| Mix Grain Kitchri |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
|
|
|
 |
| Pounded Bajra | : |
250 gm |
| Pounded Ragi | : | 50gm |
| Whole Moong Dal | : | 50 gm |
| Rice | : | 50 gm |
| Salt | : | According to taste |
| Cumin Seeds | : | 1tsp |
| Turmeric Powder | : | 1tsp |
| Water | : | 3 glasses |
| Desi Ghee | : | 1Tbsp |
|
| 1. |
Soak all grain and pulse for an hour. |
| 2. | Put them in a pressure cooker and cook for 15 minutes. |
| 3. | Heat Ghee, add cumin seed and pour this seasoning on the
prepared kitcheri.
|
| 4. | Garnish with Green chilly and lemon and serve hot. |
| 5. | Serves-4 |
| 6. | Nutritive value per serving. |
| 7. | Energy - 350 kcal |
| 8. | Protein - 12.1 gm |
| 9. | Calcium - 86 mg |
|
| |
| Paneeri Petha |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Paneer (Grated) | : |
250 gm |
| Petha (Grated) | : | 50gm |
| Coconut Powder | : | 50 gm |
| Almonds | : | 50 gm |
| |
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|
|
| 1. |
Keep aside 50 gm coconut powder. |
| 2. | Add remaining coconut powder to grated paneer and petha
and mix well.
|
| 3. | Roll this mixture into small balls with buttered hands.
|
| 4. | Roll in coconut powder and garnish with almonds. |
| 5. | Serves- 10 |
| 6. | Protein - 5.11 gm |
| 7. | Energy - 224.5 kcal |
| 8. | Protein - 5.11 gm |
|
| |
| Orange Rasmalai |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Orange Pulp | : |
200 gm |
| Cow’s cheena | : | 250gm |
| Buffalo’s milk | : | 2 ltr |
| Sugar | : | 150 gm |
| |
| |
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| | | |
| |
|
|
|
| 1. |
. Mix half of orange pulp with cheena. Make small balls of this
mixture.
|
| 2. | Put these balls in the boiling sugar syrup and cook for 15
minutes. Rasgulla are ready.
|
| 3. | Boil buffalo’s milk to half, add sugar in it.
|
| 4. | Cool this and add other half of orange pulp. |
| 5. | Finally add sliced rasgulla in this condense milk and serve
chilled.
|
| 6. | Serves – 5 |
| 7. | Nutritive value per saving (2Ps). |
| 8. | Energy - 700 kcal |
| 9. | Protein - 27 gm |
| 10. | Calcicium - 954.4 mg |
|
| |
| Egg Custard |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Milk | : |
200 ml |
| Egg | : | 1 |
| Sugar | : | 2tsp |
| Vanilla Essence |
: | 3-4 drops |
| Custard powder | : | 1 |
| |
|
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| | | |
| |
|
|
|
| 1. |
.Simmer milk in a kadhai. Add custard powder.
|
| 2. | .Beat egg and sugar in a pan.
|
| 3. | .Pour milk gradually over the egg mixture.
|
| 4. | .Keep the pan over fire. Stir constantly until the custard start
coating on the spoon and add vanilla essence.
|
| 5. | .Cool and keep it in the refrigerator. Serve chilled.
|
| 6. | Serves – 2 |
| 7. | Nutritive value per saving |
| 8. | Energy - 196 kcal |
| 9. | Protein - 7.6 mg |
| 10. | Calcium - 225 mg |
|
| |
| Fish Pizza |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Pizza Base | : |
1 |
| Chopped Soya leaves | : | 50 gm |
| Boiled Fish | : | 200 gm |
| Cucumber (sliced) |
: | 1 |
| Cheese (Grated) | : | 50 gm |
| Tomato sauce |
: |
2 Tbsp |
| Oil | : | 1 tsp |
| |
|
|
|
| 1. |
Toss pizza base with oil.
|
| 2. | Spread tomato sauce over it and put soya leaves.
