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Chinese Stuffed Bell Peppers

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Today,at this happy occasion, sharing a Party recipe . Stuffed Bell Peppers,Chinese version.We have many varieties of Stuffed Bell Peppers from different cuisines around the world.We have Spanish,Indian,Italian,Arabic,Mediterranean,Mexican,American and many more varieties with ingredients from their particular cuisine. Let's go for the Chinese version.I am using potato and white rice as the filling,but traditionally,they use ground pork for this.So,all those vegetarians out there,this recipe is for you and of course,others can replace with pork/beef. As always,I am not sticking to traditional recipe. I can guarantee the taste,Chinese flavor of the dish and also that this is cooked healthy. Ingredients we need Bell peppers-Use more than one color (4 nos) Cooked white rice-1 cup Cooked &Mashed Potato- 1 cup Soy Sauce-2 tsp Oyster sauce- 1 tbsp Salt & Pepper- to taste Oil- 1 tbsp Method Of Preparation Step1 Cut bell pepper  and remove seeds.Steam...

Sweet Potato Chilli

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Sweet Potatoes....!! They are healthy,you all know that. But they help in weight loss too..Yes. 1.Replace white rice with sweet potatoes to get the real benefits of carbohydrates. 2. Add one sweet potato to your breakfast and see the benefits. 3. Sweet potatoes contain high fiber .It has low glycemic index ,so a good carbohydrate choice for diabetics. Sweet Potatoes are really tasty even steamed or boiled.But to make it more interesting,especially,if you have a crave for french fries,you can bake them just sprinkling olive oil,salt & pepper. Another healthy alternative is "Sweet Potato Chilli" here is the recipe:- This tastes great and even can be served as a healthy party item. Ingredients 1.Sweet Potatoes Boiled (half cooked) - It is easy to peel off the skin when half cooked. 2. Red Chilli Powder- 2 tsp 3.Salt- 4.Bell pepper- 5.Onion-1 no 6. All purpose Flour-1 tbsp 7.Oil- 1 tbsp How to cook ? Cut half cooked sweet potatoes into wedges .C...

Spiced Finger Chips with Garlic Mayo

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Another easy recipe from deepsrecipes- But not a low fat recipe,this time.But this is a grilled version of the french fries,so,there is an excuse. Break all the rules and binge. This is extremely tasty,starter item.French fries are anybody's  favorite, especially kids. Ingredients Potato-2 nos Chilly powder(Paprika )-1 tbsp or more according to your taste. Salt-to taste Plain flour-1 tbsp Garlic powder-1 tsp Oil-1 tbsp Method of preparation 1.Cut the potatoes into  longitudinal strips.Boil water with salt and cook the potato strips for 3-4 minutes. Remove from water and pat dry. 2.Mix all the dry ingredients with this potatoes and grill in 1 tbsp oil. 3.Serve hot with Garlic Mayo. *Garlic mayo can be prepared by adding garlic powder into mayonnaise. *You can use  frozen french fries to cheat the first step in this recipe. BUON APPETITO!

Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

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Hot chocolate fudge pudding recipe is a very simple dessert.Serve it with Ice cream if you like.But this as such is so delicious.Very few ingredients and so quick to cook.Here is the recipe. 90% of this recipe is adapted from Betty Crocker's recipe. Ingredients 1.All purpose flour- 11/2cup 2.Sugar-3/4 cup 3.Baking powder-2tsp 4.Cocoa powder-2tbsp 5.Salt-1 pinch 6.Milk-1/2 cup 7.Veg.Oil-2tbsp Brown Sugar-2tbsp Cocoa-1/4 cup (for topping) Hot water-1/4 cup Method Of Preparation 1.Preheat oven to 180 degrees. 2. Mix dry ingredients from 1-5 very well. Add in veg.oil and then milk and make a smooth batter. 3.Now spread this in an ungreased baking dish. 4.Make a layer of cocoa and brown sugar on this batter. 5.Now pour 1/4 cup very hot water on to this.Do not stir. 6.Now bake this for 30-40 minutes,until top part gets dry. Serve this with Ice cream.

