Sunday, December 21, 2008

HEALTHY AND YUMMY VEGETABLE SOUP


Ingredients
Carrot:2
Capsicum:1
Tomato:1
Garlic:3-4 flakes
Roasted cumin seeds :1 tsp(powdered)
Coriander leaf :for garnish
low fat fresh cream:2 tsp(optional)
Salt:as per taste
Preparation
Cut all the vegetables and boil them.Make a paste of all the vegetables and garlic in the mixer grinder.Heat the pan and pour the vegetable paste into it.Then put the roasted cumin powder and salt in this paste.Put 1 cup of water into ithe paste and boil it for 5 minutes.Garnish the soup with coriander leaf and low fat fresh cream.Have it hot with garlic bread.

TIPS:

You can make vegetable soup this way by adding black pepper powder instead of cumin seeds.You can add lemon juice also.

LOW CALORY FISH WITH HONEY AND LEMON SAUCE

Ingredients

Boneless fish:500 grams
Lemon juice:3 tsp
Honey :2 tsp
Garlic:5-6 flakes(finely chopped)
Ginger:1 inch(finely chopped)
Salt :as per taste
Coriander leaf :for garnish
French beans:3-4(cut lenght wise)
Carrot:1/2(cut lenght wise)
Olive oil :1 tsp


Preparation

Cut the boneless fish as per your choice of shape.Wash the fish properly, marinate it with 1 tsp of lemon juice and salt .Keep for atleast 1 hour.Give a coat of olive oil on the non stick pan.Put the marinate fish into the pan.Cook both the sides of the fish until it becomes slightly goldenish-brown.Make a sauce by adding finely chopped garlic,ginger,to the lemon juice and honey.Pour the sauce on the fish.Cook for 5 minutes.Garnish with boiled french beans ,carrot and coriander leaf.Eat with rice.

HILSHA WITH MUSTARD


Ingredients
Hilsha fish:1 kg ( cut in the medium size)
Mustard seed:2 tsp
Poppy seed:2 tsp
Green chilli:2
Turmeric(haldi)powder:1 tsp
Chilli powder :1 tsp
Curd :1 tsp
Salt :as per taste
Mustard oil:1tsp
Coriander leaf:for garnish.
Preparation
Soak the poppy seed and mustard seeds in water for 30 minutes and make a fine paste in a mixer grinder.Put some curd and chilli paste in that paste and mix well with half cup of water.Heat a non stick pan and put this mixture in it .Put turmeric and chilli powder and put the raw fish,mustard oil into the mixture and boil until the fish turns soft and the gravy turns a bit tight.Garnish with green chilli and coriander leaf.Eat with steam rice.

OIL FREE BAKED FISH


Ingredients
Pomfret fish:4 pieces
Fat free curd:100 grams
Coriander leaf:50 grams
Garlic:6-7 flakes
Green Chilli:1
Salt:as per taste
Preparation
Wash the pomfret properly.Make a paste of curd ,coriander leaf ,green chilli,garlic and salt.
Marinate this paste with the fish.Keep for 2 hours.Bake the fish in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.Garnish with sliced red chilli and coriander leaf.Eat hot as a starter.

ENJOY THE OIL FREE MUTTON MASALA



Ingredient


Mutton:500grams
Onion:1big
Garlic:8-9flakes(paste)
ginger:2inches(paste)
Tomato:3(big)
Turmeric(haldi)powder:1tsp
Chilli powder:1tsp
Cumin seed:1tsp(powdered)
Whole red chilli:2 for garnish
Salt:as per taste
sugar:1tsp
Soya sauce:1tsp
Vinegar:1tsp
Garam masala powder(cardamom,clove,Cinnamon):1tsp
Coriander leaf:finely chopped for garnish
Preparation

Wash the mutton with warm water.Marinate it for with soya sauce and vinegar and keep it for 1 hour.After 1 hour , marinate the mutton once again with onion , garlic , garlic , ginger , tomato paste,salt ,sugar,garam masala , cumin ,turmeric , chilli powder.Mix nicely and keep for 2-3 hours .heat the cooker and pour the mutton mixture into it .Cook it for about 20-25 minutes.
Garnish with whole red chilli and coriander leaf.Eat it hot with steam rice.





Saturday, December 20, 2008

OIL FREE PEPPER CHICKEN


Ingredients
Boneless chicken:500grams
low fat curd:100grams
pepper powder:2big spoon(freshly grinded)
Garam masala(cardamom and cinnamon):1tsp
Garlic:1tsp(paste)
Tomato:1small(paste)
Coriender leaf:for garnish
Salt:as per taste
Lemon juice:1tsp
Preparation
Cut the boneless chicken in square shape,wash it nicely .Marinate all the ingredients together ,with the chicken.Keep for 2-3 hrs.Then cook in a nonstick pan for 30 minutes.Garnish with coriender leaf.Eat with fresh hot breads.

OIL FREE CHICKEN RECIPES YOU CAN MAKE THESE OCATIONALLY AS WELL AS DAILY BASIS

TANGY CHICKEN
Ingredients
Boneless chicken:500grams
Ginger:1tsp(paste)
Garlic:5-6 flakes(paste)
Onion:1small(paste)
Tomato:2big(paste)
Cardamom:1tsp(powdered)
Red food colour:1pinch
Spring onion:1/2 cup(finely chopped)
Coriander leaf:2tsp(finely chopped)
Salt:as per taste
sugar:1/2tsp
Soya sauce:1/2tsp
Preparation
Cut the boneless chicken as per your choice of shape.Wash it properly.Marinate the chicken with tomato,ginger,garlic paste.Put cardamom powder,food colour,salt,sugar and soya sauce into the chicken.Mix all the ingredients nicely.Keep for 2 hrs.In a nonstick pan, heat 2-3 tsp of water and pour the marinated chicken.Cook it in a low flame for 30 minutes.Garnish with spring onion and coriander.Eat hot with breads.