|
| 3. | Now put fish slices and cucumber slices on it.
|
| 4. | Sprinkle cheese and grill in over for 15 minutes.
|
| 5. | Serve – 2
|
| 6. | Nutritive Value per serving. |
| 7. | Energy - 149.8 kcal |
| 8. | Protein - 20 gm |
| 9. | Calcium - 697.3 mg |
| |
|
| |
| Roasted Channa Shake |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Roasted Channa | : |
100 gm |
| Milk | : | 400 ml |
| Sugar | : | 25 gm |
| Cardamom powder |
: | ˝ tsp |
| Ice | : | |
| |
|
|
| | |
| |
|
|
|
| 1. |
Remove seed coat and make a fine powder of roasted channa
in mixture.
|
| 2. | Mix channa powder, elachi powder, sugar and milk in a
blender.
|
| 3. | Serve chilled.
|
| 4. | Serve - 2
|
| 5. | Nutritive Value per serving
|
| 6. | Energy - 468.5 kcal |
| 7. | Protein - 19.85 gm |
| 8. | Calcium - 450 mg |
| |
| |
|
| |
| Health Bone Recipes |
| Most of the recipes serve four, unless mentioned. The calcium
content of each preparation is calculated per serving.
|
| |
| Spinach Soup |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Spinach | : |
100 gm |
| Tomatoes | : | 400 ml |
| Carrot | : | 25 gm |
| Onion |
: | ˝ tsp |
| Potato | : | |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Rice |
: |
2 tablespoon |
| Water |
: |
3-4 cups |
| Garlic |
: |
7-8 cloves |
| Ginger |
: |
1 inch piece, roughly chopped |
| Salt/Pepper |
: |
according to taste |
| Cream |
: |
for garnishing |
|
| 1. |
Boil all the ingredinets listed (except the cream) in a pressure
cooker for 15 minutes.
|
| 2. | Mix in a liquidizer/mixie.
|
| 3. | Finely strain through a strainless steel/mesh strainer.
|
| 4. | Reheat, and pour into individual soup bowls.
|
| 5. | Garnish with a swivel of cream.
|
| 6. | Serve. |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
| |
| Cream of Mushroom Soup |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| White Bulton Mushrooms | : |
1 packet, fimely chopped |
| Onions | : | 1 large, finely chopped |
| Chives/parsley/coriander | : | A few sprigs, finely chopped |
| Milk |
: | 2 cups |
| Water | : | 2 cups |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Flour |
: |
2 tablespoons |
| Olive Oil |
: |
2 tablespoons |
| Worcestershire Sauce |
: |
1 tablespoon |
| Salt/Pepper |
: |
according to taste |
| Cream |
: |
for garinshing |
|
| 1. |
Semi heat the olive oil and saute the onions till they turn
translucent.
|
| 2. | Add the msuhrooms and only lightly saute them.
|
| 3. | Add the flour and quickly mix to the onions and mushrooms
on moderate heat.
|
| 4. | Gently add the heated milk water mixture, sowly - ensuning
that the flour mixes well and does from individual lumps.
|
| 5. | Bring to a boil and add the salt and pepper.
|
| 6. | Turn the hear off. |
| 7. | Add the chives/parsley/coriander leaves. |
| 8. | Lastly, add the Worcestershire Sauce and blend into the soup. |
| 9. | . Serve into individual soup bows and granish with a swivel of
cream.
|
| |
|
| |
| Cheesy Omelette with Sauted Mushroom |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Egg | : |
2 |
| Water | : | 2 tablespoons |
| Low fat cheese | : | 50 gm |
| Tomatoes |
: | 150 gm |
| Finely chopped parsley | : | 1/4 cup |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Button mushrooms |
: |
200 gm |
| Water |
: |
1/4th cup extra |
| Pepper |
: |
according to taste |
| Chopped |
: |
parsley for garnishing |
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Wrisk eggs and water in a bowl intil just combined. In a
speaparate bowl, combine cheese, tomatoes and 2 tablespoons
of parsley.
