tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30645584770402869462024-03-18T00:41:29.917-05:00Good Food RecipesFresh from my kitchen!!Deepthi KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381516825707868469noreply@blogger.comBlogger362125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064558477040286946.post-3451968265479793672022-11-15T11:13:00.003-06:002022-11-15T11:13:30.323-06:00A woking mom with a young kid and a toddler...more posts to come--stay tuned<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMh25kAwo2-7PsU__9P1qeN11Au2aYXVw4iKtznOGL1Iqvpc_BMR0-a4aBhhENlCG-IaiPaqI3aoap47pXXKjydSj8u-NliUCfWT29EGE1bA3iZbFRQBPnYWUDJSTiNd0GZEVAHEJcFL2QPIfAx3LglTQrseUoSHcjhNUk8T37DExlREsWDl84_MshwA/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-11-15%20at%2012.08.03%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMh25kAwo2-7PsU__9P1qeN11Au2aYXVw4iKtznOGL1Iqvpc_BMR0-a4aBhhENlCG-IaiPaqI3aoap47pXXKjydSj8u-NliUCfWT29EGE1bA3iZbFRQBPnYWUDJSTiNd0GZEVAHEJcFL2QPIfAx3LglTQrseUoSHcjhNUk8T37DExlREsWDl84_MshwA/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-11-15%20at%2012.08.03%20PM.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>You may be wondering where this blogger went after reading my about page, as I haven't posted in a long time. I'm asking the same thing: where has Deepthi gone? I missed myself for four years since I was too busy working for a healthcare organization in my ideal career. </p><p>Stay tuned, I will be posting my routine as a working from home mom, how my remote job is working for me, recipes that help me cook dinners fast, work life balance ideas...</p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">I thank you for taking time to write back to me, I appriciate it. Please come back again. Your DD</div>Deepthi KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381516825707868469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064558477040286946.post-61827937784140707642018-11-30T15:57:00.000-06:002018-12-04T11:53:53.946-06:00Nothing is everything- Mom talk!!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My world is just as normal as a regular mom, I do nothing! so is the name of my blog. I have been born and brought up in India and moved to USA 8 yrs ago, after my wedding. I have a 4yr old crazy little cute angel who changed my world. It sounds like a typical Indian girl story who is a millennial. I hold two Master’s degrees in Biology and still do nothing, I am a dreamer and I hope to find a job someday in my field. One day I was getting my daughter ready for her school and she decided to pull my leg and told her dad that “Dad, you go to work! And I go to school and Mom does nothing…!”. Me and my husband laughed at her joke as she was expecting that reaction from both of us! But later it hit my heart so hard and made me think what impression am I leaving in my daughter’s mind? Should I tell her that I work really hard at home cleaning, cooking and doing all the chores or should I explain her that I am looking a for a job and I will try to find it sooner?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am in dilemma and stayed calm and was trying to think about it. Being jobless in very stressful and sometimes I feel depressed and meretricious. Even with the two degrees in hand I am sitting home? I used to work 2ys ago, but I had to leave my job and follow my husband. That was an easy decision for both of us, but with a huge carrier loss penalty for me, I knew this would happen, I knew it would be hard for me to find job in my field here. But still why am I depressed and feel agitated when someone say I am jobless. Leave the rest of the world, I really do not owe explanation to anyone but how can make my daughter understand that even if I do not work outside, I work at home?<o:p></o:p></div>
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The best idea is to involve her in the little chores like making dough, cleaning and other errands. She will understand what I do every day. I am still working on it. I will keep you all posted about the improvements. Remember you are what you are, but no one knows who you are until you let them know what you are. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">I thank you for taking time to write back to me, I appriciate it. Please come back again. Your DD</div>Deepthi KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381516825707868469noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064558477040286946.post-49973122893250124732018-04-23T10:31:00.001-05:002018-04-30T11:07:11.155-05:00Bean salad I make this salad quite often at my home and also when we have a huge gatherings. It makes a great appetizer. It is full of beans and finely chopped vegetables. This salad is rich in fiber and keeps you full for a longer time. You can make it to impress the mild eaters! <div><br><div><img id="id_ccf5_f06f_24c4_6a46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY0rMRdh3XtSHNeunHEHnV6X2_2sXfank8YzFLKB8tZK8DyzRHEFBFIp2Dk38pqC5xN8rxmxNcDwXGB25Se98-pomlf6N2-qB2mMHGLbq1_dmxma1cODIAg4ovxTO7nXVHKxB7DRj3xxp/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><div><br></div><div>Here