Cottage cheese salad with purple basil leaves

Last week was preety hectic
prepared this simple salad

from freshly plucked basil purple ruffles leaves
from my herb garden

Recipe name Cottage cheese salad with basil leaves
Ingredient
cubed cottage cheese
tomato half chopped
cucumber chopped
salt as per taste
black pepper pinch
leaves of purple basil 5 to 6
extra virgin olive oil
procedure
in a mixing bowl ,toss everything together,
keep in refrigerator till the time of serving
serve chilled.

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Cauliflower Potato Soup and Dhona Pata Chicken from Sandeepas Space

Tried this simple cauliflower and potato soup few days back,simple and easy to prepare i guess nothing can beeasy and comforting than this specially in this harsh winters which we are facing.
Recipe Name Cauliflower and Potato Soup
Recipe Style Cooking

,heat one tsp of oil in non stick wok,add chopped cauliflower,potato,onion and salt and pepper,keep frying till the veggies are tender and mushy ,run through the blender to make puree,strain the liquid and boil in the same wok,add one tsp of milk,water as required ,and season with basil,chive or rosemary before serving.I had this garnished with cherry tomato and basil leaves.

Have tried lotz of recipes with Panch Phoran,but this one is awesome,recipe is adapted from Sandeepas post of Dhona Pata Chicken ,try this recipe from her space and i bet you guys will be amazed what magic panch phoran can add to dishes,and together with dhania chicken really tasted yummy,...;-) \

Thanks a ton Sandeepa for sharing this recipe,..;-) i guess this sums all for todays post cee u all soon,..tk cre nd happy bloggin...

Easy Veggie Stir Fry of Asparagus with Cherry Tomato

I tried this simple stir fry with Asparagus and Cherry tomato,recipe is very simple , in a non stick wok add half tsp of olive oil,one hot lower the flame and stir fry asparagus and half slit cherry tomato,when half done,add fresh rosemary,dash of salt and pepper.This simple stir fry is off to Easy Veggie Space.
Thats all frens,its freezing out here,with fog almost whole day,our dinner these days is soup ,so you guys gonna cee lotzof soups in the following ,take care and enjoy the weather ,..happy blogging and weekend ahead.

Farfalle with herbed chicken ,...

Many a time we need to prepare something real fast ,something which is healthy ,tasty and yummy too,i asked Neha today noon whether she will have pasta for lunch,she readily agreed,out came all the ingredients from fridge,whatever was there,i saw few bulbs of spring onions,green chili thick one,soya leaves and chicken drumsticks.

As always i didnt had any recipe in my mind i chopped the veggies,kept the falafal for boiling,and on the other burner chicken drumsticks for boiling,if i had four burner stove i would have started frying the veggies too,..here goes the recipe for FARFALLE WITH FLAVOURED CHICKEN

ingredient needed for Farfalle with chicken flavoured with basil and fresh dill leaves

Preparation

boil one cup of farfalle and drain and keep aside

boil chicken drumsticks,shred and keep aside.

Ingredient needed

Chicken drumsticks two boiled and shredded

boiled and drained farfalle one cup

onion one chopped

thick green chili one chopped

soya/dill leaves shredded handful

spring onion bulb chopped

salt as per taste

pepper as per taste

dried basil leaves a pinc

olive oil half tsp

tomato sauce one tsp

Procedure

heat oil in non stick wok

add all the chopped veggies and stir fry for a minute or two

add shredded chicken followed by the dill leaves

keep frying on low flame till its done

add salt,pepper,dill leaves and basil

stir well,lower the flame and mix the drained farfalle

fry for a minute,remove from the flame and serve hot.

I prepared this in less than 30 minutes and liked the taste of chicken flavoured with basil and soya,..though this sounds weird i know,..anyways cee u all soon,..theres lot of plagiarism going around i hope u guys are aware,..;-(one of my pic is stolen too,..thanks to Sailaja who told me,..;-( i don know why people waste their energy stealing other people stuff and proudly dispalying it under their name i mean how can they be happy doing such mean things,..god only knows when such things end,..i hope to hear some good news soon,..till thn u guys take care,..:-)

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,..:-)

pudina wala murgh

As i was busy updating the post of foodies meet in my blog,.,,hubby prepared PUDINA CHICKEN THAT DAY,..NOT MANY PICS,..AS I WAS BUSY ON COM,,.AND HE WAS ALONE IN KITCHEN..WE HAD WITH PLAIN parantha,,AND THE TASTE WAS GREAT...MAYBE CAUSE PUDINA LEAVES WERE FRESH THANKS LAKSHMI FOR PUDINA LEAVES FROM YOUR KITCHEN GARDEN...,..PREPARED FOR THE FIRST TIME...REALLY LIKED IT,...COMING TO THE INGREDIENTS



CHICKEN WASHED,CLEANED AND CUT 450 gm
water 300ml
salt to taste
oil to cook
tomato puree two tbsp
pudina leaves chopped two tbsp
onion chopped two
ginger grated one teaspoon
lemon juice of half lemon
crushed red chilli 2



procedure

boil chicken in water ,till the water evaporates and chicken becomes tender.
keep aside
heat oil in wok add chopped onions and fry till onions change their colour
now add boiled chicken to chopped onions and keep frying till chicken becomes brown fromboth side
once done add grated ginger,red chili,lemon juice,mint leaves and salt ,,keep stirring
once everything blends well,,serve hot with rice or chapati