Thursday, August 25, 2011

Vegetable Makhani

VEGETABLE MAKHANI

Serves 6

Cauliflower cut into small florets 1
French beans cut diagonally 1” 1cup
Carrots cut 1”long 1 cup
Peas ½ cup
Capsicum cut ½” square 1 cup
Onions cut 1” square 2 big

GRIND TO MAKE PASTE

Tomato puree made from fresh tomatoes 2 cups
Onions chopped 1 cup
Green chillies 2
Ginger & garlic 2 tbsp
Black cardamom 2
Green cardamom 2

Cashew nuts a handful
Butter salted 1 tbsp
Cloves 2-3
Kasoori methi 1 tsp
Put all above in mixer and grind to make makhani paste.
Oil 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Salt & red chilli powder 1tsp each

In wok heat oil, cook cumin seeds till crackle.
Add all vegetables except onion & capsicum. Sauté till tender.
Add salt & chilli powder. Cook for few minutes.
Now add makhani paste. Cook on high flame for 2-3 minutes.
Simmer till oil separates.
Now add onion & capsicum.Cook for 1-2 minutes so that crunch remains.
At the time of serving one can sprinkle chopped coriander leaves on it.



Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Best For Kids

Pear Pinwheels

Ingredients
Whole-wheat tortillas
Cheddar cheese, grated
Pear, peeled and thinly sliced

Directions
Place 1 whole-wheat tortilla on a plate, and sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Cover cheese with pear slices. Sprinkle pear with a bit more cheese. Microwave for 30 seconds, or until cheese melts. Roll, and cut into slices.



Saturday, August 20, 2011

Stick sandwich

STICK SANDWICH
This nutritional sandwich is for kids who are always on run. It can serve on KID’S BIRTHDAY PARTIES also

Toothpicks 6
Cheese slices (processed) 6
Few lettuce leaves
Tomato slices 6
Pineapple slices 6
Bread slices 12
Cut out 2” square from each bread slice & cheese slices.
Take one bread square, pass it thru toothpick followed by cheese square, lettuce leaf, pineapple slice, tomato slice and in the last another bread square.
Arrange the same with rest of slices.