are the ingredients</div></div><div>Canned mixed beans- 2 cans</div><div>Canned sweet corn- 2 cans</div><div>Finely chopped onion, green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers, tomato( deseeded), semi ripen Mango</div><div>For dressing- zesty Italian </div><div>Salt to taste</div><div><br></div><div>Preparation </div><div>Open the cans and combine corn and beans in a colander and rinse them under cold running water. Drain all the water and add them to a big mixing bowl. Add all the chopped vegetables and add two cups of zesty Italian dressing. Add salt to taste and refrigerate at least an hour before serving. You can add or remove the vegetables based on your taste, I love adding freshly chopped cilantro and mint. </div><div><br></div><div>You can make it a day ahead and refrigerate it, it tastes much better and saves most of your time on the day of party. It tastes best with the scooped salsa chips. I went for a low calorie waffle thins ( they taste average with this combo to be honest, but as I am watching my weight I had no other option). </div><div><br></div><div>Did you enjoy my recipe, please post your comments below. </div><div><br></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">I thank you for taking time to write back to me, I appriciate it. Please come back again. 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If this recipe got my husbands approval then this should be a full proof recipe to share with anyone. I used Avacado filling instead of regular potato filling to make masala dosa, as I love Avacados so much. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_4cce_8807_3775_8bb0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHJYuPXCFdrvteDVdYoKP-2q2bj4vflSV7DGr0WC2vGP5P3d-tB-bw_xsRcYQxEAR4_bTZ4UPyoAcvPxy0Yu995yU5tDkh7rGfO8OAT1uwRFC5ZyEgg6pj9oPu7fT1-gi-lX1_oEdOEPG/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br>For brown rice dosa batter</div><div>Brown rice 2 cups</div><div>Urad dal 1.5 cups</div><div>Fenugreek seeds 1 ts</div><div>Salt 2 tbsp</div><div><br></div><div>For Avacado filling </div><div>Avacado 1</div><div>Finely chopped onion 2tbsp</div><div>Finely chopped green chili 1ts</div><div>Salt to taste</div><div>Lemon juice 1 tbsp</div><div>Optional - chopped tomato and cilantro </div><div><br></div><div>Method: mix all ingredients and put aside before making dosa. You cannot store this for next day as the Avacado goes bad. You must use it immediately after making it. </div><div><br></div><div>To prepare dosa batter</div><div>Soak brown rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds in a bowl full of water for at least 6 hrs. Grind them to a fine paste and set it in a warm place overnight. There is a good chance of the batter overflow when you left it overnight, I would recommend putting the freshly ground batter in a large bowl which gives plenty of space when it ferments. </div><div><br></div><div>To make dosas </div><div>Add salt to taste and water to the desired consistency. Make dosas and put the Avacado filling in the middle and serve. The creamy taste of Avacado will give a nice flavor to your dosa. I hope you enjoy my recipe. Please post your comments below. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">I thank you for taking time to write back to me, I appriciate it. Please come back again. Your DD</div>Deepthi KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381516825707868469noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064558477040286946.post-74941284503492706212018-03-28T20:13:00.001-05:002018-03-28T20:13:30.653-05:00Banana Oatmeal<img id="id_28b4_b2f7_2984_4da0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcCEj2xQSGccNWNv445mEymxpl8D2LewIG-JDfmxutB62EYv4dM61ZZEyWIWCLmNm-WbpKWciSia4tHfo5bNYQkNqkC0iamKn1MPCJXX6SVnJTC_p8ECb3xFmUvgwZnuL04euVd6t-XXt/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><div><br></div><div>Oats are one of my favorite recipes because they are healthy and filling. I use whole grain rolled quaker oats these are comparatively better in nutritional value than the quick cooking oats. The recipe is very simple and can be prepared in 10 minutes. Banana oats are my favorite breakfast as it keeps me full until afternoon. This recipe is also good for the diabetic patients as heart patients. Oats are very right option for a weight loss, because of low glycemic index and high fiber content. They are anti inflammatory and rich in antioxidants. I prefer having my breakfast after workout but i have to drop my kiddo at the school and go to gym, so I usually have breakfast before my workout. </div><div><br></div><div>Ingredients </div><div>Half cup of whole grain rolled oats ( old fashioned oats)</div><div>Water 1cup</div><div>One Banana </div><div>Nuts optional</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_70bb_d41_a25b_e68e" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Gy2wbGpOOZk2yGdlKHoB0DUC-kNALXhAPDh9Y69dX7f3KSjwCrhmXPQAe43xiYxFAqdcFzgfTQr39jhq_i_m5Q_6LzS8a2jp1EMA5vy2Q23W9fKsrWOyZAyNQYAvoCsX8jKyfImBBx1J/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div>Method</div><div>In a thick bottom vessel add oats and rinse it once. Add a cup of water and bring it to boil, keep stirring it until it thickens and cooks throughly. Add a pinch of salt if you prefer at this step and mix. Turn off the stove and add pealed and cut banana. If you have a potato masher use it to mash the banana or you could use a fork. Serve it in a serving bowl and sprinkle some nuts on top and enjoy!