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Sauteed Spinach

Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic crushed
2 bags spinach rinsed
1 tbsp lemon juice
salt

Method
In a saucepan, heat oil on medium high until hot
Add garlic and cook for 1 min or until golden, stirring
Add spinach with water clinging to leaves in 2-3 batches; cook 2 mins.
Cover for 2-3 mins more or until spinach wilts
Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice. and 1/4 tsp salt

45 cals 4 g total fat (1 g sat fat)


Raan

Ingredients
5 lb leg

Sauce
2 oz almonds
1/2 lb of onions
4 green chillies
8 cloves of garlic
1″ ginger
1/2 tsp of cloves
16 cardommom pods
2″ pieces of cinnamon stick
10 black peppercorns
2 tbsp cumin seeds
4 tsp of coriander seeds
1/2 tsp of cayenne
3 1/2 tsp of salt
1/2 garam masala
20 fl plain yoghurt
6 tbsp oil

Garnish
4 tbsp raisins
1/2 oz almonds

Method
Remove fat and skin from lamb leg
Put lamb leg in a baking dish. Add almonds, onions, garlic, ginger, green chillies, and 3 tbsp of the plain yoghurt into the container of a food processor or blender and blend until you have a paste. Put yoghurt in bowl
Beat lightly with a fork until it is smooth and creamy
Add the paste from the processor, the cumin, coriander, cayenne, salt and garam masala and mix. Push some of the spice paste into all the openings of the lamb.
Spread the paste evenly on the underside of the leg
Spread a thick layer of paste over it.Using a sharp knife, make deep cuts and and add the paste into the lamb all over
Pour remaining paste around it. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hrs
Next day, bring meat back to room temp. Remove cling wrap.
Heat oil in a pan, when it gets hot put in cloves, cardommom, cinammon, and peppercorns
When the cloves swell. Pour this over the lamb
Preheat oven to 400F, cover with foil and cook for 1 hr and 30 mins
Remove foil and then cook for 45 mins
Baste 3-4 times with sauce during this period. Scatter and arrange almonds in a pattern and bake for 5-6 mins
Remove from oven and let it sit in a warm place for 15 mins
Remove and discard all the spices and fat from the meat
Pour sauce over the lamb leg


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Pepper Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken (cut into cubes) 1 lb
1 onion
2 green chillies
coconut powder 4 tbsp
Water 2 cups

For thickness
Maida 2 tsp

Method
Cut onion into think stripes. Add oil to a pan and heat
Add Onion and saute, when onion becomes colorless. add green chillies.
Add chicken and saute. Add pepper and salt and green chilli.
Cool for a few minutes and then add coconut powder. Add water and cook covered for a few minutes.
To add thickness, mix maida into 2 tsp water and stir. Sieve and add liquid to curry.
Serve with bread or rice.


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Oven Fried

Ingredients

4 med Potatoes
1 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper

Method
Preheat oven to 450F. Scrub potatoes well; pat dry with paper towels
With knife cut into lengthwise slices
Evenly spray pan and toss potato sticks and olive oil, 3/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper
Move half potatoes to second pan
Bake potatoes for 30-35 mins. Stir once halfway through cooking.

Serve hot

Nutritional Value: 200 cals 4g Fat and 4g Protien


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Mashed Potatoes (Light)

Ingredients
2 lbs potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 tbsp butter
1/2 c fat free half and half warmed

Method:
In a 4-quart saucepan, combine potatoes and enough water to cover; heat to boiling on high.
Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 8 to 10 mins
Reserved 1/4 cup cooking water; drain potatoes.
Return potatoes to saucepan and mash with margarine and 3/4 tsp salt.
Gradually add warm half and half, continuing to mash potatoes until smooth and well blended; add reserved water if necessary.
Transfer to serving dish

145 Cals and 2 g fat (0g saturated)


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Chilli Chicken

Ingredients
500 gms chicken
2 tbsp soya sauce
1 egg
2 tbsp corn flour
5-6 green chillies
2 green onion flour
1 tsp garlic paste
salt to taste
1/2 tsp white pepper powder
1 tsp sugar
A pinch of ajinomoto
2 cups chicken broth
1 tbsp oil
Oil to fry