|
| 2. | Pour half the egg mixture into a non - stick fry pan to just
cover the base. Cook over medium heat until eggs are almost
set. Palce half the cheese mixture over the omelet and fold
in half. Slide onto a serving dish, deep warm and repeat with
remaaining mixture to make another omelet.
|
| 3. | Heat non-stick frying pan and add mushrooms and water
and saute until cooked through, Season to taste and stir in
remaining parsley.
|
| 4. | Serve mushrooms on the Cheesy Omelette sprinkled with
chopped parsley.
|
| |
|
| |
| Stir-fried Soya Bean Sprouts |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
| |
| Soya bean sprouts | : |
500 gm |
| Red chillies | : | 4-5, ground to a paste |
| Ginger | : | 1 inch piece, chopped finely |
| Garlic |
: | 5 cloves, chopped finely |
| Tofu (hard) | : | 100 gm, mashed |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Salt |
: |
˝ teaspoon |
| Celery |
: |
few stalks, chpped finely |
| Olive Oil |
: |
1˝ tablespoons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Semi-heat the oil in a non-stick wok (karhai) and fry the
mashed tofu (with athe salt added) until it is golden brown,
Remove.
|
| 2. | Put the chill paste and ginger in the left-over oil and let the
fragrance emanate, stir in the tofu.
|
| 3. | Add the beansprours and stir-fry for about 1 minute.
|
| 4. | Add the celery and serve.
|
| |
|
| |
| Three Bean Salad |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Rajma | : |
1 cup, scaked overnight, boiled and
drained
|
| Moth Beans (Lobhiya) | : | 1 cup, boiled |
| Choliya | : | 1 cup, boiled with a pinch of sugar to
retain the colour
|
| Olive Oil |
: | 2 tablespoons |
| Vinegar | : | 2 tablespoons |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Lemon Juice |
: |
2 teaspoons |
| Sugar |
: |
2 tablespoons (option: Splenda - 2
sachets)
|
| Salt/Pepper |
: |
according to taste |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Mix all three beans.
|
| 2. | Add the other ingredients
|
| 3. | Bake for 30 minutes
|
| 4. | Serve Hot
|
| |
|
| |
| Paneer Filling |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Fresh paneer | : |
250 gm
|
| Onion, chopped | : | 1 med size |
| Tomato, chopped | : | 2 med size
|
| Capsicum, chopped |
: | 1 med size |
| Butter | : | 1 tablespoons |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Salt and Pepper |
: |
according to taste |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Put the butter in a pan
|
| 2. | Heat it, Saute the onions.
|
| 3. | Add capsicum and tomato to it.
|
| 4. | Add salt and pepper for taste.
|
| |
|
| Note: A sandwich filler or served as a side dish with chapatti. |
| |
| Spinach in Bengal Gram Dal |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Bengal gram (charia dal) | : |
80 gm |
| Spinach (chopped) | : | 500 gm |
| Ghee | : | 2 tablespoons
|
| Coriander powder |
: | 1 tablespoons |
| Red chilly powder | : | 1 tablespoons |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Salt |
: |
1˝ tablespoon |
| Cumin seeds |
: |
1 tablespoons |
| Asafetida |
: |
˝ tablespoons |
| Ginger and green chilly paste |
: |
1 tablespoon |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Wash the dal and chopped spinach well, separately.
|
| 2. | Boil Bengal gram dal along with coriander powder, red chilly
powder and salt.
|
| 3. | Add the chopped spinach to the dal and cook it for another 5
minutes.
|
| 4. | Put ghee in a pan.
|
| 5. | Left it heat and add cumin seeds, asafetida and ginger green
chilly powder.
|
| 6. | Put ghee in a pan.
|
| 7. | Serve it with chapatti or rice.
