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Gram Flour Cheela

February 23, 2024February 23, 2024Shampa BanerjeeLeave a comment

Gram flour Cheela

Author: Shampa Banerjee
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Description

Gram flour cheela is a popular Indian breakfast or snack option made from gram flour (besan) batter mixed with various vegetables and spices. It is quick to prepare, nutritious, and versatile, making it an excellent choice for a healthy meal.

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Ingredients

1 cup gram flour (besan)
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 small tomato, finely chopped
1 green chili, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
Salt to taste
Water as needed
Oil for cooking

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, combine gram flour, chopped onion, tomato, green chili, coriander leaves, turmeric powder, cumin seeds, and salt.
Gradually add water while stirring to form a smooth batter with pouring consistency. Ensure there are no lumps in the batter.
Heat a non-stick pan or skillet over medium heat and lightly grease it with oil.
Pour a ladleful of the batter onto the center of the pan and spread it gently into a thin circle.
Cook the cheela for 2-3 minutes on one side until the edges start to lift and the bottom turns golden brown.
Flip the cheela and cook for another 2-3 minutes until the other side is cooked and crisp.
Repeat the process with the remaining batter.
Serve hot with your coriander mint chutney.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1
Calories: 150 Kcal
Fat: 5 g
Carbohydrates: 20 g
Fiber: 4 g
Protein: 8 g

Keywords: Gram flour Cheela

Paneer Vegetable Roti Wrap

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023Shampa BanerjeeLeave a comment

Paneer Vegetable Roti Wrap

Author: Shampa Banerjee
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Category: Breakfast
Diet: Vegetarian

Description

This Paneer Vegetable Roti Wrap is a wholesome and nutritious meal choice, combining the goodness of paneer (cottage cheese) and a mix of vegetables wrapped in a whole wheat roti. It’s a perfect option for a satisfying and balanced lunch or dinner

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Ingredients

50g paneer (cottage cheese), diced
1 whole wheat roti
1/4 cup mixed vegetables (bell peppers, onions, carrots, and your choice)
1/8 teaspoon cumin powder
1/8 teaspoon coriander powder
1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/8 teaspoon red chili powder (adjust to taste)
Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon olive oil

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a pan. Add cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, and red chili powder. Sauté for a minute.
Add diced paneer and sauté until it’s slightly browned.
Add the mixed vegetables and stir-fry until they are tender-crisp.
Season with salt and cook for a few more minutes.
Warm the whole wheat roti.
Place the paneer and vegetable mixture on the roti.
Roll the roti to create a wrap.
Serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1
Calories: 200Kcal
Fat: 10g
Carbohydrates: 15
Fiber: 3g
Protein: 10g

Keywords: Paneer Vegetable Roti Wrap

Ragi Cheela

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022Shampa BanerjeeLeave a comment

Ragi Cheela

Author: Shampa Banerjee
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Category: Breakfast
Cuisine: North Indian
Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Ragi cheela is a gluten-free healthy snack option that is low on calories. It is a healthy and tasty breakfast option.

Ingredients

Ragi flour: 1 cup
Gram flour: 2 tbsp.
Onion: 1 big (Chopped)
Green chillies:2nos
Carrot:1 cup (grated)
Cumin powder: 1 tsp.
Coriander powder:1/2 tsp.
Coriander leaves :1 tbsp (Chopped)
Salt: As required
Oil:1 tsp.
Water: As required

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl add ragi flour, gram flour, cumin powder, coriander powder, and salt. Mix them well.

2. Now add water and make a thick batter

3. Add all the chopped vegetables to the batter and mix well.

4. Heat oil on a non-stick pan and spread the batter over it.

5. Cook it on both sides for a few minutes.

6. Serve with coriander chutney

Nutrition

Serving Size: 2
Calories: 152Kcal
Fat: 9g
Fiber: 2.6g
Protein: 7g

Keywords: Ragi chilla

Kala Chana kebab

July 4, 2022June 14, 2023Shampa BanerjeeLeave a comment

Kala Chana kebab

Author: Shampa Banerjee
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Category: Snacks
Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Kala Chana Kebabs can be incredibly tasty source of protein that you can snack in during the evening, or use as a side dish during dinner. Kala chana Kebabs are soft, fluffy, low-oil, high-protein snack that would be your perfect choice if you are looking for a delicious meal that wouldn’t add too many calories to your daily limit.

