kasuri Methi( Dried Fenugreek Leaves)- 1 -2 tsp 
Bell peppers,Onion Rings-
Salt- to taste
Yogurt-1/2 cup
Red chilly powder- 2-3 tsp
Chaat Masala(I used,Sindhi Biriyani Masala,it was what available at home :-) gives the same restaurant paneer tikka taste).
Method Of Preparation
For Marinade
Make a paste with all the ingredients except paneer.
Cut Paneer into thick square/rectangle pieces .
Paneer or Cottage cheese
Apply the marinade and keep this refrigerated for at least 1/2 an hour.

Grill and serve hot. We can also serve this as a starter/appetizer.


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Kids Pizza


easy,delicious Kids pizza with eggs

This Kids Pizza is just a trial from deepsrecipes which turned out to be tasty .Topping can be anything you like,but here we are using egg omelet strips,bell peppers and lot of Mozzarella cheese.
This can be sent as a school snack too.If you want the normal Pizza recipe please click here.
Ingredients
For the Pizza dough
All purpose flour-1-1/2 cups
Whole meal-1/2 cup
Dry yeast -5g
sugar -2tsp
salt-to taste
Add 2 tbsp warm water to the yeast and 2 tsp sugar.Keep aside for 5 minutes.
Make a smooth dough with flour,yeast and salt by adding water carefully.
Keep aside for 30 minutes.
Now after 30 minutes beat the dough with the back of your hand .Make big balls out of this and keep aside for 10 more minutes.Now these balls will become double in size.
Ingredients for the Topping.
Pizza sauce-
Omelette cut into strips-
Bell pepper -Chopped/if your kid is not a big fan of Bell peppers,you can even puree to make it go along with Mozzarella.
Mozarella cheese
Pepper and Oregano
Method Of Preparation 
Take one ball from the pizza dough and make a small base (just how the kids pizzas are)
Check out the Pizza recipe for more details.
Apply the toppings and drizzle some olive oil.Bake for 10 minutes at maximum oven temperature.
Serve hot.










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Sole fish fry

Quick and easy Recipe for sole fish fry.

Sole fish is a very tasty and easy to cook variety.
Cooking time is hardly 5-6 minutes.
Ingredients
(all according to your taste)
Sole fish-
Flour-
Salt -
Paprika/Kashmiri chilly powder-2tsp
Rosemary (dried)-1tsp
Oil-1 tbsp(Just enough to shallow fry)
Lemon juice-1tbsp
Parsley for garnishing.
Method Of preparation
Clean the fish.
Mix the flour with salt and chilly powder in a bowl.
Now coat the fish with this flour.
Heat a non stick pan/grill and pour in 1 tbsp oil.
On a medium heat,add rosemary to the oil,shallow fry the fish coated with the flour.

Finally add the lemon juice and serve hot with chips.
Garnish with parsley chopped.



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Sardine Fry

Fish fry kerala sardine fry
Sardine Fry

If you ask me,Sardines are the most tastiest fish.Here I am going to share a very simple but exotic recipe for fish fry.You can use any fish but best with Sardines.Health Benefits of Sardines include:
  • Good source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids.Thus reduces the risk of Cardiovascular diseases and protects heart.Also Omega-3 fatty acids prevent a type of Cancer. 
  • Good source of Iron.
  • Good source of B vitamins
  • Bones provide Calcium.
  • Small Sardine's are healthier since they don't have much accumulated toxins in it.
More than any of these ,Sardines are extremely delicious.
So,lets make a crispy fish fry with a special masala mix.
Ingredients
Sardines-500 g
Kashmiri Red Chilly-8-10 nos(you can use normal dry red chilly/Chilli powder also,but Kashmiri chilly gives a  real fire red color  and also less spicy)
Shallots -4 no
Garlic-2 big cloves
Salt-Taste
Curry Leaves-4-5 no
Method Of Preparation
1.Fry Dry chilly s  and Shallots in oil.
2.Grind together all ingredients except the fish.
3.Marinate fish in this masala.keep aside for at least 1/2 hour.
4.On a non stick pan,or grill pan,fry marinated Sardines in 2 tsp oil.
We are using only very little oil,so cooking method also prevents the accumulation of unhealthy fats.
Try this mouth watering fish fry .
EAT HEALTHY---LIVE HEALTHY.