Almond chocolate chip Cupcakes~Happy Mothers Day!

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  " With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood " ~Isadora Duncan  HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL .. On this special day,I am very glad to share a very simple kids favorite recipe: Egg less  Almonds&chocolate chip cupcakes.Really delicious and can be a great breakfast for the kids. Ingredients All purpose flour-1 1/2 cups Whole meal-1/2 cup Milk-1/2 cup Sugar-1/4 cup Chocolate chips- Baking powder-1tbsp Soda-bi-carbonate-a pinch salt-a pinch Oil-2 tbsp Method Mix the dry ingredients with a fork except chocolate chips. Now add the milk and oil and mix well to a very smooth consistency just as cake batter.Add in chocolate chips,almond slices and mix carefully. Preheat the oven to 190 degree Celsius for 5-8 minutes. Pour the batter into muffin pan lined with paper cups and bake for 20-25 minutes. This is an healthy and tasty way to show your love for your kids on MOTHERS DAY...!! Also it's a great and easy job ...

Vermicelli Rice

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This is again a kid's favorite. Buttery rice with vermicelli .This can be a great and easy Party item too.So here's the recipe. Ingredients Long grain (Basmati) Rice-2 cups Vermicelli-3/4 cup Butter-1 tbsp Salt-to taste Method  Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes.Fry it in 2tsp butter ,add 31/2 cups of water and then cook on medium fire. Fry the Vermicelli in another spoon of butter.When it's brown,add very little water and let it cook well.Now add the cooked rice little at a time and mix well with the rice.Add salt to taste. You can add some more butter on top.Mix well and serve hot. Our special,delicious,buttery rice is ready !!!!

Short Bread Cookie

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Classic Short Bread Fingers This is the simplest cookie recipe .Rich,buttery,a bit crumbly and very tasty.I always wanted to try this recipe and finally  made it. Ingredients Flour-2 cups Butter-125g Powdered Sugar-1/4 cup Vanilla essence-1 tsp That's it..simple isn't it? Method of Preparation 1.Beat butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy.Add in vanilla essence and mix well. 2.Add flour little at a time and mix a soft dough.  Arrange a parchment paper in a baking tray.Spread the dough evenly on it. 3.Now with a knife make short bread fingers on the dough as you can see in the picture below. 4.  Prick each cookie with a fork.Picture explains this step well. 4.Sprinkle some powdered sugar on top.Bake at 170 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until the top is golden.Cool well so that it gets harden a bit .As you know,this should be not at all crispy,but soft and crumbly. Serve it with Tea or a glass of Milk. ...

Yogurt Brownies (eggless )

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Brownies contain no baking powder or baking soda . So considered to be healthier than cakes. Combine different flours with all purpose flour thus making it a good wholesome meal . Kids love Brownies and it is so easy to make too. Ingredients Butter - 50 g Powdered Sugar-3/4 cup Chocolate syrup-1/4 cup Flax meal-1 tbsp ( You can use 1 egg instead of flax meal) Yogurt-1/4 cup Almonds crushed All purpose flour-1 cup Vanilla essence-1 tsp Method of preparation Melt butter and beat with powdered sugar and chocolate syrup. Add in flax meal and yogurt .Beat well . Now add in vanilla essence , finally flour . Beat well. Fold in crushed almonds. Bake at 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted to the center,comes out clean. Soft and delicious Brownies are ready to serve along with some Coffee .You can serve these brownies warm even with a scoop of Ice cream. So what are you waiting for! Binge yourself on some scrumptious brownies t...

Bell Pepper Dip

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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 ingredi...

