Healthy recipes

Posho Beans

African Recipes, Carbohydrates, Healthy recipes, Iron rich, Main course
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Preparation time 10 minutes

Cooking time 25 minutes

For 2 Persons

 

Ingredients:

For Posho:

Maze Flour 1 cup

Ginger-Chilli Paste 1 ts

Salt to taste

Water 4 ½ cup

For Beans:

Kidney Beans boiled 1 cup

Ginger-Garlic-Chilli Paste 1 tbsp

Onion chopped small 1 onion

Tomato chopped small 1 tomato

Turmeric Powder 1 ts

Red Chilli Powder 1 ts

Garam Masala 1 ts

Peanuts Powder 3 tbsp

Lemon Juice of ½ lemon

Fresh Coriander Leaves  1 tbsp

Oil 1 tbsp

Cummins Seeds 1 ts

Cinnamon Leaf 1

Curry Leaves 4-5

Dry Red Chilli  2

Method:

For Posho:

Take Maize Flour in a bowl. Add 1 cup water.

 

Boil 3 cups of water in a pan. Add Ginger-Chilli Paste and Salt. Add Maize Flour mixture. On medium flame, stir continuously with wooden stick until the mixture becomes thick lump. Remove the pan from the flame. Keep a side. This is Posho.

 

For Beans:

Heat oil in a pan. Add Cummins Seeds, Cinnamon Leaf, Curry Leaves and Dry Red Chilli. Add Ginger-Garlic-Chilli Paste, chopped Onion and Tomato. Stir slowly on low-medium flame until onion becomes soft and brownish. Add Turmeric Powder, Red Chilli Powder and Garam Masala. Mix well. Add boiled Kidney Beans and little water. Cook for 2-3 minutes on medium flame.  Add Lemon Juice and Peanuts Powder. Mix well. Remove from the flame. Sprinkle Fresh Coriander Leaves and cover the pan with a lid for 2-3 minutes.

 

Take Posho on a serving plate. Pour Beans on top of that.

 

Serve Hot.

 

Enjoy Authentic African Routine Food with little Indian touch, full of Iron and Carbohydrates.

Variyali no Aatho – Fermented Fennel Seeds

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Preparation time 10 minutes

Cooking time 0

For 4 Persons

 

Ingredient:

Fennel Seeds Powder 1 cup

Rock Sugar Powder 1 cup

Almonds Powder ½ cup

Roasted Flax Seeds Powder 3 tbsp

Cardamom Powder 1 ts

Saffron threads 8-10

Black Raisins ¼ cup

Ghee melted 4 tbsp

Almond Flakes to garnish

 

Method:

Take in a bowl, Fennel Seeds Powder, Rock Sugar Powder, Almonds Powder, Roasted Flax Seeds Powder, Cardamom Powder, Saffron and Black Raisins. Mix well.

 

In a serving bowl, take ¼ of prepared mixture and set it to flat surface. Pour 1 tbsp of melted Ghee spreading over it.

 

Again, Add ¼ of prepared mixture and set it to flat surface. Pour 1 tbsp of melted Ghee spreading over it.

 

Once again, Add ¼ of prepared mixture and set it to flat surface. Pour 1 tbsp of melted Ghee spreading over it.

 

Now last time, Add ¼ of prepared mixture and set it to flat surface. Pour 1 tbsp of melted Ghee spreading over it.

 

Cover the bowl with a lid but not airtight.

 

Leave it for approx 24 hours.

 

Just move tbsp slowly in the content to turn over the stuff and mix well.

 

Serve at room temperature.

 

Super Supplement of Calcium Needed in Our Body…Especially Post Youth Age…

 

Get Amazed with Miraculous Health Effect of Fermented Fennel…Especially 45+ women.

Cucumber Bite

Breakfast recipes, Fusion recipes, Healthy recipes, kids favorite, Salad, Side Dish, Snacks, Starter, summer special
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Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 3 minutes

Servings: 9

 

Ingredients:

Cucumber 3

Cheese Cube 1

Fresh Coriander Leaves 1 tbsp

Olives chopped rings of 1-2 olives

For Stuffing:

Oil 1 ts

Garlic chopped 1 ts

Onion chopped 1

Ginger chopped ½ ts

Green Chilli chopped 1

Baked Beans ½ cup

Tomato Ketchup 1 tbsp

Chilli Flakes ½ ts

Oregano ½ ts

Salt to taste

 

Method:

For Stuffing:

Heat Oil in a pan. Add chopped Garlic, Onion, Ginger and Green Chilli. When fried, add Baked Beans, Tomato Ketchup, Chilli Flakes, Oregano and Salt. Mix well. Cook on medium flame for 4-5 minutes.

