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Bread cutlet - party starters and easy snacks recipe

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It is a delicious and hearty Indian snack which can be served as a starter, appetizer or simply evening snack. This easy bread cutlet recipe uses bread, mashed potatoes, boiled green peas and few veggies and uses shallow fry technique to make them stomach filling and healthy. Ingredients For Bread Cutlets - 2 big bread slices - 1 tsp roughly chopped ginger (adrak) - 2 tsp roughly chopped garlic (lehsun) - 1 1/2 tsp roughly chopped green chillies - 1 cup boiled and mashed potatoes - 1/4 cup finely chopped onions - 1/4 cup grated carrot - 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania) - salt to taste - 1/2 cup bread crumbs for rolling - 4 tbsp oil For Serving With Bread Cutlets - green chutney - tomato ketchup Method For bread cutlets 1. To make bread cutlets, combine the ginger, garlic and green chillies in a mortal pestle (khalbatta) and coarsely crush it. Keep aside. 2. Soak the bread slices in enough water in a deep bowl for 1 minute. 3. Squeeze out all ...

Palak Pakoda - how to make spinach pakoda

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A quick and easy snack recipe made of Spinach, Gram flour and basic spices. Pakoda or pakora are basically deep fried tea time snack from Indian cousine. Gram flour and all purpose flour or corn flour are main ingredients to make spinach pakoda crispy. You can use leftover spinach to make tea time snacks. To make palak Pakoda crispy, I have used all purpose flour, sliced onions, few garlic cloves, ginger. Spinach Pakoda are Indian snack fritters and can be served as a party starters. Ingredients to make Pakoda - 1.5 cups spinach thinely sliced (washed, cleaned) - 1/4 cup thinely sliced onion - 1.5 tsp green chillies - this is optional - 3/4 cup besan/ Gram flour - 2 tbsp all purpose flour (maida) or corn flour or rice flour - 1/2 tsp haldi / turmeric powder - salt to taste - 1 tsp ginger thinely sliced into small pieces - 1 tsp garlic thinely sliced into small pieces - 1/4 tsp hing - 1/4 tsp ajwain - oil for deep frying - water For serving - tomato ketchup M...

Schezwan Noodles

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Ingredients To make Chilli Oil - 1/2 cup oil - 7 to 8 whole dry kashmiri red chillies To make The Noodles - 3 tbsp oil - 1 tbsp chopped garlic (lehsun) - 3/4 cup shredded cabbage - 3/4 cup thinly sliced capsicum - 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots - 1/2 cup bean sprouts - salt to taste - 2 cups boiled noodles - 1/2 cup schezuan sauce - 1 tbsp chilli oil , recipe above Method How to proceed to make Chilli oil 1. Heat the oil in a deep pan on a high flame till it smokes. 2. Add the chillies, cover with a lid immediately and remove from the flame. 3. Strain it using a sieve and keep aside. For the noodles 1. Heat the oil in a wok/kadhai on a high flame, add the garlic and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds. 2. Add the cabbage, capsicum, carrots, bean sprouts and salt, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally. 3. Add the noodles, schezuan sauce, toss well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while s...

Baby and toddlers toys at heavy discounts

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1. Little's Junior Ring (Multicolour) Rs 225 - Rs 175 Description Let your toddler have his own ideas of shapes and colors with Little Junior Ring toy. This simple and amazingly well themed kit consists of five different rings with different colors and sizes that are intended to help children with visual development and colors. Buy now 2. Wish key Colourful Plastic Non Toxic Set of 8 Teether and Rattle for New Borns and Infants Rs 629 - Rs 349 Description Wishkey presents 8 pcs rattle comes in multicolor. It makes a pleasant and rattling sound on shaking which really excite the young ones. This toy aids the child to learn about sound and he or she tries to concentrate on the type of sound produced. Apart from entertainment it is also a learning device which increases the concentration level of the new borns. 3. Smartcraft Colorful and Attractive Funny Cottage Educational Toy, Learning House - Baby Birthday Gift for 1 2 3 Year Old Boy Girl Child ...

Gajar ka halwa without sugar in pressure cooker

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Gajar ka halwa without sugar in pressure cooker - it is made of grated carrots, powdered jaggery, milk, water and dry fruits. Making in pressure cooker saves time to cook the carrots. Instead of sugar, we are using powdered jaggery which is much healthier than refined sugar. It tastes good and there are many benefits of jaggery. In winter season, I remember my mom always made gajar ka halwa in traditional way using a wok. We all used to love it after a meal and in our childhood we were not that fond of dry fruits. And dry fruits are loaded with benefits so our mother used to add dry fruits in gajar ka halwa which tastes so nice. If you are working person either woman or man, or you are a mother you would have less time to prepare for halwa. So I am sharing you a quick recipe of gajar ka halwa in pressure cooker which saves so much of time. And enjoy it with your family after a meal and your family will be happy. The traditional way of making gajar ka halwa takes so much of...

