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Friday, November 29, 2013

Baked sweet potato



INGREDIENTS:
  • Sweet potato -  1 (large)
  • Pepper powder -  1/2 tsp
  • Garlic ( crushed) - 2 nos
  • Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Scratch off the potato skin and wash it.
  • Cut it in to small wedges.
  • Add garlic, pepper powder, oil and salt into the potato wedges.
  • Mix them together.
  • Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
  • Grease the pan with oil.
  • Spread the marinated wedges in the pan.
  • Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the oven.
  • Turn the other side and bake  for another 5 mins.
  • Remove it from the oven when it turns light golden color.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Green Peas Thoran / Green Peas Stir fry



INGREDIENTS:
  • Dried Green peas - 1 cup
  • Green Chilly (slit) - 3 nos
  • Chopped Onion - 2 tbsp
  • Grated Coconut - 1 cup
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
  • Chilly powder - ½  tsp 
  • Cumin seeds- pinch
  • Garlic pods - 1 nos 
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Red Chilly- 2 nos
  • Curry leaves - 1 stem
  • Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp 
  • Salt to taste
  • PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Soak dried green peas in water for 6 hour. 
  • Wash the soaked peas.
  • Add salt, green chilly, turmeric powder and water to the soaked peas.
  • Cook well until the water dries up. 
  • Mix coconut, cumin seed, chilly powder and garlic and crush it well.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add mustard seeds, red chilli and let it splutter.
  • Add chopped onion and saute it till translucent.
  • Add crushed coconut mix, curry leaves and cooked peas into it and mix well.
  • Saute it for a minute and remove from the fire.
  • Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice / Chappathi / Dosa


Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Healthy Juice





This is a healthy juice made with fruits and vegetables, very suitable for juice diets.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Pineapple pieces – 1 cups
  • Chopped Carrot - ¼ cup
  • Chopped Beetroot - ¼ cup
  • Chopped Banana - ¼  cup
  • Chopped Apple - ¼ cup
  • Sugar – 1 tbsp 
  • Water – 1 cup

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Blend pineapple pieces, carrot, beetroot, apple, banana and sugar smoothly.
  • Add water and blend it together. 
  • Filter it and serve.