Thanks to
Lori for inspiring me to make my own healthy smoothies, It is an excellent breakfast and I feel totally full after having a glass of it! To make it even
healthier I '
ve replaced the regular sugar with
Stevia (sweet extract form herbs), pinch of cardamom and a scoop of whey protein powder.. and all I can say is YUM! I actually made two smoothies one with berries and other with Apples, I drank the apple one before taking a picture! :)
Ingredients:
Blackberry (Fruit of your choice)- 1 cup
Milk - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 2 tbs
Protein Powder - a scoop
Cardamom powder - Pinch
Preparation:
Blend everything together in a blender and its ready!
Thursday, April 30, 2009 |
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kichidi means - Combination of Rice and Lentil cooked with some spices. This is served as a main meal and it's so soothing and easy to digest. I prepare this during my lazy days, which takes only 20
mins of work overall! You can make this with lentils like - Mung,Yellow or Red lentil.
Ingredients:
Yellow Lentil - 1 cup
Rice - 1.5 cup
Onion chopped - 1cup
Cumin seeds - 1tbsp
Green Chillies chopped - Tbsp
Cinnamon stick - 1/2 "
Cardamom - 1 pod
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1tbsp
Cloves - 2
Salt
Chilly Powder - 1tsp
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Cilantro for garnish.
Preparation:
Heat the oil, add the cumin, green chillies, ginger & garlic paste, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom.
Add the chopped Onions and fry till it is translucent.
Add the chilly powder, turmeric and salt, cook till the raw smell subsides.
Mix the washed lentil and rice add 6 cups of water and cook for 2 whistles in pressure cooker.
If not using pressure cooker - Cook them covered for 15-20 mins.
remove from heat and garnish with Cilantro.
Serve with Pickle or Yogurt, I served it with Tomato Pickle and Okra fry.
Sunday, April 26, 2009 |
Category:
kichidi
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Ingredients:
Chopped Okra ( medium Size) - 1 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Garam Masala - 1tbsp
Paprika- 1tsp
Turmeric - 1tsp
Salt - 1/2tsp
Preparation:
Heat Oil, add the cumin seeds.
Add the Okra and fry for 2
mins.
Add rest of the ingredients and cook in low heat till the okra gets tender..
Serve with rice and curry.
Sunday, April 26, 2009 |
Category:
okra Fry
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Oatmeal was one of my favorite breakfast and I ate this every single day almost for a year and I really had enough of it!
Accidentally found a box of rolled oats while checking my pantry today, I
don't want the oats to feel forsaken, so thought of making oatmeal with the ripen bananas and some pecans.
Ingredients:
Old fashion Oats - 1 cup
Milk-1 cup
Mashed banana - 1
Chopped banana - 1/2
Honey - 1 tbsp
Salt - a pinch
Pecans toasted - handful
Preparation:
Heat the milk and mix the oats, let it cook in medium heat (5
mins), stir occasionally.
Add the mashed banana and mix well.
Add the salt.
Remove from heat and add honey, chopped banana and pecans.
Sunday, April 26, 2009 |
Category:
Banana oatmeal
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Carrot
Halwa is an Indian dessert served hot or cold. The word
Halwa means 'Sweet'. I am not a great fan of carrots but I love this dessert ! It is quick to prepare and tastes
delish. You can replace carrots with beetroot, it's called beetroot
halwa. Which is equally
delish!
Ingredients:
I only had 1 cup of carrots leftover for my
halwa.
Please adjust the
quantity as per the ratio.
Shredded carrot - 1 cup
Milk - 1 cup
Sugar- 3/4 cup
Whole Cashews - 2 tbsp
Cardamom powder - pinch
Unsalted butter - 2tbsp
Salt- a pinch!
Preparation:
Heat a wide pan with 2 tbsp butter and add the cashews, fry it for a minute.
Add the shredded carrots and fry for 2
mins.
Mix the cup of milk and allow the carrots to cook in milk, give it a stir every 2
mins.
Add the sugar , salt and cardamom powder. Cook till all the milk gets absorbed.
The
halwa wont stick at the bottom due the added butter, in this stage you can turn off the heat and transfer the
halwa to different vessel. Else, the
halwa will gets burnt at the bottom cause of the remaining heat from the pan.
Serve chilled or hot.
Thursday, April 16, 2009 |
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Paneer Peas Curry: What else can I make with the home made
Paneer - Indian Cheese that I did last week?
This is very rich, creamy, little spicy and yummylicious curry. Prepared with much less effort than you think.
Ingredinets:
Paneer Cubes - 10 - add more If you wish!
Frozen Peas - 1 cup
Onion chopped - 1/2 cup
Tomato - 1/4 cup
Cumin seeds - 1tsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 1/2 stick
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1tsp
Milk - 1/4cup
Butter milk - 1/2 cup
Cardamom pods - 1
To Grind:
Onion - 1/2 cup
Tomato - 1/4 cup
Cashews - 2 tbsp
Cinnamon - 1/2 stick
Ginger garlic Paste - 1tbsp
Cloves - 1
Preparation:
Heat Oil in a pan, add the cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, onion and tomato fry till it gets soft.
Pour the grind paste, fry till the raw smell subsides.
Add the garam masala, turmeric, salt and chili powder. fry for 2 mins.
Add milk, butter milk and stir well for 2 mins in medium heat.
Introduce the frozen peas and Paneer, let it cook in slow heat for 10 mins.
Done deal !!
Yummy curry is ready to serve.. Its a fabulous combo for Indian bread or naan.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009 |
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Thanks to Lori for inspiring me to make my own healthy smoothies, It is an excellent breakfast and I feel totally full after having a glass of it! To make it even healthier I 've replaced the regular sugar with Stevia (sweet extract form herbs), pinch of cardamom and a scoop of whey protein powder.. and all I can say is YUM! I actually made two smoothies one with berries and other with Apples, I drank the apple one before taking a picture! :)
