Tag Archive | "low cal"
Buttermilk Dressing
Ingredients: 1/4 cup buttermilk, 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 clove of garlic; crushed, 1 tsp fresh chives; chopped, 2 tbsp fresh parsley; chopped, 1 tbsp fresh dill leaves; chopped, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: Mix together all the ingredients and give them a nice stir.
Continue reading...Paneer in Tomato Gravy
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Paneer in Tomato gravy is a very simple and quick recipe. This recipe doesnot use any oil, just little butter and cream, but you can avoid that too, the recipe turns out very good and is very easy, ready in few minutes. So now you have unexpected guests for food, you can please them with this secret recipe. Take my word!! Ingredients: 200gms paneer cubes, 3 tomatoes; quartered, 1 large [...]
Continue reading...Low fat Vegetable Soup
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Many times we feel hungry between our meals. And if we snack or munch this time we do not feel hungry at the time of our regular meals and later our stomach again needs feeding. In the end we end up eating more and nothing is healthy. To avoid such things we can also have [...]
Continue reading...Steamed Vegetables with Tomato Garlic Sauce
Friday, February 6, 2009
Ingredients: 100 gms each - french beans, carrots, green bell peppers, cauliflower florets; chopped, 1/2 cup shelled green peas, 1 onion; chopped, 2 tsp wheat flour, 2 tbsp butter, Salt and black pepper to taste, Oil for roasting. For Tomato Garlic Sauce- 1 cup vegetable stock, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 cup tomato sauce, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1-2 green chillies; ground, 2 tbsp corn flour, Salt and sugar to [...]
Continue reading...Whole Wheat Healthy Pancakes
Thursday, January 8, 2009
A healthy recipe of pancakes made of whole wheat and jaggery and serve with a generous amount of your favorite syrup, or to make it even more healthier to be eaten with plenty of honey. Have it as breakfast or mid-time snack. An ideal lunch box option for kids. Ingredients: 100-110 gms whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup jaggery, Milk as [...]
Continue reading...Low Fat Vegetable Soup
Friday, January 2, 2009
Many times we feel hungry between our meals. And if we snack or munch this time we do not feel hungry at the time of our regular meals and later our stomach again needs feeding. In the end we end up eating more and nothing is healthy. To avoid such things we can also have [...]
Continue reading...Healthy Garbanzo Bean Salad
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Ingredients: For the Salad- 2 cups garbanzo beans or chickpeas; tinned or dry beans, soaked overnight and boiled in salted water till soft, 1 onion; chopped, 1 tomato; chopped, 1 green pepper (capsicum); chopped, Chopped cilantro or coriander leaves to garnish. For the Dressing- 2 tbsp Olive oil, 2 green chillies; finely chopped, 2 tbsp lime juice, 3/4 tsp or as per taste - chat masala, [...]
Continue reading...Healthy Grilled Fish Burger
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Ingredients: (Serves 2) For the grilled fish- 2 steaks of Red Snapper Fish (approx. 125-150gms each and boneless), 2 tbsp Olive oil, 4-5 cloves garlic; finely chopped, Salt and black pepper to taste. For the burger- 2 Whole wheat burger buns, 2 tbsp Dijon mustard paste, Low fat Mayonnaise as per taste (best if is eggless), 3-4 leaves of Iceberg Lettuce, Sliced tomatoes as per taste, Pickled [...]
Continue reading...Herb Dressing
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Olive oil, 3 tbsp red or white wine vinegar, 1/4 tsp dry oregano, 1/4 tsp dry thyme, 1/4 tsp dry basil or few fresh leaves; chopped, Few sprigs of parsley; chopped, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1 tbsp minced onion, Salt to taste. Method: Mix together all the ingredients in a jar with an airtight lid. Shake well and pour over you favorite salad. You [...]
Continue reading...Fruit Raita
Friday, October 3, 2008
This festive season of ‘Navratri’ try this fruit raita and stay healthy. Ingredients: (Serves 2) 2 cups seasonal fruits (banana, grapes, pomogranate, apples, pears, papaya, etc); diced, 2 cups yogurt/curd, (low fat if you are dieting) 2 tsp sugar (or as per taste, A pinch of rock salt, 1/2 cup dry fruits (split or broken cashew nuts, pistachios and walnuts), 2 tbsp raisins, 1/4 [...]
Continue reading...Broccoli Mushroom Babycorn Salad
Friday, September 26, 2008
Ingredients: 100 gms broccoli; cut into florets and blanched, 100 gms mushrooms; sliced and blanched, 100 gms babycorn; blanched, Few cilantro leaves, Few parsley sprigs, Few lettuce leaves. For the dressing- 1 cup thick hung curd, 1 tbsp finely chopped/minced garlic, 1 tbsp fresh cream, Salt and pepper to taste, 1 tsp finely chopped cilantro. Method: Mix together all the ingredients of dressing and whisk well. In a mixing [...]
Continue reading...Chinese Noodle Salad
Friday, September 5, 2008
Ingredients: For the dressing- 1-2 star anise, 1/2 cup dark soy sauce, 2 tsp sesame oil, A pinch of sugar, 4-5 garlic cloves, 1/2 cup rice Wine Vinegar 3 tsp palm oil. (optional) For the salad- 100gms ramen noodles; boiled with little salt, 10 Iceberg Lettuce; torn into slighlty bigger pieces, 2 sprigs of scallions (spring onions); chopped, 1/2 of each red and yellow bell peppers; diced into [...]
Continue reading...Sesame Spinach Salad
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Ingredients: A bunch of spinach leaves, 1 tbsp white sesame seeds, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp soy sauce, Salt to taste. Method: Wash and blanch the spinach with little salted water. Drain out all the water well and coarsely chop the spinach. Grind the sesame seeds. In a small saucepan, combine sugar and rice vinegar and cook till the [...]
Continue reading...Cream of Tomato Soup
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Ingredients: 300gms ripe red tomatoes, 1 onion; coarsely diced, 1 carrot; coarsely diced, Celery; coarsely diced, 1 inch piece ginger, 4 garlic cloves, 4 green cardamom, 1 tbsp cornflour dissolved in little water, Ground white pepper to taste, Salt and sugar to taste, Cream as per taste; beaten, Bread crumbs to garnish. Method: Combine tomatoes, onion, carrot, celery, ginger, garlic and cardamom and cook well. Let these vegetables cool [...]
Continue reading...Cream of Coriander Soup
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Ingredients: A bunch of tender sprigs of coriander, 1 potato; chopped, 1 small carrot; diced, 1 onion; chopped, 1 green chilli; chopped, 1 bay leaf, 1 tbsp cornflour dissolved in little water, 2 tbsp vinegar, 1 tsp soy sauce, Butter, Beaten cream to garnish. Method: Heat butter in a pan and add bay leaf, onion and saute for 2 minutes. Then add carrots, potatoes, green chilli, coriander and [...]
Continue reading...Mushroom Soup
Monday, August 25, 2008
Ingredients: 200gms mushroom; halved, 2 tbsp maida (refined wheat flour), 4 cups cold water, 1/2 cup milk, Salt and pepper to taste, A pinch of ajinomoto (optional), 1 1/2 tbsp butter. Method: Heat little butter in a pan and add mushrooms to it. Saute them on medium flame till they turn light brown. Remove from flame and divide them into 2 portions. Finely chop [...]
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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