|
| |
|
| |
| Cholai ka Saag |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Cholai/Amaranth | : |
1 kg chopped |
| Oil | : | 2 tablespoons |
| Cumin seeds | : | 2 tablespoons
|
| Asoferida |
: | ˝ tablespoons |
| Red chilli powder | : | 1 tablespoon |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Salt |
: |
1˝ tablespoon |
| Dry mango powder |
: |
2 tablespoons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Put the oil in a pan.
|
| 2. | Let it heat and add cumin seeds, asafetida and ginger.
|
| 3. | Add the chopped cholai and cook it for about 10 minutes
|
| 4. | Add salt, red chilli powder and dry mango powder and keep it
on fire for another 2-3 minutes.
|
| 5. | Serve it with chapatti or rice.
|
| |
|
| |
| Nutrinugget Pulao |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
| |
| Nutrinugget chunks | : |
350 gm, soaked in lukewarm water, and
drained
|
| Basmati Rice | : | 2 cups, washed and drained |
| Onions | : | 10-12 cloves, crushed
|
| Garlic |
: | 2 inch piece, curshed |
| Ginger | : | 1 tablespoon |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Tej patta |
: |
2 |
| Cinnamon |
: |
5-6 sticks |
| Cardamom |
: |
4-5 |
| Cloves |
: |
˝ teaspoon |
| Olive Oil |
: |
2 tablespoons |
| Mutton/Vegetable stock |
: |
4 cups |
| Salt |
: |
according to taste |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Semi-heat oil in heavy-bottomed pan, adn add the tej patta,
cinnamon, cardamon and cloves.
|
| 2. | Once they start spluttering add the onions and fry them till
they are golden brown
|
| 3. | Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for 2-3 minutes
|
| 4. | Add the rice and fry for a minute or two
|
| 5. | Add the nutrinuggets, salt and move around for 30 seconds |
| 6. | Add the stocks, and palce heavy lid which prevents the steam
from escaping.
|
| 7. | Cook on very low heat for about 15-20 minutes
|
| 8. | Serve with raila and garlic chutney.
|
| |
|
| |
| Coriander-chilli-Garlic DIP with Crackers/Pita
Bread
|
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
| |
| Cholai/Amaranth | : |
1 kg chopped |
| Oil | : | 2 tablespoons |
| Cumin seeds | : | 2 tablespoons
|
| Asoferida |
: | ˝ tablespoons |
| Red chilli powder | : | 1 tablespoon |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Salt |
: |
1˝ tablespoon |
| Dry mango powder |
: |
2 tablespoons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Put the oil in a pan.
|
| 2. | Let it heat and add cumin seeds, asafetida and ginger.
|
| 3. | Add the chopped cholai and cook it for about 10 minutes
|
| 4. | Add salt, red chilli powder and dry mango powder and keep it
on fire for another 2-3 minutes.
|
| 5. | Serve it with chapatti or rice.
|
| |
|
| |
| Paneer and Cabbage |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Cabbage | : |
500 gm (fine strips) |
| Fresh paneer, low fat, grated | : | 250 gm |
| Oil | : | ˝ tablespoon
|
| Ginger, crushed |
: | ˝ tablespoons |
| Cumin seeds | : | 1 tablespoon |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Salt and pepper |
: |
according to taste |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Put the oil in a pan.
|
| 2. | Add cumin seeds and ginger paste.
|
| 3. | Saute cabbage for one minute.
|
| 4. | Add grated paneer to it.
|
| 5. | Add salt and pepper as per taste.
|
| |
|
| |
| Cholai ka Saag |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
| |
| Cholai/Amaranth | : |
1 kg chopped |
| Oil | : | 2 tablespoons |
| Cumin seeds | : | 2 tablespoons
|
| Asoferida |
: | ˝ tablespoons |
| Red chilli powder | : | 1 tablespoon |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Salt |
: |
1˝ tablespoon |
| Dry mango powder |
: |
2 tablespoons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Put the oil in a pan.
|
| 2. | Let it heat and add cumin seeds, asafetida and ginger.
|
| 3. | Add the chopped cholai and cook it for about 10 minutes
|
| 4. | Add salt, red chilli powder and dry mango powder and keep it
on fire for another 2-3 minutes.