Method
Take 1 tbsp soya sauce, 1 tbsp corn flour, salt, egg, in a bowl and marinate chicken pieces in the mixture for about 10-15 mins
Heat oil and deep fry the marinated chicken pieces till golden brown
Now in a separate wok, heat 1 tbsp oil and add garlic paste and green chillies and saute for few seconds
Add 2 cups chicken broth. Bring to boil and add sugar, pepper,salt, ajinomoto and remaining soya sauce
Add fried chicken pieces to it and cook for few minutes
Dissolve the remaining corn flour in 1/2 cup water and add to the curry stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Cook for 2-3 mins
Serve chilli chicken hot and garnished with green onions.


Creme Caramel

Ingredients
1 c sugar
2 tbsp cold water
2 lg eggs
2 lg egg whites
3 c low fat milk
1 tsp vanilla extractMethod
Preheat oven to 350F. Heat a 4-quart saucepan of water to boiling on high to use for water bath later
In a 2-qt saucepan, heat 2/3 cup sugar with cold water on medium until melted and a light caramel color, swirling pan occasionally
Immediately pit into 6 custard cups
In a large bowl, with wire whisk, beat eggs, egg whites, and 1/3 cup sugar until well blended
Beat in milk and vanilla. Pour custard mixture into custard cups
Place cups in large roasting pan and pour boiling water halfway up the sides. Bake 40 mins or until center of custard is set
Remove from water and cool on wire rack. Cover and chill for 4 hrs before serving
With a small spatula carefully loosen custard. Invert each onto dessert plates, tapping cup to help release custard.
Leave cup inverted so all the caramel can drip onto custard

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Cream Puffs with Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients
1 c water
6 Tbsp butter or margarine
1/4 tsp salt
1 c all purpose flour
4 lg. eggs
4 oz bittersweet chocolate
1/2 c half and half or light cream
1 Tbsp sugar
1 qt light vanilla ice cream

Method:
Preheat over to 400F. Grease and flour large cookie sheet or spray it with non stick spray that contains flour
In a 3-quart saucepan, heat water, butter, and salt to boiling on medium until butter melts. Remove saucepan from heat, vigorously stir in flour at once until mixture forms ball and comes away from the side of pan
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition until batter becomes smooth and satiny
Drop batter by scant 1/4 cups into 10 large mounds 2 inches apart, onto cookie sheet.
With fingertip moistened with water, gently smooth tops to round
Bake 40-45 mins or until golden brown. Remove from oven.
With knife poke a whole on each side to release steam
Let puffs stand for 10 mins in oven again
Cool completely on wire rack
Using knife cut in half. Discard moist dough from inside
Meanwhile chop chocolate. 
In a 1-quart saucepan, heat half and half and sugar to just boiling.
Remove saucepan and add chocolate and let stand 1 min. Whisk until smooth
Serve with icecream in each puff base then drizzle warm chocolate sauce

265 cals 15 g fat (9g sat)
 


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Chicken Tikka

Ingredients:
3 to 4 chicken
1 1/2 cup yoghurt
1 tbsp paprika
4 garlic cloves, pressed
1/8 tsp chillies
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinammon
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp ground cloves

Method
Wash the chicken and cut it up. Remove as much fat as possible
Prepare the marinade by combining all ingredients
Mix the marinade and the chicken and leave aside all day
Barbecue for about 30 mins. Serve with coriander chutney


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Chicken Pakora

Ingredietns
500 gm chicken
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp salt
1-2 chopped green chillies
1 chopped onion
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
2 tsp vinegar
1 cup curd
1 tsp lemon juice

Method
Put everything but chicken and batter in blender and blend till fine
Marinate the chicken pieces with the resulting mixture
Keep in the fridge for 40 mins
Put chicken in batter
Deep fry it until its color changes to golden brown condiments
Serve the chicken pakora with coriander or mint chutney


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I live with my husband in Willow Glen, CA. I am a technical writer who loves writing and reading anything and everything under the son.

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