Pasta with herbs~kids recipe

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Pasta With Mixed Herbs n Cream Wish you all a wonderful New Year 2012.. Pasta with Italian herbs …in cream..Yummy, right? Yeah, a bit heavy but a sure-fire kids pleaser. And this would take hardly 5 minutes to prepare. You can use fresh Italian herbs if you have it, great way to increase the flavor. Very healthy preparation, very delicious… Let’s start.. Ingredients Wheat Pasta-1 cup Mixed Italian Fresh Herbs-I used Thyme, Rosemary and Oregano-2tsp altogether. (Try to include fresh Basil leaves, since it brings the real flavor of the cuisine.) Butter-1tsp Garlic-1 clove finely chopped Heavy Cream-2tbsp Onion-1/2 chopped Walnuts crushed-Bountiful Green Chili- 1 small   (Instead of chili,You can use white Pepper powder-) Method of preparation Cook Pasta according to packet instructions. Heat a pan, add in 1 tsp butter. Add garlic finely chopped. Add in chopped onion and green chili. Now add Salt to taste. Next is herbs, mix for a wh...

Paneer Butter Masala

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Paneer in Hindi means Cottage Cheese.  “Paneer Butter Masala”is rich and creamy. You can serve it in Kids Party, since it’s mild and a bit sweet if you are following my recipe. You can also make it spicy, the choice is yours. This recipe is almost similar to Butter chicken in taste. This recipe, is again, very simple since, I like to cook very fast and simple, I had to find out a short cut for this. Try this out; it tastes the same as the one we get from restaurants. Ingredients Cottage cheese or Paneer – Cut into cubes-250 g Cashew nuts-25g Onion-2 medium Tomato-2 medium Green chilly-1no Ginger-Garlic paste-1tsp Cumin powder-1tsp Kasuri methi or dry fenugreek leaves-bountiful This flavor should be more in the curry. Milk-1/2 cup (I wanted to avoid extra calories to the dish; If You like, you can replace milk with cream to get richer and tastier royal dish) Salt Red chilly powder/Paprika-2tsp Cori...

Triple Chocolate Pudding

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Triple Chocolate Pudding This is again an innovated recipe. This is a very simple but very delicious Pudding for kid’s .As the name suggests, there are three kinds of chocolate flavor in this recipe. Ingredients 1. Chocolate Biscuits- 8-10 (as per the size of the pudding dish) 2. Dark Cooking chocolate – 3. Melted Chocolate – 4 tbsp 4. Cream- 150g 5. Sugar – ½ cup 6. Vanilla essence- 1tsp Method of preparation It’s so simple. Beat cream with sugar until fluffy. Add in vanilla essence. Arrange chocolate biscuits in a pudding dish; slowly pour ½ of the cream mix on top of the biscuits without disturbing them. Now pour in a layer of melted chocolate. Again very slowly, pour in the remaining cream mix .Now cover the pudding with grated chocolate. Freeze for ½ an hour. Delicious triple chocolate pudding is ready to serve.

Avocado Dip (Mexican Guacamole)

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(You can follow this blog by clicking the ‘Follow’ button at the right side, or click the Face book ‘Like’ button below .Thank you for visiting my blog :-)) Hey , it’s snack  time!!!! I always ( to a certain extend) have tried to add some healthy recipes here .But snacking is real fun, and healthy snacking is good for our body also. Only thing is that, we should try to keep a time for snacking. Avocad o is Mexican in origin and packed with mono saturated fat.Avocado  speeds up metabolism and thus helps to loose weight. Monounsaturated fats help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol while also boosting HDL (good) cholesterol. This recipe is also called Guacamole. You can serve this with Nachos/Tortilla corn chips. Ingredients Avocado – 2 numbers Lime juice - 2 tsp Jalapeno - 2 numbers Salt- to taste Onion- ½ medium sized Cilantro – 1-2 tablespoon Method In a bowl, scoop out Avocado pulp; Mix lime juice and make it a smooth paste. Add in finely...