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Stuffed Bombay Duck

Friday, July 25, 2008

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Ingredients: 5 Bombay duck fish (bombil), washed, cleaned, deboned, 1 cup prawns, washed, deveined and finely chopped, 1 tsp finely chopped garlic, 1 tsp finely chopped ginger, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, Salt to taste, Juice of 1 lemon, 1 egg, beaten, Oil for frying, A needle and thread to stitch the stuffed fish. Method: [...]

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Sweet Corn Bhel

Saturday, July 19, 2008

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Ingredients: 250gms sweet corn; seeds separated and boiled with little salt, 1 onion; finely chopped, 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, 2 tbsp chopped tomatoes, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp chat masala, 1 tsp powdered sugar, Salt to taste, 2 tbsp butter (omit for a low calorie snack). Method: Heat a pan, melt butter [...]

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Pumpkin Kheer

Friday, July 18, 2008

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Pumpkin is a rich source of calcium, hence healthy diet for children and elderly people. Ingredients: 500gms red pumpkin; peeled and cut into small pieces, 1 litre milk, 300gms sugar, Ground elaichi (Green cardamom), Ground jaiphal (nutmeg), Dry fruits as per taste. Method: Steam the pumpkin for 10 minutes, remove and grind to paste. Combine [...]

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Hawaiian Chicken Salad

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Ingredients: 500gms boneless chicken; cut into pieces, 1 carrot, 4 pineapple slices, 1 small head cabbage, 2 small capsicums (green bell peppers), For the dressing- 4 tbsp cream, 4 tbsp mayonnaise, 2 tbsp lemon juice, Salt to taste. Method: Boil the chicken and shred into small pieces. Chop all the vegetables into small pieces. In [...]

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Noodles with Meat Balls

Friday, July 11, 2008

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Ingredients: 1/2 kilo meat mince (mutton or chicken kheema), 2 cups noodles; boiled, 2 onions; finely chopped, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 2 tbsp tomato sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 egg; beaten, 2 slices of bread; broken into pieces, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 2 tbsp maida (refined wheat flour), Salt and pepper to taste, [...]

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Corn Kebab

Friday, July 11, 2008

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Ingredients: 3 corn cobs, 1/2 cup chana dal (gram) soaked for 4-5 hours, 2 tbsp rice flour, 4 green chillies; finely chopped, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp jeera (cumin) and dhania (coriander) powder, 1/4 cup dessicated coconut, Salt to taste, 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves, Oil for frying. Method: Grate [...]

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Vanila Cake (Pressure Cooker Method)

Monday, July 7, 2008

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Ingredients: 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour (maida), 1 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup butter or vanaspati ghee, 3/4 cup milk, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 big eggs, 1 tsp vanilla essence, 1/4 tsp lemon rind, 1/2 tsp lime juice. Method: In a large flat bowl, put butter and using your [...]

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Khajur Laddu (Date dumplings)

Thursday, July 3, 2008

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Ingredients: 1 cup wheat flour, 1 cup gram flour or besan, 1/2 cup ghee (home made butter), 1 cup grated jaggery, 1/2 cup deseeded khajur or dates, 2 tbsp each white til (sesame seeds), groundnuts (peanuts) and khus khus (poppy seeds), Ground elaichi (Green cardamom) and jaiphal (nutmeg) as per taste. Method: Heat a tbsp [...]

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Roasted Tangy Chicken

Friday, June 27, 2008

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Ingredients: 2 Chicken legs, slit so that the chicken marinates well, 2 tbsp ginger-garlic-coriander paste, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1-2 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp garam masala or chicken masala, 1/2 cup tomato ketchup, Salt, Oil for shallow frying. Method: Marinade- In a bowl mix ginger-garlic and coriander paste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, [...]

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Tomato Pulao

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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Tomato Pulao

Ingredients: 250gms ripe tomatoes, 2 cups Basmati rice (long grain rice), 1 onion; 2 green / red chillies, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, A handful of cashew nuts, Salt to taste, Water, Ghee or oil for frying, Chopped coriander leaves to garnish. Whole Garam Masala - 2-3 bay leaves (tejpatta), 2 [...]

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Moong Dal Samosa

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

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Ingredients: For the covering- 2 cups maida (sieved wheat flour), 1 tsp salt, 4 tbsp ghee (homemade unsalted butter), Water. For the filling- 250gms moong dal; soaked overnight, 100gms besan or chickpea flour, 1 tsp anardana powder, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp pepper powder, 1/4 tsp citric acid powder, [...]

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Cheeselings (Cheese snack)

Monday, June 16, 2008

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A favorite tea time snack, loved by all. Ingredients: 250gms maida (plain flour), 4 cheese cubes or 100gms grated cheese, Salt and pepper to taste, Vanaspati or oil for frying. Method: Melt cheese with the double boiler method (given below). Then combine with flour, salt and pepper and knead a tight dough. Then divide it [...]

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Cheese Pineapple Salad

Monday, June 16, 2008

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Ingredients: 1 cup diced pineapple, 1 cup diced paneer (cottage cheese), 1 cup chopped bell pepper (capsicum) green, red or yellow as per your choice, 1/2 cup deseeded and chopped tomatoes, 10-12 leaves of Iceberg Lettuce, dip into ice cold water for 15 minutes. A handful of walnuts. For the dressing- 2 tbsp Olive oil, [...]

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Sweet Coconut Ghavan

Sunday, June 15, 2008

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Ingredients: 1 cup rice, 1 cup freshly grated coconut, 1/2 cup jaggery, Ghee, Water. Method: Wash rice twice and spread on a cloth and let it dry completely in shade. Then grind this rice to powder (not very fine). Add water to make a thin paste but of pouring consistency. Heat a non-stick pan, apply [...]

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Sweet Coconut Dip

Friday, June 13, 2008

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Ingredients: 1 cup freshly grated coconut, 1/3 cup jaggery, 1 cup water. Method: Blend coconut and water in a blender to extract thick coconut milk. Drain this milk with a seive, press out the remaining grated coconut with your finger and extract maximum juice out of it. Blend with more water if required. Add jaggery [...]

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Poha Patties

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Ingredients: 1 cup thin poha, Besan or gram flour for kneading dough, 1 small onion, finely chopped, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp red chilli powder or green chilli paste, 1/2 tsp ajwain (carom seeds), 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves, Salt to taste, Oil for frying. Method: Add little water to poha and soak them [...]

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