Beetroot Poori

Beetroot poori is a fried poori with blended beetroot and whole wheat flour. Enjoy the healthy and beautiful colored beetroot poori as snack / breakfast with sabzi / chutney / pickle. Preparation time and cook time: 15 minutes Yields: Makes 8-10 poories   Ingredients: 1/4 cup chopped beetroot  1 cup whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon red chili powder (optional) salt to taste 1 teaspoon oil for moyan oil for frying Method:...

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Carrot and Dates Relish (Kachumber)

A sweet and sour, carrot and dates relish (Kachumber) is healthy, delicious and nutritious relish. It is quick and easy to prepare just in 5 minutes. This recipe has been favourite in my family. Ingredients: 1 big carrot 8 dates 15 raisins 8 Almonds 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder 1/2 - 1 teaspoon lemon juice (to taste) Sugar to taste Salt to taste Method: Wash and Peel the caroot. Then grate it with the help of grater....

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Kolhapuri Missal Pav

Kolhapuri Missal Pav - Quintessentially from Kolhapur. Missal from kolhapur in India known for its high spice content and is particularly known as Kolhapuri Missal. It has two parts- Matki Ussal which has less water content and a spicy and watery gravy / broth called Kutt with tarri (oil floats on curry). Usaually People mix these two according to their requirement and spicy taste, topped with Aaloo sabzi (stir fry potato), Farsan,...

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Raw Papaya Halwa

Papaya Halwa is delicious, nutritious and easy to prepare! Papaya is a fruit commonly available and has many health benefits. It is rich in vitamin A and is a good source of fiber. It helps in preventing constipation and aids in digestion. It is really good for intestine as it contains the digestive enzyme "papain" which helps in natural digestion. It is low in calories and high in nutritional values so helps in weight reduction. All together...

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Zero oil Mango Pickle

This pickle is oil free and very healthy. This pickle is perfect for those who are health conscious.    Ingredients: 1 big green raw mango 3 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 2 tablespoon split mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon asafetida 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon red chili powder Method: Wash raw mango, wipe it completely and cut it into medium pieces. Then add turmeric powder and...

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Raw Papaya Paratha

Raw Papaya Paratha is delicious and nutritious made with whole wheat flour and grated raw papaya. It is very simple, easy to make and great for breakfast . Papaya is packed with numerous health benefiting nutrients and known to help in digestion. This fruit is composed of a nutritious element papain, which is a natural digestive agent that has the capacity to break down the protein and to clean the digestion...

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Cheese Baby-Corn and Cabbage Pulao (Pilaf)

Cheese, baby-corn and cabbage Pulao is delicious, nutritious and appetizing not only to the palate but also it fits into all my categories quick ,easy and healthy. Pulao (pilaf) in India is rice-based main course dish with rice, vegetables and some spices. The addition of the cheese with the right balance of mild spices makes this pulao a balanced one meal.     It is great for Sunday’s meal when you do not want to cook much. Serve...

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Paneer Baby-Corn Bell-pepper Stir Fry

Happy Father's Day! Today's recipe is for my Father. He always loves the food cooked by me and Paneer Baby-corn Bell pepper stir fry is one of his favorites. He also loves carrot halwa so i posted in earlier post as modified version of carrot halwa with beetroot as Beetroot Carrot Halwa. Paneer Baby-corn Bell-pepper stir Fry is very simple, easy and quick dish that also looks beautiful because of the colourful vegetables used.  It goes...

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Pista Lauki halwa Kulfi / Pistachio bottlegourd halwa Popsicles

Lauki Halwa is a vey popular and traditional halwa , made all over India.  This dessert is delicious and nutritious too. I often make this halwa as Lauki  has many nutritional attributes, high in fiber and low in calories. Bottle gourd contains mostly water and it prevents you from heat. It is also beneficial for the stomach problems like acidity and people with digestive disorders and also for diabetics. A paste of bottle...

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Green dal curry (Spinach lentil curry)

Palak dal curry is a beautiful combination of spinach, lentil and onion. This dal is one of my favorite dal and tastes great with rice and roti. Though I made it with yellow moong dal you can use tuvar dal or combination of tuvar and moong dal. Ingredients: 1/3 cup washed Moong dal (yellow lentil) 1 tablespoon oil Mustard seeds, cumin seeds and Asafetida for Tempering 1/4 teaspoon Garam masala 1 teaspoon jeera...

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Beetroot and carrot Halwa

I used to make either carrot halwa or beetroot halwa, but this is the first time I tried the combination of both vegetables which are full of fiber and low calorie vegetables. Adding Beetroot to carrot halwa not only gave beautiful color to halwa but also made it more delicious. This halwa is so tasty, colorful and highly nutritious dessert. It is easy to make and tastes great.       Health Benefits...

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Pineapple Raita

Pineapple is a delicious and nutritious fruit and Raita of Pineapple is very refreshing and cooling side dish for any meal. It is little bit sweet and nicely flavored accompaniment. It is made from Pineapple chunks, Dahi (yogurt), saffron and some spices. It is perfect afternoon snack in hot summer days or even a side dish with meal (Like Parathas, thepla ,etc.). As it is  little sweet in tatse, I would recommend to serve with any...

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Health tip- Malkangani a powerful brain tonic

  Malkangani (A powerful brain tonic)    Intellect tree, or Celastrus paniculatus, is a climbing shrub, also known as malkangani, found throughout India. The seeds contain fatty acids and alkaloids, and have sedative and antidepressant actions.  Ayurvedic practitioners use the seed oil as a brain tonic and as a treatment for memory loss.  (source: Internet) Talking about my personal experience, I have...

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Mixveg Khakra Pizza

Today, I planned Pav Bhaji for Dinner and did all the preparation for it-  Boiled the potatoes and vegetables, etc.. At last moment I came to know that I didn't have pav bhaji masala, garam masala and moreover I didn't get the Pav (bread). So I dropped Pav Bhaji plan and decided to make paratha..so I prepared stuffing for paratha using  boiled vegetables (Aloo, cabbage, cauliflower, peas and carrot). Then I noticed that I have 4-5 chapaties...

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