Showing posts with label drink. Show all posts
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Benefits of Dals

One of the most popular dishes that you will find is most Indian kitchens is Dals or Lentils. Dals (with all its varieties) are a staple part of Indian diets and is something that Indian households eat almost on a daily basis. There are 5 or 6 different kinds of Dals that are available and they are most prepared as gravies that you can have with Indian breads or just plain old rice.

Nutrionally too, Dal is considered to be a healthy food. The primary reasons for this are they are considered to be a very good source of protein for vegetarians and most dals are also low on the glycemic index. They are also low in fat. Thus it makes them ideal choice to be a part of healthy and balanced diet, particularly for those people who do not eat meat or eggs.

You can’t go to an Indian Restaurant anywhere in the world and not find a Dal recipe on their menu. If the restaurant does not serve Dal then you can bet my bottom dollar that its not an authentic Indian restaurant. IF you do find Dals, which you must, then definitely the Dal Tadka will be the first dal delicacy that you should try. The Tadka or the Seasoning just makes this dish bold and definitely Indian.

Apart from Dal Tadka, some of the other popular Dal recipes are the Dal Fry, Dal Makhani and Dal Bukhara. All of these are made with different varieties of Indian spices and this gravy can be enjoyed with your favourite rotis or parathas or just some rice if you prefer.

These are just some of the dal recipes and they are several more dal recipes that you can easily make at home and serve your entire family.

Check out these wonderful Dal Recipes by the Author. Delicious Dal Fry and Dal Palak Recipe

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Italian Stromboli Recipe

Today lets take a look at the popular Italian Recipe- Stromboli. The actual dissimilarity between stromboli and calzone is that the former is rolled while the second is folded. There’s not much of a difference in the ingredients. Both generally contain cheese (usually mozzarella), meat, and/or vegetables. I suggest varying the ingredients each time you prepare them. But stromboli usually includes tomato sauce inside and calzone has sauce over the side for dipping.

Ingredients (serves 5):

* 2 tablespoons – extra virgin olive oil * 2 cloves – garlic, crushed * One – large onion, sliced * 1 – green pepper, chopped * One pound – button mushrooms, diced * 4 – mild Italian sausage, casing removed * 1 1/2 pounds – mozzarella cheese, grated

Preparation:

Make the calzone dough the same technique you make the stomboli dough. And prepare the tomato sauce the same method the stomboli tomato sauce was made.

Place the oil into a pan and heat up over medium and add the garlic. Cook for one minute and then add the onion, green pepper, and mushrooms.

Saute until the mushrooms have shed their water and the mixture starts to brown. Cook the sausage in a different pan until it proceeds to brown, breaking up the meat into bits.

Preheat oven to four hundred degrees F. Take the dough apart into five different but identical dough balls. Roll every ball flat on a lightly floured surface.

Cover each piece of dough by means of a layer of mozzarella cheese, followed by the sausage and vegetables and divide them evenly.

Cover again with the remaining mozzarella cheese and fold each dough sheet over, sealing the ends.

Using a spatula, move the calzones to 2 lightly oiled baking sheets. Lay the two pans in the oven, one on the lower rack and the other on the upper rack. Cook for 15 minutes and then reverse the baking sheets and cook for an further fifteen minutes. Offer with the tomato sauce on the top or on the side for dipping.

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Tasty Dessert Concepts That Won’t Need A Lot Of Effort

How many of us don’t finish our main courses to ensure that we leave enough room for dessert? I certainly do. A meal to me just doesn’t seem complete with out something sweet at the end of it.

I consider myself a bit of a dessert connoisseur; having eaten so many of them in the past. I eat them hot or cold, so here are a few suggestions for desserts you may like to try.

Some of these you will instantly recognize, others you may not. The great thing about a dessert is that you can give them your own personal twist, so why not get online for the basic recipes and have a shot at making them?

One of my all time favorites which will always have a place on my dessert resume is the classic mousse made from white chocolate. Those to tend to stick to a traditional chocolate mousse are more often than not pleasantly surprised when they try this version.

If you like a bit of fruit in your desserts; add some drizzle to the mousse, in a flavor with a bit of a kick like raspberry. The sharpness of the fruit is a great contrast to the chocolate.

For me, a dessert should look as good at it tastes, and some desserts these days are works of art. A simple wine or martini glass gives you so many opportunities to create a desert cocktail using ice cream.

You really have no boundaries with this kind of dessert. You can keep it simple but classy looking, or really go to town to create a magnificent sundae which will never fail to impress.

This final one really shows off your artistic flair. Cut a mango so it looks like a rose and fill it with ice cream, simple yet stunning. There are many instructional videos online to show you how easy it is.

Fruit with sorbet or ice cream is always a favorite, and this tasty take on that is simply delicious. Whether using Vanilla or another stronger flavor, this dessert will taste as good as it looks.

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