Sunday, April 6, 2014

Power Pack Sandwich - Ideal for heavy & complete breakfast

Ingredients : Serves - 1
  • Multigrain bread - 3 slices
  • Mint Chutney - 2  table spoons
  • 0 fat veg mayonnaise - 2 table spoons
  • Nutralite butter spread - as per liking
  • Sliced tomato - 3-4 slices
  • Sliced cucumber - 5-6 slices
  • shredded iceberg lettuce - handful
  • Cheese slice - 1
  • Boiled egg - 1 ( sliced)
  • Mixed Italian herbs - to taste
  • Salt & pepper - to taste
Procedure :

  • Place 1st slice of multigrain bread on the chopping board, Apply butter then mint chutney , place sliced tomatoes & cucumbers on the same. Sprinkle some salt , pepper & Italian herbs . Put some shredded lettuce .
  • Spread mayonnaise on both the sides of the 2nd slice of bread . That's going to be your middle slice. Place it over the lettuce layer .
  • Place entire sliced egg on the middle slice . Again sprinkle some salt , pepper & Italian herbs . Put the cheese slice & cover with lettuce.
  • Apply butter & mint chutney to the 3rd slice & place it over the lettuce layer.
  • Cut in desired shape & serve.
Variations :
  • You can even grill the sandwich .The taste enhances .
  • Egg can be replaced with tofu or paneer for vegetarians
  • Brown bread also can be used
  • Salads can be used as per the liking but good amount of raw salads must be there.
The recipe gives perfect blend of proteins , carbs & fibers

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Super fast Paneer Tikka



Ingredients : Serves 2

  • Paneer 100 gms
  • fresh curd - 2 hipped table spoons
  • G& G paste - 1 tspoon
  • Garam masala - 1 tspoon
  • Red chilly powder - as per liking
  • Chaat Masala - 1tspoon
  • Salt as per taste
  • Oil - 20 ml
Procedure:

  • Cut paneer into cubes & wash well
  • Prepare marinate with Curd, garam masala ,G &G paste, Chilly powder , salt , chaat masala & Oil. Mix them well
  • Put paneer cubes into the mixture. Let the mixture coat all the cubes evenly
  • keep it covered in refrigerator for 15 mins
  • You can shallow fry these marinated cubes on tawa or barbeque them using charcoal .
  • Cook well from all the sides turning frequently.
  • Serve the tikkas hot with mint chutney & the salad of your choice
High protein recipe with minimum amount of fats.

 

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Mango Strawberry Fusion

Ingredients : Serves 6

  • Vanilla sponge - 150 gms
  • Mango Custard (medium flowing consistency) - 300 ml
  • Strawberry Jelly -  250 ml
  • Rum syrup - as per choice
  • Garnish -Fresh  Strawberry slices & Mint leaves
 
Procedure:
 
  • Crumble the sponge in a bowl
  • In a medium height glass put the layers as follows
  • Vanilla sponge - Rum syrup - Strawberry Jelly - Mango custard
  • Repeat the same sequence once again
  • Garnish with fresh slices of strawberries & mint leaf ( you can add fresh mango cubes as well if available according to the season )
  • Set in refrigerator for 1 hour
  • serve chilled
  • Tip: Put all the layers very gently . The colors should remain separate .

Ideal Summer starter

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Chocolate Confusion

 Serves - 6

Ingredients

  • Chocolate Sponge 200gms
  • Thick vanilla custard 500 ml
  • Amul Fresh Cream 200 ml
  • Unsweetened Coco powder 2 hipped table spoon
  • Castor Sugar 2 table spoon
  • Dark chocolate curls for decoration 
  • Chocolate essence 1 cap
  • Rum syrup - 50 ml (2 caps dark rum + 40 ml warm water)
  • Chocolates cigars 6
  • Strawberries or fresh cherries as garnish 



Procedure 
  • Crush entire chocolate sponge
  • Mix coco powder , castor sugar and chocolate essence in Amul fresh cream
  • In medium height glass ,start putting layers 
  • some crushed sponge at the base , sprinkle some rum syrup
  • Put a thick layer of vanilla custard
  • Again some crushed sponge followed by rum syrup& vanilla custard
  • Top up with fresh cream mixture
  • Garnish with chocolates curls , cigars & strawberries
Warning : All together high calorie dessert. So foodies be aware if you are on diet ;-)



Sunday, February 2, 2014

Pohe Potato Cutlet - Serves 4



Ingredients

  1. Jad Pohe - 2 katori
  2. Aloo mash - 2 Katori
  3. G and  G paste
  4. Green chillies finely chopped
  5. Jeera powder
  6. Chaat Masala
  7. Turmeric
  8. Salt to taste
  9. Corriander
  10. Oil for frying
Procedure:

  1. Soak the pohas in a regular style
  2. Mix soaked pohas , aloo flakes and all the above ingredients together
  3. Add water gradually to the mixture till you get the binding consistency 
  4. Make the cutlets in desired shape
  5. Deep fry them till golden in color
  6. Serve hot with Ketchup or Mint chutney
Tip: You can add vegetables to make them more nutritious .