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Mustard Fish

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Mustard fish fry is just another recipe which came out well when tried unintentionally.That is when I felt to share this recipe with you all.Simple ,yet it has got an appealing taste different from usual fried fish varieties. Ingredients Needed Yellow Mustard paste-1 tsp Fish -Of your choice. Onion- 1 small Turmeric powder- a  pinch Salt- Green Chilly paste- Oil- 1 -2 tsp (for shallow frying) How to prepare Mustard Fish Fry? Make a paste with onion,salt,turmeric,green chilly and yellow mustard . Marinate the fish and keep aside for 15 minutes.Shallow fry in vegetable oil. This easy mustard fried fish recipe is very healthy as we are using very little oil. ENJOY...!

Happy Valentine's Day ...Chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting (EGGLESS)

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Wish you all a very HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY-2014. This cake in the above picture is a chocolate & coffee cake popularly known as Chocolate Mocha Cake . Recipe for this low fat cake is available in the link above.Very simple recipe,suitable as a tea cake if made less sweet. But for this Valentines day, I have given a cream cheese frosting with Rose flavor. Read the recipe for the cake from the other post.Here goes the recipe for frosting. Frosting Recipe Cream cheese- 200 g Powdered Sugar- 3/4 cup Rose water -1 tbsp Whisk all these ingredients together.Finely coat the cake with this romantic,rose flavored frosting. Just give a touch of heart shaped strawberries on top. Serve chilled. ENJOY! Deepkrishna

Brown basmati rice pilaf

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Prepare the perfect Kids Meal for his/her lunch box. A meal packed with nutrition ,yet your kid enjoy? Challenging for any mom,right? Here is such a recipe ,I guarantee your kid gonna gobble it up with out any complaints. Brown Basmati Rice has a wonderful nutty taste. This is the healthy grain with low fat content and gluten-free too. Basmati rice has low glycemic index which means energy is released slower, making it  diabetic friendly. Brown rice has more complex carbohydrates which  powers up the body,especially suitable for young children. What You Need for this Pilaf? 1. Good Quality Brown Basmati Rice - 2 cups 2. Your kids choice of vegetables - Chest nut Mushrooms,Cabbage,Carrot,Beans,Baby Corn,Asparagus and you name it. But one secret idea I want to share to all those moms out there is that,you can add cabbage(violet cabbage) and it will get disguised in the pilaf that your picky eater would not even notice. 3. Butter/Olive Oil- 1 tbsp 4...

Banana Chocolate Muffins

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Banana Muffins are very popular recipe.But here,we are trying a variation to the recipe,making it healthier and egg less too. Banana Muffins are muffin version of banana bread.Muffins ,as you all know,are  a quick bread of American Origin. Here ,I have mixed all purpose flour with some whole wheat flour ,to make it healthier. Banana muffins can be a great after school snack or a good breakfast item for kids.These are healthy as it contains eggs,butter,banana & wheat flour. Muffin with Red Raspberry Spread What We Need to make Banana Chocolate Muffins: Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius.   Dry Ingredients All purpose flour - 150 g Whole wheat flour (whole meal/flax seed powder)- 100 g Sugar- 4 tbsp Baking Powder- 1 tsp Baking soda- 1/4 tsp Salt- 1/4 tsp chopped nuts- 100 g Mix all dry ingredients with a wire whisk. Wet Ingredients These are Eggless Muffins ,so,I used , 2 tbsp Condensed Milk instead. Vanilla essen...

No-bake Cheesecake

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Cheesecake has two or more layers. The main, thickest layer is soft, creamy cheese, sometimes contains eggs,and sugar; the bottom layer is often a crust or base made from crushed cookies, graham crackers, pastry, or sponge cake.Cheese cake may be baked or unbaked. We can use fresh fruits,fruits sauce or syrup as topping. This recipe contains no-egg. We need  spring form pan for this,but you can also use disposable tray if you wish to. Egg less ,no-bake cheese cake . Ingredients Digestive Biscuits /graham crackers- You can even use Marie Biscuits if you like the taste. Butter- 150 g Cream cheese- 200 g Thick Fresh cream- 150 g Vanilla essence- 1 tsp Sugar- 1 cup Topping Fresh fruits,berries;Here I have used red  raspberry  fruit spread. Method Of preparation Crush biscuits /crackers and mix well with butter.This is the base/crust for our cake.So press it well into the  mold  or  disposable tray. Cover this with plastic wrap ...

