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Puran Poli

Puran Poli

Puran Poli, is a Maharashtra delicacy. It is basically sweet stuffed flat bread. It is made from chana lentils and sugar cooked together and mashed into smooth paste. This sweet lentil mixture is then put it in a flour dough and flatten it with rolling 

Kohlrabi Bhaji

Kohlrabi Bhaji

Kohlrabi is a cruciferous family closely related to cabbage. It is packed with micronutrients such as Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Potassium. Due to its high antioxidant richness, it helps reduce the risk of diabetes and metabolic disease. Its high fiber contents support the gut health.

Avocado Cashew Nut Cookies

Avocado Cashew Nut Cookies

Have you ever use Avocado in your baking goods. It sounds kind of crazy idea, right! When I used it in cookie dough, it didn’t feel anything like guacamole, but it gives these cookies buttery and rich fudge like texture. Let’s indulge yourself in healthy eating habits, and make some Avocado Cashew nut Cookies.

Avocado Cashew Nut Cookies

Avocado Cashew Nut Cookies

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Wow! These cookies are very rich in flavor.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 no Avocado(puree)
  • 1 tsp Lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup Melted butter
  • 2 no Eggs
  • 2 cups Almond flour
  • 1/2 cup Arrowroot flour
  • 1/4 cup Oat flour
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 tsp Baking powder

Instructions
 

  • Take one fresh ripe avocado.
  • Deseed and puree the avocado.
  • Take 2 cups of almond flour.
  • Take half cup arrowroot flour.
  • Take 1/4 cup oat flour.
  • Take 1/2 cup brown sugar.
  • Take 1/3 cup melted lactose free butter.
  • Take one bowl, add avocado puree and sugar.
  • Take electric beater, beat the avocado puree and brown sugar.
  • Add 2 eggs in avocado sugar puree, beat it again.
  • Add melted butter and mix with beater.
  • Add lemon juice.
  • Add oat flour.
  • Add almond flour.
  • Add arrowroot flour.
  • Add chopped nuts and chocolate chips.
  • Fold all the ingredients and keep the cookie batter in freezer for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile preheat the oven at 350 degree Fahrenheit. Line the baking tray with parchment paper. Take out the cookie dough from freezer and scoop the dough to parchment paper.
  • Put one half of cashew nut on the cookie dough.
  • Put the baking tray in oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Take out the baked cookies on wire rack to cool down. Avocado cashew nut cookies are ready.
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Thai Eggplant-Basil Chicken

Thai Eggplant-Basil Chicken

Hi all! let’s learn some new cooking method and new cuisine recipe. Today’s recipe belongs to Thai cuisine, it is called Thai Basil Eggplant Chicken. You can call these eggplant as per your local grocery store labeling such as Japanese eggplant, or Chinese eggplant or 

Chicken Keema Methi

Chicken Keema Methi

Chicken keema methi is made with freshly chopped fenugreek leaves and protein rich minced chicken and very few Indian spices, yet it is delicious.  When the aroma of methi chicken spreads in the kitchen, my family members gather around me and say Yummy!  chicken keema 

Chicken Quesadilla

Chicken Quesadilla

Chicken Quesadilla is a typical Mexican dish. It is made with chicken, cheese, some spices and tortillas. It is cooked on gridle or quesadilla maker. It is loaded with macronutrients and micronutrients. You can make this for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is good for lunchbox menu for you kids and yourself.

Chicken Quesadilla

Chicken Quesadilla

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Hey all ! make this chicken quesadilla for your own tiffin box or your loved ones tiffin box because this dish is fully loaded with lots of macro and micronutrients which keeps you full all day long.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 4 people
Calories 350 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Griddle or non-stick tawa or Quesadilla maker

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound Chicken boneless(cut inti cubes)
  • 1 Packet Tortilla
  • 1 tsp Cayenne pepper powder
  • 1 tsp Paprika powder
  • 1 tsp Chili flakes
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Onion powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp Oregano
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 no Red Capsicum
  • 1 no Poblano pepper
  • 1 cup Cheese
  • 1 tbsp Canola oil
  • 1 tsp Salt(adjust to taste)

