Yellow Pea’s soup

Yellow pea’s soup is a very healthy hearty soup. Yellow peas are a good source of fiber and protein and it is also cholesterol free. I prepared delicious soup with this healthy ingredients but it is bit different both in taste and flavor. I am sure you will love to have this yummy soup.



Ingredients:

Yellow peas   1 cup
Garlic chopped  ½ tbsp
Coconut milk     2 tbsp
Chicken stock/ vegetable broth    6 cup and if needed more
Olive oil   1tbsp
Grated cheese   2tbsp
Lemon juice 1tsp
Salt and pepper to taste
For garnish
Sour cream and fresh sprigs of mint

Procedure:
In a cover pot take the chicken or vegetable stock and the yellow peas and cook till they are tender. Heat olive oil in a pan and then add chopped garlic sauté a little and when you get the fried smell of garlic add the cooked yellow peas and add little more stock if needed. Adjust seasoning. Let it boil then add the thick coconut milk and grated cheese. Mix well and put off the flame add lime juice. Garnish with sour cream and fresh sprigs of mint.

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Honey And Mustard Glazed Carrot

I was looking for an easy side dish and I found one that is healthy soothing and goes perfectly with my taste. Honey and mustard glazed carrot goes well with pork chops but I take grilled lamb chops with it some mashed potato and garlic croutons. Sound a bit crazy combo but that’s the way I go, you can try it my way or take this delicious honey mustard glazed carrot in whatever way you like. This dish is just scrumptious.


 Ingredients:

Baby carrot   8 to 10
Honey   1tbsp
Mustard paste   1tbsp
Lime juice  1tsp
Butter/ canola oil  1tbsp
Salt and pepper to taste
Parsley finely chopped 1tsp
Grated cheese   1 tsp

Procedure:Take a all the peeled carrot in a pan filled with water and then boil the carrot till they are fork tender. Now strain all the water. In a bowl mix honey and mustard, salt and pepper. Heat oil or butter in a pan then add the carrot and then the honey mustard mixture. Toss and cook till they are well coated. Put off the flame and sprinkle lime juice, chopped parsley and grated cheese. I am sure you will love the taste of honey and mustard glazed carrots.


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Sweet And Salty Cheesy Bites

This Sunday I threw a very simple party for few of my close friends. Yes it is just a simple snacks party in the afternoon with tall glass of spiced up lemon sodas and few batches of finger foods and lots of chats and good moments shared. I am sharing the one which catch the eye and the tastes of all my friends. This one is healthy but bit different and I hope you all will love it. I use date paste to make this sweet and salty cheesy bites. Dates as you all know are rich in fiber which can slow blood sugar spikes down and are good source of potassium, iron, numerous antioxidant and Vitamin- A. I am sharing this successful healthy experiment of mine with you and I am sure if you try sweet and salty cheesy bites just once, you will like it.


Ingredients:

Pitted dates   1 cup
Light cheese crackers  30
Cheese  cube 8 to 10
Ginger juice ½ tsp
Back salt  ¼  tsp
Small Tomato cubes and spring onion chopped for garnish

  Procedure:
The twist of this simple recipe is the dates paste and this need a little time to make once made you are on. To make dates pastes take 2/3 of hot water over the dates and let them soak for an hour and then put them in your blender and blend. While you are blending add the ginger juice and the black salt. Your date paste is ready. If you don’t want gingery smell then you can go without it. Take the crackers and place a small size of cheese cube above it put a some dates paste. Then to give a little color place a small cube of tomato and spring onion you can also garnish it with sprigs of fresh mint. Bingo your delicious sweet and salty cheesy bites are ready to munch!

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Cilantro Lime Roasted Chicken

First of all I want to apologies to all my lovely friend because for last few days I can’t make it to your blog. A little renovation was going on in my house and then it need some painting so you know when such thing happens, it all messy stuff all around and lots of dusty hazards, but the best part of it is that in all those lost stuff suddenly you get a letter long written from a friend or a greetings card of a very dear one and you feel that vibration of pure innocent love…. lost long……….huh! Am I getting little emotional ……maybe ……sometime we get something and lose and sometime we lose something and get……. who knows the real meaning of life! So this year when you celebrate Easter love like a child and hold all your dear ones tight to your heart don’t let them go. A very delicious recipe I am sharing with you so that you can bring smile to all those beautiful faces. Enjoy cilantro lime roasted chicken!


Ingredients:

Leg pieces  2
Fresh cilantro  1  bunch chopped (leaves and stem)
Fresh ginger ½ tsp of chopped
Fresh garlic   1 tsp of chopped
Green onion   1 chopped
Lemon  zest    ¼ tsp
Olive oil/ sunflower oil   2 to 3 tbsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Fresh black pepper to taste
Salt to taste
For garnish
Butter   1/8 tsp
Red bell pepper  2 tbsp chopped

Procedure:

Clean the leg piece and pat dry. Now in your mixer make a smooth paste with cilantro, ginger, garlic and onion and lemon zest and salt and pepper and one table spoon of oil. Marinate the chicken leg pieces with this for half an hour. Heat a non stick pan and drizzle oil in the pan and put the chicken cover and cook till the chicken is well cooked in both sides turning it occasionally. Sprinkle little lemon juice at the end. You can also put it in to 400F preheated oven and bake it for 40 to 45 minutes.
Now in another small pan slightly sauté the red bell pepper in butter with a small pinch of pepper.Serve it in your serving platter place the roasted chicken then garnish it with butter sautéed bell pepper and cilantro leave.

                                      Wishing you all a very happy Easter.

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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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