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">I thank you for taking time to write back to me, I appriciate it. Please come back again. Your DD</div>Deepthi KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381516825707868469noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064558477040286946.post-3360024757644401592018-03-27T18:12:00.001-05:002018-03-27T20:59:57.416-05:00Healthy Eating and Weight Management I know I have been away from blogging for a while now. But I am back with a bang, I promise I will post at least one recipe a day. <div>I have a 3yr old who keeps me on toes, now that she started going to pre-school I have little spare time for me. I think we women forget to take care of ourself after we have a baby. it is always good to start it now because people say better late than never. </div><div>I registered at YMCA ( Gym) which is very near from my house even though I have treadmill at my home, as I know I will force myself to go an workout as I pay for it. I stated cooking healthy meals for me, been logging in the calorie intake and tracking my workouts. I will keep posting my updates.</div><div><br></div><div>I have lost 3pounds in 3weeks, which is not bad for a beginner. I will write a detailed post on my workout and meal preps. 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Being a worried Mom of 16 months old, who is not a big eater, makes me try different varieties. I do not know, how you can relate to me, but surprisingly most of my friends do not have this difficulty. My baby just few days back started taking cow milk, and 'touch wood' she continues it. I have been trying different recipes and the one she liked the most is broccoli-potato-carrot soup. I will share the recipe soon. I just tried this spaghetti squash today, and she seemed to like it. </div>
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Carrot medium size-1<br />
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Pre heat the oven to 350F. Make some slits on squash here and there. Pop it in the oven for 1hr. After an hour check if it has cooked properly by inserting a knife into it, if the knife moves in smoothly with little resistance, that is when you know it is ready. <br />
Let it cool down, meanwhile heat oil in a pan and saute noodled/julienned carrots in low flame. Add brown sugar and pinch of salt and mix well. <br />
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To prepare dumplings:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I pressure cooked all the vegetables for two whistles. Then, drained all the water and saved it to prepare curry, took all the boiled vegetable in a muslin cloth and squeezed all the water out after cooling them. In this process they got mashed real good. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I took all these vegetables in a bowl and added the grated paneer, salt, chopped green chilies and mixed well. It forms a thick dough, just like the roti dough (remember you need to squeeze out the water real good from the vegetables after pressure cooking them, other wise it becomes soggy and you may not be able to fry them)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heat oil enough for deep frying in a pan and make the dumplings out of the just prepared dough, dip in the corn flour mixture and fry them till they turn golden brown. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Place the dumplings in the paper towl, to remove any excess oil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To prepare curry:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heat 2tbsp of oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and when they begin to splatter add onion, turmeric and ginger garlic paste. When the onion turn translucent add tomato and cook till tomato is tender. Turn off the stove and grind this mixture to a fine paste by adding some water. Heat the same pan and this mixture back to the pan and cook it till it starts to boil. Make sure you put the lid on as the mixture bubbles and spills a lot. Once the mixture start bubbling add cashew nut paste and cream. Mix throughly, bring this to a boil and add salt, chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder. Mix well, taste the mixture, adjust according to your taste. Simmer for 3min and turn off tge stove. Add in the dumplings just before serving the curry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tips:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now here let me tell you how to cut down the calories in this curry:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can avoid deep frying the dumplings, by baking them. To the dumpling mixture add 2 egg whites and mix well, prepare the dumplings, and bake them for 20min at 345F. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To prepare the dumplings in paniyaram/ponganalu maker. Simply dip the dumplings in flour batter and cook them in paniyaram pan under low flame for 3-4 min, keep turning them in between. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can avoid cream either by increasing the cashewnut paste or substituting cream with coconut milk </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div>
