Peanut Halwa

Peanut Halwa........mouth watering!!!!!!  if you love the peanuts then sure you will love this peanut halwa too . It is yummy, delicious and nutty halwa made with Peanuts, sugar, ghee and milk. It is easy and quick recipe.. Ingredients: 1 cup Peanuts 2-3 tablespoon ghee or butter 1 cup milk 5 tablespoon sugar (add it accordingly) 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder almond for garnish Method: In a pan dry roast the peanuts on low...

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Grapes Cashew nuts Curry

The Grapes Cashew nuts curry is made in Pineapple gravy.  I enjoy this sweet and sour curry with theplas and parathas. Sorce:  Tarla Dalal Ingredients: 2 tablespoon butter or ghee 1 Cinnamon stick (break into pieces) 2 cloves 2 Green Cardamom 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder 1 teaspoon roasted Cumin powder 1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper powder 1/4 teaspoon...

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Avocado Thepla

The avocado is also known as an alligator pear, because of its shape, green skin, and rough texture of the Haas variety. The avocado has been called the world's most perfect food and has many health benefits. It is a high-fiber, sodium- and cholesterol-free food that provides nearly 20 essential nutrients, including fiber, is rich in healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (such as omega-3 fatty acids), vitamins A, C, D, E, K and ...

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Fresh Turmeric Pickle (Kacchi haldi ka achar)

Fresh turmeric - A very healthy choice , powerful anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial is used in Ayurveda medicine in India. It has beautiful natural color, wonderful earthy aroma and mild flavor. Although typically used in its dried, powdered form, turmeric is also used fresh, like ginger. Turmeric is widely used as a spice in South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking. In medieval Europe, turmeric became known...

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Lauki (Bottle gourd) ka Raita

As I have seen many posts of lauki's raita, I found them as mild, almost neutral in taste. To add more flavor to it, I just added split mustard seeds and its really turned out into a delicious taste. This raita can go well with thepla or parathas and also as a side dish of a main course dishes of traditional meal. Ingredients: 1/2 cup grated lauki (bottle gourd) 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 teaspoon split mustard...

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Palak Paneer Pulao

Ingredients: 1 cup Basmati Rice 1 1/2 cup spinach 2-3 Green Chili 3 Garlic Cloves 2 teaspoon oil 2 teaspoon ghee (optional) 3 Cardamom Pods 1 Cinnamon Stick  2 cloves 1/4 chopped onion 1/4 cup heavy cream Salt to taste 3/4 cup paneer (cut in cubes) 1/4 teaspoon garam masala 1/4 teaspoon asafetida Method: Wash the rice. Add salt, 1 teaspoon oil and 2 cups of water and cook them. Spread...

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Kiwi Raw mango Mint masala sharbat

This is a delicious, refreshing and one of the my favorite cooling drink in summer. This drink has a beautiful balance of sweet  and sour taste. Usually I made this drink using raw mango, mint leaves, cilantro and some spices. This time I added kiwi fruit to it and this sharbat really came out a fabulous dink. Ingredients: 1/2 cup raw mango (Peeled and cubed ) 1 kiwi fruit (Peeled and cubed) 1/ 3 cup mint leaves...

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Peanut & Green Chilli Chutney

Ingredients: For Grinding: 1/2 cup Peanuts 8-10 green chili 10-12 garlic cloves 2 tablespoon Cilantro 1 teaspoon cumin seeds salt to taste For Tadka: 1 tablespoon Oil 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed Pinch of Asafetida Method: Soak Peanuts in water for at least 30 min. Take into a blender and Grind with all the remaining ingredients listed for grinding  to a coarse paste. Heat the oil, add mustard seeds,...

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Peanut Butter Lassi

Peanut butter lassi is a good, creamy and protein filled snack on a warm afternoon. This lassi is a cross between milkshakes and smoothie and it is cooling and refreshing drink in the summers. I often make this delicious lassi for my afternoon snack. Ingredients: 1 cup Homemade Dahi /  Yogurt (or store brought) 1/2 cup chilled milk 4 tablespoon Peanut butter 2 teaspoon sugar (or to taste) Or Honey 1 scoop Ice-cream (of your...

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DanaMethi kairi sabzi / Fenugreek seed curry

This is the authentic Rajasthani Sabzi, sweet and sour in taste and is very healthy and nutritious. Typically this rajasthani danamethi sabzi is made with dana methi, jaggery, raisins and dry dates but I added kairi(raw mango) in it to enhance the tanginess and used grapes instead of raisins. This combination of raw mango, dana methi and grapes is just incredible.  I learn this sabzi by my Mom, usually she makes it on...

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Cantaloupe (Melon) seeds juice

Melon seeds juice, a wonderfully delicious, unique flavored and refreshing juice splashed with lime juice, uses the flesh of the melon usually thrown away. Its an instant refreshment and its fresh smell in the glass is simply irresistible. For this juice you just need to scoop out melon seeds and flesh (juicy pulp clinging to seeds). Ingredients: Flesh and seeds of 1 Cantaloupe 2 cup water 2 tablespoon Sugar (depending...

