Dhingri Bhutta Pulav with Anaar Raita

 

Ingredients : ( Serves 4 )

(for Pulav)

• Dawat Brown Rice - 250 gms
• Mushrooms - 200 gms (diced )
• Green Capsicum - 1 big ( diced )
• Sweet corn - 200 gms ( boiled )
• Chilly flakes - to taste
• salt & pepper - to taste
• Mixed Italian Herbs - to taste
• Oil - for cooking
• Water - for cooking

(For Raita)

• Pomegranate ( Anaar - 100 gms)
• Mint leaves - 10 to 15
• Fresh thick curd - 400 gms
• chaat masala & black salt - as per taste

Procedure : (For Pulav)

•  Wash the rice well & cook in a pressure cooker in a regular way. Recommended ratio is 400 ml water for 250 gms rice and 4 to 5 vessels to get the nice non sticky texture .
• Heat little oil in pan . Add Capsicum , sweet corn & mushrooms . Sauté  them on high flame for two minutes  .
• Add Chilly flakes , Salt , pepper & Italian herbs as per your choice & taste .
• Add cooked rice lastly . Mix well & sauté for another two minutes.
• Serve in a desired shape using designer bowl or mold with Raita

(For Raita)

• Beat curd in a bowl with the whisk .
• Add finely chopped mint leaves & Anaar
• Add Chaat masala & Salt as per the taste
• Garnish with mint leaf while serving

Highlight : High protein & low carb recipe . Recommended for Lunch particularly.

Kadhi Pakode - Chawal

Serves - 4
Ingredients : Kadhi

• Sour buttermilk - 2 cups
• Besan ( Bengal gram flour ) - 1/2 cup
• Dalchini - 1/2 inch
• Oil - 2 table spoons
• Methi Dana (Fenugreek seeds ) - 1 table spoon
• Raii (Mustard seeds) - 1/2 table spoon
• Jeera (Cumin seeds) - 1/2 table spoon
• Hing ( asafoetida ) - 1/2 table spoon
• Curry leaves - 8 to 10
• Dried Red chilies - 2-3
• Turmeric - a pinch
• Salt - to taste
• Sugar - as per liking
• Coriander - to garnish
• Water - 2 cups

Procedure :

• Mix buttermilk , besan to smooth paste . add water ,dalchini , salt & sugar. Bring it to boil on low flame.
• Turn off the heat once it starts boiling
• Prepare tampering with rest of the ingredients & pour it over the boiled mixture
• Add coriander to finish  

 
 
Ingredients : Pakoda

• Besan (Bengal Gram flour) - 1 cup
• Soda - a pinch
• Jeera ( Cumin seeds ) - 1 tspoon
• Turmeric - a pinch
• Red Chili powder - 1 tspoon
• Salt to taste
• Coriander
• Water - to achieve batter consistency
• oil for frying

Procedure :

• Prepare batter mixing all the above ingredients together.
• heat oil in kadhai & fry medium size pakodas

Ingredients : Chawal

• Dawat or any other basmati rice - 2 cups
• Ghee - 1 table spoon
• Whole garam masala ( Black pepper , clove , dalchini , bay leaf , green and black cardamom , javitri ) mix - 15 gm
• Salt as per taste
• Water 4 cups

Procedure :

• Wash and keep rice aside
• Heat ghee in pan
• Add khada garam masala to it . sauté for half a minute
• Add rice and sauté for another minute
• Add water & salt to it , once it starts boiling keep the lid and let it cook on low flame
• It takes around 15 minutes

Plating : Serve kadhi in a bowl with pakodas dipped  into it. Put  rice in square or Round mould & the unmold it over the plate . All the three things has to be served hot. Looks little long recipe but hardly take 20 minutes to prepare .

 

 

 

Nutri Green Crapes

Ingredients : Serves 4

• Spinach (20 -25 leaves ) + Green chilli + Coriander + G & G grounded together with little water ( Smooth paste form ) - 1 cup
• Oats paste ( soak 3/4 cup of oats for 10 mins in water & grind them in mixer ) - 1 cup
• Finely chopped onion - 1/2 cup
• Besan flour - 1/2 cup
• Rice flour - 1/2 cup
• Sooji fine - 1/2 cup
• Jeera powder - 1 t -spoon
• Salt to taste
• oil to prepare the crapes on flat tawa

Procedure :

• Mix all the above ingredients together in a pot with adequate water . The batter should obtain consistency like dosa batter.
• Heat non - stick tawa on the flame
• Spread some oil on tawa & spread a ladle full of batter on the tawa in round shape
• cook the crape from both the sides until golden color is achieved
• Serve hot with Tomato ketchup & Coconut chutney

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

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.

 

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

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 ;-)