Tag Archive | "sauce"

Low-fat Spinach Dip

Sunday, September 20, 2009

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Low-fat Spinach Dip

Tweet Ingredients: 5 ounces fresh spinach leaves; blanched, 1/2 cup fat-free yogurt, 1/2 cup fat-free cream cheese, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 3 green onions; chopped, 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced, A dash of Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp lemon juice, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: In a mixing bowl, blend together cream cheese and [...]

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Mango and Avocado Salsa

Friday, August 14, 2009

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Mango and Avocado Salsa

Tweet Ingredients: 1 mango, peeled and diced, 1 avocado, peeled and diced, 4 tomatoes, peeled and diced, 1 jalapeno pepper, diced (with or without seeds), 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped, 1/4 cup red onion, diced, 1 garlic clove, peeled and diced, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: [...]

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Tarragon Butter with Grilled Vegetables

Saturday, August 8, 2009

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Tarragon Butter with Grilled Vegetables

Tweet Tarragon Butter is usually served over fish steaks or grilled chicken. But it taste great even with grilled vegetables. Here’s the recipe. Ingredients: 1/4 cup unsalted Butter, at room temperature, 1/2 tblsp Fresh Tarragon; chopped, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, A pinch of Kosher Salt, Grilled vegetables to serve. Method: In a mixing bowl, combine [...]

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Blue Cheese Dip

Thursday, June 25, 2009

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Blue Cheese Dip

Tweet Ingredients: (Yields around 2 cups of dip) 2 ounces crumbled blue cheese, 1 cup sour cream, 3/4 cup mayonnaise, 3-4 green onions; finely chopped, 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley, Garlic Salt and white pepper to taste. Method: Combine all the ingredients. Cover and chill until serving. Serving Suggestion: Serve as a dip for crackers, [...]

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Spinach and Ricotta Cheese Sauce

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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Spinach and Ricotta Cheese Sauce

Tweet Ingredients: (Serves 2) 250gms fresh spinach leaves; chopped, 60gms Ricotta cheese, 1 tbsp finely chopped onion, 1 garlic clove; minced, 1/4 tsp fresh thyme; chopped (dry thyme leaves would also do), A pinch of ground nutmeg, 1 tsp toasted pine nuts, Salt and pepper to taste, Olive oil. Method: Heat oil in a pan [...]

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How to avoid lumps while preparing white sauce?

Sunday, May 3, 2009

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How to avoid lumps while preparing white sauce?

Tweet Many viewers have asked me this question and believe me I myself too initially had this problem while preparing white sauce. There are two simple tricks. 1. Always use cold milk. 2. Let the flour cool down before you add milk. Follow the following recipe and you will never have lumps in your white [...]

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Macaroni in Spinach and Cream Sauce

Sunday, April 5, 2009

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Macaroni in Spinach and Cream Sauce

Tweet Last afternoon I sat thinking about what can make with spinach since I had to consume it yesterday itself. I desperately wanted to prepare something different to avoid ending up preparing the usual spinach vegetable or curry or parathas, and so on. I had stocked macaroni  last week , so suddenly this recipe struck my mind. [...]

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Steamed Vegetables with Tomato Garlic Sauce

Friday, February 6, 2009

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Steamed Vegetables with Tomato Garlic Sauce

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 [...]

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Pomegranate Yogurt Dip

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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Tweet Ingredients: 200gms yogurt (or sweetened yogurt); beaten well, 2 scallions (spring onions), chopped, 2 tsp sugar, 1 pomegranate, arils or seeds separated and juice preserved. Method: Leave a tbsp of pomogranate arils for garnishing and chill them until ready to serve. and mix all the other ingredients together. Also add the juice to the [...]

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Broccoli in Oyster Sauce

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

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Tweet Ingredients: 2 medium stalks of broccoli, 4 tbsp Oyster sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar, 3/4 tsp Tapioca starch, 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1/4 cup water, Few drops of sesame oil, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, Salt to taste. Method: Wash the broccoli and cut into small florets. Heat vegetable oil in a wok, add salt [...]

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Fish Curry

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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Tweet Ingredients: 7-8 big pieces of fish, 1 cup thinly sliced onions, 1 cup thinly sliced tomatoes, 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies, 2-3 cinamon (dalchini) sticks, 2-3 bay (tejpatta) leaves, Sea salt for marination, Juice of 1/2 lemon, Salt to taste, 2 tbsp vinegar, 1 cup Olive oil, Water. Method: [...]

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Spaghetti in Balsamic Cream Sauce

Friday, August 15, 2008

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Tweet Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 cup thick cream, 1/4 onion; ground, 2-3 garlic cloves; minced, 2 tsp chicken bouillon powdered (chicken cubes), 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese, 2 cups cooked spaghetti. Method: Heat olive oil in a saucepan and add onion. Saute till it is dark brown in color. [...]

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Red Pasta Sauce

Sunday, August 10, 2008

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Tweet Ingredients: 2 tomatoes; finely chopped, 1/2 cup tomato sauce or puree, 1 small green or red bell pepper (capsicum); very finely chopped, 1 onion; finely chopped, 3 cloves garlic; minced, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp dried parsley, 1 tsp dry basil, 1/4 tsp paprika or red chilli flakes, 1/2 tsp cayyene pepper, 2 tbsp [...]

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Rice Pudding with hot Chocolate Sauce

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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Tweet Ingredients: 1 cup rice; washed, 1 litre milk, 4 tbsp sugar or as per taste, 2 eggs; beaten, Nutmeg and lemon rind to taste. For chocolate sauce- 3 chocolate bars, 1 cup cream, 1 tbsp butter. Method: To a pan add rice and milk and cook till rice is soft. Meanwhile prepare chocolate sauce. [...]

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Chicken with Mushroom Sauce

Monday, June 30, 2008

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Tweet Ingredients: 250 gms chicken, 2 tbsp cornflour, 1/4 cup mushrooms; blanched and ground to paste, 1/4 tsp oregano, Freshly ground peppercorns as per taste, Salt to taste, Olive oil for frying. To garnish- Peas, baby potatoes and beans; boiled. Method: Marinate chicken with lemon juice and salt for some time. Then boil this chicken [...]

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Coriander Mint Dip

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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Tweet This recipe can be used as a dip, sauce or also as a salad dressing. Ingredients: 1 cup coriander, finely chopped, 1 cup spring onion greens, finely chopped, 2 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves, 4 tbsp red chilli oil, 2″ inch ginger, finely chopped, 2 tbsp soy sauce, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: [...]

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