Amla churn (gooseberry powder)

This recipe is for those people who are in lookout of some high Vitamin-C diet or want some non-sugar variety of amla (gooseberry) recipe.

Ingredients:

Amla (Fresh Indian gooseberry)  :  100 grams
Salt                                            :  1 teaspoon or as you prefer.

Serving size:

The given ingredient size will get you 3 tablespoons of amla churn. You can increase the size as per your need.

Preparation:

Finely chop fresh amla into very small pieces.
Add salt to it.
Keep it for drying (under shadow, do not dry it under sun).
Depending on the climate this make even take few days to completely dry up.
Once it is dried, bottle it.
Amla churn is ready.

Benefits:

Amla has endless benefits and are used in many Ayurvedic medicines.
Rich in Vitamin-C.
Many people lookout for non-sugar version of amla recipe and avoid chywanprash or amla murabba, this churn is the ideal recipe for them.
1 tablespoon after lunch or empty stomach in the morning is very beneficial for your immunity and digestion.
There are many other benefits of amla which cannot be listed here and is out of scope.

Note:

Consult your doctor if you want to use this for any medication.

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Rava laddu

Ingredients:

Rava (semolina un-enriched) :  125 grams
Milk cream                          :   50 grams
Ghee (clarified butter)           :  15 grams
Sugar                                  :   65 grams

Serving size:

250 grams

Preparation:

Tightly pack rava mixed with milk cream in a steel vessel.
Take a cooker(3 litre size) and pour 1.5 litres water in it.
Keep the rava mixed with milk cream vessel inside the cooker and close it.
Heat the cooker till 5-6 whistles are blown.
Remove the rava mixture and let it cool down.
Make sure the rava mixture is not cooled completely. It should be used when it is still warm.
Now roast the warm rava mixture and add ghee in it. Roast it for 10 minutes.
Add sugar.
Make medium sized laddus with the preparation.
If need be you can add dry fruits according to your taste.
Rava laddu is ready.

Benefits:

For a change you can make this during festive occasions. This recipe is not very common and people will find it different and delicious.
Despite of being a sweet variety the entire 250 grams size contains less calories(just half of one persons daily requirement) compared to other sweets that are very high in calories.

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Kadai Paneer

Ingredients:

Ripe tomatoes  :  100 grams
Onions             :  100 grams
Garlic               :  5 pieces
Ginger              :  1/2 inch
Paneer             :   200 grams  (use home made paneer - http://healthyfoodandrecipe.blogspot.in/2012/10/homemade-paneer.html)
Olive oil           :   50 grams
Garam Masala :   1 teaspoon
Chilli powder   :   2 teaspoon
Salt                 :    As per taste
Jeera               :   1/2 teaspoon

Serving size:

2 persons.

Preparation:

Cut paneer into equal small pieces.
Grind tomatoes, onions, garlic and ginger in a mixer.
Heat 10 grams of olive oil on a frying pan.
Fry the paneer pieces in the pan till they get light brownish. Keep the pieces aside.
Add another 40 grams of olive oil and heat it. Add jeera to it and fry till it gets brownish.
Now add the mixture (tomatoes, onions etc) to the hot oil.
Add chilli powder, garam masala, salt to the pan mixture and saute for 5 minutes.
Now add paneer pieces to it and further saute for 10-12 minutes.
Kadai Paneer is ready.

Benefits:

Delicious recipe that does not use high fats cream for preparing gravy.
Gravy is prepared using tomatoes and onions that are low in calories and healthy.
Uses home made paneer free of all types of harmful preservatives.

Nutrition data:

Mix-Veg curry

Ingredients:

Cauliflower          :  100 grams
Carrot                 :  100 grams
Green-peas         :  50 grams
Tomatoes            :  200 grams
Capsicum             :   50 grams
Potato                 :   200 grams
Onions                 :  100 grams
Olive oil               :   50 grams
Garam-Masala     : 4 teaspoons
Chilli-powder       : 2 teaspoons
Salt                      : As per taste
Green-Chillies      : 1
Turmeric powder : 1/4 teaspoon
Jeera                   : 1/2 teaspoon


Serving size:

For 3 persons.


Preparation:

Chop onions and green chillies and keep it aside.
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan for 5 minutes.
Add jeera and heat it till it gets brown.
Now add chopped onions and green chillies and heat till it gets brownish.
Meanwhile cut cauliflower, carrot, capsicum, potatoes, tomatoes into small pieces(as per the size you prefer).
Now add all these along with green peas into the pan and stir well.
Add garam-masala, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt to it and stir well.
Close the pan by placing a plate over it.
Stir well in every 3 minutes.
Heat for 15-20 minutes.
Mixed-veg curry is ready.

