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Vegetable Pulaov

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Medley of vegetables of your choice with rice, cooked with wholesome spices and served with curd. This dish is one pot dish and can be served as anytime hungry meal. Nutritional Value The meal is packed with vitamins, carb and proteins. This dish serves around 6 adults and each helping is around 300 k cal. Ingredients Veggies - Capsicum, Cabbage, Potato, Beans, Carrot (all chopped) Rice - 2 cups (washed) Basmati or any long grain Cottage Cheese (Paneer) - Cubed Onion- 2 diced small Tomatoes- 3 medium Ginger- 1 inch grated Garlic- 20 cloves chopped Green chili- 2 sliced Tej Patta- 2 Big cardamom- 1 Spices Turmeric, Coriander Powder, Garam Masala- 1 tbsp each Salt- 2 tbsp Ghee/Clarified butter- 3tbsp Method  Take a big pressure cooker, if its not available then a big pot with heavy base and add oil to it. Add the slit chilies, Tej patta, cardamom, garlic and ginger to it and fry it for 30 seconds and then add the chopped onions to it. Let the onion fry till they are translucent and t...

Chipotle Chicken Bowl

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Easy way to assemble your favorite topping of Chipotle Chicken Bowl and enjoy at the comfort of your home, in this lock down times. Nutritional Value Almost 600 to 800 calories per bowl. Ingredients Chicken- 500gms Shredded Lettuce- 500 gms Tomato- 2 diced Sour-cream- 1/2 cup Capsicum- 1 sliced Babycorn- 5 sliced Cooked White/Brown Rice- 2 cups Cooked Beans- 1 cup Cheddar Cheese- Shredded Guacamole- 1 cup Method Marinate your chicken in few spices of your choice and add ginger and garlic to it. Then Fry it in a pan until they are cooked completely. Then chop your capsicum and baby corn in slices and fry them until cooked Now take the cooked rice and assemble all the ingredients in separate bowls, and let everybody assemble in the way they like. Enjoy!

Pineapple Chicken Gravy

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A little sweet twist to our traditional Chinese chicken with gravy, here I have added pineapple chunks, juice and little bit of brown sugar to get that tropical sweetness to the plate.    Nutritional Value A well combined dish with vegetables and chicken and fruit, which serves 3 with inputs of Vitamin C, A, Calcium and Iron Chicken- 440 kcal Veggies-200 k cal Total calories will be around 300 k cal per person adding the process of cooking. Ingredients For chicken marination Chicken Breast- 400 gms (chopped in small cubes) one egg 2 tbsp of corn flour 2 tbsp of APF  Salt to taste 4 cloves of crushed garlic For Gravy 2 tbsp of Brown Sugar 1 cup of Pineapple Juice 4 cloves of crushed garlic 1 tbsp of soya sauce 2 tbsp corn flour mixed in 1 cup cold water 1 tsp of vinegar 1 tbsp chili sauce Salt to taste Vegetables chopped in chunks 1 cup Capsicum 1 cup Pineapple 1 cup  Onion  1 cup  Brocc...

Crispy Fried Chicken

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A very crispy treats for chicken lover's. Homemade fried chicken with mashed potatoes and stir fry veggies. Nutrition Value It's not a regular diet food but definitely acheat meal that too cooked in home. Since it is a deep fried dish the calories are high in take but give it a wink and leave one for cheat days. Ingredients Chicken - half kg Corn starch- 1/2 cup APF- 1/2 cup Salt- 2 tsp Peeper-1/2 tsp Egg- 2 Oil-1 cup for Frying Method Pat dry the chicken and keep it aside. Take two bowl, in one mix two eggs salt pepper and little milk. In another bowl mix the AFP and corn flour with salt and keep aside. Now dip the chicken in egg mixture first and with other hand dip in flour mixture and keep it in wire rack for 20 minutes. Repeat the process then heat the oil in a deep wok. Fry two to three pieces at a time. Fry to two to three minutes each side and keep it on rack and let it rest for few minutes then fry it again. Enjoy with sides of your ch...

Pumpkin flower fritters (pakora)

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A very simple side dish handed from generation to generation. The simple pumpkin flowers are picked washed, and battered for a perfect side dish for our next pahadi meal. PS- This dish is prepared by my Mom and pictures are sent to me by my little sis. Just blogging little memories for future.   Nutritional Value  Pumpkin flowers are very rich in Vitamin A with add-ons of Vitamin C and Potassium . Calories in each flower fritter is almost 10 to 15 calories depends the way you cook it . Ingredients Pumpin flowers- 10 Gram Flour (besan)- 1/4 cup Salt- 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder- 1/2 tsp Garam masala- 1/2 tsp Water- 3 tablespoon  Oil- 1/2 cup Method  Wash the flowers after opening it. Other than flowers, take a bowl, mix all the ingredients with little water and make a paste form. Now open one flower put some paste over it and layer it same way with two more flowers. Roll each of them and keep aside . Hea...

Fish Curry

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A very simple fish curry made by mom. Light ingredients for a light summer lunch in a quiet Garhwali home. Nutritional Value Fish has an expected 240 calories in 1 cup  This dish serves 5 people. Almost 50 percent in one cup of fish is protein combined with fat and carbs. Ingredients 700 gms of fish 1 teaspoon Coriander powder 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon Garam M 2 teaspoon Salt 6 cloves of garlic 2 cloves 3 tablespoon of oil Method  Marinate the fish pieces with salt and two teaspoon turmeric powder. Let it rest for half an hour . Add 2 tablespoon of oil in a wok and fry the fish  Three medium size onions, two tomatoes chop and keep them. Sic minced garlic clove with two cloves.  Fry the fish both side till they turn little Golden brown  Remove the fish pieces and now add one tablespoon of oil and fry the chopped onions till they are golden brown. ...