Papdi Chaat

Papdi Chaat

Papdi chaat is very famous in northern and central India. But its awesome taste and addictive flavor has made it popular in other parts of India too. If you happen to cross a chaat corner selling papdi chaat, you would inevitably stop to enjoy its taste. The status of papdi chaat is not alone confined to Indian street snack category; it holds an important place in Indian wedding menus as well. Usually the dinner begins with the impressive papdi chaat. The papdis or small puris are layered with delicious toppings. The toppings of grated coconut, mashed potatoes, sliced tomatoes and onions drizzled with the delicious sweet tamarind chutney and curd make the dish look and taste delectable. Here, I am sharing my recipe of papdi chaat. Surely try this out at home and get excellent comments from your guests and family members.

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Serves: 10

Ingredients

Garlic bread

Cream and Spinach Soup Recipe

Cream and Spinach Soup Recipe

Cream and Spinach Soup is light and healthy soup with rich in irons. It is specialy for spinach lovers.

Ingredients

Onion Uttapam

Onion Uttapam Onion uttapam is a common South Indian dish. It is a snack, frequently prepared in most houses in Tamil nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka state. It is a nutritious food and children relish it a lot. Onion Uttapam is made from a fermented batter consisting of grinded urad dal and rice in ratio 3:1. The batter is spread on a pan and onion-chilly mix is added to the batter and cooked in t

Strawberry – Orange Popsicle

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Strawberry – Orange Popsicle Summer is the best time for frozen treats and there is nothing better than ice cold Popsicle. These Popsicles are made with fresh fruits. This is a kid's friendly recipe. This recipe is for two different fruit flavored Popsicles, orange and strawberry. Recipe will make 12 popsicles. Ingredients: 1 cup heavy cream 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Egg whites

BURNS A young man sprinkling his lawn and bushes with pesticides wanted to check the contents of the barrel to see how much pesticide remained in it.  He raised the cover and lit his lighter; the vapors inflamed and engulfed him.  He jumped from

Vegetarian Indian Recipes

Aloo Tikki Recipe

Aloo Tikki is a one of the popular snack and consider as an Indian chaat. It is like sweet, spicy and sour type of Indian dish.

Ingredients

3 large size boiled, skin removed and mashed well Potatoes
1 tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp grated bread crumbs
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp green chilli paste
1 tsp aamchur powder
1 tsp dry-roasted cumin seeds powder
1 tsp asafoetida
oil for frying
salt to taste

Dalma

Dalma Dalma made from arhar or toor dal, chana dal and vegetables like pumpkin, brinjal, raw banana etc is famous in Orissa, a state in eastern India. Dalma is cooked almost everyday in most Oriya houses. It makes use of locally available ingredients. A combination of 5 spices or panch phutana is used for tampering the dalma. The five spices are: cumin, mustard, fennel, fenugreek and nigella or kala jeera. Dalma is highly nutritious. It is consumed along with steamed rice or chapatti either in lunch or dinner. Here, I am sharing my recipe of dalma. Surely try this out at home. Cooking time: 20 minutes Preparation time: 35 minutes Serves: 6

Top 11 Home Remedies for High Blood Pressure

Top 11 Home Remedies for High Blood Pressure

 The American Medical Association reports that Hypertension is a major health problem.

Blood pressure is the force of blood that pushes the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. If the pressure rises and stays high, it can damage the body.

High blood pressure is a chronic disease that can cause Heart diseases, Stroke, Heart attack, Kidney failure and other physical problems.

Gooseberry

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Home Remedies for High Blood Pressure

1. Use of Garlic for Treating High Blood Pressure

   There is a strong relationship between garlic and the hypertension. Garlic is an important element that is used to lower the blood pressure. It reduces the pulse rate and maintains the rhythm of the heart and also relieves the symptoms of high blood pressure like dizziness, shortness of breath etc. garlic can be taken in the form of cloves or in the form of capsules.
   
   

   Garlic
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2. Use of Indian Gooseberry for Treating High Blood Pressure

   Gooseberry is also an effective remedy for high blood pressure. Fresh juice of Indian gooseberry mixed with Honey can really help to lower the blood pressure.
   
