Baked Fish

Ingredients : Whole Fish - 1 Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Chilly Powder - 2 tsp Corriander Powder - 2 tsp Ginger garlic Paste - 2 tsp Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Salt - to taste Oil - 1 tblsp Onion - 1/2 Garlic - 3 cloves Cilantro - 1/2 bunch Lemon - 1/2 Preparation Method : 1. Wash the fish nicely and make small slits on both sides. 2. Marinate the fish with salt, chilly powder, turmeric powder, corriander powder, pepper powder...

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Fish Masala

Ingredients : For Marinating : Fish - 1 lb (cut into pieces) Red Chilly Powder - 2 tsp Corriander Powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Fennel Powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - as needed Lemon Juice - as needed (app. 1 tblsp) For Masala : Onion - 1 big(or 2 small finely chopped) Tomato - 1 big (or 2 small chopped) Green Chilly - 4 Red chilly Powder - 2 tsp Corriander Powder - 1.5 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Fennel Powder...

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Fish Biryani

Ingredients : Basmati rice - 2 cups Fish fillets - 4  Onion - 1 Green Chillies - 2 (minced) Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tblsp Tomato - 2 ( crushed) Coriander leaves(Cilantro) - handful Mint leaves - handful  Chilly powder - 2 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Cumin powder - 1tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Curd - 1/2 cup Salt - to taste Ghee - 2 tblsp Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Cloves - 5  Cinnamon stick - 2 pieces  Cardamom...

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Capsicum Fish

Ingredients : Fish fillets - 2 (cutt into pieces) Onion - 1/2 (diced in medium sized pieces) Tomato - 2 ( finely diced) Capsicum - 1 (diced in medium sized pieces) Chilly powder - 1tsp Pepper powder - 1tsp Coriander/dhania powder - 2 tsp Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp Salt - to taste Mustard Seeds - ¼ tsp Curry Leaves - 5 Oil - 2 tsp Coriander leaves - (for garnishing)  Preparattion Method : 1.Take...

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Lemon Pepper Shrimp (Prawns)

Ingredients : Shrimp - 1 lb (cleaned and deveined) Freshly ground pepper - 1 tsp (or as per taste) Lemon - 1 Salt - as needed Oil - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp Preparation Method : 1. Gently scrap the zest of the lemon and put it in a bowl along with the ginger garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder, freshly ground and juice of half the lemon. 2. Add the shrimp to this and toss everything together...

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Chilli Prawns

Ingredients : Marination : Shrimp - 500 gms Ginger Garlic Paste -2 tsp Chilli Power -1 spoon Garam Masala Powder -1/2 tsp Corn flour -1 tblsp Red food color - couple pinches/drops Lemon juice -1 tblsp  For tossing : Bell pepper (colored ) -1 cup (sliced lengthwise) Curry Leaves - 1 string Onion - 1/2 cup(Sliced lengthwise) Chilli sauce - 1 tblsp or to taste Soya sauce - 1 tblsp or to taste Preparation Method...

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Shrimp (Prawns) Biryani

Ingredients : Shrimps(Prawns) - 500  grams Basmati rice - 2 cups Onion - 1(thinly sliced) Green Chilly - 2 (minced) Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tbsp Tomato - 2 ( crished/finely diced) Lemon - 1 Coriander leaves - handful Mint leaves - handful (optional) Chilly powder - 2 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Curd - 1/2 cup Salt - to taste Cloves - 4  Cinnamon stick - 1 piece  Cardamom - 2 pods Bay...

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Zafrani Pulav

Ingredients : Basmati Rice - 2 cup Saffron - 1 tsp  Nuts (Cashews, Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts etc) - 1 cup Dried Fruits (Black Raisins, Golden Raisins, cranberries, pineapple, papaya etc) - 1 cup Fresh fruits (Pomogranate, Grapes, Apple ) - 1 cup Whole Garam Masala - (1 bay leaf, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 cardomon, 3 cloves) Black Cumin - 1/2 tsp Fried Onions - 1/2 cup Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp Cilantro - handful Mint - handful Sugar...

