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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...

Indian Pudding Recipe

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Bengal gram has low glycemic index and can be included under weight loss diet. In that aspect,this recipe is a fresh option for those under weight loss regime.I am so happy to share this wonderful dessert from India. INGREDIENTS Split Bengal gram(skinless)- 1 cup Jaggery-200 g Milk(low fat)- 1/2 cup Coconut milk(thin)-3 cups Thick coconut milk-1/2 cup Cumin powder-2 tsp For Garnish Cashew nuts Raisins Ghee-1tsp Method Of Preparation 1.Wash and soak split bengal gram seeds for 30 minutes. Cook it(split bengal gram(also called Chana dal in Hindi)) until its almost mushy.Use a pressure cooker for this. 2.Now in a non stick pan,add the cooked bengal gram along with melted jaggery and stir until the mixture cooks well in jaggery and starts coming out from the pan. Once it's ready,the texture will be like the one in the picture below. Now add in 1 cup of low fat milk and mix well. When the mixture turns almost dry,pour in 3 cups of thin cocon...

Chicken Dry Fry ~Low fat

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Ingredients   Chicken-500 gm Onion-1 big Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp Coconut milk-2tbsp Tomato sauce-1 tbsp Oil-1-2 tsp Curry leaves Chilly powder-1tbsp Turmeric powder-1 tsp Coriander powder-1 tbsp Chicken masala powder- 1tbsp Salt- Method of Preparation Marinate chicken with Chilly powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder,salt and ginger-garlic paste. Pour 1-2 tsp oil in a grill pan and cook this marinated chicken really well.Now add chopped onion,curry leaves and chicken masala powder.Let this fry for a while. Now add 1-2 tbsp coconut milk and mix well.Stir continuously,after 3-4 minutes all the coconut milk will evaporate and you can find oil from the coconut milk. Now add in 1 tbsp tomato sauce. Now let this chicken fry in this oil. Wallah..! Relish your taste buds with this low fat fried chicken. This is a special recipe you will get only on deepsrecipes.com.