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Sooji Chilla

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Kaju Katli

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I have transformed our dear dry fruit cashew into a famous Indian sweet called Kaju Katli. Homemade and fresh for any occasion or festival season.   Nutritional Facts Cashews are high in calories.This recipe has only two ingredients, cashew and sugar, here I have used 200gms which is around 1000 calories and  3/4 cup of sugar. this recipe makes around 40 pieces and 50 calories each. Ingredients Cashew- 200 gms Sugar- 3/4 cup Cardamom powder- one teaspoon Water- 1/4 cup Method Roast the cashew and let it cool. Make a powder of the cashew and keep it aside. Take a pan and mix sugar and water in it and heat it up, and make one string syrup of it. Now mix the cashew powder and mix it completely, add some ghee in it and make a soft dough out of it. Spread one teaspoon ghee on a plate and spread the dough over it in half inch thickness. Cut it into diamond shape pieces and serve. Enjoy!

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.  ...

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 an...

Mungode

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Snack for all occasions, mungode are little pakoras made with moong dal and grated cauliflower. These are one of the famous evening snacks from the heart of Madhay Pradesh. Served hot with any kind of chutney on any occasion, they wont fail to impress. Nutritional Value Each 1 cup of moong dal contains around 300 calories with 8g of protein whereas cauliflower contains 50 calories in 2 cups. This recipe with serve 5 people and make around 30 to 35 balls of mungode. Ingredients We need equal amount of grated cauliflower and moong dal 2 cups- Monng dal 2 cups- Grated cauliflower or cabbage ( squeezed well to remove all the access water) 2 tablespoons - Besan (Gram Flour) 2 tablespoons- Rice flour 1 tablespoon- Salt 1 big-  Grated onion A bunch of chopped coriander 1/2 tbsp- Garam masala 1/2 tbsp- Chilli powder 1 cup oil for deep frying. Method Soak the moong dal for 4  hours drain and make a coarse...