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Potato Salad

Ingredients : Small potatoes – 1.75 pounds (or 800 grams) Mayonnaise – 2/3 cup Butter milk – 1/4 cup Plain ranch or seasoned ranch – 2 tbsp Dijon mustard sauce – 2 tbsp Spicy mustard sauce – 1 tbsp Garlic clove – 1 (finely chopped) Fresh dill – 3 tbsp Chopped celery – 1/3 cup Chopped red onion – 1/3 cup Freshly ground black pepper – 1/2 tsp Salt to taste (preferably Kosher salt) Chopped basil or parsley for garnishing Method...

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Navadhanya Sundal

Ingredients : Karamani (Red chowli, Thatta Pyir, Cowpeas, Black-eyed peas, Field Peas) Chana dal (Bengal Gram) Black chana (Black Chikpeas) Green chana (Green Chikpeas) Matki (Moth Beans) Kabuli chana (Chikpeas) Peanut (Groundnut, Nilakadalai) Kulith (Horsegram) White watana (White Peas) Green Watana (Green Peas) etc. Preparation Method : 1. Take any nine varieties of lentils and soak in water for 5-6 hours. 2. Directly...

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Cabbage Salad

Ingredients : Cabbage - 1/2 small (sliced) Carrot - 1 (shredded) Green Bell Pepper (capsicum) - 1/2 (sliced thinly) Mung Sprouts - 1 cup Jicama - 1/2 cup (julienned) Cilantro - 2 tblsp (finely chopped) Almonds - 10 (chopped) For Dressing : Orange Juice - 1/2 cup Ginger juice - 1 tsp Salt - 1/4 tsp Sugar/ Honey - 1 tblsp Black Pepper Powder - 1/8 tsp Preparation Method : 1. Mix all the vegetables together. Chop all...

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Tricolour Salad (Indian Special)

Ingredients : 1 small broccoli 8-9 baby corns chopped diagonally 1 big carrot 3 tbsp butter Pepper powder, salt, as per taste Method : 1) Wash the baby corn and boil the same in water with little salt for 5 minutes 2)Take out, drain the water and keep aside 3)In the same water, blanch the broccoli florets for a second, remove, drain and keep aside. 4)Wash and peel the carrot, slice the same diagonally and cut into 3-4 pieces. GREEN...

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Snakeguard Salad

Ingredients : Oil - 1/2 spoon Curd - 100gms{with out cream} Salt-1 spoon Mustard powder - 1 spoon Cumin seeds- 1/4 spoon Snake gourd - 200gms Cinnamon powder - 1/2 spoon Preparation Method : 1. Boil the snake gourd pieces for 5 minutes. Remove water. 2. Heat oil in a pan, fry cumin seeds.  3. Add the snake gourd pieces. Mix with mustard powder and cinnamon powder. 4. Finally mix with curd. Before serving only add...

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Sabz Chana

Ingredients : 1. Bowl of Chickpeas 2. One Small Onion - Sliced along its length 3. One Small Tomato - Chopped to small cubes 4. Turmeric / Haldi Powder 5 .Cummin / Zeera Seeds 6. Garam Masala 7. Coriander Leaves / Salad Leaves / Cilantro 8. Salt 9. Cooking Oil 10.Slice of Lemon / Salad Sauce (optional) 11. Green Chilies (optional ) Method of Preparation : 1. Soak the chickpeas for about 5 hours or overnight as per convenience....

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Chana Chaat

Ingredients : Black Chikpeas (Kala Channa) - 2 cups (You can also use white chikpeas, green chikpeas or any other type of beans) Onion - 1 (chopped) Tomato - 2 (deseeded and chopped) Green Chutney - 2 tsp Boiled Potato - 1/2 cup (chopped) Cucumber - 1/4 cup (deseeded and chopped) Green Chillies - 2 (chopped) Cilantro - 2 tblsp (Chopped) Roasted Cumin Powder - 1 tsp Red Chilly Powder - to taste Chaat Masala - 1 tsp Black Salt (or...

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Cranberry Chiffon Salad

Ingredients : Fresh Cranberries - 1 lb Sugar - 1 cup Crushed Pineapple - 1 can (14 oz) Mini Marshmallows - 1 bag (about 3 cups) Pecans (chopped) - 1 cup Whipped Cream (or Cool whip) - 1 tub (8 oz) Preparation Method : 1. Coarsely grind the fresh cranberries in a food processor or blender. 2. Mix sugar with this and let it rest in the refrigerator for 15 min -1 hr. 3. Mix in the crushed pineapple, pecans and marshmallows. 4....

