Masala Karela Recipe

Here is another mouth watering recipe made from Karelas!!. Can't beleive? 
Why not try it ?

Ingredients:
Besan 4 tsp
Karela (cut into thin slice marinate with salt)
Mustard oil
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Galic paste 1 tsp 
Water
Rice flour 1 tbsp


Procedure:
Marinate the thin size karela with salt, turmeric and keep it for sometime. Strain the water that comes out of the marination
Add the galic paste and red chilly paste add little water.

Add little hot mustard oil and then add besan, rice flour and mix well.
Deep fry, serve as starter or in main course sprinkle some chat masala.

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Banana Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe

Try this mouth watering weekend cake recipe!

Ingredients 
1 3/4 cup Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
¼ tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
¾ cup Brown Sugar
2/3 cup Chocolate chips
3-4 Bananas (overripe), peeled
1/3 cup Oil
2 Eggs

Procedure 
Oil and flour for lining and dusting
Heat the oven to 350F. Grease and dust a loaf tin.
Sift the dry ingredients together.

Combine the bananas, eggs, oil and brown sugar in a bowl. Using an electric mixer, blend all these to a rough paste. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients and add the chocolate chips. Mix well and pour into the prepared cake tin.

Bake for 35-40 minutes (or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean). Cool on a rack for a few minutes.

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Sweet Chilli Chicken with Wedges Recipe

Baked chilly chicken with a hint of sweet taste served with potato wedges. 

Ingredients 
400g orange sweet potato, peeled, washed
500g red rascal potatoes, unpeeled, washed
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 cup sweet chilli sauce
4 (150g each) chicken breast fillets, trimmed
2 cups frozen peas

Instructions
Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly grease a large roasting pan. Cut sweet potato and potatoes into wedges and place in pan. Add 1 tablespoon of oil. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Arrange wedges in a single layer. Roast for 20 minutes.

Combine remaining oil and 1 tablespoon of sweet chilli sauce in a bowl. Brush over both sides chicken. Place chicken on a lined baking tray. Place in oven under wedges. Roast chicken and wedges together for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken from oven. Cover with foil and set aside.

Increase oven to 230°C. Roast wedges for a further 10 minutes or until tender and golden. Place peas in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave on high (100%) for 2 minutes or until cooked through.

Place chicken on plates. Drizzle with remaining sweet chilli sauce. Serve with wedges and peas.

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Newfoundland Crab Chowder Recipe

Try this winter soup today!

Ingredients 
2 tbsp butter
4 strips bacon, roughly chopped
2 shallots, finely chopped
2 large potatoes, diced
2 thyme sprigs
1 bay leaf
4 cups fish stock
2x6 oz cans-crabmeat, drained
3/4 cup creme fraiche
4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
salt and ground black pepper

Procedure 
Melt the butter in a large pan and cook the bacon, shallots, and potatoes for 5 minutes. Add the thyme, bay leaf, and fish stock, bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
Stir the crabmeat and creme fraiche into the pan and heat through gently. Stir in the parsley and season to taste.
Ladle into bowls, and serve.

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Creamed Spinach

Creamed spinach makes a nutritious sauce that goes well with almost any dish.

Ingredients
500 g fresh spinach (or whole frozen spinach leaves)
2 dl of water
1/2 tsp of salt
1/2 dl of cream
black pepper

or

400 g of chopped spinach, fresh or frozen
1 1/2 tbs of flour
1 dl of milk
1/2 tsp of salt
black pepper

Procedure
Creamed spinach can be done in two different ways. Either with whole spinach or with chopped spinach.

With whole spinach, first boil the fresh spinach leaves and the salt in the water for about 5 minutes. If you use frozen spinach, follow the instructions on the box. Note that spinach is high in nitrites which means you may not have to use as much salt as you might think. After boiling for 5 minutes remove the water and let the spinach "dry" for a minute or so. Put the spinach back into the pan and add the cream. Boil for a few more minutes and add salt and pepper to taste. Instead of cream the spinach can be quickly fried in about 1 tbs of butter.

With chopped spinach, first boil the fresh spinach leaves as above or gently thaw the frozen (chopped) spinach in a little bit of water in a pan. Mix the flour with the chopped spinach in the pan and add the milk. Bring the spinach to the boil and boil gently for 3-5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Monsoon Special: Spicy Nuts

Make these quick, savoury nuts in your microwave and enjoy the rains. 

Ingredients: 
• 1 tsp Butter 
• 2 cups Cashew, almonds, pistachios
• 1 tsp brown Sugar 
• 1 tbsp chat masala
• 1/4 tsp black salt 
• 1/4 tsp black pepper (ground)

Procedure: 
• Spread the nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet. Microwave it high for 7 minutes. 
• In the saucepan melt butter. After removing from heat, stir in the sugar, spices and salt. Add nuts to the mixture and toss to coat. Serve. 

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Strawberry cheese cake

Savour a pure vegetarian and low fat cheese cake.

Ingredients: 
Fatless Cream Cheese 1.5 Cup
Low Calories Cream 1.5 Cup
Strawberry Caulis 1 Cup
Sugar Free 1 Tablespoon
Agar-Agar 1 Tablespoon
Low Calories Cream 1 Cup
Fresh Strawberries 28 Pieces

Procedure: 
Soak the Agar-Agar in water and dissolve wormed Strawberry Caulis. 
Mix the 1 Tbs. Sugar free in the Cream and whip until fluffy and soft pick.
Fold together above mixture and fill in to a round ring.
Pour the mixture in to the mould.
Set the Cake in the Fridge.
Whip the cream and cover the sides by Cannel with using palate knife.
Wash the Strawberries and arrange on top.
Dust with sugar free on top of the Cake.

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