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Palak Paratha(Spinach Bread)

Spinach Paratha


India is famous for its varieties of flat breads called Chapatis or Parathas.We can make this in many ways.Here I am showing a very simple version of Spinach Paratha.This is similar to Spinach pie.
Ingredients
Whole wheat flour-2 cups
Warm water-2 tbsp
Salt
Spinach leaves-1 bunch
Coriander powder-1tsp
Cumin Powder(Optional)-1/2 tsp
Method Of Preparation
1. Boil water after adding some salt.Wash the spinach leaves and when water starts boiling ,add spinach into this and turn off the heat.
After 2 minutes take spinach from the water and allow it to cool.
2. Make a smooth paste with spinach,add in the coriander and cumin powders,mix well.
3. Make a smooth chapati dough with Wheat flour,salt,spinach paste and warm water.Add the water only if it is needed.
Now make small balls from the dough and roll it flat into Parathas.
Place it over a skillet and cook on both sides.Add butter as needed.
Serve it with Paneer Butter Masala.Recipe here.
ENJOY!


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Kesari Recipe

Kesari recipe
Rava Kesari or Kesari bhath is a common dessert from South India using Semolina.
You can use broken wheat for a healthier version.
Indian food has a tradition of 1000s of years of using clarified butter/Ghee with lots of different kinds of nuts.Our grandmas were so sure about the desserts they used to cook for the young children to make them really fit and strong;while they gobble the sweet without always knowing about the benefits they are getting though.
Ghee/clarified butter  has got many health benefits.We only need a dash of ghee for very flavorful Indian desserts,so we can consider its use as healthy.

After a good lunch/dinner,don't feel guilty to have some Kesari to satisfy your sweet tooth.
It contains all healthy ingredients.
Here'z the ingredients and the method of preparation.
Ingredients
Semolina-1 cup
Water-2 cups
Sugar-1/4 cup
Cardamom powder-1 tsp
Saffron-(Kesari color/orange color)
Crushed Cashew nuts-
Ghee-1 tbsp
Method
Boil 2 cups of water.Add saffron,cardamom powder and nuts to this.


Once the water starts boiling,simmer.

To this,add in 1 cup semolina.Mix really well without lumps.Now after a minute you can see the semolina has been cooked.Add in the sugar and the ghee.
Cook until dry,continuously stirring.
Well,that's it.
Now you can serve this in ramekins or you can spread this on a plate to cut it in desired shapes.
ENJOY!!











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Wheat Balls (Laddoo)

India...Is a Multi cultural society with many celebrations...Festivals...And  Laddoo is an integral part of any Festival.

So here is a simple recipe for Wheat Laddu/Laddoo.This is a healthy Laddoo for kids especially.
This recipe contains  wheat flour and nuts with some butter and sugar.Replace butter with low fat margarine and sugar with Jaggery/sugar substitute .Then this can be a completely healthy snack.
So here we go..
Ingredients



Wheat flour (atta)- 2 cups
Sugar-Powdered-1 cup
Almonds-1/2 cup
Milk-2 tbsp
Butter/Margarine- 2-3 tbsp
Cardamom-2 nos

Method Of Preparation 
1.Heat a non stick pan and dry fry wheat for 3-5 minutes until light brown.
2.Now add the butter/margarine and mix well with a spatula.Butter should coat all the wheat flour nicely and let this fry for 3-4 minutes.Now a nice aroma emerges.

3.Add in the powdered sugar.Sugar has been powdered along with whole cardamoms.
Mix really well.
4.Now add milk little by little and mix until it turns smooth.Allow it to cook well.
5.Add in chopped nuts.

And mix well.
6.When its warm mix it well with hands.

7.Make balls and coat with powdered sugar.

ENJOY  delicious nutritious Laddoos!!!!
















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Oats Balls


Oats Balls are delicious and diabetic friendly.Oat meal contains good amount of dietary fiber .They say that a bowl of oats in the morning lower cholesterol.So here is an anytime snack with oatmeal. Diabetic patients should use minimum (less than 1/4 cup)Jaggery. Jaggery is a substitute for sugar but only taken occasionally.

Ingredients
Oatmeal-2 cups
Jaggery-grated -1/2 cup
Coconut-1/4 cup
Cardamom powder-1 tsp
Method of Preparation
In a pan,.fry oat meal until crispy.Add in coconut,jaggery and cardamom powder.
Mix well.Let the jaggery melt a bit.Now when its still warm,make balls .
Delicious Oat meal Balls can be eaten as breakfast or tea time snack.
ENJOY...!!!






