Egg and Chicken

Ingredients:-

1. 300 gms minced chicken 
2. 1 tsp green chilli paste 
3. 2 tsp chopped parsley 
4. ¼ tsp white chilli powder 
5. Salt to taste 
6. 1 whole egg 
7. 7-8 boiled eggs 
8. White breadcrumbs 
9. Oil to deep fry 

Preparation method:-

1. Mix chicken mince, chilli paste, parsley , white chilli powder , salt and egg. 
2. Coat boiled eggs with this mixture .
3. Deep fry till golden brown and serve with favourite sauce . 

American Chopsuey

Ingredients

• Noodles: - 300 gm 
• Salt: - to taste 
• Oil: - 6 tbsp + to deep fry 
• Corn flour/corn starch: - 2 tbsp 
• Ginger (chopped):- 1 inch piece 
• Garlic : - 4 cloves 
• Onion (sliced):- 1 medium 
• Boneless chicken (cut into thin strips):- 400 gm 
• Carrot (cut into thin strips):- 1 medium 
• French beans (cut into thin strips):- 5 
• Cabbage (shredded):- ¼ medium 
• Spinach (shredded):- 8 leaves 
• White pepper powder: - ½ tsp 
• Sugar: - 1 tsp 
• Tomato sauce :- 4 tbsp 
• Vinegar :- 1 tbsp 
• Chicken stock :- 1 cup 
• Bean sprouts:- 1 cup 
• Tofu (cut into thin strips) :- 100 gm
• Eggs :- 4

tools required

1. Fry pan 
2. Wok 
3. Spatula 
4. Serving dish

Preparation method

• Mix one tbsp of oil and little salt in enough water. Allow this mixture to boil. Put noodles in it and continue boiling over high flame until completely cooked. 
• Remove, drain and keep aside to cool down. 
• Separate the noodles into 4 equal parts, then prepare into a nest and deep-fry in hot oil until crisp and brown. 
• Drain on a kitchen paper. 
• In quarter cup of water, add cornstarch and keep aside. 
• In a wok, heat 2 tbsps. of oil and combine the garlic and ginger. Stir-fry for a minute. 
• Combine sliced onions and sauté until it becomes golden brown.
• Add chicken and stir-fry for 2 minutes over high flame. 
• Add beans, spinach, cabbage and carrots. Stir-fry until vegetables are done. 
• Mix salt, sugar and pepper powder to it. 
• Stir in the vinegar and tomato sauce.
• Now, transfer this mixture in the stock and then allow this mixture to boil.
• Decrease flame and stir in cornstarch. Simmer for 2 minutes. 
• Combine tofu and bean sprouts to it. Stir well. 
• In a fry pan, heat leftover oil and make fried eggs. 
• On a serving plate, arrange some part of the fried noodles and then pour the prepared sauce. Keep a fried egg on top and immediately serve hot.

Apple Rolls

Ingredients:-

(For the filling)

• Cinnamon- 1 stick 
• Jaggery- 2 tbsp 
• Apple- 1 

(For rolls)

• Wheat Flour- 4 tbsp 
• Oat Meal- 1 tbsp 
• Cardamom powder- ½ tsp 
• Low Fat Milk- 1½ glass 
• Salt- to taste 
• Jaggery- 1tsp 
• Oil- ½ tbsp 

Preparation Method:-

For the Filling:

• Take water in a pan, put cinnamon stick, jaggery and apple in it. 
• Boil till soften. 

For Rolls:

• In a bowl, take wheat flour, oat meal, cardamom powder, salt and Jaggery. 
• Pour milk and make a consistent batter for pancakes. 
• Heat oil in a pan, spread with the help of tissue paper. 
• Pour batter and spread by tilting the pan. 
• Cook till light brown on both sides. 
• Stuff the pancake with apple filling and make a roll. 
• Cut in two pieces and apple roll is ready to serve.

