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  • Iamsimpleguy
    Iamsimpleguy Posts: 1,575 Member
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    @Shalini0072016 take care of your health get fit and hit. We will be waiting for the new updates!!
  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Homemade protein shake

    Ingredients
    Soy Milk- 1 glass( cold)
    Nonfat &Greek yoghurt- 1/2 cup
    Medium banana- 2(frozen)
    Apricots- 1/2 cup( fresh or dried)
    Organic Honey- 2 tsps

    Preparation

    Blend them all together & serve it cold with a rind of lime or mint.

    Love
    Shalu <3
  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Gobi Manchurian

    Ingredients

    Corn Flour- 1 cup
    Water- 2 cups.
    Cauliflower florets- 1 big bowl.(boiled with salt)
    Salt- To taste
    Chilli powder- 1 tsp.
    Turmeric- 1/2 tsp.
    Onion- 1 big finely chopped
    Spring onions- 10 finely chopped
    Coriander- 1/4 bunch finely chopped
    Green chillies- 5 finely chopped
    Tomato sauce- 2 tbsp
    Soy Sauce- 1 tsp
    Oil- for deep frying

    Preparation

    Take a large bowl. Add corn flour & water & mix will without lumps, add the spices to it.Now add the florets to this & toss them well. Deep fry until golden brown, transfer them to kitchen towel on a plate & set it a side.

    Now take a frying pan, add 2 tbsp of oil from the deep frying oil. Add the onions & spring onions, green chillies & saute it for 2 mins. Now add tomato sauce, soy sauce, 1/4 cup of water. Let it cook for a min. Now add the fried florets to this, toss them well. Transfer it to a serving bowl, garnish it with coriander & serve it hot with a dip .

    Follow the same for paneer( cottage chesse) as well

    Happy Eating...

    Love
    Shalu

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  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Hey everyone. Can anyone share interesting healthy dips & spreads?.

    Love
    Shalu <3
  • Iamsimpleguy
    Iamsimpleguy Posts: 1,575 Member
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    Shalini0072016 wrote: »
    Homemade protein shake

    Ingredients
    Soy Milk- 1 glass( cold)
    Nonfat &Greek yoghurt- 1/2 cup
    Medium banana- 2(frozen)
    Apricots- 1/2 cup( fresh or dried)
    Organic Honey- 2 tsps

    Preparation

    Blend them all together & serve it cold with a rind of lime or mint.

    Love
    Shalu <3

    I am going try this one, Thank you @Shalini0072016
  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Hi Friends. I am really sorry for not updating. The Summer is getting real bad. Hoping to get back in form

    Love
    Shalu <3
  • Pinkylee77
    Pinkylee77 Posts: 432 Member
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    Shalini0072016 wrote: »
    Hi Friends. I am really sorry for not updating. The Summer is getting real bad. Hoping to get back in form

    Love
    Shalu <3

    I know summer is hot in India. How hot is it? Rest and stay cool. Where I live it is not hot yet still spring.
  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Potato Stir Fry

    Ingredients

    Refined oil- 3 tbsp
    Potatoes- 4( sliced)
    Water- 2 cups
    Salt- To taste
    Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
    Ground black pepper- 1 tsp( fresh)

    Preparation

    Heat a frying pan with oil. Frying in sliced potatoes, salt, turmeric for 2 mins, add water & let it cook until tender enough. Add pepper & toss it up. Turn of the flame. Serve it hot as side dish with your main course meal.

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    Shalu
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  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Broken Rice Upma

    Ingredients

    Broken Rice- 2 cups ( white)
    Split pigeon peas- 1 cup( dry roasted)
    Cumin seeds- 1 tsp( dry roasted)
    Black pepper- 1 tsp( dry roasted)
    Red chillies- 5
    Salt- To taste
    Water- 4 cups.
    Mustard seeds- 1
    Refined oil- 4 tbsps
    Asafetida- 1 pinch

    Preparation

    Heat a pan, dry roast the cumin, pepper, split pigeon peas together, until the aroma comes. Cool this mixture. Coarsely ground this mixture in the blender. Set this a side.

    Heat a pressure cooker with oil. Pop mustard seeds, red chillies, asafetida, add water, add the ground mixture & broken rice. Mix it well. Close the lid & don't put on the weight. Every 5 mins mix it well. Cook it for 15 mins & transfer it to your serving bowl. Serve it hot with a dip, if you like it or you can have it just like that.

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    Shalu
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  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Okra Fry

    Ingredients

    Okra- 1 big bowl( chopped)
    Gram flour- 4 heaped tbsp
    Salt- To taste
    Chilli powder- 1 tsp
    Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
    Garam masala- 1 tsp
    Refined oil- for shallow fry.

    Preparation

    In a big bowl, add the okra, all spices, gram flour, sprinkle the water, mix it well together. Take some of it & shallow fry it. Transfer it to kitchen towel, until the excess the oil is strained. Serve it hot with a dip of your choice.