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Diabetes~Some Basic Information.

Diabetes is not a pleasant condition. But if you are one with a high blood sugar level, don’t get disheartened.
This is not the end of the world. If you give a little forethought before planning the diet,also change the cooking methods,then you can definitely control Diabetics.
Today,let us hash out  a thoughtful meal planning  for Diabetes-
Diet plans for diabetic patients.
1.       Reduce the intake of Protein, carbohydrate and Fat. These three food groups are not good for diabetic patients. This doesn’t mean that you ought to eat only boring food; instead follow a healthy and interesting diet plan. Deepsrecipes is trying to share some diabetic friendly recipes .I will continue sharing, if I am getting positive reviews.
2.       Limit the intake of milk and milk products.
3.       Include high fiber diet; like whole meal bread/flax seeds/Broccoli etc.
4.       What you can have in plenty is vegetables. So include raw salad vegetables as a snack even.
5.       Fruit intake should be limited and according to dietitians menu plan; since fruits are natural sources of sugar.
6.       Consume small meals throughout the day; avoid the normal 3 big meals in a day system.
7.       Diabetic cooking methods are very effective. This includes baking, steaming, poaching and stir frying.
8.       Use olive oil for stir frying and reduce the salt and fat contents.
9.       Use Avocado paste instead of mayonnaise.
10.   Eat fish (contains Omega 3 fatty acids) twice a week.
11.   Avoid Coffee; substitute with Green Tea.
112.   Drink plenty of water.

Keeping these points in mind let’s make a diabetes friendly dessert item to celebrate the Indian festival Holi and our blog’s first anniversary.
 Please read the next post about a diabetic friendly dessert for our blog Anniversary.
Till then,EAT HEALTHY...!!!








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Beef Pickle

Beef Pickle is a recipe popular among  traditional Christian families in Kerala.
Here I have not followed any particular recipe to make this pickle.Instead,this is a trial to get a spicy,tangy , pickled beef.
Ingredients
Beef -500g
Meat Masala-2tsp
Ginger garlic paste-1/2 tbsp
Vinegar-1tbsp
Chili powder-1tbsp
Curry leaves-
Ginger-a small piece chopped
Garlic pieces-2tbsp
Gingelly oil-1tbsp
Salt-to taste
Fenugreek seeds-1tsp
Mustard seeds-1tsp
Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
Asafoetida-1tsp
Method Of Preparation
Step1
We need a masala to give the pickle its real taste.for this dry roast fenugreek seeds,mustard seeds and cumin seeds.Now powder them after adding Asafoetida powder.
Step2
Marinate beef chunks with ginger garlic paste,salt and meat masala.Now add 1/4 glass water and cook until well done.
Take a pan and shallow fry the cooked beef .
Add some curry leaves while frying.
Step3
In the same pan,add 1 tbsp gingelly oil.Fry garlic and ginger pieces.Add some curry leaves.Now add 1 tbsp chili powder.

Now add the masala that we have prepared in the step1 above.
Fry this for a minute.Add Vinegar and 1/4 glass hot water.
Add in the shallow fried beef and mix well.After 2-3 minutes oil separates  from the mix.

Delicious Beef pickle is ready to serve.
BON APPETIT!!!!





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Lemon Chicken


Home made Lemon chicken recipe
Grilled Lemon Chicken 
Lemon chicken is a classic American recipe.
This is a very healthy low carbohydrate diet.So those on weight loss programs can have this with out guilt.
Very simple and delicious.Serve it with a bowl of salad.
Ingredients
Chicken-500 g cut into big pieces
Freshly Crushed Pepper-1tbsp (or according to your taste.)
Salt-
Olive oil-2 tbsp
Lemon juice-1/4 cup
Lemon zest- 1tsp
Parsley-2tbsp finely chopped
Garlic-2cloves finely chopped
Method of preparation
Rub the chicken pieces with freshly crushed pepper and salt.
You can bake this if you want.I did pan grilling.
Heat the grill pan.Pour 1 tbsp Olive oil and grill the chicken pieces until half done.


Now,mix 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice,1 tbsp olive oil,lemon zest,garlic chopped and finely chopped parsley .
Pour this mix on the chicken and grill it until done.