|
| 5. | Serve it with chapatti or rice.
|
| |
|
| |
| Paneer and Corn |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
| |
| Fresh paneer (home made or from the market) | : |
- ˝ kg |
| Golden Corn (Mr Green), drained | : | 350 gm |
| Cumin Seeds | : | ˝ teaspoon
|
| Olive Oil |
: | 1˝ teaspoon |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Salt |
: |
according to taste |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
In a non-stick wok (karhal) or normal karhal, semi-heat the
olive oil.
|
| 2. | Add the Cumin Seeds.
|
| 3. | When they begin to splutter, add the crumbled paneer.
|
| 4. | Add the corn and the salt.
|
| 5. | Cook lightly for 5-7 minutes,
|
| 6. | Serve
|
| |
|
| |
| Baked Spinach with Cheese |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
| |
| Spinach, chopped | : |
˝ kg |
| Water | : | ˝ cup |
| Refined oil | : | 2 tablespoon
|
| Onion, chopped |
: | 3/4 cups |
| Green chilly deseeded | : | 2 |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Milk, low fat |
: |
˝ cup |
| Butter |
: |
40 gm |
| All purpose flour |
: |
˝ cup |
| Milk, low fat |
: |
2 cups |
| Paneer, crumbled |
: |
250 gm |
| Grated cheese |
: |
50 gm |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Boil the spinach in water.
|
| 2. | Put in a mixer and puree it. Keep it aside.
|
| 3. | Heat the oil and saute onions.
|
| 4. | Add chopped and deseeded green chillies.
|
| 5. | Add spinach puree and cook for 15 minutes
|
| 6. | Add salt and milk to it and cook for another 5-7 minutes
|
| For The White Sauce
|
| 1. | Heate the butter in a pan.
|
| 2. | Add all purpose flour and cook it for about 2-3 minutes
|
| 3. | Add milk, salt and pepper and cook it till it thickens.
|
| 4. | Add the grated cottage cheese to it.
|
| 5. | Grease a baking dish.
|
| 6. | Put a layer of the cooked spinach followed it with white sauce.
Keep adding layers one after the other.
|
| 7. | Make sure the alst layer to be of white sauce, add grated
|
| 8. | Bake it at 200 degrees for about 20 minutes.
|
| 9. | Serve hot.
|
| |
|
| |
| Steamed Tofu, Broccoli and Rice |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Firm Low fat or Regualr Tofu | : |
500 gm |
| Basmati Rice | : | 2 cups |
| Broccali | : | 2 whole, cut into florets
|
| Vegetable Borth |
: | ˝ cup |
| Dry Sherry (optional) | : | 1 tablespoon |
| |
|
|
| | |
| Low Salt Soya Sauce |
: |
2 tablespoon |
| Black Bean Sauce |
: |
1 tablespoon |
| Fresh Ginger |
: |
1 inch piece, minced |
| Garlic |
: |
5 cloves, minced |
| Brown Sugar |
: |
2 tablespoons |
| Chill Flakes |
: |
˝ tablespoon |
| Stainless Steel foil |
: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Steam rice and set aside.
|
| 2. | In a large, shallow pan, set a rack over approximatley 1 inch of
boiling vegetable broth, soya sauce, black bean sauce, cherry
(optional), ginger, garlic, brown sugar and chilli flakes.
|
| 3. | . Drain tofu on kitchen towels and cut into rectangular pieces
(˝ by 1˝ inches) pieces.
|
| 4. | Turn the Tofu into the broht.
|
| 5. | Remove and gently place the tofu on to the rack and cover the
pan with foil.
|
| 6. | Cover the pan with a foil and steam on hig heat for 10
minutes.
|
| 7. | Remove the rack of tofu.
|
| 8. | Add water to the broth to make it 1 inch deep and add the
broccoli.
|
| 9. | Cook for about 4 minutes, until it is tender and can be pierced
comfortably.