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This is the best filling, comforting and quick recipe you can make, just have these french beans handy all the time.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
French style cut beans-2cups<br />
chopped onion-1/2cup<br />
Sesame seeds (nuvvulu )-2tbsp<br />
oil-2tbsp<br />
mustard seeds (aavalu) -1/2tbsp<br />
cumin seeds (Jeelakara) -1/2tbsp<br />
salt to taste<br />
pepper powder/red chili powder-1/2tbsp (or to taste)<br />
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<li>Add french style beans, mix well and close the pan with lid. Cook under medium flame for 10min and keep stirring in between. </li>
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These days I have been running crazy with my school work and I never had a chance to open my blog. I am very happy that I finally sat down to write a post. Todays recipe is a vegetable pot pie, I made this for my family friends. They always shower me with a ton of compliments, I love to cook for them and spend time with them. This pot pie is really easy to make and tastes wonderful, you can use your choice of vegetables. <br />
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Ingredients:<br />
Potatoes chopped to fine wedges- 1cup<br />
Carrots 1cup chopped<br />
Corn 1/4cup<br />
Green peas 1/4cup<br />
Campbells cream of mushroom- 1can<br />
onion finely chopped-1/2cup<br />
Green beans- finely chopped-1/4cup<br />
Salt to taste<br />
Black pepper-1/2 tbsp.<br />
Pillsbury pot pie crust-1 (Available near the dairy and cheese section at Kroger)<br />
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Filling:<br />
Heat 1tbsp of butter in a pot and add onions and when they are half cooked add all the vegetables and mix well. Cook them under medium heat for 15min, make sure you keep an eye on them <br />
as they burn quickly. When the vegetables are done add can of cream of mushroom and stir properly. Finally add black pepper and salt to taste and mix well. Turn off the flame and pore it on to the unrolled Pillsbury pie crust in a pot pie baking dish. Now cover the filling with the pot pie crust and make a hole at the center for the vapor to escape. <br />
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Bake for 15min or until it turn golden brown at 415 degree F. You can also coat the pie with egg wash if you want your pot pie to look fancy. Egg wash makes it to appear golden brown. <br />
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Tips: <br />
You can add pieces of cooked chicken if you like.<br />
You can also cook your vegetables in a vegetable or chicken broth for more flavor. <br />
I love adding broccoli in my pot pie, but my hubby is not a fan of broccoli so I had to skip it. If you are a broccoli fan feel free to add it to your filling. <br />
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Before sharing the recipe with you, I have a small story to share. Few years back, that was my first visit to a restaurant in USA with my hubby, it was a Mexican restaurant. We were very formally greeted and seated as we entered the restaurant by a nice lady and menu cards were handed. I being new to the Mexican food, asked my hubby to suggest any vegetarian dish that I could enjoy. There were only few options in the menu which include salad, some cheese burritos and vegetable fajita. So he ordered salad for appetizers and soon it arrived on to the table. I never had lettuce or any raw food before in India. The only thing that came on to my mind was a GOAT! yup, because my brother used to say that I eat leafy vegetables like a goat, but I never agreed because I used to say that goats eat raw leaf not me, but now what am I doing! I was glad that my brother was not around. I soon laughed out loud looking at a salad and my hubby had a question mark on his face about why am I laughing and I soon explained him the same. Even I used to feel creepy when I saw people eating raw vegetables, and later I closed my eyes prayed to god and had a first bite of it, immediately I had to open my eyes and say wow! I loved it. From then salad became one of my favorite food. Today I am sharing with you the simple salad recipe with simple dressing. <br />
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Ingredients<br />
Romaine lettuce/iceberg lettuce-1 head<br />
Baby carrots or julienned carrot-1/2cup<br />