Instructions
 

  • Taco spices
  • Cut Red capsicum and poblano into small pieces.
  • Wash chicken and cut into cubes. Marinate chicken cubes in taco spices, add oil and keep aside.
  • Take non-stick pan, put it on medium heat. Let heat the pan add oil, add marinated chicken and cook it for 5 minutes.
  • Add capsicum and poblano peppers to chicken. Cook all ingredients until the water from chicken and capsicum is dry.
  • Take the Quesadilla maker, plug in the maker and let it heat for 1 minute.
  • Open Quesadilla maker, add one tortilla, spread cheese on tortilla.
  • Add cooked taco chicken and sprinkle some more cheese.
  • Add second tortilla to cover the chicken and cheese.
  • Close the quesadilla maker. Cook quesadilla until the light of maker turn green.
  • Open quesadilla maker, quesadilla is ready.
  • Quesadilla is ready, serve with tomato salsa.
Keyword Chicken Quesadilla
Sauteed Amaranth Bhaji

Sauteed Amaranth Bhaji

Amaranth is green and red leafy vegetable. Also it is known as green chawli bhaji in Hindi and rajgira bhaji in Marathi. Amaranth is a good source of vitamin C, protein, amino acids, dietary fiber and minerals like magnesium, potassium, copper, calcium, phosphorus, zinc. Amaranth 

Hummus

Hummus

Hummus is a Mediterranean dip. Hummus is made with boiled chickpea(garbanzo) beans and sesame seeds, both main ingredients are very healthy and rich in protein, vitamin B, fiber, minerals and antioxidants. It is used as spread or dip which can be enjoyed with pita chips, 

Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken is a spicy thick curry of hung curd, puree of cashews, tomato, onion and other spices with butter. This dish provides protein, carbohydrates, fats and fiber which are essential nutrients for our body.  

Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

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Butter Chicken is a spicy thick curry of hung curd, puree of cashews, tomato, onion and other spices with butter.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 people
Calories 325 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients For First Marination

  • 2 lb Boneless Chicken Cubes
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste

Ingredients For Second Marination

  • 1 Cup Hung Curd(yogurt)
  • 4 tbsp Butter Chicken Masala packet(any brand)
  • 1 tsp Red Chili powder
  • 1 tsp Salt(adjust to taste)

Ingredients For Creamy puree

  • 1 no Onion(cubed)
  • 5 no Riped Tomato(cubed)
  • 25 no Cashews
  • 5 no Garlic cloves
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 1 inch Cinnamon stick
  • 2 no Bay leaves
  • 2 no Brown Cardamoms
  • 7 no Green Cardamoms
  • 5 no Cloves
  • 1 lit Water

Ingredients For Butter Chicken

  • 3 tbsp Butter
  • 1 tbsp Canola oil
  • 2 tbsp Kasuri methi
  • 4 no Green Chiles

Instructions
 

Instructions For First Marination

  • Take a boneless chicken cubes, wash with water and pat dry with paper towel.
    Take a bowl, add lemon juice, ginger garlic paste and mix together with chicken and keep it for 30 minutes.
  • After 30 minutes, squeeze water from chicken and keep it aside.

Instructions For Second Marination

  • Take a big bowl, add hung curd, butter chicken masala, red chili powder, oil and salt to taste.
  • Add squeezed chicken cubes to the butter chicken masala marination and keep it for 30 minutes.

Instructions For Creamy puree

  • Spices for creamy puree
  • Cubed onions and tomatoes for puree.
  • Take a big pot, put it on medium high heat. Add one liter water, add all spices and onions and tomatoes to it. Boil it for 30 minutes until the cashews are soft.
  • Let the puree be cool down. Take one blender pot and put all boiled ingredients to it and grind it util it is pureed.
  • Strain the puree and keep it aside.

Instructions For Butter Chicken

  • Take a pan, put it on medium heat. Add oil and butter, let it heat.
  • Once the oil and butter heats up, add butter chicken masala marinated chicken in pan and shallow fry for 3 minutes on one side.
  • Flip the chicken to other side and cook it for 3 minutes.
  • Again add butter to remaining fried oil and butter, add red chili powder and green chiles.
  • Add creamy puree and cook it for 5 minutes.
  • Lastly add kasuri methi and shallow fry chicken to puree and cook it for 10 minutes. Creamy butter chicken ready.
Keyword Butter Chicken
Healthy Burrito

Healthy Burrito

Burrito is a dish from country Mexico. Basically, you can call it as a Tex-Mex Cuisine. Burritos are made of flour tortillas rolled in cylindrical shape with various type of your favorite toppings such as meat, rice, beans, salsa, and cheese. It is a wholesome