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Vegetable Dumpling Soup

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Vegetable clear soup with egg dumplings is perfect for winters, serve it for a weekend brunch or an evening with closed ones while you are tucked in the quilt and binging on your favorite series. Nutritional value This soup serves four bowls with max 200 calories each. Rich in calcium, iron, and vitamins from vegetables it's a good catch for a diet too. Ingredients For Soup 1 -cup boiled beans (any kind) 1 cup chopped Carrot 1/2  cup chopped Celery 1/2  cup chopped Broccoli 1/2  cup  Peas 1/2  cup Corn 1- small red onion 3- pods of garlic 2 bay leaves 2 bouillon cubes or 4 cups vegetable stock 1 small cinnamon stick 2 green cardamom 1 clove 1 tablespoon salt (adjust to taste) For Egg Dumplings 3/4  cup flour 1  egg 1/4  teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper Method For Soup Heat a heavy bottom pot on a low flame and add butter to it with bay leaf, clove, cardamom and cinnamon stick.  Add chopped onion fry it till it t

Oldest city in America 'St. Augustine'

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The essence of Spanish colonial architecture is encapsulated in historical buildings, beautiful brick roads and narrow alleys of St. Augustine city. Time has been standstill here, holding the substance of the 15th-century culture in the nation's oldest city. Located on the east coast of Florida adjacent to the beach St. Augustine is popular among tourists interested in history or  amenable  to know the culture of people who lived here centuries ago. Most of the buildings are renovated to keep the antiquity intact but the structures are still the same. The city gracefully welcome tourists from the Bridge of Lions, a double-leaf drawbridge guarded with two marble lions. The bridge connects downtown St. Augustine to Anastasia Island across Matanzas Bay. Bridge of Lions There are many museums and galleries in the city like Oldest House Museum Complex, St Augustine History Museum, World Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Metalartz Gallery, The Old Jail of St. Augustine. I per

Chole Tikki- Chaat

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Chole is an all-time party menu for us made with Garbanzo beans also known as Kabuli-chana in India. They are cooked in aromatic Indian spices and can be served with the variety of sides. Here I have prepared 'Chole Tikki- Chaat' which is a plate of prepared chole served with potato Tikki ( patty) and drizzled with tamarind and Green chutney a soul-warming dish for me in this cold month.  Chole Tikki- Chaat Nutritional Value Two main ingredients of this dish in which Garbanzo beans are rich in iron and protein and have various other vitamins in it whereas potatoes are pure carbohydrates. Here I have made 7 tikkis with four medium size potatoes. Garbanzo beans 1 cup- 240 kcal Potato patty- 100 kcal each patty Each plate is approx- 230 kcal per plate * Calories count is based on my cooking. Ingredients For Chole 1 and a half cups boiled Garbanzo beans 1- Large red onion 5- pods of garlic 1-inch ginger 2 bay leaves 2 tomato 1 small