Friday 12 December 2014





Preparation Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Makes: 8 servings
Nutrition Info (per serving): 
Calories 126, Carbs 4g, Fiber 0g, Protein 12, Total Fat 7g,
Ingredients
For the chicken:
  •  boneless, skinless chicken breast (1 large)
  • 2 tsps vegetable oil
  • 2 tsps soy sauce
For the peanut sauce:
  • 3 tsps creamy peanut butter
  • 2 tsps soy sauce
  • 2 tsps fresh lime juice
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 tsp chopped scallion greens
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
Method
  1. For the chicken:
1.      Cut the chicken into thin strips.
2.       Place the chicken in a bowl with the oil and soy sauce and turn the chicken in the sauce to coat. Let the chicken marinate for  20 minutes or refrigerate overnight.
  1. For the peanut sauce:
·         Combine the peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, honey, scallions, garlic powder and red pepper flakes in a bowl and whisk together.
  1. Preheat a thava over medium heat. Place the chicken on the hot thava.Cook the chicken in a medium flame till they are brown for 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve the Chicken with peanut sauce for dipping.
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Wednesday 29 October 2014

Fresh Fruit Juice

Most of the kids do not like papaya.But all the moms know that it is very for health and gives better eye sight.Now the kids are more fond of iPads,Tabs and Smart phones that they spend more time with them than play outside.Parents are very keen to get their kids one of them and then  later worry about their health and eye sight.This is the story going on in most of our homes.Then the least we can do is that atleast give them the correct nutrition.Lets start with a very simple fruit juice.


 Ingredients
Pomegranate - 1/2 cup
Carrot           - 1
Lemon           - 1
Sugar             - 3-4 tsps(as per sweetness needed)
Salt                - a pinch 
Papaya           - (optional)
Method
  1.  Grind pomegranate and carrot together finely in a mixer grinder into a smooth paste.
  2. In a seperate bowl  squeeze the lemon fully and add 3-4 cups of water.
  3. Add the ground paste to the lemon juice and mix well.
  4. Add sugar to required taste of sweetness.
  5. Add a pinch of salt.
  6. Mix well and drain the juice through the strainer to drain out the pulp.
  7. Serve.
Tips : Add a few pieces of papaya with  the ingredients and grind.sometimes kids do not know the smell or the taste of papaya and just drink them.
You also add a few pieces of crushed dates and grind it along.
If you want to add apples then wash the cut pieces of apples in salt water and then grind.Else the juice will turn slighly brown in colour.

Friday 22 August 2014

A healthy protein-rich sandwich



Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Ingredients: 
  Wheat Bread Triangles - 2 slices
  Soya Chunk -   30 Grams boiled
 Mushroom Quarters-20grams 
  Onion & Capsicum - 20grams
 Olive Oil - 2 tsp
 Tomato Puree - 2 Spoons 
Herbs for  taste 
 Method: 
1. Add  olive oil to a pan, mix chopped onions, capsicums, boiled soya and mushroom .
2. Saute for 2 mins and add in tomato purée with salt and chilli flakes .
3. cook until  the puree is soaked by the soya chunks.
4. Take 2 slices of bread and apply mint chutney on the inner side and a little bit of upper grill.
5. Serve crisp with garlic sauce , mint chutney and ketchup

Thursday 21 August 2014

Paneer tikki cutlet






Preparing Time: 10 mins.
Cooking Time: 20 mins.
Makes 20 balls.

Ingredients
To Make Tikkis
1 1/2 cups boiled , peeled and grated potatoes
5 tbsp cornflour
2 bread slices (with crust removed)
salt to taste

To make  Filling
1/2 cup semi mashed paneer
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
 2 tsp coriander  powder
1/4 cup tomato puree
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander
1 tbsp oil
2 tsp Oil  salt to taste
salt to taste

Method

 For the tikkis

Soak the bread in water. Squeeze out the excess water and crumble it.
Combine the potatoes, cornflour, crumbled bread and salt and knead well into a soft dough.
Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions, shape into even sized rounds and keep aside.

For the filling

Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. When the seeds crackle, add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, tomato puree and salt and saute on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Add the paneer, mix well and cook on a medium flame for one minute.
Remove from the fire, add the onions and coriander and mix well.
Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions. Keep aside.
How to proceed
Flatten out each potato portion into a 50 mm. (2") diameter circle. Place a portion of the filling in the centre of each circle.
Bring together the edges in the centre to seal the filling inside the potato. Repeat with the remaining portions to make 7 more tikkis.
Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and cook the tikkis on both the sides till they turn golden brown in colour.
Serve hot with the lemon wedges and onions.