Lemon juice changes the color of the chicken to light brown .
Check whether the chicken is cooked.
"Oh,yes..Chicken is well done.."
Kids will enjoy this .Serve it with your favorite salad and bread of your choice.


Bon Appetite!

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Chicken Majboos Recipe

Chicken Majboos Arabic
Arabic Chicken Majboos
Majboos is an Arabic rice dish with lamb or chicken.
In the traditional method,they boil water in a big pot and after adding all the spices and onion into the boiling water,they add full chicken.Once the chicken is done, take it out and rice is cooked in the same stock.
But I have changed that method a bit.
Here I am partially frying the chicken first and then cooking the rice and fried chicken together in the same pot.
All Arabic dishes are very healthy;Majboos is a very tasty rice dish like biriyani.You can serve it with raita or any other accompaniment of your choice.I serve it with Pomegranate raita.
Ingredients
Long grain Basmati rice-2 cups
Chicken-500 g
Dried Lemon-5 no (If its big sized lemon ,use 3 no)
Pepper powder-to taste
Olive oil- 1 tbsp
Whole spices-Cardamom (2),Cinnamon(1/2 inch),Cloves(2)
Bay leaves-2 no
Onion-2 big
Water-3 1/2 cups
Salt-to taste
Method of preparation
Marinate the chicken pieces with salt,pepper and cinnamon powder.
Fry partially in 1tbsp Olive oil.
Now in a big pot boil 3 1/2 cups of water.Add the whole spices,bay leaves,Onion chopped,salt,Pepper powder,Cumin powder 1tsp,extra cinnamon powder 1tsp and dried lemons.
You can get dry lemon from the grocery store.It looks like this-
After washing the dry lemons,make a hole on this to get the real flavor . 
Once the water starts boiling,add in chicken and rice .
Water level should be 1 inch above the rice.
Cook well .
Healthy delicious dinner/lunch is ready with in minutes!!!
Serve it in the traditional way-
For other Arabic recipes Click here.
Eat Healthy !




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Bell Pepper Dip

Bell Pepper Dip


Nutritious yellow bell pepper dip and nachos..Excellent appetizer right? Easy party item especially for  kids party.
You can serve this dip with baguette slices,so that this can be given as a snack in their tiff-in box even.So I hope those who are looking for kids recipes would be happy with this.
For those who are really on diet can go for baked nachos  available now a days.


Would you like to read the nutrition details of bell pepper?You can read it here -Egg curry in bell pepper sauce


Ingredients 
Bell Pepper-Red/Yellow
Mayonnaise/cream cheese-
Salt-
Garlic-1 clove
Dry Oregano-1 tsp
Onion-1/2 no
Paprika -2tsp
Lime juice-2tsp
(I am not mentioning the quantity of ingredients because in this recipe,leaving it to your taste)


Method of preparation
So easy to prepare.
Grill the bell pepper on direct flame or in microwave until blacked on all sides.
Once its roasted,remove its skin.Now grind all ingredients to a sauce.
Excellent creamy delicious dip is ready.
Serve it with Nachos or any other crackers or the veggies of your choice!!!.













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Veg Pizza recipe

Homemade veg pizza

This is a simple version of Vegetable pizza,you can try at home.
I have made it as thin crest with a bit of Arabian Flavor .An interesting Arabian version of Pizza is  available in the Pizza-Hut  here in Middle east,an amazing twist to the traditional Italian Pizza.
Most of  my recipes are my experiments with a basic recipe which we try from restaurants.
Anyways,here are the
Ingredients
For the Pizza dough
1.All purpose flour-2 cups
2.Dry yeast -5g
3.sugar -2tsp
salt-to taste
Add 2 tbsp warm water to the yeast and 2 tsp sugar.Keep aside for 5 minutes.
Make a smooth dough with flour,yeast and salt by adding water carefully.
Keep aside for 30 minutes.
Now after 30 minutes beat the dough with the back of your hand .Make big balls out of this and keep aside for 10 more minutes.Now these balls will become double in size.
Ingredients for the Topping.
Olive oil-
Pizza sauce-
Veggies-Onion,Bell peppers,corn etc.
Mozzarella Cheese-Shredded
Salt-
Dry Oregano
Sumac(Optional)
Paprika -2tsp

Now we can start preparing the Topping.
Flatten one of the dough balls into thin/thick crest.Dust the surface with some flour before you do this.

