How to Peel Garlic Quickly and Easily ? Peeling Garlic In less than A Minute.

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Peeling Garlic

Method
Place a whole garlic inside a vessel.Cover it with a lid.
Shake it well for couple of times.
Then open the lid you will see garlic peeled off from their skin.

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Paneer Chatpat / Chatpata Paneer/Jhatpat Paneer / Chatpata Paneer Snack Recipe / Cottage Cheese Snack Recipe

A quick Paneer/ Indian cottage cheese dish for an appetizer/starter made in 5 minutes

Ingredients
Paneer/Indian cottage cheese cubes-1 & 1/2 cups
Coloured bell pepper/capsicum diced-2 cups
Onion diced-1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Slit green chillies-2
Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2tsp
Red chilly paste-1/4tsp
Soy sauce-to your taste,I used 2tsp
Ketchup-2tbsp
Dry roasted & powdered jeera/cumin & coriander seeds together-1 tsp
Oil-2tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan add the coloured capsicum,green chillies & onion,in medium high flame toss it well till its slightly brown but still crisp.
Now add the paneer cubes,ginger/garlic paste, all above sauces & dry ingredients,toss it well & switch off the stove.
A quick paneer dish is ready in 5 minutes!Serve it as a side dish for roti or a starter.

Note: I have added above ingredients according to the taste buds of our family, alter it if you want to have it more spicy. Baby corn can also be added.

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Minestrone Soup / Easy Minestrone Soup Recipe / Vegetarian Minestrone Soup Recipe - Healthy Soup Recipe

Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

Kidney beans-1 cup
( soak beans overnight next day cook it with little salt and keep it aside)
Chopped onion-1/4
Chopped ripe tomato - 1 big
Chopped celery stalk - 2
Grated /Chopped garlic - 2
Whole wheat rotini - a handful
Salt & Pepper to taste
Italian seasoning - 1/2tsp
Chilly flakes - 1/4tsp
Chopped spinach - 1/2cup
Chopped carrots - 1
Chopped potato - 1 medium size
Chopped zucchini - 1
Vegetable broth.stock or water-required amount ( around 6 to 7 cups)
Pasta sauce or canned crushed tomatoes - 2 tbsp ( optional)
( this gives a nice rich colour to the soup)

Minestrone soup

Method
In a slow cooker or in a pot/pan add all above ingredients except the cooked beans.
Pour enough water  or stock & cook in low flame for 20 minutes or till everything is combined.
Add the beans and cook for 5 more minutes.
Season the soup with salt,pepper,chilly flakes,Italian seasonings and pasta sauce or canned crushed tomatoes.Give a boil and switch off the stove.
Before serving sprinkle Parmesan cheese & serve hot.

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Mor Kuzhambu / Vendakkai More Kuzhlambu / Vendakkai Mor Kulambu /Okra In Buttermilk Gravy / South Indian Spiced Buttermilk Curry

Mor kuzhambu / More Kuzhambu / Mor Kulambu

Ingredients fried in 1/2tsp of oil till light brown & ground to a smooth powder
Urad dhal-1tsp
Toor dhal-1 & 1/2tsp
Red chillies-2
Hing-a pinch
Coriander seeds-1/2tsp
Fenugreek methi seeds-10nos.
Jeera/cumin-1/2tsp
Coconut-1tbsp(do not fry)
Tempering
Coconut oil-2tsp
Jeera-1/2tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Curry leaves-little
Other ingredients
Fried okra/bhindi/vendakkai-1 cup
(or any vegetable of your choice)
Beaten curd-2 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Method
Mix the ground ingredients along with the curd, salt, turmeric powder & keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it,add the fried okra.
Pour the curd mix & in medium flame wait for the mixture to  rise,do not boil it may curdle.
Immediately switch off the store & garnish it with curry leaves & serve it with hot rice.

Inspired by Jugalbandi

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Garlic Pull Apart Bread / Garlic Parmesan Pull Apart Bread / Garlic Bread Recipe

Garlic Pull Apart Bread

Ingredients for the dough
All purpose flour-3 & 1/2 cup
Dry yeast-2tsp
Warm water-1 &1/3 cup
Sugar-1tsp
Olive oil-2tbsp
Salt-2tsp
Ingredients for the coating
Melted butter-1/4 cup
Dried parsley-1tbsp
Minced garlic-3
Chilly flakes-1tsp
(mix all above ingredients together)
Other ingredients
Parmesan cheese-1/4 cup

