Gajar ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)

Ingredients:

Carrots    1kg
Oil/Ghee 5 tbsp
Sugar       2 cups
Milk        1/2 cup
Elaichi Powder (Cardamom Powder) 1/2 tsp
Dry Fruits (for decoration)


Method:

1. Wash and peel the carrots. Grate the carrots.

2. In a pan, heat oil/ghee. When the oil is heated, put the grated carrots in the heated oil.

3. Keep stirring the carrots. Let it cook till 3/4th of the carrot's water has dried up.

4. In the carrots, put sugar and mix well. Let it cook well.

5. Pour 1/2 cup milk in this carrot mixture and mix well. Cook well.

6. When the carrots have fully absorbed the milk, and have become thick, turn off the flame.

7. Sprinkle cardamom powder on the now ready Gajar ka Halwa. Dish the Halwa out and decorate it with dry fruits of your choice.

Tip: If you like sweet dishes to be extra sweet, you can add 2 tsp of mashed mawa/khoya in the halwa when you have added the sugar while cooking (see step no. 4 in Method).

Calories: 268 calories in 300 grams of Gajar ka Halwa

Gajar ka Achar (Carrot Pickle)

Ingredients:

1/2 kg carrots
100 grams green chillies (the ones used for pickle)
6 tsp sarso ka tel (mustard oil)
1 tsp whole coriander seeds (akkhe dhaniye)
1 tsp whole Mustard seeds (rai ke dane)
1 tsp whole cumin seeds (akkha zeera)
1 tsp whole fennel seeds (akkhi saunf)
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi powder)
1 tsp red chilly powder (lal mirch powder)
1/2 tsp onion seeds (kalonji seeds)
1 tsp lemon juice (nimbu ka ras)
salt to taste (namak)

Method:

1. Slit the green chillies from 1 side.Dry roast coriander seeds, mustard seeds,cumin seeds, and fennel seeds for 2 mins. Let them Cool. Grind them into fine powder. Mix salt with this powder. Fill this mixture one by one in the slit green chillies.

2. Wash and peel the carrots, and cut them into fine medium sized pieces. In these carrots, add 2 tbsp of the above made powder, 1 tsp haldi powder and 1 tsp red chilly powder. Mix well.

3. In a vessel, heat 6 tbsp of mustard oil till it smokes. Turn off the heat/flame. Now put 1/2 tsp of onion seeds (kalonji seeds) in the oil. Put the green chillies in the oil and mix well. Now put the carrots in the oil, and mix everything well. 

4. Pour 1 tsp of lemon juice in this mixture and mix well. Let it cool. 

5. This can be had as a side dish, or pickle with your main course food.

6. This can be stored in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for 15-20 days.

Calories: Approx 60-70 calories in 1 serving.

How to Make Mayonnaise (Eggless) at Home?

Required:

Soya Milk (500 grams or 1/2 litre)

Oil (8 tbsp)

Sugar (1/2 tsp)

Vinegar (2tsp)

Method:

In a blender, pour soya milk, oil and blend well till smooth.

Add sugar and vinegar and blend again, till you a get a thick smooth consistency.

Store it in an air-tight jar, in the refrigerator. This can be stored for 15 days max.

Calories: 91.49 calories in 100 grams of eggless mayonnaise

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Schezwan Sauce at Home

Ingredients:

       Dry red chillies-50 gms

       Ginger-50 gms

       Garlic-50 gms

       Tomato sauce- 1 small cup

        Red chilly sauce- tsp

        Soya sauce- ¼  tsp

        Vinegar- ¼   tsp

        Oil- 5 tsp

        Red colour- ¼ tsp

        Salt- as required

        White pepper powder- ½ tsp

        Celery- 1 bunch (chopped with sticks)

Method:

1. Soak dry red chillies in water for 15 mins. Grind dry red chillies (removing it from water), ginger        and garlic. (Not finely grinded).

      

     2.  In a cup, take tomato ketchup, red chilli sauce, soya sauce, vinegar, salt, white pepper         powder,     red colour and keep it ready.

      

     3. Chop celery finely (with it sticks) and keep it ready.

     

     4. In a wok, heat oil till it smokes. Add the grinded chili, ginger, garlic paste and stir it 

         for 2 mins and let oil leave it.

    5. Pour in the sauce mixture and stir well.

    6. Put finely cut celery in the mixture.

    7. Stir well. Close the flame and let it cool.

8. Fill in air-tight container.

Calorie Count: 80 calories in 1 cup of Schezwan Sauce.

Spicy Chicken Masala Fry

Ingredients:

For Marinating:

Chicken 500 grams

Egg 1

Cornflour 2 tbsp

red chilly powder 2 tbsp

ginger-garlic-green chilly paste  2 tbsp

garam masala powder 1/2 tbsp

Cummin seeds powder 1/2 tbsp

red food colour 1/2 tsp

salt as per requirement

Oil to fry

Additional (optional)

Chaat Masala (optional)

lemon (optional)

Method:

Marinate chicken with above mentioned Marinating ingredients (except oil), and keep aside for half an hour.

Meanwhile heat the oil for deep frying of chicken.

Put marinated chicken pieces one by one in oil when it is ready (well heated).

Put the flame on slow, for sometime, so that the chicken cooks well from inside, too. You can fasten the flame after 5 minutes.

Remove the chicken in a tray. (You can place a tissue paper on the tray for excess oil to get absorbed).

Sprinkle little chaat masala on the chicken before serving.

You can serve this dish with pieces of lemon/green chutney/schezwan sauce/tomato sauce.

Tip: These marinating ingredients can also be used for Steam Chicken. Marinate the chicken as mentioned above and steam it in the oven or on gas.

Calorie Count:  246 calories in 100 grams of fried chicken