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Paneer Pasta Salad With Spicy Cilantro Lime Dressing
Creamy Coconut Lime Tilapia
Fried Chicken In Honey sauce

Creamy Coconut Lime Tilapia Recipe / Fish Fillets In Coconut Lime Sauce

Creamy Coconut Lime Tilapia

Ingredients
Thick coconut milk - 250 ml
( I used tinned coconut milk)
Fish sauce - 1 tsp
Red chilly paste - 2 tsp
Lime juice - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Brown sugar - 1 tsp
Grated ginger - 1 tsp heaped
Grated garlic - 6
Grated lemongrass - 1 tsp
Grated lemon zest - 1/2 tsp
Chopped spring onions - 1 tbsp
Sliced jalapeno chilly - 1 small
Tilapia fish fillets - 1 large fillet cut into  6 small pieces
( wash and marinate with some salt ,pepper powder and 1/8 tsp of turmeric powder for 10 minutes)
Coconut oil - 1 & 1/2 tbsp

Creamy Coconut Lime Tilapia

Method
Heat some coconut oil in a pan and place the marinated fillets and fry till colour changes to light brown on all sides,remove to a plate.
In the same pan add remaining oil and saute ginger,garlic,lemongrass and chillies till raw smell as disappeared.
Add the brown sugar,fish sauce and chilly paste saute for a minute and pour the coconut milk.
Check for salt and simmer for 2 minutes and add the fried fish and lemon zest cook for a minute and switch off the stove.
Lastly pour the lemon juice and garnish with spring onions.
Best served with sticky rice.


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Spicy Cilantro Lime Dressing / Spicy Coriander Leaf Dressing

Spicy Cilantro Lime dressing

Ingredients for the dressing
Chopped fresh coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Chopped jalapeno chilies - 2 tsp
Garlic - 1 clove
Salt and Pepper to taste
Lime juice - 1 & 1/2 tbsp.
Olive oil - 2 tbsp.
Almonds - 15
( Soak it in hot water for 20 minutes and remove the skin)

Method
Take a mixi jar add all the above ingredients and blend to a smooth paste.
Add very little water if needed for grinding.

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Pasta Paneer Salad With Spicy Cilantro Lime Dressing / Pasta Paneer Salad With Spicy Coriander Leaf Lime Dressing / Pasta Paneer Salad

Pasta Paneer Salad

Salad Ingredients
Chopped paneer - 1/2 cup
Cooked pasta of any kind - 1 cup
Chopped roma tomato - 1
Chopped spring onions - 1 tbsp.
Cooked peanuts - 1/4 cup
Chopped cucumber - 1/2 cup
Grated carrot - 1 medium size
Spicy Cilantro Lime Dressing as needed
Method
Take a wide bowl mix all above mentioned ingredients.
Add the needed dressing and gently toss.
Just before service drizzle some olive oil, chill and serve.

Ingredients for the dressing
Chopped fresh coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Chopped jalapeno chilies - 2 tsp
Garlic - 1 clove
Salt and Pepper to taste
Lime juice - 1 & 1/2 tbsp.
Olive oil - 2 tbsp.
Almonds - 15
( Soak it in hot water for 20 minutes and remove the skin)

Spicy Cilantro Lime Dressing

Method
Take a mixi jar add all the above ingredients and blend to a smooth paste.
Add very little water if needed for grinding.

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How To remove Dark Circles around your Eyes and Neck?

Tried this to remove dark circles around eyes and some tan I can see some different. Follow religiously for months for better result.

Pack ingredients

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1.Green tea or Regular tea soaked in some hot water to soften _ 1& 1/2 tsp

2.Potato juice from 2 baby potatoes

3.Coffee powder _ 1tsp

4.Tomato juice from 1 small roma tomato

5.Thick curd _ 1 tsp heaped

Method

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Mix everything and massage gently around eyes and face for 5 minutes.

Then wash your face and wipe,massage with an ice cube for a minute.

You can store the mixture in fridge for 2 to 3 days,but i have kept it in freezer as the quantity was more.

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Homemade Rosemary Oil / How To Make Rosemary Oil At Home?

Homemade Rosemary Oil

Homemade Rosemary Oil
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Heat coconut oil around 4 cups add fresh Rosemary about 1 cup and switch off the stove.
Cool and store it in a glass jar.
For more benefits about this oil please read online.
Iam going to use it for hair as they say it stimulates hair growth.