Ripe pitted olives chopped-1/4cup (or to taste, I love olives so I put more)<br />
Squash/cucumber slices-1/2cup<br />
cherry tomatoes washed and halved -10 in number<br />
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For Dressing<br />
Olive oil-3tbsp<br />
Apple cider vinegar/white vinegar-2tbsp<br />
salt to taste<br />
sugar-pinch<br />
Lemon juice-1/2tbsp<br />
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Method<br />
Wash and chop lettuce and add all other ingredients and mix well. Mix all the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and add it on top of the salad before serving. You will love it. Refrigerate the salad before serving. You can also add avocado if you like. <br />
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If you wanna create romantic atmosphere inside your home when you are alone with your hubby then these are the perfect treats to enjoy. I made them for my hubby's birthday and he loved them. In fact you can even make the environment more romantic by putting on some dim lights or by lighting up some scented candles. These treats are simple to make and delicious in taste, I made them before but they didn't come out very well as my choice of chocolate knocked it down. I would recommend you to use Hershey's dark/milk chocolate. These treats can also be made a day before the party and can be served as an appetizer, kids will love them and this is also one of the best method to make kids eat fruit. <br />
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Ingredients:<br />
Chocolate- 50gm <br />
( or any hard chocolate that is still sold at room temperature)<br />
Fresh strawberries- 10 large<br />
Tooth picks-10<br />
Water as needed<br />
White chocolate or cake icing-2tbsp<br />
Thermocol or foam sheet<br />
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Method<br />
To melt chocolate:<br />
We use double boiling methods to melt our chocolate. For this take a pot and fill it half way with water and let the water come to boil. Now take another bowl and put it on the boiling water pot and add chocolate to it. Keep stirring till the chocolate melts completely<br />
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Coating strawberries with chocolate:<br />
Wash the strawberries and pat dry with paper towel or a clean cloth. Hold the calyx part (The green leafy part) together with your fingers carefully and insert tooth pick at the center. Dip the strawberry while holding the calyx or tooth pick and make sure it is coated well on all sides. Knock off excess chocolate on to the side of the bowl while taking out and insert the free end of the toothpick on to the foam or thermocol sheet. Repeat the process for all the remaining strawberries. <br />
If you want to decorate with any confetti this is the right time. After adding confetti you can store them in the fridge to make the chocolate hard. Later you can decorate with white chocolate and refrigerate them again. These are good for 7days if you refrigerate properly. <br />
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When I was a kid my mother used to make pasta in Indian style, and I used to love it a lot. When my lunch box was pasta I used to have all my friends gathered around me like a flies to dig in. I can still remember my friend swathi who used to visit my home just to taste my mothers pasta. I never knew how the pasta is made and processed. With my little research I found the following facts: Most of the pastas that are available in market are made of enriched all purpose flour (Maida) or durum flour which are considered as a white poison apart from sugar and salt. White flour has had all the good substances (bran and germ) removed during processing. It's bleached, with a bleaching agent similar to Clorox( disinfectant) . Has added coal-tar-derived (carcinogenic- Cancer causing agent) vitamins but is sold as "enriched". It clogs up intestines, creates excess mucus in sinus passages and depletes nutrient levels as your body works to digest it. </div>
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OK! now enough about the bad facts about our favorite pasta now let us learn about some wonderful things about pasta that are published on online journals.<br />
<span style="color: blue;"> Pasta may help lower the glycemic index of a meal. <br />
When you cook pasta with cheese, meat, vegetables it lowers the glycemic index of the meal. <br />
Lower the glycemic index (GI) more nutritious and filling the food will be. It is one of the recommended food for diabetic patients. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">Ingredients:</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"> Pasta 1/2 cup</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Water to boil pasta</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">salt to taste</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"> For sauce:</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Celery 1 large stem- finely chopped</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Tomato 1large chopped</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">onion chopped-1/2cup</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">banana pepper-1 large finely chopped(gives a twist in taste)</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">oil-2tbsp</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">red chili powder to taste (optional)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">To cook pasta:</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">To the 3/4pot of boiling water add pasta and salt, cook till pasta is done. </span><br />
