Tag Archive | "low calorie"
Chinese Noodle Salad
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...Low Calorie Raspberry Dessert
Monday, August 4, 2008
A delicious dessert and yet low in calories. We are using yogurt instead of cream and replace sugar with any sugar free agent. Ingredients: 1 cup raspberries, 1 cup low fat sweetened yogurt; beaten till smooth and creamy, 3-4 cookies of your choice, 3-4 tbsp sugar (optional). Method: Blend the raspberries till smooth. Add sugar and blend again for 2 minutes. Crumble [...]
Continue reading...Corn Upma
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Ingredients: 1 cup cornflakes; coarsely ground to powder, 2 tsp mustard seeds (rai), 1/2 tsp asafoetida (heeng), 1 long green chilli; chopped, 8-10 curry leaves, 1 onion; chopped, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, Salt and sugar to taste, 1 tsp lemon juice, Oil for tempering, Water, Chopped coriander leaves to garnish. Method: Dry roast the cornflakes powder on low flame till its fragrant. Then heat a [...]
Continue reading...Papaya and Veg Salad
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Ingredients: 1 small raw papaya; grated, 2 tomatoes; deseeded and cut into long stripes, 1/2 cup beans; blanched, 1/2 cup sprouts, 2 green or red chillies; chopped, 2 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, Salt to taste. Method: Mix all the ingredients together and serve chilled.
Continue reading...Poached Eggs with warm Green Salad
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Ingredients: For the salad- 2 eggs, Shitake mushrooms, 1/2 cup of chopped scallions (spring onions), 7 Lettuce leaves, Bell peppers as per taste, 1 apple; diced, 1/2 cup sugar, Slices of ham as per taste, Salt and pepper to taste. For the dressing- 1/2 cup olive oil, A handful of chopped scallions, Salt and pepper to taste, 1 tsp lime juice, 1 tbsp Dijon mustard. Other- 1/2 cup vinegar, Water. Method: Boil water in a deep [...]
Continue reading...Babycorn and Mushroom Salad
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Ingredients: 250gms fresh white button mushrooms, cut into 4 pieces each and blanched, 12-15 baby corns, sliced slanted and boiled, 2 capsicums or green bell pepper, diced, 4 scallions or spring onions, sliced slanted. For the dressing- Salt and Pepper to taste, 1/4 cup Vinaigrette Sauce, Chopped parsley or mint leaves as per taste. Method: In a bowl mix all the ingredients for dressing and [...]
Continue reading...Vinaigrette Sauce or Dressing
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Ingredients: 1 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 4 tbsp white vinegar, 1/2 tsp mustard powder or mustard paste as per taste, 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper powder, Salt to taste. Method: In a bowl mix pepper, mustard powder, salt and vinegar, keep stirring till salt dissolves. Then slowly add olive oil and beat well with a fork. This salad dressing tastes delicious and [...]
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Friday, September 5, 2008
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