   

   Gooseberry
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3. Use of Lemon for Treating High Blood Pressure:

   Lemon is also an important food to lower the high blood pressure. Lemon contains vitamin P in it, vitamin P is found both in the juice and the peel of the Lemon. This vitamin is necessary for the prevention of Capillary delicateness.
   
   

   Lemon
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4. Use of Grapefruit for High Blood Pressure

   Grapefruit also helps in preventing high blood pressure. It contains Vitamin P that keeps the Arteries healthy.
   
   

   Grapefruit
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5. Use of Watermelon for High Blood Pressure

   Watermelon is an effective fruit that lowers the high blood pressure. The seeds of watermelon contain a substance that dilates the blood vessels and lowers the blood pressure. Patients of hypertension should also eat dried and roasted watermelon’s seeds.
   
   

   Watermelon
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6. Use of Rice for Treating High Blood Pressure

   Rice can be an ideal diet for the patients with hypertension as it contains low fat, low cholesterol and low salt in it. Calcium is also present in the brown rice which relaxes the Nervous System and reduces the symptoms of high blood pressure.
   
   

   Rice
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7. Use of Potato for Treating High Blood Pressure:

   Boiled potatoes are good for lowering blood pressure and when potatoes are boiled with the skin they absorb fewer salts so it can be salt- free diet for Hypertensive patients. Potatoes also contain Magnesium and Calcium that are also beneficial in lowering blood pressure.
   
   

   Boiled potatoes
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8. Use of Parsley in Treating High Blood Pressure

   Parsley contains nutrients that help in maintaining the blood vessels and protect the Capillaries. It can be taken in the form of drink. Hypertensive patients should use parsley daily.
   
   

   Parsley
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9. Use of Vegetable Juice for Treating High Blood Pressure

   Juices of Carrot and Spinach can do really well in lowering blood pressure. They can be taken everyday separately or in combination to treat the high blood pressure.
   
   

   Tomato Juice
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10. Use of Rauwolfia for Treating High Blood Pressure

    Rauwolfia is an herb. It is good herb for the treatment of high blood pressure. This herb has a direct effect on Hypertension. Practitioners use the Alkaloids of this herb in making medicines for Hypertensive patients but these herbs have some side effects so Indian practitioners have decided to use the root of the drug in powdered form to reduce its unpleasant side effects. Half teaspoon of this drug if taken three times a day can be effective for the patients of Hypertension.
    
    

    Rauwolfia
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11. Use of Potassium and Calcium for the Treatment of High Blood Pressure

    Research has shown that there is an important link between Potassium, Calcium and Hypertension. Studies show that intake of Potassium rich diet can control the Hypertension problem and it seems that patients of Hypertension do not take Calcium in a required amount. Potassium is found in fruits and calcium is found in dairy products. Both the things Potassium and Calcium can emit excess of sodium. These nutrients control the functioning of Vascular System.

High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. People suffer from this without knowing the symptoms. During this time high blood pressure can damage heart, kidneys, blood vessels and other organs of the body, so it is very important to control the symptoms of the high blood pressure. These symptoms can be controlled with the help of above mentioned home remedies.

Methi Pulao

Methi Pulao

This is delicious & healthy rice dish.
  Ready in 50  mins

Ingredients
Serves: 5
500g Rice
5 cloves, 1" cinnamon stick, 4 cardamom, 2 bay leaf ...Whole garam masala
1 large bunch Methi leaves Fresh
2 tablespoons Ginger garlic paste
5 number Green chilles
2 large Onions
2 large Tomatos
2 teaspoons Red chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
2 tablespoons Ghee
Salt To taste
20 Number Cashew
1 tablespoon Garam masala powder (optional)

Preparation method
Prep:20  mins | Cook:30  mins
1. Clean the methi leaves and wash thrice directly in the tap water then grind into a fine paste by adding water and then strain it into a vessel. Keep the methi juice aside. Wash and soak the rice for half an hour.

