HOME MADE RICOTTA CHEESE AND CORIANDER CHUTNEY PIZZA WITH THAI NOODLES AND TOFU...,..

REMEMBER CHICKEN MUSHROOM PIZZA,..PREPARED FEW DAYS BACK,,,,THE PIZZA WHICH I PREPARED YESTERDAY WAS TOTALLY OPPOSITE TO THAT,..IT WAS AROUND 2pm i guess..i started feeling hungry,..checked in freeze ,..bad luck no leftover,..saw pizza base,..but for topping i had no mood to do the preparation,..i saw coriander chutney too..shredded cheddar cheese,and home made ricotta cheese,..thought of playing with these ingredients to create topping for pizza,.i took out Tabasco garlic pepper sauce too from fridge,..

procedure for topping

applied coriander chutney evenly on the base

followed by home made ricotta cheese

finally shredded cheddar cheese and few drops of Tabasco garlic pepper sauce

microwaved it for two minutes

first bite of the pizza and i just loved it,..

easy to prepare in less then five minutes

i am sending RICOTTA CHEESE PIZZA TO AWED EVENT HOSTED BY DK OF CULINARY BAZZAR and to ORIGINAL RECIPE EVENT HOSTED BY LORE OF CULINARTY

THEME FOR THIS MONTH IS ITALIAN CUISINE

RICOTTA CHEESE

While bloghopping i got the recipe of ricotta cheese from here...easy to prepare and good to taste

i followed the same procedure and prepared ricotta cheese

protein content of one cup of ricotta cheese is 27.7gm

SOURCE FROMHERE

RICOTTA CHEESE IS GOOD SOURCE OF GLUTAMINE

HEALTH BENEFITS OF GLUTAMINE INCLUDES

-IMMUNE SYSTEM REGULATION

-NITROGEN SHUTTLING

-OXIDATIVE STRESS

-MUSCLE PRESERVATION

-INTESTINAL HEALTH

-INJURIES

SOURCE FROM HERE

i am sending RICOTTA CHEESE FOR EAT HEALTHY PROTEIN RICH EVENT HOSTED BY SANGEETH

EASY THAI NOODLES WITH TOFU..

TOFU WAS SOMETHING I HAD NEVER TRIED,..MY SIS AND HUBBY DIDNT LIKE IT MUCH,..BUT AFTER SEEING SUCH NICE RECIPES WHILE BLOG HOPPING I WANTED TO TRY TOFU ATLEAST ONCE,..FINALLY TO CURB DOWN MY ANXIETY HUBBY GOT SILKEN TOFU...I HAD SEEN BIG CHUNKS OF TOFU BEING SOLD HERE IN GROCERY STORE,,,BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING LIKE CHEESE...FINALLY ON ONE LAZY SUNDAY...I THOUGHT OF TRYING TOFU..I HAD THAI NOODLES AT HOME,,.I CHOPPED ONE ONION TWO GREEN CHILLIES,..TOOK OUT THE TOFU FROM THE BOX,..AS THEY WERE IN SEMILIQUID STATE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CUT THEM ,..

PLACED WOK ON BURNER AND BOILED THE THAI NOODLES,..

ONCE DONE KEPT THEM ASIDE

ADDED HALF TEASPOON OF OIL IN ANOTHER WOK,..

ADDED ONIONS AND GREEN CHILLIES,..FRIED FOR FEW MINUTES

FOLLOWED BY TOFU..SALT AND PEPPER,..

TOPPED WITH TABASCO GARLIC PEPPER SAUCE,..

REMOVED FROM FLAME,...

EATING FOR THE FIRST TIME I WAS REALLY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT THE TASTE BUT I LIKED IT,..AND WILL TRY AGAIN SOON...;-)

PROTEIN CONTENT OF TOFU IS PER 100GM IS 8GM SOURCE FROM HERE

HEALTH BENEFIT OF TOFU IS

- REDUCES MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS SUCH AS HOT FLUSHES

-LOWERS BLOOD CHOLESTROL AND BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL

-REDUCES RISK OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE

-REDUCES RISK OF OSTEOPOROSIS

-PROTECTS AGAINST BREAST,COLON,PROSTATE AND SKIN CANCER

I AM SENDING THAI NOODLES WITH TOFU FOR

HEALTHY COOKING EVENT HOSTED BY MANSI DESAI

AND

EAT HEALTHY PROTEIN RICH EVENT HOSTED BY SANGEETH

thats all for today frens,...

happy weekend and blogging,..ceeya tomorrow,..:-)