Mixed Vegetable With Toasted Sesame Seeds

Mixed vegetable salads are always my favorite as they are eye appealing, loaded with nutrients and good to eat. When you are making a healthy diet choice such recipes are keepers. So today I am sharing with you a very easy quick to make mixed vegetable but twist of the recipe is sesame seed which not only add a unique taste and flavor to this dish but it is good source of copper magnesium and calcium. In this dish I didn’t use regular salt go through the recipe to know the hidden secret and I bet you will find mixed vegetable with toasted sesame seeds awesomely delicious.


Ingredients:

Blanched Carrot   ½ cup chunks
Blanched Beet root  ½ cup chunks
Green bell pepper ¼ cup chunks
Baby corn   ½  cup chunks size pieces
Onion   1  cut into flakes
Toasted sesame seed  3 tbsp
Lemon juice   11/2 tbsp
Canola oil   1 tbsp
Freshly cracked black pepper  to taste
Black salt  to taste

Procedure:
Heat oil in a pan then add onion flakes then add the blanched vegetables and baby corn. Toss for few minutes adding black salt and pepper. I am using black salt instead of regular salt because it gives tickling taste when added with lemon juice. Add lemon juice and toasted sesame seeds. Toss and put off the flame. You can it as salad or take some garlic bread rolls with it and enjoy these colorful delicious have mixed vegetable with toasted sesame seeds.

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Spicy Pop Corn

Popcorn is a guilt free snacks which is good for health and you can have it any time Sweet and salty we all want our popcorn taste and flavored differently. Today I am sharing with you a cheesy spicy version of our all time favorite snacks popcorn. This spicy popcorn will leave your taste buds tingling ! Great for movie nights or as a party snacks. As St. Patrick’s door is just a day away I will show you how to give this popcorn an Irish twist so that the color and the taste give an instant holiday appeal. So enjoy this quick and easy spicy popcorn.


Ingredients:

Instant plain popped popcorn   4 cups
Cheese  2 cubes grated
Roasted cumin powder  ¼ tsp
Cayenne powder ¼ tsp
Black salt   ½ tsp
Sugar powder  ½  tsp
To give a St Patrick day twist 
You can add  2 drops of green food color
Butter  ¼ tsp

Procedure:
Pop up the popcorn as per package instruction or use heavy bottom pan and pop it or you can use your microwave to pop . Now add the grated cheese and mix roasted cumin powder, cayenne powder, black salt, sugar and then season the popped up popcorn .Toss for few times and your spicy popcorn is ready. If you want to give it a St Patrick’s Day twist then melt butter and add the food color then drizzle over the hot popcorn and toss and mix well. This yummy green color spicy popcorn can be a great fun treat for
St.Patrick's Day. You add color or you have it without color this popcorn is just awesome!

St Patrick day is an enchanted time -- a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic.
Wish you all A Very Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
May your neighbors respect you,
Troubles neglect you,
The angels protect you,
And Heaven accept you.



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Chicken Carrot Salad

Wishing all my friends a very woman’s day. Today in India we are celebrating the festival of color -holi. So it is a colorful women’s day. That is why today I thought why not share a very colorful yet healthy salad with you.Chicken is widely known for its health benefits but have you ever considered the diet friendly advantage of a bowl full of veggies and lean protein packed dish? Try this chicken carrot salad this healthy, light and if you want to cut your calorie then you can even take it as your main course. I am sure you will love this waist friendly chicken carrot salad.


Ingredients:

Carrots    1 cup cut into thin strips 
Cucumber ½ cup cut into thin strips 
Fresh green peas ¼ cup
Onion 1 cut into thin strips
Chicken cube   1 cup bite size pieces cooked
Sunflower oil     ½  tsp
Ginger and garlic and onion juice  1tsp each
Chicken seasoning cube 1
For the vinaigrette,
Roasted cumin powder  ½ tsp
Sunflower oil 1 tsp
Lemon jest  ¼ tsp
Lemon juice  1tbsp
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
Take a pan 1/ tsp of oil then add the chicken cube , ginger, garlic and onion juice and with pinch of salt and pepper and ½ chicken seasoning cube slightly sauté the chicken cubes. Keep aside and let it cool. Now in a bowl mix all the vinaigrette ingredients with rest of the chicken cubes. Mix well. Take a big bowl and mix the carrots,onion, cucumber, fresh green peas and chicken. Then add the vinaigrette. Mix well. Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve.

Wishing A Very Happy Women’s Day And Happy Holi to all!


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