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Tikki Chaat | Homemade

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Homely Tikki Chaat is my take on our very Indian street food, its taste as good as we eat outside cooked with the comfort of taste of home. Nutritional Value Its main ingredient is Yellow peas and potato which is mix of protein and carb, not a daily diet food, but once in a while use it as a cheat meal. Calorie per tikki around  250 kcal Ingredients For Tikki Boiled Potatoes- 6 medium size Onion- 1 medium Coriander- chopped bunch Salt- 1tsp Chaat masala- 1/2 tsp Semolina- 2 tbsp Turmeric- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder- 1/2 tsp Oil to shallow fry- 1/2 cup  Green chili- 1 chopped For Chole  Yellow Peas- 300 gms soaked overnight  and boiled Onion- 1 medium Coriander- chopped bunch Salt- 1tsp Bay leaves- 2 Cinnamon stick- 1 small Coriander Powder- 1/2 tsp Semolina- 2 tbsp Turmeric- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder- 1/2 tsp Green chili- 1 chopped Oil- 1 tbsp (any) Tomato- 1 medium size Ginger small 1 inch, garlic- 4 pods and some mint and coriander leaves  Garnish Green Chutney Sweet Tam...

Mango Icecream | Creamy

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A very easy and preservative free homemade mango ice-cream for all the mango lovers. Nutritional value The mango fruit is delicious and sweet , it contains over 20 different minerals and vitamins. this ice-cream contains both cream and condensed milk and serves almost 24 scoops of ice-cream. Ingredients Mangoes- 3 medium size Cream- 1cup Condensed Milk- 200 gms Method Peel the mangoes and make a puree in mixer grinder. Now add cream and condensed milk and mix it again. Pour the mix in a freezer friendly bowl and freeze it for 8 to 12 hours. Scoop and beat the heat. Enjoy!

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...