|
| 10. | Take out broccoli.
|
| 11. | Serve rice in the bowls with the broth, broccoli and tofu. Add
soya sauce for taste, if required.
|
| |
|
| |
| Chingri Malai Curry (Prawns in coconut Milk) |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Tiger/king Prawns | : |
1 kg, deveined and cleaned, but tails
intact
|
| Fresh Coconut Milk | : | 3 cups, extracted from 1-2 fresh
coconuts
|
| Onions | : | 2 grated
|
| Haldi Chilli |
: | ˝ teaspoon haldi and 4 dry red chillies,
ground to a paste
|
| Ginger Juice | : | extracted from a 4 inch plece of
ginger
|
| |
|
|
| | |
| Olive Oil |
: |
1 ˝ talbespoon |
| Tej Patta |
: |
1 large |
| Cloves |
: |
5-6 |
| Cinnamon |
: |
2-3 inch-sized pieces |
| Cardamon |
: |
2-3 |
| Garam Masals Powder |
: |
˝ teaspoon |
| Salt |
: |
according to taste |
| |
|
A pinch to sugar |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Semi-heat the oil in a non-stick wok (karhai) and add the tej
patta, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.
|
| 2. | When they start spluttering, add the grated onions and fry till
they are golden brown.
|
| 3. | Add the haldi-chilli paste and cook for 30 seconds.
|
| 4. | Add the ginger juice and cook for 30 seconds.
|
| 5. | Add the prawns and mix around till the tails tum a flaming
orange.
|
| 6. | Add salt and sugar.
|
| 7. | Pour the coconut milk and bring to a boil.
|
| 8. | Quickly turm off the heat do not overcook as the prawns will
turm rubbery.
|
| 9. | Sprinkle the gram masala powder on top.
|
| 10. | Serve with stearned rice.
|
| |
|
| |
| Steamed Fish in Ginger and Soya |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
 |
| Whole Snappr/Whole Pomfret/Berki fillets/any Boneless Fish
Scalions/Green Onions
| : |
1 burich, cut finely length-wise, in 2
inch strips
|
| Ginger | : | 2 inch piece - out into fine, long juliennes Light |
| Soya Sauce | : | 3 tablespoons
|
| Olive Oil |
: | 1 teaspoon |
| Salt/pepper | : | according to taste |
| |
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Wash and pat the fish dry carefully.
|
| 2. | Place in a dish, and add the soya sauce.
|
| 3. | Add the scallions and ginger, and place artistically over the
fish , both below and above.
|
| 4. | Add salt/pepper
(NB: most Soya Sauce is highly salred, so check before adding
salt)
|
| 5. | Drizzle the Oilve Oil over the fish.
|
| 6. | Place the dish in a steamer and steam for about 15 minutes.
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| 7. | Serve hot with steamed rice.
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| Steamed Fish in Green Chutney Paste |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
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| Whole Pomiret/large chunky pieces | : |
1 scrapped |
| Coconut | : | 1 large bunch |
| Coriander leaves | : | 2 tablespoons
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| Mint leaves |
: | ˝ tablespoons |
| Garlic | : | 1 tablespoon |
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| Ginger |
: |
1˝ tablespoon |
| Lemon juice |
: |
2 tablespoons |
| Olive Oil |
: |
2 tablespoons |
| Salt |
: |
2 tablespoons |
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| 1. |
Make a chutney with all the ingredients other than the fish, oil
and banana leaves foil. This can be done on the stone or in a
mixe. The chutney should be thick, with no water added to it.
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| 2. | Liberally oil the insides of the banana leaves (which need to
be passed over a flame to make them pliable); or on the insides
of the foil.
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| 3. | . Make a near, parcel of the fish - a single in the case of a whole
fish, individual in the pieces.
