Homemade food recipes

Homemade food recipes
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Super Healthy Sweet Orange Sweet Potato Wedges

Ingredients:

1 medium size Orange sweet potatoes peeled and cut into wedges
2 tablespoon vegetable oil or oil spray
Salt and pepper as per taste

Preparation Method:

1. Preheat the oven on high heat
2. Place the wedges on to the greased baking tray and top it with salt pepper and spray some oil.
3. bake them for about 15 minutes on 180 degree f and then increase the temperature for 5 more minutes on high to crisp.

4. place them on a paper towel lined dish. Season with your seasoning of choice and Enjoy!!

Important facts about  Sweet potato:

1 Sweet potato varieties with dark orange flesh have more beta carotene than those with light-colored flesh, and their increased cultivation is being encouraged in Africa, where vitamin A deficiency is a serious health problem.
Besides simple starches, sweet potatoes are rich in complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, beta-carotene (a provitamin A carotenoid), vitamin C, vitamin B6, manganese and potassium.
Pink, yellow and green varieties are also high in beta-carotene.

2. Besides simple starches, sweet potatoes are rich in complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, beta-carotene (a provitamin A carotenoid), vitamin C, vitamin B6, manganese and potassium.
Pink, yellow and green varieties are also high in beta-carotene.

Shrimp/ Prawn Cocktail Platter

Ingredients:

Frozen or fresh shrimps
dark orange sweet potato
kiwi
salt
pepper
toothpicks
oil spray

Preparation Method:

1. Shallow fry or grill your shrimps until they are cook and not over cook.  Cover cooking shrimps make them chewy so just be very careful while making them.

2. Grill or roast sweet potatoes in the form of wedges or sliced whatever you prepare.

Important facts about  Sweet potato

1 Sweet potato varieties with dark orange flesh have more beta carotene than those with light-colored flesh, and their increased cultivation is being encouraged in Africa, where vitamin A deficiency is a serious health problem.
Besides simple starches, sweet potatoes are rich in complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, beta-carotene (a provitamin A carotenoid), vitamin C, vitamin B6, manganese and potassium.
Pink, yellow and green varieties are also high in beta-carotene.

2. Besides simple starches, sweet potatoes are rich in complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, beta-carotene (a provitamin A carotenoid), vitamin C, vitamin B6, manganese and potassium.
Pink, yellow and green varieties are also high in beta-carotene.


3. Now assemble all your ingredients together and present it the way you want.  Keep the sliced kiwi in the end.  Kiwi give it a nice juicy sweet and sour taste and also great for presentation.

4. Sprinkle some salt and pepper as per taste and Serve.


Monday, July 8, 2013

Mutter Paneer Masala


Ingredients:

250 grams Paneer cubes
1 cup frozen or fresh peas
2 cup tomato puree
2 large size red onions
1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
salt to taste
red chili powder as per taste
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 tablespoon butter(optional)
2 tablespoon Oil


Preparation Method:

1. Heat oil in a cooking pan on a medium heat and add oil.
2. Now add cumin seeds and wait for seeds to splutter.
3. now add chopped onions and saute until golden brown.
4. add tomato puree and ginger garlic paste to it and cook for about 10 minutes mixing it continuously so that it doesn't burn.
5. now once the entire mixture is nicely cooked and you see some oil on top, its time to take out of the heat and keep it aside for it to cool.
6. In the meantime shallow fry your paneer pieces to get a nice color and taste. Once they turn start getting golden color, take them off the heat.
7. Now add butter and green peas and cook until they are done.
8. Add your onion tomato puree to it and cook for about 5 minutes.
8. Add salt, chili, coriander and turmeric powder and mix well and cook for 1 more minute.
9. Finally add your paneer pieces and give it a gentle mix. Sprinkle some garam masala on top.
10.Garnish with chopped Coriander/ Cilantro leaves and serve hot with paratha, roti, naan, Enjoy!!

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