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Tofu (Paneer) Stirfry

Ingredients : Extra Firm Tofu - 14 oz (cut into small cubes) Chopped Garlic - 1 tsp Chopped Ginger - 1 tsp Bell Pepper - 1 (sliced) Green Onions - 2 stalks (chopped) Dry Red Chilly - 1 (chopped) Soy Sauce - 1 tblsp Chilly Garlic Sauce - 1 tblsp Lemon Juice - 1 tsp Sesame Oil - 2 tblsp  Sesame Seeds (toasted) - 1 tblsp (for garnish) Preparation Method : 1. Heat 1 tblsp oil in a pan/wok and add the tofu cubes.  2....

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Asparagus Broccoli Stir Fry

This quick stir fry recipe makes an instant salad that can be had as a healthy dinner for those who are on diet. It can also be had as a side dish with any roti varities, burger or with rice. The same recipe can be used for different vegetables like beans, zucchini, broccoli, asparagus etc. Ingredients : Asparagus - 1 lb Broccolli florets - 1/2 cup Pepper - 1 tsp Salt - 1 tsp Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp Shallot Onion - 1 (finely chopped) Ginger...

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Sundal (Chikpea Salad, Chundal, Chikpea poriyal)

Sundal is the most easiest evening snack that you can make. It is a very common streetfood in tamil nadu often served in beaches and parks. On the other hand, it is also a festive dish made by hindus (during navarathiri).  It is made by soaking and cooking any dry beans. Then the beans is seasoned and garnished with fresh grated coconut. The commonly made sundal is channa sundal (with chik peas). The other sundal varieties are channa dal...

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Fresh Fig Salad

Ingredients : Fresh Figs - 2 cups (about 1 lb)Mango - 1 (peeled and diced)Onion - 1/ Green Onions - 2 (chopped)Tomato - 2 (diced)Garlic - 2 cloves (minced)Green Chillies - 2 (minced)Lemon Zest - 2 tspLemon Juice - 3 tblspSalt and Pepper - to tastePreparation Method : 1. Combine all the above ingredients. 2. Chill for few hours before serving to blend all the flavours. ...

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Yellow Squash Raita

Yellow Squash raita is a cool and refreshing sidedish which goes along with any variety rice and roti. It compliments very well with spicy biriyani too. It can be even had as such as a small snack on a hot summer day. Ingredients : Yogurt - 2 cups Yellow Squash - 1 (grated) Red Onion - 1/2 (finely chopped) Tomato - 1 (finely chopped) Green Chilly - 1 (minced) Salt - to taste Cilantro - 1 strand (finely chopped) Preparation Method : 1. Beat...

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Sprouts Salad

Sprouting is a process where the seeds or grains are allowed to germinate. This naturally increases the nutritious value of the grain. It also increases the digestability of the same. Sprouts increase the vitamin and mineral content of the grain and decrease the carbohydrate and calorie content. Basically any whole legume or grains can be sprouted. Some sprouts have a change in flavour after sprouting. I've used whole green gram for this salad....

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Avocado Salad

Avocado is a complete food with lots of nutrients. It is a very versatile fruit as it takes on both sweet and savory taste perfectly. Its got a buttery texture and hence can be used as a healthy substitute for butter with bread. This salad is very refreshing as an evening snack or as a side with roti. For those people under diet this make a wonderful meal all by itself. Ingredients : Avocado - 2(Chopped) Red Onion - 1/2(Chopped) Tomato...

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Filter Coffee

Ingredients : Coffee powder – 3 tbsp Boiling water – 1 cup Milk – 1 cup (8 oz or 240 ml) Sugar – 2 and 1/4 tsp (adjust to taste) How to brew coffee using the special filter? 1. Add 3 tbsp of coffee powder to the filter and press it using a ladle or spoon or the stemmed disc that comes along with filter. 2. Add boiling water slowly (very slowly) and make sure coffee powder is pressed well or else water penetrates quickly...

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