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Cauliflower-3cups <br />
Ginger garlic paste-1tbsp<br />
Red chili powder to taste (or 1tbsp)<br />
Salt to taste (or 1tbsp)<br />
Coriander powder-1tbsp<br />
Corn flour -4tbsp<br />
All purpose flour (Maida)-3tbsp<br />
Black pepper powder-1/4tbsp<br />
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Needless to say about my hubby he is becoming a kiddo day by day. Lunch bag comes home so empty when I pack sandwich and noodles, unlike rice which comes back home not empty. I was worried about his unhealthy appetite, because I used to make sandwich entirely with a potato. I told the same thing to my mother and she tried her best to fix this issue by sending this recipe of a healthy sandwich. She experimented with different vegetables and finally came up with this recipe, we loved it. She used Hudson Canola oil to make this sandwich and she said they tasted better when made with this oil. They fell in love with this oil as soon as they started using it and now they use this oil to make curries and roti's. Everything is great about this product except the price, I felt that it was little over priced otherwise it is perfect for every family.<br />
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Did you ever try Quiona? If you haven't tried it or tasted it, you are missing one of the most wonderful super food that you will love. Quiona is rich in protein (1 cup yields 6g of protein), fiber, minerals and iron. It is a wonderful food for pregnant women and it can be used in replacement with rice in our regular diet.<br />
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Coming to the calories, how many calories do you consume each day? Do you count them to keep an eye? I do. Yes, Mam/Sir I count my calorie intake and I am cautious about it, not because I feel I am fat or not because I am thin. I only do this because I am under high risk of getting diabetics as my parents are diagnosed with diabetics in their late 30's. I feel eating healthy and staying fit does not only improve your physical appearance but also polishes your self confidence. Now coming to the recipe....<br />
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Quiona-1.5cup<br />
oats-1cup<br />
Chana dal (Sanaga pappu)-1/4 cup<br />
Urad dal(minapa pappu)-1 cup<br />
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Soak Quiona, chana dal and urad dal after a slight rinse for 5-6hrs. Soak oats for just 5min before grinding. After soaking them drain the excess water and mix oats with Quiona, chana dal and urad dal mixture and grind them together. The consistency should be slightly thicker than regular dosa batter.<br />
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You can make excellent paneer at home without being overboard. It is very simple you could make it while preparing the dinner just make sure you keep an eye on the boiling milk. I made it for the third time now using the same process and it was soft and tender every time. If you have any milk that is nearing expiry date this is the best way to use it.<br />
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I never used to like idli when I was a kid, but now I love it. It is very interesting to see and compare myself when I was a kid and what I am now, I feel it's a huge transformation. I never used to like upma, idli, tindora (Dondakaya), semolina, okra (bendakaya), etc., but now I love them I was wondering how my mother used to bare me and cook a different recipe specially for me when ever she made the above mentioned varieties. Hats off to my mom for her patience. My dad used to take me to the vegetable market every time and I used to choose the vegetables of my choice and would leave the remaining to my fathers wish. I love being father's daughter, and I am still my dad's daughter. Happy Father's day DAD, I love you and miss you so much!<br />
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Toor dal (Kandi pappu)-1cup</div>
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Bottle guard or Sorakaya medium size pieces-1 cup (optional)</div>
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Onion big slices-1/2 cup</div>
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green chili (pacchi mirchi)-4 medium size</div>
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Tomato-1/2cup<br />
