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INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Chicken Breasts 2) 2 Cups Chickpeas 3) 2 BayLeaves 4) 4-5 Black Peppercones 5) 1" Cinnamon Stick 6) 2-3 Green Cardamoms 7) 2-3 Cloves 8) 1 Teaspoon Turmeric 9) 2 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 10) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 11) 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala 12) Salt to taste 13) 2 Onions Chopped 14) 2 Tomatoes Chopped 15) 2 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic paste 16) 2 Green Chillies 17) Coriander and lemon wedges for garnish 18) 4 Tablespoon oil PREPARATION TIME: 45 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Soak the chickpeas in hot water for 3-4 hours * Then Cook in same water till soft, leave aside * In a seperate pan, heat half of the oil and cook the chicken breasts * Sear till all sides are cooked, take out on a kitchen towel and let it cool * Once cooled, pull the chicken with fingers into smaller pieces * In the same pan add little oil depending on the quantity of oil left after cooking chicken * Crackle some peppercones, cinnamom sticks, cardomom, and cloves * Add bayleave

After a long and hectic week at work one tries to find comfort and rest in weekend! What a great idea to start the weekend with a hot, delicious, nutricious, wholesome, easy to digest comfort food like khichdi for lunch. With fried red onions, a papaddom and a spoonful of melted ghee on top is just what is called a comfort life! This is very simple one pot dish generally prepared with rice and dal. INGREDIENTS: 1) 3/4 Cup Rice 2) 1/2 Cup yellow moong dal 3) 1/2 Cup Peas 4) 1 Cup Chopped Spinach 5) 2 Tablespoon Ghee/Clarified Butter 6) 1 Teaspoon Jeera/Cumin Seeds 7) 1/4 Teaspoon asaefotida 8) Salt to taste 9) Black pepper to taste 10) 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala 11) 1/4 Teaspoon Red Chilli powder 12) 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 13) 1 Cup sliced onions for garnish 14) 2 Papaddoms PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Soak Rice and Dal in hot water for an hour before cooking * In a pan heat ghee and crackle jeera seeds and asaefotida * Add turmeric powder and peas, sau

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 1/2 Cup Besan/Chickpea Flour 2) 1/2 Cup Suji/Semolina 3) 1 Cup Chopped Broccoli 4) 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala 5) 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 6) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 8) 1 Teaspoon Jeera/Cumin Powder 9) 1 Teaspoon Chopped Ginger 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Chopped Green Chilly 11) Salt to taste 12) Water to make batter PREPARATION TIME: 45 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a Bowl take besan and mix it with water to make a smooth paste * To the paste add semolina, mix it , if thick then add water to make it runny * Add broccoli, ginger, green chilly and mix well * Add Turmeric, Coriander, Garam masala, Red chilly powder, salt and Jeera powder, mix well * Keep the above mix aside for 30 minutes to blend in all the flavours * Semolina will absorb water and can make batter thick, add little water after 30 minutes * Take a Tawa or flat pan, heat it up, Brush up a little oil on tawa * Take 1 Laddle full of batter and pour it on tawa a

Bake this lovely treat this new year and surprise you family and friends! Its very easy and simple to prepare, eggless, less sugar, less butter, kids love it! Ask your kids to help you out with it this winter vacations! They will surely love it. INGREDIENTS: 1) 225 gms Plain flour 2) 50 gms Butter Cold 3) 100 gms Sultanas/Raisins 4) 40 gms Castor Sugar 5) 150 ml Milk 6) 1 Egg beaten for egg wash/Milk PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Line the baking sheet and pre heat the oven at 220 degrees * In a bowl mix flour and butter till breadcrumb consistency * To above mix add sugar and sultanas * In the middle pour milk and fold in the mix till no dry flour left * Knead a little to gather the dough together * Flatten with the hands till 2 cm thick disc * Cut 12 small rounds or 8 big rounds with cutter * Place them on baking sheet and brush the top of scones with egg wash or milk * Bake for 15-20 minutes till top is golden brown in color * Cool on wire rack and se

INGREDIENTS: 1) 5-6 Slices of Whole Wheat Bread 2) 2 Tablespoon Oil 3) 1/2 Teaspoon Jeera/Cumin seeds 4) 1/2 Cup Broccoli Flowerets 5) 1/2 Cup Medium diced Carrots 6) 1/2 Cup Julienne onions 7) 1/2 Cup Medium Diced Capsicum 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 10) Salt to taste 11) 1 Tablespoon Tomato Ketchup(Optional) 12) 1/4 Cup water 13) 1/2 Cup of Crunchy Mixture 14) Fresh coriander leaves for garnish 15) Few Lemon wedges to squeeze lemon juice on poha(optional) PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Dice the bread slices and dry roast in a dry pan to make it a little crisp * In a wok, heat oil and crackle jeera seeds, add turmeric powder * Add all cut vegetables and let it cook till veggies get soft * you can use any vegetables like cauliflower, peas, sweet corns or potatoes * Add Ketchup and little water to build a little sauce * Add salt and red chilly to taste * When the sauce thickens add diced bread and mix well * Serve hot in a

Besan Laddoos are easy and healthy sweets from India. Its prepared in festivals and also prepared for kids to improve their immune system. INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cups Besan/Chickpea flour 2) 2/3 Cup Ghee/Clarified Butter 3) 3 Pinches Cardamom powder 4) 1 Cup Sugar( granulated/powdered) (Keep it granulated for extra crunch or can use powdered sugar) 5) 1 Cup Almond powdered 6) Few Pistachios for garnish PREPARATION TIME: HOW TO PREPARE: * In a wok, Melt ghee * Add in the besan and stir constantly on the low flame * Cook till its golden brown in color and a nutty flavor comes out * Add Cardamom powder and almond powder and mix well * Cook for a minute and take off flame and put into another dish to cool it * When cooled, Mix in the sugar and make small balls out of the mixture * These round balls are laddoos * Garnish with pistachios and serve fresh homemade sweets

INGREDIENTS: 1) 6 Pomfret Fillets 2) 1/2 Cup Dahi/Curd 3) 1 Tablespoon Chickpea Flour/Besan 4) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 5) 2 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste 6) 2 Teaspoon Olive Oil 7) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 8) 1 Teaspoon Fish Fry Masala 9) Salt to taste 10) 1 Lemon to garnish PREPARATION TIME: 1 Hour and 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a bowl mix chickpea flour and curd and beat it well * Add turmeric, red chilly, fish fry masala, and salt * Add Ginger garlic paste and olive oil and give it a good mix * Apply this mix to the fish fillets on both the sides * Refrigerate the fillets for an hour to marinate * On a Grill pan apply little olive oil and heat it * Grill the fillets on each side for 8 mins * Serve hot on a dish with lemon wedges