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Bitter Gourd & Raw Banana combo

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Combination of a bitter gourd and raw banana makes a perfect side dish for the upcoming winters. Here I have mixed veggies together as they complement each other flavour and balance the bitterness with mild sweet raw bananas.   Nutritional Value   Ingredients Bitter Gourd (Karela)- 250 gms - Thinly sliced Raw Banana- 150 gms ( 1 big raw banana) Onioin- Small shallot  Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Salt-1tsp Cooking Oil- 1 tbsp Gram flour- 1 tsp   Method  Take a heavy bottom pan, add oil and mustard seeds in it. Put the thinly sliced bitter gourd and fry in high flame for two minutes, lower the flame and keep stirring for another five minutes. Now cover the pan and let the bitter gourd cook, we have to cook banana at the end as it is cooked very fast. Check the karela if it is semi cooked , then add the sliced onion in it and then after few minutes add bananas to it.  Add salt and cook in high fla

Pav Bhaji

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Pav -Bhaji is a buttery finger licking spicy street food of India, which can be easily made at home by cutting all the calories and balancing the veggies of bhaji.   Nutritional Value  The Pav are store bought and usually are 100 to 150 kcal each. While the Bhajji is made of only veggies. Ingredients Veggies for bhajji Potatao- 2 medium size Carrot- 2 Cauliflower- medium size  French Beans- 6 to 8  Bell pepper- 1 big Green peas- 1/2 cup Onion- 1 big Garlic- 10 pods Chopped coriander- a bunch  Tomato- 2 medium size Cooiking oil or Ghee- 2 tbsp Spices Coriander Powder- 1 tbsp Chilli powder- 1 tbsp Turmeric- 1/2 tbsp Pav bhajji masala- 1 tbsp Garam Masala- 1/2 tbsp Salt- 1/2 tbsp (adjust to taste) Bay leaf- 2   Method Boil all the veggies, mash it and keep aside. Heat the pan add oil to it with bay leaf. Add oinions and let it fry till they are golden in color Add all the spices now and fry till the oil oozes out