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Veg Burgers | Beetroot

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Beetroot patty burger, a twist in the regular burger and easy way to hide beets in our kids diet. Nutritional Value The beetroot are a great source of  folate (vitamin B9), fiber manganese, potassium, iron, and vitamin C Ingredients Beetroot- 3 boil and mashed Potato - 2 boil and mashed Onion- 1 chopped small Garlic- 3 cloves (minced) Coriander leaves- a bunch Corn Starch- 2 tbsp Semolina- 1 tbsp APF- 2 tbsp Salt-2 tsp Pepper- 1 tsp Turmeric- 1/2 tsp Green chilies- optional 1/2 cup semolina to coat the patties before frying , bread crumbs can also be used. 1/2 cup oil for shallow frying 4 patties can be made with this amount Method Boil the beetroot and potatoes together and all the ingredients in it with corn starch and all po\urpose flower which will help to bind it together. Now make big patties in almost palm size Now coat the patties in dry semolina and shallow fry in a pan. Pour oil in pan and fry from both sides almost 5 to 7 minutes each side to get the crisp coating. A...

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!

Organic Turmeric Powder | Homemade

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Turmeric is a very staple spice in Indian food, here I have shared a easy step to step guide to make your own organic turmeric powder at home by using the raw turmeric roots which are easily available in all Indian stores. Both dry and fresh roots can be found, since dry roots needs heavy machine to powder them, so I have used raw roots to make the Turmeric powder. Ingredients Raw Turmeric roots- 1 kg 4 liters of water Method Wash the turmeric nicely so that there is no sand stick to it. Fill a big vessel with water (minimum 4 liters) and let the turmeric boil in it for 30 minutes.   Chop the turmeric in small pieces and spread ina sheet , pan evenly. Dry it in direct sun light until they are hard to feel and no moisture is left in it. It will take 5 to 10 days, depending on the sunlight it receives. Grind it in a mixer grinder and sieve it through to avoid any chunks. Homemade Organic Turmeric Powder is ready to be used in any recipe or drink a healthy turmeric tea or warm turmeri...

Peanut Burfi | Mithayi

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Peanut and Jaggery can definitely do wonders, when blend together in a creamy formation. A very sweet tooth conundrum to save that untimely sweet cravings. Nutritional Value Peanut 1656 kcal Jaggery 640 kcal Around 24 pieces with almost 100 calories in each, 3 gm protein, 1.91 gm carbs Ingredient 2 cups Peanut Roasted 1 cup Jaggery 2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds 1 tbsp Ghee 1/4 cup Water Method Take the peanut and roast them in pan, until the raw smells goes out and they are crunchy. Remove all the skin and crush it coarsely in mixer grinder. Add some roasted sesame seeds and keep aside. Now take a heavy bottom pan/kadahi, and put 1 tbsp ghee in it and then add the Jagery and 1/4 cup water. let the mixture cook until its a single thread syrup. With minimum heat on, mix the peanut mixture in it and keep folding it until every thing is combined and smooth. Grease a vessel with little ghee and flattened the mixture. Let it cool slightly then cut pieces and serve warm or chilled. It can be st...

Cakey Brownie

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To fill that sudden chocolate craving, a simple chocolate chunks filled cakey brownie, hope I get all brownie points for this. Nutritional Value They are whole wheat and AP flour mixed brownies, though it is more fibrous so one piece here and there won't harm. Whole Wheat Flour AP Flour Cocoa Powder Butter Around 12 pieces and each piece is around 120 calorie. Ingredients Whole Wheat Flour- 1/2 cup AP Flour- 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder- 1/2 cup Butter- 1/2 cup melted Brown Sugar- 1/2 cup White Sugar- 1/2 cup Chocolate- 100 gms Eggs- 2 Baking Soda- 1/2 tsp Baking powder- 1/2 tsp Method Chop the chocolate bar in small pieces and melt it in a bowl Mix the sugar, eggs, butter with the melted chocloate one at a time. It should be all mixed and look like this. Now add the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly with the wet ingredients. Place the batter in a greased and parchment paper set 9 by 7 inch pan and put few chocolate...