Nutrition data:

 

Homemade Paneer

Ingredients:

Milk (1% fat) : 1 litre
Lemon           : 1

Serving size:

200 grams Paneer (cottage cheese).

Preparation:

Boil the milk for 10-12 minutes.
Squeeze the lemon and add the full juice to the hot milk.
Stir the milk till the water and milk fat are separated.
Filter the content using a cotton cloth to remove the water.
Keep the remains in a flat pan or bowl.
Paneer is ready.

Benefits:

Apart from the benefits of Paneer, it is always safe and hygienic to consume homemade Paneer.
Fresh and free from all kinds of preservatives.
Contains B-12 vitamins upto 50% of your daily need that is not found in most of vegetables and grains that we consume.
Rich protein source. Kids will love this.

Note:

The higher the milk fat the more quantity and yummy Paneer you will get.

Nutrition data:

Anjeer ka doodh (Fig shake)

Ingredients:

Dry fig (Anjeer) : 3 small pieces (25 grams)
Milk                  : 250 ml
Honey               : 2 tablespoons (28 grams)

Serving size:

For one person

Preparation:

1. Soak figs (Anjeer) in water for one full night.
2. Add soaked figs in milk and boil it for 5-10 minutes.
3. Let the milk cool down to room temperature.
4. Add 2 tbspns honey and shake them well.
5. Fig shake is ready.

Benefits:

Figs boiled with milk is good for increasing memory power.
Good for school going children.
This shake is rich in calcium and beneficial for adults and children.
Good to take this during winter season. Keeps your body warm.

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Til ke laddu

Ingredients:

Til (Sesame seeds)                   : 100 grams
Gud (Sugarcane Jaggery)         : 50 grams
Almonds                                  : 25 grams

Serving size:

One laddu (25 grams) per day.

Preparation:

1. Roast til for 2-3 minutes.
2. Grind the til in a mixture and keep it aside.
3. Take jaggery in a vessel and add 10-15 ml water to it and heat it.
4. Stir jaggery till it becomes a thin syrup.
5. Chop almonds into very small pieces.
6. Mix til powder, chopped almonds and jaggery syrup and make laddus.
7. Divide the mixture into 7 equal parts of 25 grams each.

Benefits:

1. A boon for kids who are fond of chocolates and candies.
2. Provides essential nutrition that kids avoid otherwise. Keep this in their lunch box so that they can have this daily.
3. Provides a significant part of your daily nutritional requirements.
4. Can be had as evening snacks.
5. Eat only one laddu (not exceeding 25 grams) per day.

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Palak Paratha

Ingredients:

1. 160 grams whole wheat flour.
2. Palak (Spinach) 200 grams finely chopped.
3. Four teaspoon olive oil (aprox 16 grams).
4. Salt, chilly powder, garam masala to taste.

Serving size:

Four parathas.

Preparation:

1. Wash Palak under running water and finely chop it.
2. Take wheat flour, add salt, chilly and masala to taste.
3. Add palak and water to make the dough and mix them well. Make sure the flour is not diluted much.
4. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts.
5. Start making paratha and add 4 gms olive oil per paratha while heating it on the non-stick frying pan.
6. Heat it for 2-3 minutes and serve hot.

Benefits:

1. This recipe is good for those kids who do not eat leafy vegetables otherwise.
2. This recipe is rich in Vitamin-A and other minerals and low in calories.
3. This tastes well with tomato chutney or sauce.
4. High in dietary fibres.

Nutritional data:

Apple and Nuts breakfast

Ingredients:

1. 250ml boiled and cooled milk.
2. One big apple(150gms) cut into small pieces.
3. 15gms walnuts (chopped) and do not use more than this quantity.
4. 15gms almond (chopped) and do not use more than this quantity.
5. One tablespoon honey.

Servings:

For one person.

Preparation:

Blend honey with milk in a mixture. Take the milk in a bowl and add the nuts (Almond & walnuts) and apple pieces to it.
This is a simple and easy to prepare breakfast that will keep your breakfast light ad healthy.

Benefits:

1. Nuts are the best food that humans can have, these are rich in omega-3 and 6 fatty acids that keep the bad cholesterol away from you.
2. Milk is a complete food that is rich in all the essential nutrition that a human body needs.
3. Honey is a natural sweetener and a better alternative to sugar.
4. Diabetes patients must avoid honey in this diet. Nuts can work wonders for diabetes patients.

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