 

Assembling:

Cut Cucumber in approx 1 inch thick round pieces. Using a knife, remove little part from the middle of each piece. Take care of not making the whole through.

 

Fill in prepared stuffing. Sprinkle little Cheese shred on it. Put 1 or 2 Olive ring. Sprinkle Fresh Coriander Leave.

 

Arrange all pieces on a serving plate.

 

Serve Fresh to have its best taste.

 

Express Your Love…Feed Your Loved One with Bite…Cucumber Bite…

Cheese Spinach Khandvi

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Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

For 2 persons

Ingredients:
Spinach Puree ½ cup
Buttermilk sour 2 cup
Gram Flour 1 cup
Salt to taste
Cheese Spread 3 tbsp
Chilli Flakes ½ ts
Oregano ½ ts
Butter 1 ts
Garlic Paste 1 ts

Method:
Take Spinach Puree in a bowl. Add sour Buttermilk, Gram Flour and Salt. Whisk it well. Make sure of no lump.

Take prepared mixture in a deep round bottom pan. Put the pan on low flame. Cook it while stirring occasionally as needed to avoid lumps until mixture thickens.

Spread prepared thickened mixture on an open wide plate. Spread the Spread Cheese over it. Sprinkle little Chilli Flakes and Oregano. Leave it cool down for 10-15 minutes.

Cut in strips. Roll each strip. Khandvi is ready.

Heat Butter in a pan. Add Garlic Paste, Chilli Flakes and Oregano. When sautéed, pour this tempering on prepared Khandvi.

Serve Fresh and Hot to Enjoy the Real Taste of Spinach in Khandvi.

Enjoy Traditional Gujarati Savoury with Twist…

Oats Soup

Appetizer, Healthy recipes, Soup, Starter
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Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time 10 minutes

For 2 persons

 

Ingredients:

Oil 1 ts

Ginger-Green Chilli-Garlic 1 tbsp

(finely chopped)

Onion finely chopped 1

Carrot finely chopped 2 tbsp

Fresh Coriander Stem pieces 1 tbsp

Vegetable Stock 2 cup

Salt to taste

Oats or Masala Oats ½ cup

Sunflower Seeds for garnishing

 

Method:

Heat Oil in a pan. Add finely chopped Ginger, Green Chilli, Garlic, Onion, Carrot and Fresh Coriander Stem and sauté well.

 

Add Vegetable Stock, Salt and 1 cup of water. Continue cooking on medium flame for 4-5 minutes.

 

Add Oats or Masala Oats, mix well and continue cooking on medium flame for 3-4 minutes.

 

Take it in a serving bowl.

 

Garnish with Sunflower Seeds.

 

Serve Fresh and Hot.

 

Have a Very Healthy and Delicious Oats Soup.

Fruit Ball in Custard Sauce

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Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Servings: 5

Ingredients:

Milk 500 ml

Sugar ¼ cup

Custard Powder 2 tbsp

Tinned Pineapple ¼ cup

Bread Slices 5

Apple 1

Naseberry (Chikoo) 1

Banana ripe 1

Mango ripe 1

Pomegranate granules 2 tbsp

Rose Syrup for garnishing

 

Method:

Take 300 ml Milk in a bowl. Add Sugar and boil it.

 

Take ½ cup Milk and mix Custard Powder in it very well. Please don’t leave any lump. Then, add this in boiled Milk and boil it again for 4-5 minutes on medium flame while stirring occasionally to prevent boil over.

 

Leave it to cool down to room temperature.

 

Add Tinned Pineapple and refrigerate it for 45-60 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare other stuff.

 

Fine chop all fruits.

 

Cut to remove hard borders of all Bread Slices. Dip Bread Slices in Milk and squeeze to remove access Milk from Bread Slices.

 

Put some finely chopped Fruits in the middles of a Bread Slice and fold it to ball shape. Repeat to make balls from all Bread Slices.

 

Arrange prepared balls on serving plates. Pour refrigerated Custard Sauce over balls on plates.