FOR WEIGHT LOSS

• Eat within the first hour of rising
• Eat 4 main balanced meals a day
  • And a small snack every 2 hours in between these
• Exercise after a small light snack
• Eat main meals after the workout
• Hydrate yourself well, 1 glass of water every hour
• Keep daily oil consumption to 10% of total calorie intake, i.e. on an average 3-4tsp a day
  • All oils ate 100% fat, having the same calories. Even olive oil
• Avoid refined sugar in beverages like tea, coffee, lassi, fresh lime. This is addition of empty calories on a daily basis
  • Stay away from artificial sweetner too. They are "artificial", thus the lesser the better.
• Say no fruits juices, smoothies or milkshakes
  • Eat the fruits instead

Healthy eating is a lifestyle, not a "diet". Imbibe it.

Thai Green Broccoli Soup

Ingredients:-

• 1 tbsp Thai green curry paste 
• 10-15 broccoli florets +for garnishing 
• 2 cups vegetable stock 
• 1 medium potato, finely chopped 
• 1-2 tbsps coconut milk 
• Salt to taste 
• Boiled noodles as required 
• 1 tbsp lemon juice 
• Finely chopped spring onion greens as required 
• Finely chopped fresh coriander leaves as required 

Preparation Method:-

• Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add Thai green curry paste and sauté for a minute. Add vegetable stock, mix and bring to boil. 
• Add broccoli florets and potato, mix and cook for 1-2 minutes. Cover and cook for 3-5 minutes. Switch off heat and cool. 
• Grind the cooked mixture to make a puree. Strain the puree in another small deep non-stick pan. Switch on heat, mix and bring to boil. 
• Add coconut milk and mix. Add salt and switch off heat. 
• For garnishing, inserta satay stick in a broccoli floret to make a tree. Roll some boiled noodles on the remaining stick and cover. Place it in a serving soup bowl. 
• Add lemon juice to soup and mix well. Pour the soup in the bowl and put some chopped spring onion greens and chopped coriander leaves besides the prepared garnish stick to make grass. 
• Serve hot.

Cheese Chicken Balls

Ingredients

• Chicken (boiled) :-1 cup 
• Grated cheese :-½ cup 
• Hara dhaniya :-2 tsp 
• Potatoes (boiled and mashed) :-2 
• Corn flour :-2 tsp 
• Egg :-1 Black 
• pepper :-½ tsp 
• Salt :-To taste 
• Mustard :-½ tsp 
• Bread crumbs :-½ cup 
• Cornflour :-1 cup( for dusting) 
• Baking Powder:- 1/2 tsp 

Tools Required

• Spatula 
• Medium bowl 
• Kadai/wok

Preparation Method

• In a vessel, take the potatoes, chicken and cheese. Mix well. 
• Combine an egg in this mixture. 
• Mix cornflour and hara dhaniya in it. Stir. 
• Put half tsp baking powder salt, and dark pepper in it. Combine well. 
• Take a little portion of prepared mixture on your palms and make small balls. 
• Roll them in an egg and then in bread crumbs. 
• In a kadai, heat oil and deep fry these cheese chicken balls until they turn golden brown.

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2 tsps fresh beetroot juice 
• 1¼ cups refined flour 
• 1 cup butter 
• 1 cup yogurt 
• ½ tsp baking soda 
• 1 tsp baking powder 
• A pinch salt 

Icing 

• 1 cup feta cheese 
• 1 cup fresh cream

Preparation method

• Preheat oven at 180ºC.
• Cream butter with an electric blender till light. Add yogurt and beat again. Add beetroot juice and beat well.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt into the butter mixture. Fold well into a smooth batter.
• Fill a piping bag with the batter.
• Place individual silicon moulds on a baking tray and line them with fancy underliners. Pipe out the batter in the moulds filling 3/4th. Tap lightly.
• Put the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
• To make icing, take feta cheese in a bowl. Add cream and whisk till well combined and smooth.
• Fill another piping bag fitted with a star nozzle with the icing.
• Demould muffins with the underliners. Pipe out icing on top and serve.

Healthy Sheera

Ingredients:-

• Finger Millet flour- 2 tbsp 
• Wheat flour- 2 tbsp 
• Soya flour- 2 tbsp 
• Jiggery- 2 tbsp 
• Almonds, chopped- 8-10 
• Cardamom powder- ½ tsp 

Preparation method:-

• Dry roast Finger Millet flour, wheat flour and soya flour in a pan, stir continuously. 
• Cook till brown. 
• Put water and jaggery together in a separate pan, boil till jaggery fully dissolved. 
• Add jaggery water to the roasted flour and cook for a while. 
• Add cardamom powder and mix well. 

