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Pav Bhaji

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Glopping a mouthful of Pav Bhaji with a sip of lassi the thought itself makes me drool. To indulge my taste buds with the spicy and savory taste of bhaji with less guilt I tried to cut down on calories by using canola oil over butter and lastly added ghee on top for taste. Here, the recipe is only for bhaji, I have used store bought bun/pav to complete the dish. This dish serves four people with max 170 calories each. Steamed vegetables- 100 calories per cup Canola oil- 240 ( 2 tablespoons) Clarified butter - 230 ( 2 tablespoons) Bhaji is rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, iron, because of vegetables and its good for kids too. Tip- Try to steam vegetables rather than boiling as it helps the vegetables for not losing it vitamins in water. Ingredients 2 - boiled potatoes (mash it) 2 cups of mixed steamed vegetables (mash it) (cabbage, capsicum, carrot) 1- Large red onion 5- pods of garlic 2 bay leaves 2 tomato 1 small cinnamon stick 1 green cardam

Chocolate Mousse

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My first dessert special on the blog made with only four ingredients. Lip-smacking eggless mousse for Valentine's day, an easy ready to serve dessert enjoy the recipe. Nutritional value This recipe serves five mini bowls with max 290 calories each. It has chocolate, marshmallow, and milk in it. I will consider it as a cheat meal definitely recommended only for occasions. Marshmallow-400 Chocolate-800 Whipped cream-250 Ingredients 2 1/2 cup mini marshmallows 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate (any kind) 1/3 cup milk 1 cup whipped cream Method Melt the marshmallows in the microwave it won't take more than 30 seconds and always start with low time. Add milk to the chocolate and melt it, takes only a minute mix both of them and let it cool completely.  Whip your cream or you can use store-bought whipped cream too. Add 1/4 cup of the chocolate marshmallow mixture in the whipped cream and try to fold it with a spatula rather than just mixing it. (folding the