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| 4. | Palce in a steamer and steam for 20 minutes
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| 5. | Unparcel and serve
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| Steamed and Sauted Colocasia Leaves (Arabi
ke Patte)
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| | Ingredients: | Method: |
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| Colocasia leaves | : |
8 |
| Oil | : | 1˝ tablespoon |
| Seasoning | : | cumin and mustard seeds
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| Gramflour |
: | 200 gm |
| Ginger | : | 25 gm |
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| Garlic |
: |
10 cloves |
| Red chill powder |
: |
5gm |
| Garam masala |
: |
as per taste |
| Salt and pepper |
: |
as per taste |
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| 1. |
Clean the leaves.
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| 2. | Make a thick paste of gramflour, crushed ginger, garlic, red
chilli powder and garam masala.
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| 3. | Put one leaf facing down and spread the gramflour paste on it.
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| 4. | Make a layer of all the 8 leaves with the paste in between,
ending with the gramflour paste.
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| 5. | Roll the leaves to make a 2 inch diameter toll.
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| 6. | Steam it for about 10 minutes.
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| 7. | Saute them with oil and seasoning.
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| Parsi Paneer/Egg/Tofu Akuri |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
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| Fresh Paneer | : |
(home made - 4 cups, crumbled/Eggs - 4
or from the market)/Tofu
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| Onions | : | 2 medium chopped |
| Cumin Seeds | : | 1 teaspoon, roasted
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| Garlic |
: | 4 flakes, chopped |
| Green chillies | : | 2 chopped finely |
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| Haldi |
: |
˝ teaspoon |
| Garam Masala Powder |
: |
1 teaspoon |
| Tomatoes |
: |
2 medium, chopped |
| Curry Leaves |
: |
a bunch, chopped |
| Olive Oil |
: |
1˝ talbespoons |
| Coriander Leaves |
: |
finely chopped for garnsih |
| Salt/Pepper |
: |
2 tablespoons |
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| 1. |
Semi-heat the Olive Oil in a non-stick pan and drop in the
cumin seeds.
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| 2. | When they splutter, add the curry leaves, green chillies and
the garlic.
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| 3. | Stir-fry for a 30 seconds.
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| 4. | Add the chopped onions and saute for a few minutes till they
are translucent.
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| 5. | Add the chopped tomatoes, haldi powder, salt and pepper
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| 6. | Cook this mixture till the oil begins to float on top.
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| 7. | Add the garam masala.
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| 8. | Add the eggs/paneer/tofu. Mix well.
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| 9. | Cover for a few minutes
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| 10. | Garnish with coriander leaves
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| 11. | Serve, traditionally on toast.
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| Lotus Stem Pickle/Curry |
| | Ingredients: | Method: |
| |
| Lotus stom | : |
150 gm
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| Oil | : | 200 ml |
| Red chillies | : | 5
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| Mustard seeds |
: | 1 tablespoon |
| Cumin seeds | : | 1˝ tablespoon |
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| Asofetida |
: |
1/4th tablespoon |
| Turmeric powder |
: |
2 tablespoon |
| Red chilly powder |
: |
6 tablespoon |
| Dry raw mango powder |
: |
5 tablespoon |
| Salt |
: |
6 tablespoon |
| Mustard seed (crushed ) |
: |
2 tablespoon |
| Sugarr |
: |
6 tablespoon |
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| 1. |
Wash the fresh lotus stem well and cut into one inch pieces.
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| 2. | Boil the cut lotus stem in water with the turmeric powder.
Strain the water cut.
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| 3. | . Put red chilly powder, dry raw mango powder, slat and crushed
mustard powder in a plate, half of the oil, and a little bit of
water, Mix them all well.
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| 4. | Add the boiled lotus stem and the red chilly to the seasoning
paste.
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| 5. | Heat the rest of the oil in a frying pan. Add mustard seeds,
cumin seeds and asafetida powder and let it splutter
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| 6. | Add the seasoned lotus stem and a little bit of water and cover
it to be cooked (once the oil starts to separate).
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| 7. | The curry is ready and can be used as picde too.
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| Note: For the ones who are watching the oil intake, heat it up and
the oil will separate.
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