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Spinach Salad with pecan and cranberries
By srijata
1)Dry roast pecan over low heat
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup pecan halves
- 1 (6 ounce) package fresh Baby Spinach
- 1 large apple, cored, sliced and then cut each slice into bite-size pieces
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons honey
Chicken Biriyani
By srijata
1)Marinate the washed and bite sized cut chicken with all the above mentioned spices (2-13)
- 1)Trimmed and ready chicken tenderloins - 1.18 lb appox
- 2)Turmeric - 1 and1/2 tsp
- 3)Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tbsp
- 4)Coriander powder - 2 tbsp
- 5)Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
- 6)Garam masala powder - 2 tsp
- 7)Kitchen king masala - 2 tsp
- 8)Whole black pepper corn - 2 tsp
- 9)Biriyani/tandoori masala - 1 tbsp
- 10)Clove pieces - 4 to 5
- 11)Salt - as per taste (approx 1 tbsp)
- 12)Kashmiri red chilli powder -1 tbsp (reduce to 1 tsp if you want less spice)
- 13)Shahi jeera or cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
- 14)2 cups of washed basmati rice
Cabbage curry
By srijata
1) Boil the cut up cabbage in pressure cooker with 2 cups of water, salt and turmeric for 1 whistles
- 1) 1 small green cabbage - few outer layers removed (washed and cut into thin slices)
- 2) Frozen peas - 1 cup
- 3) 2 tomatoes cut into small pieces (or 1/2 can tomato)
- 4) ginger paste 1 tbsp
- 5)Bay leaf 2 small leaves
- 6)Cumin seeds 1 tsp
- 7)Cumin powder 2 tsp
- 8)Coriander powder 1 tsp
- 9)Turmeric powder 1 tsp
- 10)Garam masala 1 tsp
Whole wheat Vegetable Lasagna
By srijata
Whole wheat Vegetable Lasagna
- 1)1 pkg (16 oz) lasagna noodles
- 2)1 jar Ragu or any other pasta sauce any type (Red sauce)
- 3)1 pkt brocolli
- 4)1 pkt spinach fresh (or thawed)
- 5)1 pkt mixed vegetables (of your choice) (caroots,corn,beans etc)
- 6)1/2 pkt broccoli florets
- 6)1 small jar of cottage cheese
- 7)1 jar of Ragu (or any other) white sauce.
- 8)2-3 tsp Italian seasoning (oregano, basil etc)
- 9)Few handfulls of shredded cheese (2% fat or more if u like)
- 10)5-6 cheese slices
- 11)Oil for brushing lasagna baking pan
- 12)Ricotta or Mozerella cheese (1/2 cup)
Strawberry Cheese Cake Swirl
By srijata
1)Heat oven to 350 F. 2)Line a 13*9 inch panwith foil,with ends of foil extending over the sides
- 1) 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2)3 Tbsp sugar
- 3)3 Tbsp butter(melted)
- 4)1 Pkg( 8 Oz) fat free cream cheese - at room temperature
- 5)1 cup sugar
- 6)3 tbs flour
- 7)1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 8)1 cup fat free sour cream
- 9)2 eggs
- 10)1/4 cup seedless strawberry jam
Paneer Butter Masala
By srijata
1. Combine the ginger, green chillies, tamarind extract and tomato in a blender
- ngredients:
- Paneer – 200 gms, cubed
- Peas – 2 cups, shelled, boiled
- Tomatoes – 4, finely chopped
- Ginger – 2 tsp, grated
- Coriander Seeds – 1 tsp, powdered
- Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
- Sugar – 2 tsp
- Red Chilli Powder – 2 tsp
- Tamarind Extract – 4 tsp
- Fresh Cream – 1 1/2 tblsp
- Green Chillies – 5, finely chopped
- Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp, powdered
- Garam Masala Powder – 2 tsp
- Oil – 5 to 6 tblsp
- Butter – 1 to 2 tblsp, to garnish
Bengali chicken curry
By srijata
Wash the chicken pieces and marinate it with curd, chopped tomato, half of the ginger-garlic paste, green chili pas...
- Chicken: 1 Kg, cut in medium size pieces
- Onions: 3 big
- Ginger paste: 1 tbsp
- Garlic paste: 1 tbsp
- Green chillies: 4-5
- Tomato: 1 medium
- Curd: 4 tbsp
- Oil: ½ cup (I use mustard oil and saffola fold in 1:1 ratio)
- Potatoes: 4 medium
- Red chili powder: 11/2 tsp
- Whole clove: 5-6
- Cinnamon: 1" piece
- Black pepper: 8-9
- Garam masala powder: 1/3 tsp
- Turmeric
- Salt
- Sugar: ½ tsp
Whole wheat pizza made from scratch
By srijata
A delicious healthy alternative to store bough pizza
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 1 and 1/2 cups warm water
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- 1 tbsp olive oil (or any blend of oil, preferably Mediterranean)
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp cornflour (for sprinkling
Best Egg white spinach sandwich
By srijata
A whole wheat sandwich super healthy and delicious
- 1) 2 slices of whole wheat bread
- 2)Butter or margarine for spreading on bread
- 2) Egg whites (1/2 cup)
- 3)Spinach leaves (Fresh 3-5 Leaves)
- 4)Olives (cut into thin slices) 2-3 olives
- 5)Sun dried tomatoes (3 Slices)
- 6)Ranch (Fat free dressing)
- 7)Salt and pepper to taste
Turnip ka bharta ( Seasoned mashed turnip)
By srijata
A delicious turnip dish bearing a resemblance to baba ghanoush
- 1) Turnip 7-8 small sized
- 2) Coriander powder 1 tbsp
- 3) Tomatoes 2-3 ( or 1/2 canned tomato)
- 4) Onions ( 1/2 of a full sized onion)
- 5) Salt and pepper to taste