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Kadai Paneer

By Ranju | October 9, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 10 mins. Cooking Time = 20 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Paneer, Cut into Cubes – 250 gm
Capsicum, Cut into Cubes – 1 No.
Onion, Cut into Cubes – 1 No.
Onion, Grated – 1 No.
Big Tomato, Ground – 1 No.
Milk – ¼ Cup
Corn Flour – ½ Tablespoon
Red Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon
Shahi Paneer Masala – 2 Teaspoons
Oil – 2 Tablespoons
Salt to taste

Method
• Heat oil in a kadai
• Add onion paste and sauté till it turns brown
• Add tomato and sauté till oil separates
• Add red chilli powder , shahi paneer masala and salt
• Add cubed onion and capsicum
• Add paneer
• Add a paste of corn powder mixed in milk
• Mix well and cook for 1-2 minutes
• Transfer in a serving bowl and serve with roti or paratha

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Peanut Chaat

By Ranju | October 5, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 10 mins. Cooking Time = 0 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Roasted Peanuts – 2 Cups
Onion, Chopped – ¼ Cup
Tomato, Chopped – ¼ Cup
Green Chilli, Finely Chopped – 1 No.
Coriander, Chopped – 2 Tablespoons
Mint Leaves – 2 Tablespoons
Red Chilli Powder – ¼ Tablespoon
Chaat Masala – 1 Tablespoon
Lemon Juice – 2 Tablespoons
Salt to taste

Method
• Take a big bowl
• Add all the ingredients
• Mix well and serve

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Coleslaw Sandwich

By Ranju | September 28, 2017

Coleslaw Sandwich

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 15 mins. Cooking Time = 15 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Bread Slices – 4 Nos.
Cabbage, Thinly Shredded – ½ Cup
Carrots, Grated – 1 Cup
Capsicum, Thinly Shredded – ¼ Cup
Mayonnaise – 1 Tablespoon
Cheese Spread – 1 Tablespoon
Mustard Sauce – 1 Tablespoon
Butter – 2 Tablespoons
Black Pepper – 1 Teaspoon
Salt to taste

Method
• Take a big bowl
• Add all the ingredients except bread and butter
• Spread the above mixture equally on the 4 bread slices
• And cover them with another 4 bread slices
• Grill them with butter till golden brown
• Serve hot with tomato sauce

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Lemon Rice

By Ranju | September 21, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 15 mins. Cooking Time = 10 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Boiled Rice – 3 Cups
Oil – 2 Tablespoons
Mustard Seeds – ½ Tablespoon
Curry Leaves – 10-15 Nos.
Peanuts – 1 Fistful
Ginger, Chopped – ½ Teaspoon
Chana Dal, Roasted – 1 Teaspoon
Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon
Urad Dal, Split – 1 Teaspoon
Red Chilli Powder – ½ Teaspoon
Lemon Juice – 2 Tablespoons
Green Chillies, Split – 2 Nos.
Coriander Leaves, Chopped – 2 Tablespoons
Whole Red Chilli, Chopped into 3-4 pieces – 2 Nos.
Salt to taste

Method
• Heat oil in a wok
• Chop red chillies in 2-3 pieces and separate the seeds
• Add red chillies and sauté for 5 seconds
• Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and then peanuts
• Add chana dal urad dal and sauté till it turns brown
• Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and rice
• Stir well and add lemon juice
• Add coriander leaves and serve hot

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Palak Paneer

By Ranju | September 14, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 15 mins. Cooking Time = 10 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Paneer – 250gm
Spinach Leaves – 200gm or 1 Bunch
Onion, Chopped – 1 No.
Tomato Chopped or Pulp – 1 No.
Ginger Paste – 1 Teaspoon
Garlic, Chopped – 1 Teaspoon
Cumin Seeds – 1 Teaspoon
Malai or Cream (optional) – 1 Tablespoon
Red Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon
Green Chilli, Chopped – 1 Teaspoon
Oil – 2 Tablespoons
Ice Cubes in Water

Method
• Blanch spinach leaves for 5 minutes Transfer in ice cold water and strain.
• Make a paste of spinach leaves and keep aside
• Cut paneer in cubes and keep aside
• Heat oil in a wok
• Add jeera. When it starts spluttering add garlic and sauté for a few seconds
• Put onion and cook till it becomes translucent
• Put tomato pulp and cook till oil separates
• Add red chilli powder and salt
• Put palak paste and mix well
• Add malai and mix well. Add water if required
• Put paneer and cook for 5-7 minutes On low flame
• Serve hot