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In a pressure cooker take toor dal and was it. Then add bottle guard, onion, tomato, turmeric, curry leaf, tomato and cook for till three whistles and remove weight valve when all pressure goes down. Now add tamarind, chili powder, salt, half cup water and sambar powder and mix well. Cook this sambar for 10min under medium flame, and mean while yo can prepare the seasoning. For seasoning heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, red chili, curry leaf and onions one by one and saute till onion turn golden brown and finally add hing and pour it in to samabar and mix well and garnish with cilantro or coriander. </div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">Serving size 5 no.'s</span></span><br />
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Mango fried rice also known as mamidikaya pulihora in our regional language. After a very long time I was able to bag some raw mangoes form the Indian store. I am glad that I found them, because I was craving for this rice since last month. I didn't even remember when was the last the time I had it. Mango pulihora is easy to prepare and delicious in taste.</div>
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Mango medium size- 2</div>
Cooked rice- 3 cups<br />
Green chili- 5 in number<br />
salt to taste<br />
Chana dal (Senaga pappu)-1tbsp<br />
Urad dal (Minapa pappu)-1tbsp<br />
Cumin seed- 1/2tbsp<br />
Mustard seeds- 1/2tbsp<br />
oil- 2tbsp<br />
Cashew nuts-few (Optional)<br />
curry leaves (optional)<br />
Turmeric- pinch<br />
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Cut mango and grind it to a coarse paste along with little salt and green chili. Heat oil in a pan and add Chana dal and urad dal and fry till they turn light brown. Now add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and wait till they splatter and add green chili, red chili, cashew nuts and curry leaves (optional). When the green chili is cooked add in turmeric and salt and mix well, now add mango paste and mix well. Cook for 5min stirring in between under medium flame. Now add rice and mix well, cook this for about 1min and turn off the stove. The pulihora is ready to serve. I hope you like my recipe.</div>
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Surprisingly bitter gourd used to be one of my favorite vegetable when I was a kid, while most of my friends hated it. I know the reason behind it and it's all because of the magic in my mothers cooking. Today is mother's day and I choose to make this curry because it is one of my mother's favorite and also her signature dish. So, here I am with the wonderful recipe...<br />
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Ingredients (Serves 2)<br />
Karela/Kakarikaya.Bitter gourd- 2 sliced as shown in figure<br />
Onions- Chopped long and thin-1 large cup<br />
Butter milk (Majjiga) -1.5 cup<br />
Sesame seed powdered-1/2tbsp (Nuvvula podi)<br />
Red chili powder-1/2tbsp<br />
salt to taste<br />
turmeric-pinch<br />
Curry leaf-2 leaves<br />
tamarind pulp-1/2tbsp<br />
oil-2tbsp<br />
mustard seeds-1/2tbsp<br />
cumin seeds-1/2tbsp<br />
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Heat pan under medium flame and add oil, when the oil is hot add mustard seeds followed by cumin seeds. When they splatter, add onion and bitter guard at a time and mix well. Close the pan with lid and keep stirring in between until they are semi-cooked. Then add turmeric and ginger garlic paste and cook for 1min. Now, to the butter milk add red chili powder, sesame powder, curry leaf, tamarind pulp and salt and mix well, add this mixture to bitter gourd, reduce flame and cook until it turns thick as shown in picture. Taste the curry and adjust salt and red chili powder, cook for one more minute and turn off the stove and serve hot. It goes well with paratha, roti and white rice.<br />
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Last weekend we went to our friends place, and we had lot of fun with games, movies and food. My friends are brilliant cook's and they inspire me to cook and try different recipes. Sooner they came to know that I am visiting their place, they started to plan the menu. I was so surprised by their wonderful recipes in such a short time. One of my friends Veda made a Panner tikka masla, which is the best paneer curry I tasted so far and my another friend Ravali made this instant wonderful evening snack. I will be posting the recipe for paneer tikka masala soon, until then you enjoy this delightful snack.<br />
It is very easy to prepare and yet delicious in taste. We enjoyed it and I hope you will enjoy it too!<br />
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Salty biscuits-10<br />
Sour cream-10tbsp<br />
Tomato-chop finely by removing the core-4tbsp<br />
Onion finely chopped and soaked in water for 10 min-2tbsp<br />
Coriander/cilantro- washed and finely chopped-1/4tbsp<br />
Chat masala-pinch or to taste (optional)<br />
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Other optional ingredients and substitutes:<br />
Instead of sour cream you can use cheese or mayo or vegetable dip<br />