 

Serve Cold.

 

You always DRINK Mocktail (Fruit Cocktail)…

 

Here is Fruit-tail to EAT…

 

with Custard Sauce to LICK…

Oats Rava Dhokla – Oats Dhokla

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Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

For 2 persons

 

Ingredients:

Oat Powder ½ cup

Semolina ½ cup

Spinach Puree ½ cup

Green Chilli Paste ½ ts

Ginger Paste ½ ts

Curd ¼ cup

Salt to taste

Fruit Salt 1 ts

Oil for greasing

For Tempering:

Oil 1 tbsp

Mustard Seeds ½ ts

Cumin Seeds ½ ts

Sesame Seeds 1 ts

Curry Leaves 4-5

Dry Red Chilli 2

Fresh Coriander Leaves for garnishing

 

Method:

In a mixing bowl, take Oats Powder, Semolina, Spinach Puree, Green Chilli Paste, Ginger Paste and Curd. Mix well. Add little water as needful, approx ½ cup. Mix very well.

 

Leave it to rest for 10 minutes.

 

Then add Salt and Fruit Salt and mix well.

 

Grease steamer plate and bowls with Oil. Fill in greased plate and bowls with prepared mixture.

 

Preheat steamer for 5-7 minutes. Arrange prepared steamer plate and bowls inside the steamer.

 

Steam it for 10-12 minutes on high flame.

 

Remove plate and bowls out of steamer and keep a side.

 

For Tempering:

Heat Oil in a pan. Add Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Curry Leaves and Dry Red Chilli. When crackled, pour this tempering on steamed Dhokla in the plate and bowl.

 

Cut Dhokla in the plate and remove from plate and bowls.

 

Serve hot with tomato ketchup or homemade green chutney.

 

Enjoy Healthy Oats in Gujarati Dhokla.

Dal ka Dulha

Healthy recipes, Main course, protein rich, Uttar Pradesh
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Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

For 4 persons

Ingredients:

For Dulha:

Whole Wheat Flour 1 cup

Carom Seeds ¼ ts

Salt to taste

For Dal:

Skinned and Split Pigeon Peas 1 cup

(soaked for 1 hour)

Salt to taste

Turmeric Powder ½ ts

Garlic buds 3

Ginger 1 small piece

Asafoetida Powder  Pinch

For Tempering:

Ghee 2 tbsp

Cumin Seeds ½ ts

Dry Red Chilli 1

Asafoetida Powder Pinch

Garlic finely chopped ½ ts

Onion finely chopped 1

Tomato finely chopped 1

Salt to taste

Garam Masala ½ ts

Fresh Coriander Leaves

Mango Powder ½ ts

 

Method:

For Dulha:

Take Whole Wheat Flour in a bowl. Add Carom Seeds and Salt. Mix well. Knead stiff dough adding water gradually as needed.

 

Roll number of small round thick puri.

 

Fold each Puri from either 2 sides or 4 sides to give Dulha shape as images below:

For Dal:

Take soaked Skinned and Split Pigeon Peas in a pressure cooker. Add Salt, Turmeric Powder, Garlic buds, Ginger and Asafoetida Powder. Add some water and boil on high flame. When it get boiled partially, add prepared Dulha and pressure cook to 2 whistles.

 

Let pressure cooker cool down.

 

For Tempering:

Heat Ghee in a pan. Add Cumin Seeds, Dry Red Chilli and Asafoetida Powder. When spluttered, add finely chopped Garlic and Onion and sauté. Add finely chopped Tomato and sauté.

 

Add this tempering immediately in Dal in pressure cooker.

 

Put pressure cooker on medium flame. Add Salt, Garam Masala, Mango Powder and Fresh Coriander Leave. Mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes only.

 

Take in a serving bowl.

 

Sprinkle Fresh Coriander Leaves.

 

Serve Hot with Rice.

 

Enjoy Very Nutritious Dal ka Dulha from the North Indian State…Uttar Pradesh.

Imli Cooler – Tamarind Cooler

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Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 5 minutes

Serving 1

Ingredients:

Tamarind Pulp ¼ cup

Sugar ¼ cup

Fresh Coriander Leaves 1 tbsp

Fresh Mint Leaves 10 leaves

Black Salt Powder ½ ts

Cumin Powder ½ ts

Orange Juice 1 cup

Aerated Water 1 glass

(Sparkling Water Or Soda Water)

Ice Cubes 8-10

Method:

Take Tamarind Pulp in a pan. Add Sugar and put pan on low-medium flame. Stir it occasionally. When Sugar is melted, remove the pan from flame and leave it to cool down.