    A good evening snack on a rainy day. Good for your brains.

    Love
    Shalu
    <3
  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Thanks for your encouragement. Felt like updating a few recipes @ashishtk22
  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Carrot Stir Fry/ Salad

    Ingredients

    Carrot- 5( grated)
    Green chillies- 5( slited)
    Salt- To Taste
    Refined oil- 1 tbsp.
    Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
    Split chick peas- 1 tsp
    Black gram- 1 tsp
    Lime juice- 1 tsp.

    Preparation

    Heat a frying pan with oil. Pop the mustard seeds, chick peas, black gram, green chillies, salt & fry it for a min. Add the grated carrot, lime juice & toss it for a min & serve it as a salad or side dish.

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    Shalu
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  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Pinkylee77 wrote: »
    I wished we had a love button for the wonderful recipes

    Now, you can find a love button. Lol. Love @Pinkylee77
  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Well. I am going to update the salads. Which are made in Isha Foundation. I am not sure how many of you have it before. If possible Google Isha Kattu Poo. It has the best healthy recipes. I am an active volunteer with the foundation. So, going to update my favorites.

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    Shalu
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  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Isha Kattu Poo will have 4 new recipes every month. It's a monthly magazine.

    You can download Isha Rusi. It has the most healthy recipes

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    Shalu
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  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Wow 3000 reads. That's really wonderful. Thank you all for your support & love.
  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Beetroot salad

    Beetroot- 4 big( grated)
    Peanuts- 1 cup( soaked overnight)
    Lime juice- 1 tsp
    Salt- To taste
    Pepper- 1 tsp.
    Coconut- 1 cup( grated)
    Coriander- 1/4 bunch( finely chopped)

    Preparation.

    Take a bowl and mix all the ingredients together. Garnish it with coriander and serve it.

    Love
    Shalu
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  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Cabbage Stir Fry

    Ingredients

    Cabbage- 1 medium ( shredded).
    Refined oil- 2 tbsp
    Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
    Black gram- 2 tsps
    Salt- To taste
    Green chillies- 4
    Coconut- 1cup(grated, dry roasted)
    Preparation

    Heat a frying pan with oil. Pop the mustard & black gram.Fry in the chillies & cabbage. Add salt to it. Stir fry it for 10 mins. Until the cabbage is soft & tender. Now add the roasted coconut & mix well.Serve it well with the sambhar rice

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    Shalu
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  • Shalini0072016
    Shalini0072016 Posts: 269 Member
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    Navrathan korma.( High in calories, Eat in moderation)

    Best to do it on a FEASTING DAY

    Ingredients

    Onion paste- 1 cup
    Ginger garlic paste- 2 tsps
    Tomato puree/ paste- 2 cups
    Almonds- 1/2 cup( soaked overnight).
    Cashews- 1/2 cup( soaked overnight).
    Hung yogurt- 1 cup( beaten)
    Fresh cream- 1/2 cup(thick)
    Coconut milk- 1 cup( thick)

    Par Boil the below vegetables with salt

    Carrots- 1 cup diced
    Beans- 1 cup chopped ( 1 inch)
    Cauliflower- 1 cup( florets)
    Baby potatoes- 1 cup
    Green Peas- 1 cup(fresh)

    Chilli Powder- 1 tsp
    Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
    Salt- To taste
    Garam masala- 1 tsp
    Dried fenugreek leaves- 1 tsp( crushed).
    Clarified Butter- 4 tbsps
    Coriander- 1/4 bunch( finely chopped)
    Lime juice- 1 tsp( optional)
    Roasted nuts- 1 handful (optional)

    Preparation.

    Ground the almonds & then the cashews,
    set it aside

    Beat the hung curdcurd & set it aside.

    Strain the water the par boiled vegetables & have the vegetable broth.

    Take a heavy base bottom pan. Heat the clarified butter. Fry in the onion paste, ginger garlic paste until golden. Now add the tomato puree/ paste. Let it cook for 5 mins. Now pour in the almond paste, cashew paste, cook it for 2 mins. Pour in the beaten yoghurt, coconut milk & cook it for 2 mins. Add all the spices & stir well. Add the vegetable broth and let it cook for 5 mins Add the par boiled vegetables & let it cook for 10 mins. Add the fresh cream when the fat starts separating. Mix it slowly, cook it for 2 mins. Transfer it to a serving bowl & garnish it with coriander, dry roasted nuts.

    Note: If your using lime. Add it towards the end & cook it for a min & transfer it to a serving bowl

    Serve it with Naan, Chapathi, Parantha, Biryani

    Happy Feasting......

    Tomorrow is my Convocation. So this dish is for my lovely friends out there.

    Shalini B.Sc(Comp), MCA.

    PROUD OF MYSELF.

    Love
    Shalu
    <3

  • vrojapu
    vrojapu Posts: 268 Member
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    Thanks for the delish recipes, Shalu, and congratulations on Convocation! We are all very proud of you, too!!

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