Cream Cookie Mousse

Ingredients:-

• White chocolate (roughly chopped)                                                            125 gms 
• Fresh cream                                                                                                 62.5 ml 
• Whipping cream                                                                                          ½ cup 
• Chocolate cookies  (call it chocolate cookies)                                            4-5 nos
• Red cherry                                                                                                   5-6 nos 

Preparation Method

1. Heat cream and add into the chocolate. Mix till the chocolate melts. Fold in the whip cream into it.
2. Pour the mousse in piping bag and pipe in the mouse followed by the cookies placed on the center and again the mousse on the top 
3. Serve cold. Garnish with chocolate flakes, red cherry and chocolate cookie triangles .

Cheese Stuffed Potato Cutlets

INGREDIENTS   :-

For the Stuffing   

1. Boiled Potatoes  4 Medium Ones 
2. Shelled Peas [Optional]  ¼ Cup 
3. Bread 2 Slices 
4. Corn Flour  1 tbsp 
5. Coriander  2 tbsp 
6. Salt To taste 
7. Processed Cheese [Grated]   ½ Cup 
8.  Pepper Powder   ½ tsp 
9. Bread crumbs   ¼ cup 
10. Ketchup sauce 

To garnish 

•  Vermicelli To garnish 
• Cheese To garnish 
• Green olives To garnish 
• Peeled and sliced Carrot To garnish 

Preparation method:-

• Boil the potatoes. Peel and smash it or grate it. 
• Boil the peas and smash it. 
• Take the grated potatoes, peas, coriander, salt, corn flour and bread in a big bowl.
• Mix well to make soft dough. • In another bowl take grated cheese and add pepper in it.
• Take one portion of the dough, press in the middle and put 1 tsp cheese in between the dough
• Carefully close it and give an oval shape, taking care of not pressing hard.
• Repeat with other dough. And coat it with bread crumbs. 
• Heat oil in a kadai. 
• Deep fry tikkis in hot oil till it turns golden in color.
• Garnish it with Olives, Carrots and Vermicelli for eyes, ears and tail respectively. 
• Serve hot with ketchup.

Fruit Cake

Ingredients:-

• Butter 200gms
• Brown Sugar 150gms
• Sugar 50gms
• Eggs 2 Nos
• All Purpose Flour 200gms
• Cinnamon Powder A Pinch
• Clove Powder A Pinch
• Baking Powder 3 gms
• Salt As per Taste
• Mixed Dry Fruits 150gms

Preparation method:-

• In a bowl, add butter, brown sugar, sugar and whisk until it forms a smooth mixture.
• Add eggs, all purpose flour, cinnamon powder, clove powder, baking powder and Mix it well.
• In the mixture add the dry fruits, which need to be soaked in rum overnight and mix uniformly.
• Pour the prepared mixture in the cake ring mold and bake at 170C for 60 minutes.
• Fruit Cake is ready.

Serving Suggestions

Serve 4

Paneer Shawarma

Ingredients:-

• 350 grams cottage cheese (paneer), cut into slabs
• 4 wheat flour chapattis
• 9 garlic cloves
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 medium onion
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 2 tbsps olive oil
• Salt to taste
• Oil for grilling
• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsps tahini
• 1 large beetroot, peeled and cut into juliennes
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into juliennes
• ½ cup shredded iceberg lettuce

Preparation method:-

1. Grind together 6 garlic cloves, cumin seeds, roughly chopped onion, lemon juice, green chilli, olive oil and salt to a fine paste.

2. Spread the prepared paste on both sides of cottage cheese slabs. Set aside to marinate for 1 hour.

3. Heat some oil in a non-stick tawa. Place the marinated cottage cheese slabs on it and grill till golden and evenly done from both the  sides.

4. Heat chapattis on the same tawa.

5. Combine mayonnaise and tahini in a bowl and mix well.

6. Roughly chop remaining garlic cloves and add to the bowl and mix well.

7. Place warm chapattis on the worktop. Spread a spoonful of the mayonnaise mixture on them. Top with beetroot and carrot juliennes and lettuce in the centre.