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How to Make Custard Powder / Homemade Custard Powder

Homemade Custard Powder

Ingredients
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Milk powder - 1/4 cup
Corn flour - 1/4 cup
Yellow food colour - less than 1/8 tsp
( Today i used orange food colour as i did not have yellow food colour)
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Method
Take a mixi jar add all the above ingredients and grind to a fine powder.
Store it in a glass jar in fridge.Use when needed

How to use?
Dissolve 1 tbsp of the custard powder in some milk.
Take a glass of milk and give a boil,let the milk simmer for couple minutes.
Lower the flame and pour the dissolve custard powder and cook till its thick.
Switch off the stove and cool the mixture.
Add chopped fruits and nuts of your choice,chill and enjoy!
Note:
Store bought custard powder and homemade measurements to make the custard differ.
For homemade we add extra custard powder for thickening.

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Suva Moong Dal / Shepu Dal Recipe / Mung Dal and Dill Leaves / Yellow Moong Daal With Dill Leaves

Suva Moongh Dal

Ingredients
Ghee - 3 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped tomato - 1 small
Chopped dill leaves - 1/2 cup
Chopped garlic - 3
Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Yellow moongh dal - 1/3 cup
(Cook and mash the dal)
Method
Heat oil and ghee in a pan add mustard,cumin and red chillies saute.
Then add chopped onion,tomato,garlic,dill leaves and saute till tomatoes are mashed.
Now add the dry masala powders and cooked moongh dal,add salt to taste and water as needed.
In low flame cook till its slightly thick,switch off the stove.
Serve it with plain hot rice.

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Paruppu Urundai Rasam / Lentil Dumplings In Rasam / Lentils Balls Soup

Paruppu Urandai Rasam

Ingredients for Paruppu urandai/Lentil balls
Thur dal / Pigeon peas - 1/3 cup
Channa dal - 1/3 cup
Red chillies -1
Salt to taste
Jeera/Cumin seeds- 1/4 tsp
Hing a pinch
Method
Soak both the dal and red chillies in water for 3 hours.
Drain out the water completely and grind to a semi coarse thick paste by sprinkling very little water.
Do not add too much water while grinding the mixture should be a thick paste.
Add salt and jeera mix it well.
Divide the portion into small balls and keep it aside.
If you are not confident in dropping the balls directly into the boiling rasam thinking they will break then just steam these balls and then add to the prepared rasam.
Ingredients for the rasam
Tamarind a small lemon size
( Soak it water and squeeze out the juice,dilute with 2 cups of water)
Chopped tomato - 2
Slit green chillies - 1
Crushed garlic - 1
Rasam powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Hing a pinch
Salt to taste
Chopped coriander and curry leaves few
Tempering
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Methi seeds - 5
Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it.Add the crushed garlic,slit green chillies and tomatoes.
Saute for a minute and pour the diluted tamarind juice,turmeric powder,rasam powder,hing and salt.
when it starts to boil reduced the flame and add the lentil balls and cook till balls are cooked and they float on top.
Switch off the stove and garnish with curry & coriander leaves.
Best served with plain rice.

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Roasted Baby Potatoes with Rosemary / Rosemary Roasted Potatoes / Roasted Baby Potatoes

Rosemary Roasted Baby Potatoes

Ingredients
Baby potatoes - 20
( wash pat them dry and cut into half)
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Paprika powder - 1 tsp
Onion powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garlic salt - 1/2 tsp
Crushed dried rosemary - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Olive oil - 2 tsp
Method
Take a baking tray add all the above mentioned ingredients,gently massage to make sure the potatoes are well coated with the ingredients.
Bake this at 425 deg.F for 5 minutes or till crisp and light brown on all sides.
Each oven is different so please keep an eye to avoid burning the potatoes.
Garnish with crushed rosemary or fresh parsley and serve hot.

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Avocado Soup Recipe / A Simple Avocado Soup Recipe - Soup Recipes

Avocado Soup

Ingredients
Avocado - 1

( scoop out the flesh)
Olive oil - 1/2 tsp
Chopped garlic - 2
Chopped spring onion or chopped onions -2tbsp
Salt & Pepper to taste
Milk-1 cup
Vegetable stock-2 cups
Crushed basil - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Method

Heat oil in a pan fry garlic,basil & spring onion till raw smell has disappeared. 

Cool and blend this along with avocado to a smooth paste.

Heat milk,stock,salt and pepper till hot and switch off the stove.
Dilute the blended mixture into the milk  and stir well.
Just before serving drizzle some olive oil and serve hot.

Note:

If serving for kids sprinkle some cheese & serve it hot.



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