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Ingredients

For the kebab:

1 cup kala chana or black chickpea
1 medium-sized onion, roughly chopped
4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
½ inch ginger, roughly chopped
½ cup coriander leaves, chopped
¼ cup mint leaves, chopped
2 green chilies
4–5 tbsp. fine besan or gram flour
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
1–2 tbsp. Kebab masala

For the kebab masala:

1 tsp black peppercorn
1 tsp coriander seeds
1-inch cinnamon stick
1 small black cardamom
1 green cardamom pods
4–5 cloves

Instructions

To cook the kala chana:

Wash and soak kala chana in water for 8 hours or overnight.
Drain the water and add the chana to a pressure cooker. Boil it in, and reduce the flame to low. Cook for 15 minutes.
Pour the boiled chana into a bowl and keep ⅔ cup of boiled chana water aside.
Allow them to cool down. Then pour the boiled chana and chana water into a blender jar. Grind to a smooth paste.

To make the kebab masala:

Heat a non-stick pan over a low flame.
Add black peppercorn, coriander seeds, cinnamon sticks, cloves, black cardamom, and green cardamom pods.
Dry roast all the whole spices for a few minutes until fragrant.
Turn the heat off and transfer them to a plate. After they cool down, grind them to a fine powder.

To make kala chana kebab:

Heat the same non-stick pan over medium flame.
Add besan or gram flour.
Cook it for a few minutes, stirring continuously, until the raw smell goes away. Turn the flame off and keep it aside to cool down.
In a blender jar, add chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves, onion, garlic, ginger, and green chilies. Grind to a smooth paste.
In a large bowl, add chana paste, roasted basan, coriander-onion paste, 2 tablespoons kebab masala, and salt. Combine everything well.
Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan over medium flame.
Apply a little oil to your palms, take a small portion of the kebab mixture, form a ball and flatten it.
Carefully put the kebabs in the hot pan.
Cook until it becomes crisp and golden on both sides.
Serve with coriander chutney.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1
Calories: 153 Kcal
Fat: 6.2g
Carbohydrates: 36.5g
Protein: 5.4g

Keywords: Kala chana kebab

Mango oats smoothie

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022Shampa BanerjeeLeave a comment

Mango oats smoothie

Author: Shampa Banerjee
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Category: Smoothie
Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Mango oats smoothie is a mouth-watering refreshing drink. It is not only tasty but healthy as well. It contains a good amount of protein and fiber. If you are in a hurry, you can use it as a healthy breakfast option.

Ingredients

Mango:1/2 mango(75 g chopped)
Curd: 2 tbsp.
Oats:1 tbsp.
Raisins:4-5

Instructions

Soak oats in 1 cup of water for at least 30 minutes or you can soak it overnight as well.
Wash and cut the mango into small cubes.
In a blender, add soaked overnight oats and curd and mango pulp. Blend the mixture in a smooth consistency to make the smoothie.
Add water ½ cup and stir thoroughly, if the mixture is too thick.
Add chopped raisins on top.
You can put the smoothie in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, and serve it cold.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1
Calories: 122 kcal
Fat: 3g
Carbohydrates: 21g
Fiber: 2g
Protein: 4g

Keywords: Mango smoothie

Grilled Vegetable Curd Sandwich

December 6, 2021December 7, 2021Banhishikha RoyLeave a comment

Grilled Vegetable Curd Sandwich

Author: Banhishikha Roy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 - 8 minutes
Total Time: 15 - 20 minutes
Yield: 4 1x
Category: Breakfast, Snacks
Method: Grilled
Cuisine: World Wide
Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Grilled Vegetable Curd Sandwich is a delicious sandwich recipe. This is an easy-to-make dish that can be eaten for breakfast, lunch and snacks food, taken to work, school, or picnics to be eaten as part of a packed food. Easily prepared at home, this snack can be served on occasions like kitty parties, buffet, potlucks and house parties. You can also pack this Fusion recipe for your kids’ tiffin and we are sure it will never fail to meet your expectations! Prepare this breakfast recipe and enjoy with your loved ones.