8. Cut grilled cottage cheese slabs into fingers and place on the lettuce. Bring the ends together and wrap.

9. Fold the prepared shawarmas in fancy paper napkins and serve immediately.

Serving Suggestions

Serve 2

Upside Down Dahi Bhalle

Ingredients:-

• 2 cups yogurt (dahi)
• 1 cup split skinless black gram (kālā canā), soaked overnight
• Oil for deep-frying
• Salt to taste
• ½ inch ginger, finely chopped
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp raisins
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• Green chutney as required
• Sweet chutney as required
• Dahi Bhalla Masala for sprinkling
• Few fresh coriander sprigs for garnishing

Preparation method:-

1. Drain and grind black gram into a smooth thick batter. Transfer into a bowl.
2. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
3. Add salt, ginger, green chilli and raisin to the batter and mix well.
4. Dampen your palms with little water, divide the batter into equal large portions and deep-fry in hot oil till golden. Drain on    absorbent paper.
5. Insert a small cookie cutter into the fried bhalle to create holes in them.
6. Take the yogurt in another bowl. Add sugar and salt and mix well.
7. Place the prepared bhalle on a serving platter. Spoon in the yogurt in the holes and top with some green chutney and sweet chutney. Sprinkle Keya Dahi Bhalla Masala, garnish with coriander sprigs and serve chilled.

Serving Suggestions
Serve 3

CAPRESE SALAD AND SANDWICH

Ingredients:-

1. Cheese (Processed and Sliced) 
2. Fresh Basil Leaves 15 nos 
3. Salt To taste
4. Pepper To taste 
5. Sliced Tomato 3 nos 
6. Sandwich bread 4 slices 
7. Oil 4 tbsp

Preparation method:-

Process: 

•  In a large bowl add tomato slices, basil leaves, olive oil, salt, pepper and toss it.

For Sandwich:

•  Take bread slices and cut it with a cute shape cutter.
•  Place the bread slices on baking tray and toast it.
•  Place tomato slices, basil leaves and cheese slices between slices.
•  Bake these sandwiches until cheese is melted, that’s 2 to 3 minutes, and serve. 

For Salad: 

• Place tomatoes and processed cheese cuts evenly on a serving plate and garnish with basil leaves, olive oil and black pepper

Serving Suggestions:-

• Serve 2

Creamy Potato Salad

INGREDIENTS:-

• 8 medium potatoes, cooked and diced
• 1 1⁄2 cups mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 celery ribs, sliced
• 1 cup onion, minced
• 5 hard-boiled eggs
•    paprika

DIRECTIONS:-

• Boil peeled potatoes in salted water until done. Cool to room temperature.
• Place diced potatoes in large bowl.
• Mix mayonnaise, cider vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in another bowl.
• Add to potatoes.
• Add celery and onions and mix well.
• Stir in eggs.
• Sprinkle a little paprika on top.

Expert Tips:-

1. For a slightly sweet potato salad, add 1/3 to 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish in step 2.
2. Trim fat grams by using fat-free mayonnaise and just 2 eggs.
3. Round red and white potatoes are waxy and work best for potato salad because the pieces stay firm when fully cooked. Baking potatoes, which are starchy, tend to break apart and become mushy in salads.

Masala Dal Vadai

Ingredients :-

• 1 cup Bengal gram,soaked for 2 hours,( chana dal)
• 1 onion, finely chopped,( piyaz)
• 2 cloves(Laung)
• 1 cinnamon stick(Dalchini)
• 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped, (hara dhaniya)
• 3 red chillies, dried,crushed(Sookhi lal mirch)
• 1 tbsp ginger,chopped fine ( adrak)
• 1 tbsp garlic, chopped, ( lehsun)
• 2 tbsp rice flour(chawal ka Atta)
• 1 Tbsp fennel seeds, (saunf)
• Oil to deep fry (tel )
• salt to taste, (namak)
• 200 gms coconut chutney to serve, (nariyal chutney)

Preparation method:-

1. Soak chana dal for 2 hours and put in the blender.
2. Add red chillies, ginger, cloves and cinnamon and grind coarsely. If needed add a little water. Make sure the mix ture is dry.
3. Remove the mixture in a big bowl.
4. Add onions, garlic, coriander, fennel seeds and salt.
5. For binding add rice flour and mix everything properly.
6. In a wok heat oil for deep frying.
7. Make small dumplings of this batter and deep fry them until they are golden brown.
8. Remove on a paper towel to soak excess oil.
9. Arrange the vadai into a serving plate and serve hot with coconut chutney.

