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Mango Malpua- Popular Indian Dessert

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Summer are known for the abundance of invigorating fruit recipes that are prepared at home to beat the heat.Mango is one such fruit that is versatile even beyond our imaginaion. There are too many recipes we usualy prepare from mango. But today I want to share one of my fevorite recipe of mango dessert , which is ‘Mango Malpua’. For those who don’t know what ‘Malpua ‘ is- Malpua is a pancake served as a dessert  or a snack originating from the Indian subcontinent. The batter for malpua is normally prepared by flour, and water , milk, coconut,  sometimes crushing ripe bananas also used. Then deep fried in ghee or oil, and served hot after  dipped in sugar  syrup  after they are fried . Now talking about todays recipe here I am using wheat flour and semolina  instated of  refined flour . Besides I am using organic jaggery in place of sugar for making syrup.The main motto behind this  healthy twist is that , so tha...

Palak Paneer-Indian Cottage Cheese with spinach gravy

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Palak Paneer is the one of the most famous north Indian dish.Often it is serve with paratha, naan, roti etc. but personally I prefer it with Jeera rice or fried rice.There are too many ways to prepare it. Today I want to share my way of cooking it ,wchich is not only easy but also healthy one. Category:  Main course Cuisine :    North Indian Prep Time:  15   minutes Cook Time:  20 minutes Serves :   3-4 Ingredients: 200gm Paneer or Indian cottage cheese 300gm Palak or Indian Spinach (choose the young and tender leaves only and discard the steam) A handfull of coriander leaves (It will enhence colour of the dish) 3 tbsp ghee i.e “clarified butter' / oil 2-3 green chilies 2 medium size onion roughly chopped 1tbs both ginger and garlic roughly chopped 1/2 cup tomatoes chopped salt to taste 1/2tbs turmeric powder 1/2tbs garam masala powder 1 tbs coriander powder 1/2tbs re...

Curd Chicken

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Dahi Chicken i.e curd chicken is one of the easiest recipes that I have made till today. You can serve it on special occasions and parties as well as weekend. Made with chicken and fresh curd with some basic spices.In my family Dahi Chicken is loved by almost all age member. We used to served it with Rice, but it makes an outstanding combo with naan, roti or paratha. If you are a chicken lover besides you want to make a easy yet tasty recipe then this recipe is just perfect for you.In this recipe I used fresh curd , which added healthy and creamy twist, besides it does not required much oil or butter. It is well known fact that curd acts as a great probiotic, also it helps in weight loss and more on.So one can add this recipe in their weight loss journey as cheat meal. Make this Dahi chicken on your family get togather or in weekend lunch and impress all with your culinary skills. Course:  Main course Cuisine  :  Indian Prep Time  :  10 minutes Cook Time:  ...

Mango Shrikhand

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Shrikhand is a traditional Indian sweet made with hung curd and flavored with saffron and cardamom.It is very popular in western Indian states specially in maharashtra.Here I am using mango to flavour the shrikhand.Mango not only adding the natural sweetness to the dish but also adding the extra silky structure in it. Here are some health benefits of mango Mangoes could help facilitate healthy digestion.mangoes   contain enzymes that aid the breakdown and digestion of protein , and also fibre, which keeps the digestive tract working efficiently. Dietary fibre helps lowering risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes. According to the book 'Healing Foods', mango flesh contains prebiotic dietary fibre, which helps feed   good bacteria in the gut. An average sized mango contains upto two-third of the daily recommended intake of  vitamin C.  The powerful antioxidant helps boost immunity system and prevents cold/flu. And many more Course:  Dessert Cuisine  :  I...

MALAI CHICKEN

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Ingredients: 3 TBSP ghee,  2 black cardamom,  1 green cardamom,  1/2 Tbsp cumin seeds, 1/2 kg curry cut chicken,  Salt to taste,  1tbsp ginger paste,  1/2 tbsp coriander powder,  2 1/2 cup milk,  3 tbsp cashew nut paste,  1tbsp freshly grounded black paper,  1/2 tbsp kasuri methi. For tempering: 1 tbsp ghee, dry chili / 1/2 tbsp dry red chili powder Procedure: Heating oil in a pan , then adding cumin seed ,black cardamom and green cardamom.  After few time when the aroma of spices comes out adding chicken and then salt to taste. Mixed the chicken with salt as wll as with the ghee. After 1 min adding ginger paste , mixed it well with chicken , keep it mind that do not use turmaric and most importantly chicken should not become brown .Adding coriander powder, after few time when the aroma comes out adding the milk. and stir it well regularly and in slow flame.  After few min. when the milk start to boil add the nut paste, mixed i...

Mashala Makhana

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An easy and simple  healthy snack recipe  made with lotus seed i.e. makhana i.e fox nuts and dry spices. it is generally made and served during the fasting as it contains all the required nutrients during fasting. Makhanas  are quite  low in calories , which is why they have become so popular as evening weight loss snacks, which you can munch on happily.  Makhanas  are rich in good carbohydrates and proteins. They are also gluten-free and contain a flavonoid  called kaempferol , which has  anti-inflammatory and anti-ageing properties.  They are also high in magnesium, which is important for heart health and also the regulation of levels of calcium, potassium and sodium in the blood. Although, fox nuts are rich in carbohydrates, their  glycaemic index is significantly lowe r than foods like rice, bread, etc.  Makhanas  are  also rich in iron,  which is important for haemoglobin formation in the blood and for optimum tr...