For those who stick to their exercise routine even on a Sunday, these treats are a great after-gym snack. For the rest, you really don't need a reason to try them out
For those who stick to their exercise routine even on a Sunday, these treats are a great after-gym snack. For the rest, you really don't need a reason to try them outu00a0
Pistachio Milkshake
Ingredients
1u00bd cups blanched and peeled pistachiosu00a0
5 cups milku00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
1 cup sugaru00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
2 tsp green cardamom powderu00a0
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Method
Grind one cup pistachios to a coarse paste with a little milk. Sliver the remaining pistachios.
Heat milk in a pan and bring it to a boil. Decrease heat and simmer till it reduces slightly.
Add pistachio puree to the milk and cook till it thickens some more.
Add sugar and mix till sugar dissolves.u00a0 Add green cardamom powder and mix.
Pour into glasses and serve hot.
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Amla and Beetroot Tikki
Ingredients
5-6 medium Indian gooseberries (amla), gratedu00a0u00a0
1 cup boiled and grated beetrootu00a0u00a0
3 medium potatoes, boiled and mashedu00a0
1 tbsp oil + to shallow fry
1 medium onion, choppedu00a0
Sea salt to tasteu00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
u00bd tbsp red chilli powderu00a0u00a0u00a0
Salt to tasteu00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
1 tbsp lemon juiceu00a0u00a0u00a0
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Method
Heat one tbsp oil in a pan. Add onion and sautu00e9 till lightly browned. Add beetroot and sea salt and continue to sautu00e9 till all the moisture evaporates. Add red chilli powder and mix.
Add salt and lemon juice and mix.
Add the beetroot mixture to potatoes and mix. Add amla and mix. Cool and chill in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Heat oil on a tawa. Grease your hands, take a portion of the beetroot mixture and shape into a tikki. Place on the tawa and shallow fry till both sides are evenly cooked. Serve hot.
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Pomfret in Prawn Sauceu00a0u00a0
Ingredients
600 gm pomfret filletsu00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
200 gm prawns, deveinedu00a0u00a0
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Salt to tasteu00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
3 tbsp olive oilu00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
1 medium tomato, blanched, peeled, seeded and choppedu00a0
4 tbsp scraped coconutu00a0u00a0
1 medium onion, chopped roughlyu00a0u00a0
1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves + 1 sprig
1 tsp grated gingeru00a0u00a0u00a01 tsp red chilli sauceu00a0u00a0
2 tbsp creamu00a0
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Method
Heat oil in a pan. Sprinkle salt on fish fillets and fry, flipping sides a couple of times, so that they get evenly cooked and lightly browned. Drain on absorbent paper and set aside.
Place the tomato in a bowl. Add coconut and a quarter cup of water and crush with a hand blender till properly blended.
Add onion to the oil left in the pan after frying fish and sautu00e9. Add prawns and sautu00e9 for two to three minutes. Add tomato-coconut mixture and salt and cook.
Add coriander leaves, ginger, red chilli sauce and mix and cook till the prawns are done.
Add cream and mix. Transfer into a serving bowl. Place the fried fish over.u00a0 Garnish with a coriander sprig and serve hot.
Strawberry Delight
Ingredients
8-10 digestive biscuits, crushedu00a0u00a0
1u00bd cups fresh cream, chilledu00a0u00a0
u00bd cup powdered sugaru00a0u00a0u00a0
1 cup vanilla custard, chilledu00a0u00a0
20 strawberriesu00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
1 kiwi fruit, thickly slicedu00a0
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Method
Pack the crushed biscuits in a pie dish.u00a0 Whip the fresh cream with powdered sugar till stiff.u00a0
Whip the chilled custard in a bowl, add most of the cream and mix. Pour this over the biscuit base. Halve most of the strawberries and arrange them cut side facing down around the rim of the pie dish.
Put the remaining cream in the centre and arrange the kiwi slices around it. Place the remaining strawberries in the centre of the cream.
Serve chilled.
Shopping list for next week
CHILLI ORANGE WONTON SOUP
300 ml orange juice, 3 carrots, 1 fresh red chilli, 1 cabbage, 1 bunch spring onions with greens, 1 packet wonton wrappers, 1 bottle red chilli sauce, 1 packet cornflouru00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
ORIENTAL SALAD WITH FRESH ORANGE DRESSING
400 gm bean sprouts, 10 snow peas or flat beans, 3 green capsicums, 2 red radishes, 1 Chinese cabbage, 1 small packet sesame seeds, 1 small bottle honey, A few dried red chillies
LEMON CHICKENu00a0
600 gm boneless chicken, 5 lemons, 1 red capsicumu00a0, 1 yellow capsicum, 1 packet white pepper powder, 1 packet MSG, 1 packet star anise
LEMON PUDDINGu00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
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150 gm butter, 100 gm refined flouru00a0, 1 packet castor sugar, 1 loaf fresh bread, 1 packet baking powder, 1 eggu00a0u00a0
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