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Virgin Kiwi Mojito

By Ranju | August 7, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 10 mins. Cooking Time = 0 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Kiwis – 2-3 Nos.
Lemon Juice – 2 Tablespoons
Sugar Syrup – 80ml
Mint Leaves – 10-15 Nos.
Lemon Slices – 4-5
Soda Water – 1 Bottle
Ice Cubes – 1 Tray
Black Salt & Sugar Mix to coat Glass Rim

Method
• Take 4 tall glasses
• Wet glass rims with lemon juice. Dip the rims in salt and sugar mix
• Add mint leaves and lemon slices in glasses. Crush them with a mudler
• Add ice cubes in glasses
• Pour sugar syrup and adjust quantity according to the sourness of kiwis
• Put kiwi crush and top with soda water
• Stir and serve immediately

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Tomato Rice

By Ranju | August 2, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 15 mins. Cooking Time = 10 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Boiled & Cooled Rice – 3 Cups or Bowls
Tomato Pulp – 2 Nos.
Onion Chopped – 1 No.
Mustard Seeds – ½ Teaspoon
Jeera – ½ Teaspoon
Green Chilli, Chopped – ½ Teaspoon
Curry Leaves – 10-15 Nos.
Pav Bhaji Masala – 2 Teaspoons
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder – ½ Teaspoon
Salt to Taste
Oil – 2 Tablespoons
Coriander Leaves – 1 Tablespoon
Ginger Paste – 1 Teaspoon

Method
• Make the pulp of tomato in a mixer grinder
• Heat oil in a wok
• Put mustard seeds. When it starts spluttering put curry leaves
• Put onions and sauté till it turns translucent
• Put tomato pulp and cook it till oil separates
• Put kashmiri red chilli powder, pav bhaji masala and salt.
• Cook for a few seconds
• Put boiled rice and mix it well
• Garnish with coriander leaves
• Transfer in a serving bowl and serve hot

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Plum Sharbat

By Ranju | July 15, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 0 mins. Cooking Time = 10-15 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Plums – 300 gm
Sugar – 1 Cup
Lemon – 2 Nos.
For Serving
Sabja, soaked – 1 Teaspoon
Ice – 1 Tray
Mint Leaves – 10-15 Nos.

Method
• Boil plums in 2 cups of water for 5 – 10 mins.
• Let it cool.
• Remove seeds. Strain it.
• Put sugar in plum juice and boil it for 5 – 10 mins.
• When cooled squeeze lemon in it and then refrigerate it.
For Serving
• Soak sabja in ¼ cup of water.
• Add water in plum juice.
• Put ice in a glass.
• Pour plum drink and add 1 tablespoon soaked sabja.
• Garnish with lemon wedges and mint leaves.
• Serve chilled.

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Aam Ka Chunda

By Ranju | July 13, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 15 mins. Cooking Time = 15 – 20 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Raw Mango, grated – 500 gm
Sugar – 2 Cups
Cumin Seeds – 2 Teaspoons
Red Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon
Roasted Cumin Powder – 2 Teaspoons
Kalonji (Onion Seeds) – ¼ Teaspoon
Salt to taste

Method
• Wash, peel and grate Raw Mangoes.
• Put grated mangoes and sugar in a thick bottomed kadai.
• Heat it. Stir till sugar melts.
• Cook on medium flame till sugar turns 1-tar chasni (thick syrup).
• Mix salt, jeera, roasted jeera powder, red chilli powder and kalonji.
• Remove from flame and let it cool.
• After cooling store chunda in a sterilized glass jar.
• It can be served with roti, paratha and bread.

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Lemon Mint Iced Tea

By Ranju | July 10, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 0 mins. Cooking Time = 10-15 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Sugar – 3 tablespoon
Tea Leaves – 2 tablespoon
Lemons – 2-3 nos.
Mint Leaves – 10-15 nos.
Ice Cubes – 1 tray
Water – 2 cup

Method
• Boil water.
• Add sugar and mint. Boil for few secs.
• Add tea leaves. Do not boil tea leaves. Let tea infuse in water.
• Strain tea. Let it cool down to room temperature.
• Keep in refrigerator.
For serving
• Add ice cubes, 2-3 lemon wedges and mint leaves. Squeeze lemons and pour tea in a tall glass. Stir well with stirrer.
• Serve it chilled.

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