Carrot and Peas Veggie ( Gajar Matar Sabzi)

Carrot and Peas is quite a popular sabzi which is made in north India .It's tasty and very easy to make.Hope you give it a try and like it too. Ingredients :- 200 gms Carrot ( 2 cups of Carrot) 100 gms Peas ( 1 cup Peas) 1/2 cup fresh Coriander leaves 1 tsp grated Ginger 1 green chili finely chopped 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds ( Jeera) 1/4 tsp heeng ( asafotedia) 1/2 tsp coriander powder ( Dhaniya Powder) 1/2 tsp turmeric powder ( haldi powder) 1/2...

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Masala Bhindi / Lady's finger

INGREDIENTS :- 500 gms lady's finger cut length wise 2 tomatoes - finely chopped 2 big onions - cut length wise 1 spoon ginger paste 1 spoon garlic paste 1/2 tsp of jeera / cumin seeds 2 green chilli chopped length wise1/2 tsp chaat masala Salt as per taste 1 tsp red chili powder coriander - garnishing 4 tbsp of oil METHOD:- Cut the top and tail of the lady's finger and slit it length wise Heat oil in a wok/ deep frying pan...

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Healthy Chutney for Dosa's and Idlis

Its been months since I posted any new recipe , finally I decided to post this amazing tangy ,healthy chutney recipe which can be had with Dosas  , Idlis and much more. Ingredients :- 2 medium size tomatoes 2 medium size onions 100 gms of cilantro / corainder 7-8 pods of garlic 2 spoons of grated ginger  1 tbsp of oil salt as per taste 10-12 curry leaves Method :- Wash all the vegetables properly and chop it into big chunks (...

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Wheat Banana and Dates Bread

I tried baking other breads at home twice before this but it never came out good to post on the blog , I thought of trying once more and this time results were good .My banana bread is not only healthy tasty and sugar free but tastes good as well.The Dates and Banana  which I added in the bread made it sweet hence I added no sugar to it. Ingredients :- 2 cups of Wheat Flour 1 cups of mashed Banana 1 tsp of...

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Baked Tomato and Corn Soup

Valentine's day table arrangement at home A very Happy Valentine's day to all my friends, yesterday was kind of busy day for me .I cooked decorated  the  house and arranged  the table for both of with with little candles in center .When Shivam came home he was so surprised :). I had my part of surprises too with valentine's day gifts .We had a good time taking pictures talking and enjoying our food. I made this baked Corn tomato...

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Bell Pepper with Tomato and Cottage Cheese ( Paneer)

Bell Pepper/ capsicum add zing to any veggie whether its pasta , eggs or anything. I tried making Bell pepper with tomato and Paneer / cottage cheese minus the onion and it came out pretty well.I just simply loved the color of my veggie :) .Here is the recipe for it. In a Pan add oil, once warm add cumin seeds, minced garlic and ginger and 1 green chili chopped and cook it for about a minute.   Add chopped Bell pepper along...

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Bell pepper and Gram flour vegetable (shimla mirch and besan sabzi )

Shimla Mirch as it is called in Hindi or Bell Peppers in the West or Capsicum in India, Australia, Malaysia etc all mean the same vegetable which cooks in minutes and is used in a variety of dishes in everyday life from salads and soups to Paneer.Following is one a bell pepper recipes with addition of different flours.This is basically a Gujarati dish which My mother makes often and one amongst my favorite bell pepper veggie. Ingredients...

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Oats and Spinach Cutlets

I wanted to make Vegetable Cutlets today but the very image of a vegetable cutlet is the one loaded with oil so we might enjoy having it but later feel guilty because the extra calories we would consume with it.Hence Instead of frying it I baked it in the oven. Ingredients :- 1 cup oats 1 potato boiled 1/4 th cup water 1/2 onion finely chopped 1 green chili chopped 2 cloves of garlic 1/2 cup peas 2 cups chopped Spinach salt 1/2 tsp...

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Lauki / Ghiya Pratha ( Bottle Gourd Indian Flat Bread)

I never used to like Bottle Gourd eventually I acquired a taste for it and started having Ghiya sabzi with Onions and tomatoes and yes of course I like these Ghiya Parathas which I made recently these are not on healthy but flavorful as well.The following is the way my mom makes it. Ingredients :- 2 cups of Wheat Flour 1 tsp salt 3 tbsp Yogurt 2 cups of grated Ghiya/ Bottle Gourd 1 tsp of roasted Cumin seeds 2 tbsp of finely chopped...

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Egg with Spinach and Salsa

I'm so fond of spinach and eggs so I just thought of putting  both together and what came out??  a healthy yummy breakfast .I topped it up with a spoonful of Salsa ,not only looked awesome but tasted heaven :)  Ingredients :-  1 egg 1 tbsp of oil 1 large cup of Spinach leaves 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped 1 tsp of freshly ground pepper salt for taste 1 tbsp of Salsa 2 toasted bread Method...

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Semolina Carrot Cake

I found this healthy and nutritious recipe on a fellow blogger food blog Poonam .It's a change to the usual flour cakes we make and can be prepared in max 40 minutes.I just added raisins to the original recipe.Do try and let me know if you like it too :) Ingredients :- 1 cup semolina 3/4 cup grated carrot 1 cup yogurt 1 cup milk 2 tsp olive oil 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup blanched almonds 1/2 tsp cardamom powder 1/2 tsp baking powder 10-12...

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Chickpeas and Yogurt Raita

I had a Canned box of Chickpeas at home but was lazy to make Chole ( That was the only thing I had tried making out of Chickpeas) .Although Chole is my favorite I wanted to try something new this time so thought of making a Chickpeas Raita which I had at a friends place.It is simple yet tasty and can be prepared in 5 minutes. Recipe Details :- Ingredients :- 1 1/2 cup of Boiled chickpeas 1 tsp  fennel seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds 1...

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Egg Bhurji ( Veggie Egg Scramble )

Egg Bhurji is an easy and tasty way of preparing scrambled eggs with onion, tomatoes, capsicum and spices.It uses the most simple ingredients. It is versatile and can be had by itself, or as a side with rice and curry, or as a wrap with chapatis or even as a sandwich with bread. I usually  make this when I run out of time or vegetables. Things needed. Mix egg with all veggies and spices.   Add oil and spread the mixture...

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Stir-fried Zucchini

 Re posting this for a food blog event. This delicious recipe. It's easy to cook and so tasty, I found this recipe in one of the magazine, and it turned out pretty good. Cut Zucchini into  1" pieces. Put the cut zucchini into a large mixing bowl. Add the bengal gram flour, turmeric, cumin and red chilli powders, salt to taste and mix well to coat all the zucchini pieces. Keep aside for later.  Heat the oil in...

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