Archive for: September 2006

Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
Spinach chopped – 450 gm
Onion – 120 gm
Green chilly –1no.
Oil - 20 ml
Pepper and salt - to taste
Preparation
Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions, green chilies, spinach, salt and pepper and blend it well. Cover the pan with a lid for 2-3 minutes. Blend it again and [...]

Ingredients:
Cream – ¼ cup
Cottage cheese – ¼ cup (optional)
Egg substitute ¼ cup
Water – ½ cup
Cocoa – 1 tbsp
Splenda - 2 heaping Tbsp
Low carb protein powder - 2 heaping Tbsp
Preparation
Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend a few minutes. Then blend in about 8 cubes ice, one at time.
Note: A great drink that [...]

Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 minutes (Mixing)
Ingredients
Dates (seedless) – 6 no
Green chilly – 2 no
Garlic – 3 cloves
Lemon – ½
Salt – to taste
Preparation
Put green chilly, garlic, dates and salt in a mixer and blend well. Take it out and mix with lemon extract. Serve with rice or bread.
Note: [...]

Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
Vegetable oil- 1 tbsp
Sliced almonds- ¼ cup
Grated raw cauliflower- 2 cups
Water- ½ cup
Vegetable stock concentrate/powder – 1 tbsp
Curry powder -1 tbsp
Splenda -1tsp
Preparation
Heat the oil in skillet to 350 degrees. Fry almonds till it becomes brown. Add cauliflower and stir-fry for a few minutes. Meanwhile, mix together water, vegetable [...]

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
Bread crumbs -1/2 cup
Tomato – 200 gm
Spring onion -3 no
Garlic – 1no
Cucumber -1 cup
Capsicum – 1 no
Tomato juice – 2 ½ cups
Pepper powder – to taste
Salt – to taste
Oil -1 tsp
Lime juice- 2 tsp
Water (boiled) -150 ml
Preparation
Mix the breadcrumbs, oil and boiled water. Peel the tomato by putting [...]

Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
Ripe bananas – 4 no
Lemon juice – 1 tsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Honey – 2 tbsp
Sesame seeds – 2 tbsp
Preparation
Peel bananas; brush with oil, then with lemon juice. Place them in oiled baking pan. Drizzle honey over them; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Broil them for about 5-7 minutes [...]

Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 60 minutes (Chilling)
Ingredients
Grated cucumber – 1 cup
Fresh curds – 2 cups
Cumin powder – 1 tsp
Red chilly powder – ¾ tsp
Salt to taste
Coriander chopped finely – 1 tbsp
Cumin and mustard seeds – ½ tsp each
Preparation
Crush the seeds together coarsely with stone or pestle. Beat curds till smooth. Add all ingredients [...]

Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
Banana- 5 no
Sugar – ¼ cup
Powdered Cardamom – 1 pinch
Butter – ½ tsp
Water – ½ cup
Preparation
Pressure-cook the bananas and peel. Mash it well and keep aside. In a saucepan, boil the water and add sugar. When it thickens, add mashed bananas, butter and powdered cardamom and keep [...]