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bharwa parval/stuffed pointed gourd

This is a dry sabji made with parval/pointed gourd served with roti and dal. This is a gujarati dish. While buying parval, make sure to buy young ones. They are bright green in colour and white pulp inside with soft seeds. Ripe ones are hard with yellow pulp and hard seeds which need to be removed. Ingredients :  parval 250g. for stuffing oil 3 teaspoon red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder1/2 teaspoon dhania powder 1 teaspoon garam masala 1/2 teaspoon amchur powder 1/2 teaspoon anardana powder1/2 teaspoon hing pinch salt as per taste desiccated coconut 1 teaspoon crushed peanuts 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon green chilli 1-crushed or finely chopped ginger-1 small piece grated besan 2-3tablespoon Method: Wash and dry parval. Remove thin layer of skin, remove top and bottom. Make a slit from top to bottom on 1 side. Now mix all masala and add oil to it. Make extra masala which can be added to sabji while cooking. Stuff this mixture in parval one by one. Now take oil in pres...
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Vegetable kofta

 This is mummy special kofta served with home-made naan. It tastes delicious. Ingredients: For kofta bottle gourd 250-300gm bread crumbs 100gm besan 3-4 teaspoon fruit salt 1/2 ENo sahcet for gravy: dhani powder 1 teaspoon coconut-dry desicated 2 teaspoon red chilli powder 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon garam masala 1 teaspoon tomato puree 2-3 tablespoon crushed onion 1 sugar (optional) 1 teaspoon butter 1 tablespoon ghee 1/2 tablespoon Cashew paste: Cashew (801 pieces) , milk 1/4 cup) , fresh cream 1/4 cup Ginger-chilli paste: green chilli 1, coriander8-10 spring, ginger 1 small piece, salt as per taste, lemon 1 squeeze Method: Soak cashew in milk for half an hour and keep it aside. How to make kofta:  Peel and grate bottle gourd. Add besan, salt, green chilli paste, pinch of fruit salt. make a dough with soft consistency. make round balls and roll in bread crumps and deep fry. healthier option is to make kofta in paniyarum patra with less oil. We can add green peas...
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Rainbow salad

Rainbow salad As its name it has various fruits, veggies, dry fruits, seeds. Whatever available and as per taste which suits you, one can adjust the taste. veggies: chopped juicy tomatoes carrot-desi red chopped american corn-boiled and drained beetroot-boiled and chopped (optional) fruits:  grapes- cut into 2 pineapple-finely chopped and boiled in sugar water apple-cut into small pices and lemon juice drizzled to avoid it turning black guava- cut into small pieces stawberry-cut into 4 pieces dry fruits: almond-cut into small pices cranberry-cut into 2 walnut cut into smll pieces seeds: sunflower seeds roasted pumpkin seeds roasted peanut roasted/boiled  dressing: lemon juice honey pepper-crushed salt chat masala mint leaves -finely chopped corainder-finely chopped green chilli-finely chopped Method: Mix fruits, vegetabkes (excpet beetroout) in a big bowl. Pour dressing and mix well. Keep it in a refrigerator. Before serving add  dry fruits and seeds. garnish with coriand...
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soya sauce dip

This Soya sauce dip is generally used as a side dish for Asean meals. I mainly use for rice paper wrap, momos, dumplings or lettuce wrap. It is quick and easy to prepare. it can be stored for 3-5 days in air tight container. Ingredients:  light soya sauce 5 teaspoon crushed and roasted peanuts 2 teaspoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon gigner grated 1 teaspoon green chilli-1 finely chopped corainder-finely chopped 2-3 teaspoon water 3-4 teaspoon garlic 2 cloves, crushed/grated vinegar 1 teaspoon Method: Mix all the ingredeints and mix well. Cover with a lid and store in refrigerator. Shake well before use.
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Moong dal palak cheela

 The Moong Dal Palak Cheela Recipe is a healthy breakfast, high in protein.  Serve the Moong Dal Palak Cheela along with Tomato chutney instead of ketchup for breakfast, evening snack or even a weeknight dinner. Ingredients 250 grams Green Moong Dal (Split) 1/2 cup  Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)  , whisked 50 grams Spinach Leaves (Palak) , finely chopped 1 Onion , finely chopped Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , a bunch, finely chopped 2 Green Chillies , finely chopped 1 inch Ginger , grated 3/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi) 3/4 teaspoon Red Chilli powder 2 teaspoons Lemon juice Salt , to taste Oil , as needed How to make Moong Dal Palak Cheela Recipe (Green Yellow Lentil And Spinach Crepes) To begin making the Moong Dal Palak Cheela Recipe, clean, wash and soak the...
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Sweet Potato and Bean Tostadas

  This vegetarian tostadas recipe features roasted sweet potatoes and healthy “refried” beans, served with healthy avocado, onion, lettuce with feta cheese and tomato salsa. INGREDIENTS Roasted Sweet Potatoes about 3 medium, peeled and sliced into 3/4” pieces 1 tablespoon  Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/2 teaspoon chili powder Salt Refried Beans 1 tablespoon  Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced 1 teaspoon ground cumin 100gm Black Beans/rajma, boiled and drained 1/2 cup water 1/2 teaspoon sea salt grinder, more to taste Crispy Baked Tortillas 8 corn tortillas (you need 100% corn tortillas; others won’t get crispy!) 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for brushing Crisp Lime Salad and Garnishes 500gm romaine lettuce, roughly chopped 2/3 cup  Feta Cheese Crumbles 3/4 cup finely ...
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Satsaagi

  Satsaagi Satsaagi Recipe is a super nutritious Sindhi sabzi which is made from seven vegetables as its name says. In Sindhi, 'Satta' means seven and 'saag' means vegetables.  This is a dry sabzi made with  vegetables mainly aloo, arbi, capsicum, peas, carrot, beans and lauki. However if you wish you could also add other vegetables like cauliflower, carrot etc of your choice.  While some add methi and palak to the dish, some make it into a gravy.   This is a no onion no garlic recipe,  however  it can be made in many different ways.  Serve Satsaagi along with phulka roti, dal and achar as a complete lunch.  Ingredients 2 Carrot (Gajjar) , diced 10 Green beans (French Beans) , cut into 1 inch 10 Colocasia root (Arbi) , small ones 1/4 cup Green peas (Matar) 2 Potatoes (Aloo) , diced 1/3 cup Bottle gourd (lauki) , diced ...
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