Chinese Omelette

Chinese Omelette


Ingredients:
Eggs - 8, beaten
Ham - 2, slices, chopped
Chicken Meat - 175 gms, cooked
Prawns - 8, peeled, chopped, cooked
Chives - 1 tbsp, freshly chopped
Soy Sauce - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Freshly Ground Black Pepper to Taste
Oil - 2 tbsp

Method:
1. In a big bowl, mix together the eggs, ham, chicken and prawns.
2. Add the chives, soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste.
3. In a frying pan, heat the oil and add the omelette mixture.
4. Gently stir the omelette with a fork while it is cooking.
5. Fold the omelette as desired.
6. Serve hot in slices.

STAYING STRESS FREE

            STAYING STRESS FREE

• Learn to deal with stress - Stress is an inevitable part of our daily life. We can’t avoid it but can definitely learn how to deal with it effectively. This helps us in maintaining our mental health. Tackle mood swings- We all experience mood swings but dealing with feelings of sudden anger, sadness, joy and fear in a constructive way is the key to happiness.
  
• Pamper yourself - At times you feel that life is treating you in a very mechanical way. When you feel so, it is best to take an off from work and spend some time with yourself and your loved ones. Go for an outing and indulge in your favourite pastime.
  
• Trust your abilities - Identify your abilities and weaknesses together, accept them, build on them and do the best with what you have.
  
• Healthy lifestyle choices - To be stress-free, adopt a healthy and positive lifestyle, which includes not smoking, limiting alcohol intake, exercising regularly and following a balanced diet.
  
• Health-promoting diet - Cut on oils and spices from your diet and eat fresh fruits, vegetables just for a week and you’ll yourself feel the difference. A healthy diet minus junk food keeps your immunity strong and also makes you feel fresh and energetic.

Tips for Weight Loss - Chapter 3

13.Watch what you eat. Keep a watchful eye on every thing that goes in. Sometimes the garnishes can richer than the food itself. Accompaniments too can be very rich. Remember that it is the easiest thing in the world to eat something without realizing that it was something that you should not have eaten. Selective memory you know…

Kalakand (Milk Burfi)

Kalakand (Milk Burfi)

2 litres milk
1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar
chopped nuts to decorate (pista, almonds)
silver foil (optional)
1/2 tsp citric acid dissolved in 1/2 cup water.

Khajur Burfi or Rolls

Khajur Burfi or Rolls

1 tin condensed milk
1 kg khajur deseeded (dates)
250 gm mixed dryfruits (badam, cashew, pista)
1/2 cup dessicated dry coconut

Skin Care During Winters

Winter is harsh on the skin. Dry air and harsh wind can sap moisture from the skin, causing cracking, chapping, and irritation. To prevent scaling, flaking and itching, one needs to pay special attention to the skin during the cold months. The following tips may help:




Do not take long, hot showers. They may sound appealing, but they strip skin of its natural moisturizing oils. Instead, take a short, warm shower; pat your skin almost dry, then put on a good moisturizer while the skin is still damp.


You will need an emollient lotion for hands, heels, or anywhere else where you experience especially dry, cracked skin.


Apply a cream-based moisturizer every day. A good time to use moisturizer is just after showering to help trap moisture on the skin's surface. Those with sensitive skin should choose a moisturizer without fragrance or lanolin.


Although frequent hand washing is often urged to prevent the spread of germs, all of that soap and water can also make hands chapped. Using a mild soap and moisturizing afterwards can help relieve the dryness.


Rinsing your body daily but using less soap can also help protect the skin's natural moisturizers.


Cover your face and use a petrolatum-based balm with an SPF for your lips while going out in cold air.


Scaling, itching or cracked skin that is not relieved by moisturizers should be checked by a dermatologist, who may suggest a prescription medication.

Kaju Barfi

Kaju Barfi

150 gm cashewnuts
400 gm sugar
elaichi powdered
silver foil (optional)
500 gm khoya

Tips for Weight Loss - Chapter 2

6.Include in your diet things that contain more water like tomatoes and watermelons. These
things contain 90 to 95 % water so that there is nothing that you have to lose by feasting on
them. They fill you up without adding to the pounds.

Tips for Weight Loss - Chapter 1

Tips for Weight Loss - Chapter 1

1.Drink plenty of water. Our body needs a lot of water so give in to water. Water is not just way

to flush out toxin but if you have more water in your body you will generally feel healthier
and fitter. This it self will discourage any tendency to gorge. The best thing about water is
that is has no calories at all.