A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced egg or meat, curd or peneer placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type. Sandwiches are one of the loved snacks all around the world!

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Finely chopped cabbage – 1/4 cup

Grated carrot – 1/4 cup

Peas – 1/4 cup

30 g finely chopped capsicum

Finely chopped spring onions – 30 g

Lettuce – 2 leaves

Greek yogurt or hung curd – 1/2 cup

Black pepper – 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp

Salt – 1/2 tsp

Herbs – as required

Bread slices (multigrain or gluten free) – 4

Instructions

First rinse and finely chop the veggies in a food chopper or a food processor or with a knife.
Then add Greek yogurt or thick curd or hung curd with the vegetables.
Sprinkled black pepper, salt, dried oregano and red chili flakes as per the taste. If you want you can also add other dried herbs like thyme or basil or mixed herbs. You can also add chopped green chilies, instead of red chili flakes.
And give a proper mix to it.

Making Curd Sandwich

Take the bread slices.
Place the vegetable mix in between the two slices.
Grill the sandwiches till crisp and golden.
Serve curd sandwich hot or warm
Sandwiches can be served plain or with any dip or chutneys of your choice.

Notes

Do use thick curd, hung yogurt or Greek yogurt to make the filling.
Do note that all the veggies are raw except the steamed peas. If you want you can even blanch the cabbage leaves and then add into the mix.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 2
Calories: 204
Sodium: 309 mg
Fat: 6 - 8 g
Carbohydrates: 50 - 55 g
Fiber: 5 g
Protein: 12 - 15 g

Chicken Shami Kebabs

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021Shampa BanerjeeLeave a comment

Chicken Shami Kebabs

Author: Shampa Banerjee
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Category: Snacks
Diet: Diabetic

Description

Shami Kebabs can be incredibly tasty source of protein that you can snack in during the evening, or use as a side dish during dinner. Shami Kebabs are soft, fluffy, low-oil, high-protein snack that would be your perfect choice if you are looking for a delicious meal that wouldn’t add too many calories to your daily limit.

Ingredients

Bone less chicken:200g
Chana since: 50g
Cinnamon stick: 1 inch
Cardamom:1
Clove:2
Black pepper corns:5-6
Coriander seeds: 1 tsp.
Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp.
Bay leaf:1
Ginger : 1 inch
Garlic cloves:4
Onion:1 big
Turmeric powder: 1/4^th
Red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp.
Whole red chilli:1
Coriander leaves:1-2 tbsp. chopped
Egg:1
Garam masala powder: 1/2 tsp.
Salt as per taste
White oil: 2 tsp.

Instructions

Wash and soak chana dal for about 2 to 4 hours.
Drain the water and put them into a pressure cooker
Add boneless chicken, chopped ginger, garlic pods, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, clove, cardamom, cinnamon stick, half onion sliced, bay leaf, turmeric powder and salt.
Add ½ cup water. Cook inside pressure cooker properly (5 whistles should be optimum). Do not add excess water. Make sure the water evaporates completely from the mixture
Dry the mixture and cool it down.
Remove the whole spices from the mixture
Take the other half of the onion and chop it up and toss fry with chilli and add them to the mixture
Put this mixture inside a processor or a blender and make paste
Put the mixture into a bowl and add egg, garam masala powder and chopped coriander leaves and green chillies (optional).
Mix all well and make dough
Divided the dough into 5 to 6 equal parts and make balls. Flatten them and make kebab.
Put 1 teaspoon oil in a pan. Spread the oil all across the pan and heat it well.
Put the flame on medium and press the kebab on both sides until the surface turns golden brown.
Serve with homemade chutney

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1
Calories: 160 kcal
Fat: 7g
Carbohydrates: 6g
Protein: 11g

Keywords: Chicken Shami Kebab

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