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7 Delicious Recipes for a Healthy Living
Tweet Have you been eating the same diet food to avoid excess calories? Gone are the days when you had to eat boiled vegetables, soups, salads and fruits to reduce weight. You can smartly use few ideas to make your daily food have lesser calories and be healthy too. You may find plenty of low [...]
Continue reading...Adai (A South Indian Breakfast)
Monday, April 19, 2010
Tweet Adai is a South Indian delicacy made out of dal (lentils). It can be eaten as breakfast, lunch or dinner. The recipe is full of proteins since the main ingredients here are different lentils, hence is healthy for growing kids. Methi (Fenugreek leaves and seeds) makes it slightly bitter but when combined with other [...]
Continue reading...Strawberry Soup
Monday, August 10, 2009
Tweet Have you tried this recipe earlier? Well I had never heard of a strawberry soup, until I just came across one over the internet and I was quite amused. I decided to prepare it myself and I must tell you that it was so irresistible that I forgot to click a photograph to show [...]
Continue reading...Peaches and Berry Salad
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Tweet Ingredients: 2 peaches, 1 pint blackberries, 1/2 pint strawberries, 1/2 tsp ground cardamom, 5 cups of water. Method: Bring the water to boil in a pot. Drop the peaches and blanch them for half a minute. Drain and put them into cold water. Keep them in it for a minute and drain. Peel off [...]
Continue reading...Corn Fritters
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Tweet Ingredients: 1 cup boiled sweetcorn kernels, 3/4 cup flour, 2-3 tbsp cornflour, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp ground coriander, 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 3/4 tsp paprika (or flakes of red chillies), Salt to taste, 2 scallions (white onions); chopped, 1 small green bell pepper, 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, Water, Oil. Method: Heat [...]
Continue reading...Italian Olive Spread
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tweet Ingredients: 1/2 cup green olives (without pits), 1/2 cup black olives (without pits), 1/2 tsp minced garlic, 1/2 tsp capers, 1 tbsp tomato paste, Oregano to taste, 1/4 cup olive oil. Directions: Add all ingredients to a blender or food processer and blend until smooth. Adjust the amount of oil to get the right [...]
Continue reading...Paneer in Tomato Gravy
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Tweet Paneer in Tomato gravy is a very simple and quick recipe. This recipe doesnot use any oil, just little butter and cream, but you can avoid that too, the recipe turns out very good and is very easy, ready in few minutes. So now you have unexpected guests for food, you can please them with this secret recipe. Take my word!! Ingredients: 200gms paneer cubes, [...]
Continue reading...Low fat Vegetable Soup
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tweet Many times we feel hungry between our meals. And if we snack or munch this time we do not feel hungry at the time of our regular meals and later our stomach again needs feeding. In the end we end up eating more and nothing is healthy. To avoid such things we can also [...]
Continue reading...Sweet Corn Chicken Egg Drop Soup
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Tweet Ingredients: (Serves 2) 2 cups chicken stock, 1 chicken breasts; chopped very finely, 1 egg, 1 small onion; finely diced, 1/2 tsp ground ginger-garlic, Little celery; chopped 15 gms cornflour; dissolved in little water, Salt, sugar and pepper to taste, 1 tbsp butter. Method: Melt butter in a wok, add onion, ginger-garlic, celery and [...]
Continue reading...Steamed Vegetables with Tomato Garlic Sauce
Friday, February 6, 2009
Tweet Ingredients: 100 gms each – french beans, carrots, green bell peppers, cauliflower florets; chopped, 1/2 cup shelled green peas, 1 onion; chopped, 2 tsp wheat flour, 2 tbsp butter, Salt and black pepper to taste, 1 tsp olive oil for roasting. For Tomato Garlic Sauce- 1 cup vegetable stock, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 [...]
Continue reading...Honey Raisin Biscuits
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Tweet Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups rolled oats, 1/4 cup flour, 2 tbsp honey, 1/2 cup raisins, 2 egg whites, 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/4 cup caster sugar, 25gm melted butter. Method: Sift together flour and baking powder. In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, raisins, sugar and then add flour to it. In another bowl [...]
Continue reading...Vegetable Mocktail
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Tweet Ingredients: 1 cup cucumber; grated, 1 cup carrot; grated, 1 cup lettuce; grated, 1 cup spinach; shredded, 2 tsp chopped coriander leaves, 3-4 mint leaves, Salt, Sugar and Pepper to taste, Crushed ice. Method: Blend all the vegetables in the blender till smooth. Pass it through a sieve if you want. Add salt, sugar [...]
Continue reading...Whole Wheat Healthy Pancakes
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tweet A healthy recipe of pancakes made of whole wheat and jaggery and serve with a generous amount of your favorite syrup, or to make it even more healthier to be eaten with plenty of honey. Have it as breakfast or mid-time snack. An ideal lunch box option for kids. Ingredients: 100-110 gms whole wheat flour, [...]
Continue reading...Broccoli and Potato Soup
Monday, January 5, 2009
Tweet Ingredients: 250gms broccoli florets, 2 small potatoes; boiled, (avoid in case of a diet soup) 250gms onion; finely chopped, Few pods of garlic; finely chopped, 1/2 cup fresh cream; beaten well, (avoid in case of a diet soup, use thick yogurt instead) 2 tbsp almonds flakes; roasted if you like, (optional) 2 tbsp olive [...]
Continue reading...Low Fat Vegetable Soup
Friday, January 2, 2009
Tweet Many times we feel hungry between our meals. And if we snack or munch this time we do not feel hungry at the time of our regular meals and later our stomach again needs feeding. In the end we end up eating more and nothing is healthy. To avoid such things we can also [...]
Continue reading...Healthy Garbanzo Bean Salad
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Tweet Ingredients: For the Salad- 2 cups garbanzo beans or chickpeas; tinned or dry beans, soaked overnight and boiled in salted water till soft, 1 onion; chopped, 1 tomato; chopped, 1 green pepper (capsicum); chopped, Chopped cilantro or coriander leaves to garnish. For the Dressing- 2 tbsp Olive oil, 2 green chillies; finely chopped, 2 [...]
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- Fruit Custard
- Chocolate Nut Fudge
- Apple and Orange Cake
- Banana Chocolate Cake
- Strawberry with Cream and Ice Cream
- Dry Fruits in Yogurt – A healthy dessert
- Orange Mousse
- Pineapple Dessert
- Bread Pudding in 20 minutes
- Cookie Crust Chocolate Pie
Thursday, June 24, 2010
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