Grilled Subzi

Ingredients: 1 carrot – cut into thin round slices 2 capsicums – green, yellow or red – sliced into thin fingers 1 tomato – deseeded and cut into thin fingers 50-75 gms paneer – cut into thin fingers 3 tbsp oil ½ tsp ajwain (carom seeds) 3 tbsp gram flour 1 tsp lemon juice ½ [...]

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Eggless Chocolate-Walnut cake (in microwave)

Ingredients: 1¾ cup maida (plain flour) 6 tbsp cocoa powder ¼ tsp baking powder ½ tsp eating soda ¾ cup vegetable oil / refined oil 1 cup curd (nor sour) 1¼ cup ground sugar ½ tsp vanilla essence 1 cup milk with 1 tsp coffee and 2 tsp drinking chocolate mixed in it ½ cup [...]

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Methi Mutter Malai

Ingredients: 2 cups fenugreek leaves (chopped) ½ tsp cumin seeds ½ cup green peas ¾ cup milk 2 tbsp cream ½ tsp sugar 2-3 tbsp oil Salt to taste For making the paste: 1 onion – chopped 1 green chilli – chopped ½ inch piece ginger 2-3 garlic cloves 12-13 cashew nuts 2½ tsp poppy [...]

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Healthy Pasta and Fruit Salad

Ingredients: 1 bowl Conchiglie whole wheat pasta (boiled) (even maccheroni can be used) 1 carrot – finely chopped 1 capsicum – finely chopped 2-3 baby corn – chopped ½ cup sweet corn kernels ½ apple – peeled and chopped ½ cup grapes 3-4 cloves of garlic (in a paste) ½ tsp pepper powder Juice of [...]

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Veggie in Honey Sauce

Ingredients: 1 carrot sliced 7-8 Mushrooms cut into half ½ cup sweet corn (or baby corn) 1½ cup Broccoli & cauliflower cut into small florets 1 Onion cut into 8 pieces 1 capsicum cut into 1/2″ cubes 2-3 dry red chillies (Broken into bits & deseeded) 15 cloves of garlic (paste) ¼ tsp pepper A [...]

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Khaman/Dhokla (In Microwave)

Ingredients: For batter: 1½ cup gram flour (besan) 1 cup water 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp baking soda or fruit salt 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp oil Salt to taste For tempering: 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp sesame seeds 1 green chili – chopped 2 tbsp grated coconut (optional) 1 tbsp coriander leaves [...]

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Tofu Bhurji

Ingredients: 100 gm Tofu (grated) 2 onions (chopped & boiled) 3 tomatoes 5-6 cloves garlic 1″ Ginger 3 whole dry red chillies (Soaked in hot water for 15 min) 2 tbsp cashew nuts & almond paste (Soak in hot water for 15 mins, peel and make a smooth paste) 1 tsp red chilli powder 1 [...]

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Hot & Spicy Pasta

Ingredients: 1 cup boiled spaghetti and fussili 2 onions, finely chopped 1 large tomato, finely chopped 4-5 garlic cloves 1-2 tsp chilly-ginger paste 1 tsp red chilly powder Pinch of turmeric powder ½ tbsp corn flour (mixed with some water) ½ tsp chilly flakes 1 tsp sugar ½ tsp pepper powder 1 tsp mixed herbs [...]

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Baghara Baingan

Ingredients: 5-6 Small size Baingan ½ tsp mustard seeds ½ tsp fenugreek seeds 4-5 curry leaves Fresh chopped coriander leaves Salt to taste Oil For the paste: 2 tbsp ground peanuts 1 tbsp sesame seeds 1 tsp poppy seeds 3 whole dry red chillies 1-2 green chillies 1 large onion sliced 2 tbsp grated coconut [...]

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Layered Soya Veg Biryani

I had seen a similar recipe in a cookery show, in which I made some modifications. Also, I was not sure before preparing this one, as I had never used soya chunks with rice. But the final outcome was just amazing and soya chunks tasted delicious. Ingredients: 1 cup soya chunks 1 cup rice 2 [...]

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