Bread Paneer Pizza

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Bread pizza on tawa or pan with steps is shown in the video below. This bread pizza on tawa is quick recipe and tasty. It tastes different from the regular pizza. You can use variety of bread to make bread pizza like whole wheat flour bread, atta bread, white bread, brown bread, multigrain bread, wheat sandwich bread. Use a heavy thick base tawa to make bread pizza otherwise the bread can get burnt from the bottom. For the light toasting - olive oil or butter For the toppings - onion - we will slice onion into medium size - paneer cubes , cut into small pieces - grated cheese - pizza sauce - bread slices - salt and black pepper Method 1. Take bread slices of your choice atta bread / white bread / multi grain bread / brown bread / wheat sandwich bread / wheat flour bread. We took Atta bread. 2. Spread pizza sauce evenly on bread slices. 3. Place paneer cubes on bread. 4. Add onion slices on the bread, spread cheese on the bread. 5. Heat Pan and grease wi...

Paneer and bell peppers Sandwich | Healthy Sandwich | Sandwich Recipes | Indian Recipes

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Sandwich is the food which is  most loved by everyone.. We tried new recipe triple layer sandwich it was very tasty and healthy for health concious  people. People enjoy it in breakfast  and can also enjoy as a snacks. so here is the recipe Ingredients - Bread slices (bread of choice) - Paneer slices - thinely slices in big sizes - Mayonnaise - Red and Yellow Bell Peppers - thinely sliced into small pieces - Salt to taste - Black Pepper (Optional) - Oil for greasing Method 1. Take 2 bread slices on a clean surface. Place paneer slices on the one side of bread. 2. Take bowl of bell peppers sliced into small pieces, add mayonnaise into it and mix the ingredients very well. 3. Add salt to taste in mayonnaise and bell peppers mixture and mix it well. 4. Evenly spread mayonnaise mixture on the bread. Sprinkle little black pepper - this is optional. 5. Place second Bread on top and we will press the sandwich slightly. 6. Heat pan and add some oil fo...

Cheesy rice stick

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Ingredients - 7 cheese sticks - 2 cups cooked rice - 1/4 cup finely chopped coriander (dhania) - 1/2 cup boiled and mashed potatoes - 1/4 cup cornflour - 1 1/2 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika) - 1 tsp dried mixed herbs - salt to taste - bread crumbs for rolling - oil for deep-frying For Serving tomato ketchup Method 1. Mash the rice using a masher in a deep bowl. 2. Add the coriander, potatoes, cornflour, chilli flakes, mixed herbs and salt and mix well using your hands. 3. Divide the mixture into 7 equal portions. 4. Flatten a portion of the potato mixture into a 75 mm. (3") diameter circle and place a cheese stick in the centre. 5. Bring together the edges in the centre to seal the stuffing and roll it into an oval shape. Keep aside. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to make 6 more cheesy rice sticks. 7. Roll them in bread crumbs till they are evenly coated from all the sides. 8. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry, a few sticks at a...

Cheesy Paneer Bread Roll

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A bread roll is a small, often round loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment (eaten plain or with butter). A roll can be served and eaten whole or cut transversely and dressed with filling between the two halves. Rolls are also commonly used to make sandwiches similar to those produced using slices of bread. They are found in most cuisines all over the world. Bread roll is made with stuffed potato mixture inside the bread squeezed in water. Ingredients - 1/2 cup grated processed cheese - 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese - 1/2 cup crumbled paneer (cottage cheese) - 12 fresh bread slices - 1/2 tbsp butter - 2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun) - 1/2 cup boiled , peeled and mashed potatoes - 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies - 2 tsp dried oregano - 1 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika) - salt to taste - oil for deep-frying For Serving - chilli sauce - schezwan sauce Method 1. Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic and sauté on a medium...

Veg Kolhapuri

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Vegetable kolhapuri is a known dish from the city of Kolhapur in Maharashtra. There are variety of different flavors of dishes. This dish consists of mixed vegetables in a thick and spiced gravy. It is basically served as a main course accompanied by breads such as chapatis. People also have it with steamed rice. For the Kolhapuri gravy Ingredients - 2 cups tomato cubes - 10 cashewnuts (kaju) - 4 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces - 1 tbsp oil - 1 tbsp butter - 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) - 1 bayleaf (tejpatta) - 4 cloves (laung / lavang) - 1 small stick cinnamon (dalchini) - 2 cardamoms - 2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste - 1 tsp ginger (adrak) paste - 1 tsp green chilli paste - 1/2 cup onion cubes - 1/2 tsp chilli powder - 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) - 1 tsp coriander (dhania) powder - 1 tsp garam masala - 1 tsp malvani masala - salt to taste Method 1. Combine the tomatoes, cashews, kashmiri red chillies and 2 tbsp of water in a mixer ...

Benefits of protein

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What are proteins? Proteins are essential nutrients for the human body anad they are one of the building blocks of body tissue and can also serve as a fuel source. As a fuel, proteins provide as much energy density as carbohydrates: 4 kcal (17 kJ) per gram; in contrast, lipids provide 9 kcal (37 kJ) per gram. The most important aspect and defining characteristic of protein from a nutritional standpoint is its amino acid composition. Proteins are polymer chains made of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. During human digestion, proteins are broken down in the stomach to smaller polypeptide chains via hydrochloric acid and protease actions. This is crucial for the absorption of the essential amino acids that cannot be biosynthesized by the body. There are nine essential amino acids which humans must obtain from their diet in order to prevent protein-energy malnutrition and resulting death. How much protein we need? According to the research it says to prevent defici...