VEGGIE FINGERS

Ingredients:-

1)Potatoes-3 (boiled and mashed)
2)Carrots-1/2 cup chopped)
3)Fenugreek (Methi)-1/4th cup (chopped)
4)Beans-3-4(chopped)
5)Salt to taste
6)Pepper to taste
7)Bread crumbs-1 cup
8)Oil for frying

Preparation method:-

Method for veggie fingers:-Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and shape it up like fingers and deep fry till golden in color. Serve with ketchup

Tart ( Eggless Desserts Recipe)

Cute and small, thick and crusty, tarts form a great base for desserts. They are usually made of flour, salt and butter, but ingredients like almonds might be added for a special touch. Rubbing the butter lightly with your fingertips while making tarts is an art that you can perfect with practice. Only ice-cold water should be added during preparation, else the butter will melt making it sticky. Tarts taste great by themselves, but they are also used in delicious recipes like strawberry tarts, fruity chocolate tarts and many more.

Preparation Time: 5 mins

Baking Time: 15 min.

Baking Temperature: 200ºC (400ºF)

Makes 10 tarts

Ingredients:-

1 3/4 cups plain flour (maida)

a pinch of salt

3/4 cup butter (at room temperature)

Method:-

• Sieve the flour and salt together on a plate.
• Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips and mix well.
• Gradually add ice-cold water (approx. 3 tbsp) and knead well to make a stiff dough and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
• Lightly flour the rolling pin and pastry board and keep aside.
• Knead the dough again, divide it into 10 equal portions.
• Roll out a portion of the dough into a 100 mm. (4”) diameter circle. Place the circle into a 75 mm. (3”) diameter tart case and press the circle gently around the sides of the tart case.
• Repeat step 6 to make 9 more tarts.
• Prick all over the tarts with the help of a fork.
• Arrange the tarts on a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200ºc (400ºf) for approx. 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cool the tart cases and use as required.

Handy tip:

Greasing of tart moulds is not necessary, unless the moulds are new.

Spiced Cocoa Coffee

Ingredients :- 

• 1 cup water
• 3 tbsp instant coffee
• 3 cups lukewarm milk, (doodh)
• ¼ cup cocoa power
• 1/3 cup sugar, (Cheeni/shakkar)
• ¼ tsp vanilla essence
• ½ tsp cinnamon powder,( dalchini)
• A pinch of red chilli powder, ( lal mirch powder)
• 4 tbsp whipped cream to garnish
• 4 tsp white chocolate to garnish
• 1 tsp Cocoa powder to garnish

Preparation method:- 

• Bring 01cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add instant coffee into it and simmer it.
• Switch off the gas and allow the coffee to rest for a minute.
• Add lukewarm milk. Cocoa powder, sugar,vanilla essence, cinnamon powder and red chilli powder.Give it a nice stir to mix everything.
• Now switch on the gas and heat the coffee. Do not boil just simmer while stirring continuously.
• Pour the coffe into cups.
• Garnish with whipped cream, cocoa powder and white chocolate flakes and serve hot.

Iced Coffee

Ingredients

• 4 cup water
• 4 tbsp coffee powder
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 lemon
• Crushed ice

Preparation method

• In a pan , add water and coffee powder and bring to a boil. Keep aside and cool.
• Remove ½ jug coffee decoction in a bowl , add sugar and mix well. In a separate plate, add 1/3 cup castor sugar . Cut a lemon and rub one half piece of lime on the edges of a tall glass. Now place the glass upside down in the plate with the castor sugar. Turn again , and add handbroken mint leaves and a lemon slice to the glass base. Add crushed ice .
• Pour the iced coffee from the bowl into the glass , and serve.

Serving Suggestions Serve in a coffee mug.