 

Then, take it in a muddle bowl. Add Fresh Coriander Leaves, Fresh Mint Leaves, Black Salt Powder and Cumin Powder. Muddle it very well.

 

Then, take this well muddled stuff in a serving glass. Add 4-5 Ice Cubes. Pour Orange Juice to fill the glass up to ¾ and fill the glass to full with Aerated Water and 4-5 Ice Cubes.

 

Serve Fresh to Feel Re-Freshed in Hot Summer…

Khichdi with Osaman

Gujrati, Healthy recipes, Kathiyawadi recipes, Main course, protein rich
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For Kichdi:

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

For 2 persons

For Osaman:

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

For 2 persons

Ingredients:

For Khichdi:

Rice ¼ cup

Skinned and Split Pigeon Peas ¼ cup

Ghee 1 tbsp

Cinnamon 1 small piece

Clove buds 5

Cumin Seeds 1 ts

Asafoetida Powder Pinch

Water 1 ltr.

Turmeric Powder ½ ts

Salt to taste

For Osaman:

Buttermilk 1 cup

Ghee 1 tbsp

Cinnamon 1 small piece

Clove buds 5

Mustard Seeds ½ ts

Cumin Seeds ½ ts

Asafoetida Powder Pinch

Cinnamon Leaf 1

Dry Red Chilli 2

Curry Leaves 10

Ginger grated 1 ts

Green Chilli chopped 1

Gram Flour 1 tbsp

Turmeric Powder ½ ts

Red Chilli Powder 1 ts

Salt to taste

Jaggery 1 tbsp

Fresh Coriander Leaves 1 tbsp

 

Roasted Papadam and Fresh Buttermilk for serving

 

Method:

For Khichdi:

Wash Rice and Skinned and Split Pigeon Peas very well and soak separately for at approx 2 hours.

 

Heat Ghee in a pan. Add Cinnamon, Clove Buds, Cumin Seeds and Asafoetida Powder. When spluttered, add Water, Turmeric Powder and Salt. Increase the flame to high. When it starts to boil, add Soaked Rice and Skinned and Split Pigeon Peas including their soaking water to have all their nutrients in Khichdi. Continue boiling on medium flame. Stir slightly occasionally only if needed to prevent boil over. It might take 8-10 minutes to get Khichdi cooked. Check Rice granules whether cooked taking little in a spoon from boiling Khichdi. When it is cooked, remove the pan from the flame and strain and collect strained water in a sauce pan or bowl to use further for Osaman.

 

Leave Khichdi in strainer for few more minutes to let excess water strained.

 

For Osaman:

Take the bowl of strained water of Khichdi. Add Buttermilk. For best taste, keep volume of strained water and buttermilk equivalent.

 

Heat Ghee in a pan. Add Cinnamon, Clove buds, Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Asafoetida Powder, Dry Red Chilli, Cinnamon Leaf, Curry Leaves, grated Ginger and chopped Green Chilli. When crackled, add Gram Flour and mix very well. Please don’t leave any lump of Gram Flour.

 

Add prepared mixture of strained water of Khichdi and Buttermilk. Add Turmeric Powder, Red Chilli Powder, Jaggery and Salt. Boil it well while stirring occasionally to mix everything very well.

 

Remove it in a serving bowl.

 

Sprinkle Fresh Coriander Leaves.

 

For Serving:

Fill prepared Khichdi in a small plastic or glass bowl to full. Press lightly with a spoon to level the top surface. Cover this bowl with a serving plate facing down on the bowl. Turn it over carefully holding the plate and bowl tightly together. Pick the bowl slowly.

 

Yes, that’s it. Nicely shaped Khichdi heap is served beautifully on the plate. Keep a bowlful of prepared Osaman a side of the plate.

 

Serve Hot with Roasted Papadam and a Glass of Fridge Cold Buttermilk.

 

It’s Just a Myth…that…Gujarati Food is Fatty…

 

                                    Enjoy This Very Nutritious Gujarati Khichdi…

 

                                                            With All Intact Nutrients in Osaman….

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