Garlic Pull Apart Bread

Method
In a bowl stir together water,yeast & sugar,rest it for 10 minutes till its foamy.Mix flour,salt & oil in another bowl,slowly pour the yeast mixture & knead it to a smooth dough.
Dust a kitchen counter top with little flour & knead the dough for 8 minutes until the dough is elastic.
Grease a bowl with little oil & cover the dough with a wet cloth & leave it to ferment for 2 hours,or until dough is doubled in size.
In a small bowl, combine melted butter, parsley flakes,chilly flakes, and minced garlic,keep it aside.
Punch the dough,tear off small pieces of dough(a size of a small lemon).Coat each ball into the butter mixture.Place each ball at the bottom of a bundt pan.Repeat this process until you have one layer of dough balls.
Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese,continue layering the dough balls and cheese until you have 2 layers. Cover the pan with a clean towel and allow to sit until dough has doubled in size around 20-30 minutes.
Pre .heat an oven to 350 F deg. bake it for 30 minutes or till slight golden brown on top.
Cool completely & serve it with marinara sauce or spread butter & serve it warm.....

Courtesy;Pastryaffairs.com with a slight change...

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Singapore Curry Noodles /Curried Singapore Noodles /Singapore Rice Noodles Recipe

Singapore Curry Noodles

Ingredients
Cooked Rice noodles-1/2 pck
(I used vegetarian noodles)
Salt to taste
Frozen stir fried vegetable mix-2 cups
(Blanched,you can also use fresh vegetables)
Sliced carrots(blanched)-1/4 cup
Chopped ginger & garlic-each 1 &1/2 tsp
Diced onion-1/4
Diced capsicum-1/2
Cubed firm tofu-1/2 cup
(saute in oil till light brown)
Dried shiitake mushroom-a handful
(boil it in water with salt for 5 minutes,drain off the water)
Curry powder-1/2tsp
(I bought it from Asian/Oriental store)
Soy sauce-1tbsp
Chilly sauce-1/2tsp
Oil-6tsp
Method
Heat oil in a wok,saute onion,ginger,garlic & bell pepper till transparent & nice flavour appears.
Add all the blanched vegetables & saute for a minutes in high flame.
Add the curry powder,soy sauce,salt & chilly paste saute for one minute,now add the noodles & toss until everything is nicely blended..
Garnish with spring onions & serve it hot.

Note:
a) Sauteing vegetables takes only one minute,too much frying then your vegetables will become soggy.
b) Scrambled egg can be added at the last.
c) Add chilly sauce according to your spice level.
d) Do not use Indian curry powder,use only the oriental curry powder.There is a big difference in taste.

Inspired by dishesfrommykitchen

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Cilantro Lime Rice / Coriander Lime Rice / Lime Cilantro Rice Recipe / Chipotle's Rice Recipe /Garlic Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe

Cilantro Lime Rice

Ingredients
Basmati rice-1 cup
Water-1 & 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Lime juice - 6 tsp
Finely chopped cilantro / coriander leaves -3/4 cup
Garlic-3
Olive oil - 2tsp
Butter-1 tbsp

Method
Wash the rice and put it into a pressure cooker,pour water add salt and pressure cook till done.Cool and open the lid.You can also cook the rice in open pan.( Then water ratio would be 1 cup rice and 1 & 3/4 cups water)
Add butter to the hot rice and fluff it up with a fork.
In a blender/food processor or by hand chopper blend cilantro,garlic and oil until finely minced.I like it a bit smooth paste.
Add the blended mixture to the rice and mix gently,lastly add the lime juice,toss everything well.
Serve this rice with kabob,grilled vegetables or meat or with any Mexican dishes.


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Vegetable Spring Rolls / Crispy Chinese Style Spring Rolls / Chinese Spring Rolls Recipe-How to make Spring Rolls.

Step by step method to make Chinese style vegetable spring rolls.

Vegetable Spring Rolls

Ingredients for the filling
Finely shredded or chopped vegetables-2 cups
(I used cabbage,bean,carrot,yellow bell pepper/capsicum)
Salt & Pepper to taste
Red chilly paste-1/2tsp
Soy sauce-1 to 2 tsp
Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2tsp
Oil-2tsp
Spring onion-1tbsp
(I did not have so didn't use)
Other ingredients
I used the ready made spring roll sheets-8
Maida or corn flour -1tsp
(dilute it with little water to make a paste)
Oil-to deep fry

Method
Heat oil in a pan add all the chopped vegetables & fry in medium high flame for a minute.
Now add the ginger/garlic paste,seasoning,soy sauce & red chilly paste,give a quick stir.Do not over cook the vegetables,it needs to be crisp.Switch off the stove & add spring onions if you have.
Now your filling mixture is ready.
Take a spring roll sheet place some mixture at one corner & roll it out.See the above picture for rolling the sheets.At the end seal the corner with maida/corn flour paste.
Once all the sheets are made keep it covered so that the sheets don't get dry & crack.
Heat oil in a pan in medium high flame deep fry the spring rolls till light golden brown on all sides.
Keep it on a kitchen paper to remove excess oil.Serve it hot with any dip you like.

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