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Mushroom Mattar Curry

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Mushroom Mattar curry is a perfect vegetarian main course dish for the non-meaty days and its vegan too! It has a creamy cashew, almond and onion base. The main recipe is called Mushroom Malai Matar but I opted-out cream to make it more health-friendly and regular on my dining table. Nutritional Value Calories*- 150 each Mushroom-  22 kcal Peas-  80 kcal ( 1/2 Cup) Cashew- 80 Almond- 70 Protein- 8gm *calories are an estimation of my cooking. *The oil or butter we use to prepare makes a real difference in calories. Servings- 3 Ingredients Main: 1 -cups peas 1 cup sliced button mushroom For Gravy/Base 1- Large red onion (chopped roughly) 8- Cashew (chopped roughly) 8- Almond (chopped roughly) 4- pods of garlic 1-inch ginger 2 bay leaves 2 tomato 1 small cinnamon stick 2 green cardamom 1 clove 2 green chilies (optional) 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 tablespoon salt (adjust to taste) 1 teaspoon Red ch...

Vegetable Manchurian

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My sister and I always look for Manchurian and chili potatoes whenever we eat out, any hotel or restaurant if it's on their menu it will be on our table. So after eating it in zillion of places here is my version of Indo-Chinese fusion food 'Vegetable Manchurian Dry', have it dry or with gravy, with noodles or fried rice, it will never disappoint you. Nutritional Value These Veg Manchurian balls are shallow fried which cut lot of calories, and basically, this dish is made of only vegetables which fill our daily dose of nutrition. It has Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, iron, because of vegetables and its good for kids too. The oil or butter we use to prepare makes a real difference in calories. Calories*- 1500 (whole dish) *calories are an estimation of my cooking. Servings- 3 Ingredients For Vegetable Balls 2 cups of squeezed shredded vegetables (cabbage, bell pepper, carrot, green onions) 1- Red onion 2 heaped tablespoons of cornstarch and all-...

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 ...

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 st...