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Bottlegourd gram flour dry curry (Lauki ka Sukha Besan)

Bottle Gourd, I love it as it has many health benefits and nutritional values. I always make the sukha besan from the Onion or Green bell Pepper but last week I use the grated bottle gourd instead of Onion for the besan with little variations and it comes out very tasty. It goes well with dal - rice or as a side dish for a meal. Ingredients: 1 cup grated bottle gourd 2 tablespoon oil 1/4 teaspoon of Fenugreek seeds 1/4...

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Raw Mango Pulao / Pilaf

Raw Mango Pulao is tangy and one of my favorite Rice dish. This pulao is made using grated fresh raw mango or kairi. Ingredients: To cook Rice: 1 cup Basmati Rice 2 tablespoon Chana dal (Split Bengal gram) 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon oil For Pulao: 1/2 cup Raw Mango grated 1/4 cup Onion grated 1 tablespoon oil 2 Cloves 1 inch Cinnamon stick 2 Cardamom pods 10-12 Cashews Nuts 1/4 teaspoon...

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Lentil Steamed Fries

Lentil steamed Fries are great for kids, as appetizers or a side dish. These delicious fries make great healthier replacement for regular French fries. These fries are not deep fried and you can freeze them up to 15 days in a zipper bag. I make this recipe inspired by Rajasthani kalmi bade. Actually Kalmi bade are double deep fried, but I did not fried them at all. I steamed them and Stir fry in 2-3 tablespoons of oil...

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Green Moong dal and spinach idli

Green Moong Dal and Spinach Idli is great for breakfast and snacks. It is delicious and nutritious and easy to make. Ingredients: 1/2 cup split green Moong dal 2-3 tablespoon yogurt 1-2 Green Chili 1/2 teaspoon chopped Ginger  pinch of Asafetida 2 tablespoon Cilantro 1/2 cup spinach 1/2 teaspoon jeera (cumin seed) 1/2 teaspoon urad dal Salt to taste 5-6 cashew nuts broken 1 tablespoon...

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Roasted Makhana (Fox Nut)

Makhanas (Fox Nut) are nutritionally rich loaded with protein, carbohydrates, iron, phosphorous, calcium, vitamin B and zinc. Snacking on Makhanas can lead you to a healthy way of living life. Basically, Makhanas are soft and neutral in taste, but when you roast and add spices to them, they become crunchy, zingy and crispy like popcorn. This is my favorite snack and it is healthier, high protein substitutes to popcorn. You can...

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Spinach Crispy balls

Ingredients: 1/2 cup finely chopped spinach 1/2 cup Poha(Beaten rice) 1 tablespoon grated carrot(optional) 2  Tablespoon  Besan (gram flour) 1 tablespoon chopped curry leaves 1/4 cup chopped Onion 1 tablespoon chopped Green Chile 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder  Pinch of Asafetida 2 tablespoon chopped Cilantro  1 teaspoon lime juice Salt to taste Oil for deep frying Method: Wash the poha, strain the...

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Gatte ka Achar( gram flour gatte pickle)

Ingredients: 1 Raw Mango 1/2 cup Besan (Gram flour) (Adjust more or less according to grated mango) 1/2 teaspoon ajwayin (carom seed) 1/2 tablespoon fenugreek seed (methi dana) 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon asafetida (hing) 1 tablespoon split mustard seeds (Red) 2 tablespoon Salt 3 tablespoon red chili powder 2 tablespoons fennel seeds (saunf) 1 cup oil Method: 1.Wash the raw mango, wipe it completely, Peel and...

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Peanut Chilled Salad

Peanuts are a good source of dietary Protein, rich in energy and has many health benefiting nutrients, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals essential for good health. This Peanut Salad is very refreshing, tasty, easy and nutritious salad. Ingredients: For Salad: 1/2 cup Peanut seeds 10-12 almonds soaked in water 1 teaspoon Olive oil 1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds Pinch of Asafetida 1 teaspoon...

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Lauki ke chilke ki Sabzi/Chutney with Peanuts (Bottelgourd Peels Sabzi)

  Lauki (Bottle Gourd) also known as Dudhi has many nutritional attributes, high in fiber and low in calories. It is rich in B complex vitamins and minerals like calcium, phosphorous and iron. It provides many health benefits too. Mostly I throw the peels of lauki while making the curry/sabzi from it, but I forgot that the peels of lauki has the same nutritional value and hence should  be used every time instead of thrown....

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Cucumber Salad with peanuts

This salad is a simple, delicious and complete meal on its own - packed with wholesome nutrition, flavor, texture, and color. Ingredients: For salad:  1/3 cup moong dal yellow 1/4 cup Peanuts 1/2 cup white Onion chopped 1/2 cup tomatoes chopped 1/2 cup cucumber chopped 1/2 cup Lettuce shredded 1/4 cup beetroot chopped half apple chopped 1 banana chopped 1/4 cup chopped strawberry or...

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