Tag Archive | "sauce"
Low-fat Spinach Dip
Ingredients: 5 ounces fresh spinach leaves; blanched, 1/2 cup fat-free yogurt, 1/2 cup fat-free cream cheese, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 3 green onions; chopped, 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced, A dash of Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp lemon juice, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: In a mixing bowl, blend together cream cheese and yogurt until even. Blend in the other ingredients and refrigerate until ready [...]
Continue reading...Mango and Avocado Salsa
Friday, August 14, 2009
Ingredients: 1 mango, peeled and diced, 1 avocado, peeled and diced, 4 tomatoes, peeled and diced, 1 jalapeno pepper, diced (with or without seeds), 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped, 1/4 cup red onion, diced, 1 garlic clove, peeled and diced, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: In a large bowl, combine mango, avocado, tomatoes, jalapeno, cilantro, red onion and [...]
Continue reading...Tarragon Butter with Grilled Vegetables
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Ingredients: 1/4 cup unsalted Butter, at room temperature, 1/2 tblsp Fresh Tarragon; chopped, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, A pinch of Kosher Salt, Grilled vegetables to serve. Method: In a mixing bowl, combine butter, tarragon, mustard and salt and blend together with a hand blender or a whisk. Serve on hot grilled vegetables. Tarragon butter can be stored into a plastic wrap. Wrap it [...]
Continue reading...Blue Cheese Dip
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Ingredients: (Yields around 2 cups of dip) 2 ounces crumbled blue cheese, 1 cup sour cream, 3/4 cup mayonnaise, 3-4 green onions; finely chopped, 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley, Garlic Salt and white pepper to taste. Method: Combine all the ingredients. Cover and chill until serving. Serving Suggestion: Serve as a dip for crackers, baked potatoes, vegetable fingers, potato chips, chicken or buffalo wings. TIP: This dip [...]
Continue reading...Spinach and Ricotta Cheese Sauce
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Ingredients: (Serves 2) 250gms fresh spinach leaves; chopped, 60gms Ricotta cheese, 1 tbsp finely chopped onion, 1 garlic clove; minced, 1/4 tsp fresh thyme; chopped (dry thyme leaves would also do), A pinch of ground nutmeg, 1 tsp toasted pine nuts, Salt and pepper to taste, Olive oil. Method: Heat oil in a pan and saute onion until soft. Add garlic and saute for a minute. [...]
Continue reading...How to avoid lumps while preparing white sauce?
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Many viewers have asked me this question and believe me I myself too initially had this problem while preparing white sauce. There are two simple tricks. 1. Always use cold milk. 2. Let the flour cool down before you add milk. Follow the following recipe and you will never have lumps in your white sauce. Basic White Sauce Ingredients: 1 tbsp [...]
Continue reading...Macaroni in Spinach and Cream Sauce
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Last afternoon I sat thinking about what can make with spinach since I had to consume it yesterday itself. I desperately wanted to prepare something different to avoid ending up preparing the usual spinach vegetable or curry or parathas, and so on. I had stocked macaroni last week , so suddenly this recipe struck my mind. I [...]
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...Pomegranate Yogurt Dip
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Ingredients: 200gms yogurt (or sweetened yogurt); beaten well, 2 scallions (spring onions), chopped, 2 tsp sugar, 1 pomegranate, arils or seeds separated and juice preserved. Method: Leave a tbsp of pomogranate arils for garnishing and chill them until ready to serve. and mix all the other ingredients together. Also add the juice to the raita to get the nice pink color [...]
Continue reading...Broccoli in Oyster Sauce
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Ingredients: 2 medium stalks of broccoli, 4 tbsp Oyster sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar, 3/4 tsp Tapioca starch, 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1/4 cup water, Few drops of sesame oil, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, Salt to taste. Method: Wash the broccoli and cut into small florets. Heat vegetable oil in a wok, add salt and broccoli florets, stir well. Add water and cover and cook for [...]
Continue reading...Fish Curry
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Ingredients: 7-8 big pieces of fish, 1 cup thinly sliced onions, 1 cup thinly sliced tomatoes, 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies, 2-3 cinamon (dalchini) sticks, 2-3 bay (tejpatta) leaves, Sea salt for marination, Juice of 1/2 lemon, Salt to taste, 2 tbsp vinegar, 1 cup Olive oil, Water. Method: Marinate the fish with sea salt, lime juice and set aside till you prepare your curry. Heat [...]
Continue reading...Spaghetti in Balsamic Cream Sauce
Friday, August 15, 2008
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 cup thick cream, 1/4 onion; ground, 2-3 garlic cloves; minced, 2 tsp chicken bouillon powdered (chicken cubes), 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese, 2 cups cooked spaghetti. Method: Heat olive oil in a saucepan and add onion. Saute till it is dark brown in color. Then add garlic, balsamic vinegar, cook for a minute. Then sprinkle [...]
Continue reading...Red Pasta Sauce
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Ingredients: 2 tomatoes; finely chopped, 1/2 cup tomato sauce or puree, 1 small green or red bell pepper (capsicum); very finely chopped, 1 onion; finely chopped, 3 cloves garlic; minced, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp dried parsley, 1 tsp dry basil, 1/4 tsp paprika or red chilli flakes, 1/2 tsp cayyene pepper, 2 tbsp Olive oil, Salt to taste. Method: Heat oil in a pan. Add minced garlic and [...]
Continue reading...Rice Pudding with hot Chocolate Sauce
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; washed, 1 litre milk, 4 tbsp sugar or as per taste, 2 eggs; beaten, Nutmeg and lemon rind to taste. For chocolate sauce- 3 chocolate bars, 1 cup cream, 1 tbsp butter. Method: To a pan add rice and milk and cook till rice is soft. Meanwhile prepare chocolate sauce. For that heat a pan, melt butter and add the chocolate bars. [...]
Continue reading...Chicken with Mushroom Sauce
Monday, June 30, 2008
Ingredients: 250 gms chicken, 2 tbsp cornflour, 1/4 cup mushrooms; blanched and ground to paste, 1/4 tsp oregano, Freshly ground peppercorns as per taste, Salt to taste, Olive oil for frying. To garnish- Peas, baby potatoes and beans; boiled. Method: Marinate chicken with lemon juice and salt for some time. Then boil this chicken till it is tender. Add cornflour to a pan, and add water enough [...]
Continue reading...Coriander Mint Dip
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
This recipe can be used as a dip, sauce or also as a salad dressing. Ingredients: 1 cup coriander, finely chopped, 1 cup spring onion greens, finely chopped, 2 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves, 4 tbsp red chilli oil, 2″ inch ginger, finely chopped, 2 tbsp soy sauce, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: In a bowl mix together red chilli oil, soy sauce, salt [...]
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
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