Strawberry Short Cake Recipe

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Today,Deepsrecipes is sharing,the  MOST FAMOUS STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKES...!!! Short cake recipe has many variations.This one is a very quick ,delicious method, tried and tested and the results were great.Sharing this wonderful recipe here. You can even use this as a simple birthday cake. Ingredients For the short cake Flour-2cups Baking powder-1tbsp Sugar-5tbsp Butter-80 g Oil-1tbsp Buttermilk-1 cup  Vanilla essence-2tsp For Filling Fresh Strawberry-8-10 no Sugar-2tbsp Heavy Cream-1cup Vanilla essence-1tsp Icing sugar-2 tsp Crush the strawberries with fingers and add in the sugar.Keep this refrigerated for 30 minutes-1 hr. Method of preparation Mix all dry ingredients for the cake. Cut  the butter into the dry flour mixture and mix with fingers until the mixture is coarse. Pour in the buttermilk little by little and make a thick batter.(Thicker than usual cake batter) Now bake for 30-40 minutes in a preheated o...

Butter Milk Scones.

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Scones Scones hail from Scotland.This is a quick breakfast bread recipe.Add 1/4 cup wheat flout to 1 cup Plain flour to make this recipe healthy.You can substitute wheat flour with oatmeal/flax meal or whole meal. Adding buttermilk also makes it rich in nutrients.Quick and yummy breakfast in 20 minutes. Ingredients Flour-1 cup Wheat flour-1/4-1/2 cup Powdered sugar-4 tbsp(Only lightly sweetened) Cold unsalted Butter-25 g Buttermilk-3-4 tbsp Baking powder-1/4 tsp Method of preparation Mix flour,wheat flour and baking powder well.Now mince cold unsalted butter to the dry ingredients and mix it well with fingers;Now the flour will resemble breadcrumbs. Now add in sugar and mix once again.Slowly add buttermilk and mix everything into a ball. Flatten the dough (in to 1 inch thick) and cut round or triangle shaped scones using a cookie cutter/scone cutter. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Ser...

Lemon Chicken

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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..Ch...

Chop Suey(Only Veg)

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Classic American chop suey consists of elbow macaroni and bits of cooked ground beef with sautéed onion and green pepper in a thick tomato- based sauce.Though this decidedly American comfort food is clearly influenced by Italian-American cuisine, it is known as a chop suey because it is a combo meal with meat and vegetables.  But my recipe is Chinese-American C hop Suey with only vegetables and Noodles instead of Pasta. You can add chicken or meat and chicken stock instead of vegetable stock. ( Chop suey has become a prominent part of American Chinese cuisine , Filipino cuisine , Canadian Chinese cuisine , Indian Chinese cuisine , and Polynesian cuisine . In Indonesian Chinese cuisine it is known as Cap cai ) This recipe consists of simple 3 step process. Step1 Cook the noodles with salt. Heat oil in a frying pan and deep fry this cooked noodles. Noodle should be added little by little and in a way that after frying it should resemble a...

Potato Salad with Mint and Veggies

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This Potato Salad is an innovated recipe inspired from the Classic Potato Salad , just to make it healthier with many veggies, rather than only Potatoes. And the Mint gives it a unique flavor that no one can resist. Ingredients Potatoes – 2 Large ( Cooked and Mashed) Chopped Veggies (of your choice) – 1 small cup (I used Cucumber, carrot & Bell Pepper) Mint leaves chopped – ¼-1/2 cup Mayonnaise – 1 -2 tbsp Hard Boiled Eggs – 4 no Salt Paprika Method of Preparation Mix all the veggies with mashed potatoes. Don’t forget to slightly crush the mint leaves while mixing. Add in salt. Mix this with 2 tbsp of Mayonnaise . Mix  in eggs. Sprinkle Paprika powder on top. Cover and refrigerate to blend flavors.