Now heat a pan and cook the bottom side of the Pizza base for 2 minutes.Now its very easy to cook in the oven and also to handle the Pizza .This is a must step since we are not using Pizza stone(baking stone) to bake Pizzas.
Now,apply some Pizza sauce first.Then the Mozzarella.

Next the chopped veggies.Sprinkle Paprika,salt and Sumac(optional:Sumac is an Arabian spice ) on to these veggies.
Finally Mozzarella again.
Drizzle Olive oil on top.
Now pizza is ready to go to the oven.
Bake for 10 minutes (at max Oven temperature) until the color of the cheese is light brown.
For an interesting Sumac Chicken recipe,Click Here













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Carrot Halwa (Delicious Indian Dessert)

Dessert with carrot,Indian dessert


Carrot Halwa.An Indian, healthy and delicious dessert.
There are many methods available, this recipe is my version and I found it so quick and easy.
Ingredients
Carrots-4nos
Milk-1/4 cup
Sugar-1/2Cup (and 1tbsp if needed.)
Double cream-1/4 cup (2tbsp is enough for those who are extra health conscious)
Cardamom-1tsp
Ghee-2tsp
Nuts-Almonds,Cashews or Walnuts
Method of preparation
Grate the carrot.
Take a pan and add 1tsp Ghee, sauté the grated carrot in the ghee for 2 minutes, now add 1/2 cup milk and cook the carrot well.
Now add 1/4 cup sugar and cardamom.
Sauté well for 3-4 minutes.
Now add the cream and stir well until dry. Finally add the rest of (1 tsp) ghee.
If you want add the rest of the sugar. And make it dry; turn off when it's light brown.
Decorate with nuts.
(Refer the picture above, for the right texture)
Serve it hot or cold with or with out Ice cream .
You can also serve this with Poori an Indian fried bread.


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Easy Vegetable Rice~kids recipe

This is a quick and simple biriyani or very healthy, vegetable rice.
My son was told to bring vegetable pulao for a potluck kid’s party. I made this item for the kids.
They enjoyed it, since it’s less spicy and having an appealing smell of Mint leaves and other spices.
This is nicer when it’s cold, so u can even send this in the lunch box for the kids who like rice.
Ingredients
Vegetables-Carrot, beans, corn, Onion, Tomato, Cabbage-1/2 cup
Rice-2cups
Ghee-2tsp
Oil-1tsp
Mint leaves-1/2 cup
Yogurt-1tbsp
Ginger-garlic-green chili paste-1tbsp
Salt-to taste
Sugar-1tsp
Saffron-4-5 strands (Optional)
Cashews, Raisins-
Black Cardamom, cloves, Fennel seeds, Cinnammon-Powdered 1-2 tsp
Method
Cook rice after adding water just to cover it.
Don’t overcook.
In a non stick cookware, add 1 tsp ghee and fry cashews and raisins and keep aside.
Add 1 tsp oil to the same dish; now add ginger-garlic-green chili paste.
Now add the spice powder.
Add in the chopped veggies. No need to add water. Instead add 1 tbsp yogurt and cook the veggies. Add in salt and plenty of mint leaves.

Add a pinch of turmeric, red chili powder and coriander powder. (This step is optional, if adding, just add only very little)
Don't forget to add 1 tsp sugar,this step gonna enhance the flavor.
When it’s almost dry, add cooked rice, saffron, salt and remaining ghee.
Mix well.
Once it’s warm, serve with raita (Yogurt Salad).
Your family would love this delicious rice.






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Vegetable Fried Rice

Veg.Fried Rice

Chinese Fried rice is quick and easy to cook and every one’s favorite too.
This is a basic recipe for fried rice. You can add in eggs, shrimp, sausages or chicken to this, according to your taste buds.
Ingredients
Cooked rice- 2 cups
Mixed vegetables-1 cup
Spring Onion/Scallions-1/2 cup
Red chili-2no
Garlic-1 finely chopped
Ginger-Julian cut 2 tsp
Salt-to taste
Worcester sauce-2 tbsp
How to do
Heat a wok, add 1 tbsp oil.
Add in red chili flakes and garlic chopped.
Add ½ cup scallions,ginger and 1 cup mixed veggies. (I prefer French beans, carrots, bell pepper, mushrooms)
Saute well and stir fry.
Add the cooked rice, salt and Worcester sauce.
Now mix well and close the wok and keep it on medium fire for 10 minutes.
Garnish with spring onion.
Serve hot with any side dish you prefer.






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