You can also use 1/2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar and mix all vegetables instead of chat masala.<br />
You can also sprinkle some aloo bhujia on top for color.<br />
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Mix all the vegetables in a bowl and add chat masala. Arrange the biscuits in a tray and spread sour cream on top of it, carefully arrange the mixed vegetables on top of the sour cream layer and serve instantly.<br />
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Note: Make this preparation just before you serve because biscuits become soggy as time progresses. But you can prepare your vegetable mixture and store in a refrigerator a day before the party.<br />
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Spanish rice or Mexican rice what ever you call it is one of my favorite food from Mexican cuisine. First time when I had it I thought it was more near to tomato bath in Indian style but there was some twist that is making it unique in taste, then I found out that the only difference between regular tomato bath in Indian style and mexican rice was just the medium in which the rice is cooked. To make Mexican rice they use Vegetable/Chicken broth but in our tomato bath we just use water. Also, they use different kind of vegetables such as celery etc., while cooking.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
Rice-3 cups<br />
Broth 5 Cups<br />
Tomato Puree-2Cups<br />
Butter-1tbsp<br />
Herbs of your choice (I used thyme)<br />
Celery- finely chopped-1 stalk<br />
Salt to taste<br />
green peas-1/4cup<br />
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Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 min. Later remove water and add vegetable broth, salt to taste (Note: If you are using the broth from market, then please be cautious while adding salt as the broth already contain some salt in it). Mix well and cook it till it comes to boil later add tomato puree, green peas & celery & herbs and reduce the flame and cook it (Cover the pot with lid and keep stirring in between making sure that rice is not sticking to the bottom of the vessel). Finally when the rice is done, add butter and mix well. Then the food is ready to serve. This rice tastes and smells wonderful!!!<br />
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Yesterday our home turned into a assembly house, because me and my hubby were debating about plastic use in our home. Would you like to know how we started the discussion, which ended as a debate? Here is the story....<br />
My husband's lunch box is made of plastic and recently I learned a lot about the BPA (Bisphenol A), a chemical compound found in plastic ware that is known to cause different types of cancer. So, I replaced his plastic box with a pirex glass box, and now he keeps complaining that box is too heavy. My point is to serve the healthy and safe food to the extent I could and his point is that if the plastic is not safe to use then why they are selling in the market? I was not surprised by his question, because I know this would be the question that everyone will ask if you talk about BPA. Very lately the effect of this compound on the health came into light, and some countries like Canada banned the use of the plastic that contain BPA. Now, America bans baby bottles with BPA. And also you can find many water bottles and thermal flasks that say BPA free in the market. BPA is carcinogenic (Cancer causing) compound, it is known to show some hormonal effect on cancer cells, it will proliferate the cells very fast thus aiming the rapid spread of cancer in your body. Presently, lot of research is in progress on this compound, in our lab (in my college) we are testing on breast cancer cells. So, friends I highly recommend you to use the BPA free plastic ware and replace your plastic lunch box with a glass box and also make sure your water bottles are BPA free. I hope this post is helpful to you. Finally, I did not tell you about how we ended the debate, I showed him some research articles on BPA and now he agrees with me (Woo hoo!!! :)).<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
Hakka noodles: 1 packet (200g)<br />
Vegetables of your choice-1 cup<br />
Black pepper powder-1/2tbsp<br />
salt to taste<br />
oil-4tbsp<br />
Whole red chili-4<br />
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Method:<br />
Take a large pot of water and bring it to boil with little salt, then add noodles and cook till they are tender. Then drain all hot water and add cold water. Heat 4tb of oil in a frying pan and add red chili. Fry it till they turn golden brown and remove them with the help of spoon. Now dump all the vegetables and saute till they turn little tender under high flame. Make sure you do not burn them, keep stirring. When all the vegetables are done add salt and pepper powder and add in noodles and mix well. Cook for 2min by continuously stirring them and serve hot. These noodles are simple to make and very delicious in taste. Try it and you will love it!!!<br />
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