A Punch With Green Tea

A friend of mine visited me a day before and gifted me a box of good quality green tea and shared this wonderful green tea punch recipe with us. It is so delicious that I thought why not share with you all.
I think by now we all know the health benefit of green tea. But for those who have missed few of them take a quick look.
Green tea has significant healing powers and may lower cholesterol, slow up the wrinkle process. It may also help shed those unwanted pounds!
Studies on the health benefits of green tea pointed to an increase in metabolism and fat burning of 78 calories per day involving adults. Green tea may help prevent arthritis. May increase metabolism and accelerate weight loss. It may also slow the aging process and boost immunity. Green tea may also be useful in fighting infections. Finally, green tea - as well as all teas, are natural, calorie free, fat free - as long as you don't add milk, sugar, honey, cream, artificial flavorings - etc. Tea is delicious and makes a great beverage whether hot or cold. And green tea, as well as oolong tea, just might help boost metabolism, burn fat and assist you in dropping pounds!
So what are you waiting for taste this delicious green tea fruity punch and let me know how you like it.

INGREDIENTS:

Fresh pineapple    1 peeled cored and cut into chunks
Green apples       2 large washed and sliced
Fresh ginger       1 ¼  tsp chopped
Green tea          1 cup brewed and chilled
Crushed Ice        1 cup 
Mango sorbet       1 cup (optional)

PROCEDURE:
Juice the pineapple, apples and ginger in your juicer machine. Now mix the juices with tea . Pour it in serving glass of your choice and put some crushed ice above it. For those who are not anxious in dropping or gaining some extra pounds for them instead of using crushed ice, use mango sorbet and stir it in the tea and fruit juice mixture then serve. Your delicious punch is ready


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DELICIOUS SNOW PEAS WITH ORANGE

In my child hood days my granny use to cook snow peas with mustard sauce. But snow peas was not my child hood favorite. I very cleverly avoid this vegetable but as I grew up and my interest for healthy food increase, I found this snow peas quiet interesting. Snow peas in mustard sauce is very delicious but I try out little differently and like the taste. Now you tell me whether you like this snow peas recipe or not?

INGREDIENTS:

Snow Peas          4 cups
Red bell pepper    1 sliced
Canola oil         3 tsp
Garlic             1½  tsp finely chopped
Orange             1(only zest freshly grated )
Orange juice       6 tbsp
Salt and pepper    according to taste

PROCEDURE:
Choose pods that are bright green, smooth and look juicy. Avoid any that are wrinkled or yellowing. The peas should be very small, and almost completely flat. You might find a few withered petals still clinging to the stem, which also give a clue as to freshness. Use a small, sharp knife to trim off the tops and tails.
Now take a pan and heat oil, keep it in a medium flame. Add garlic and then orange zest stir for few second . Add snow peas and red bell pepper slices stir then add orange juice. Stir for a second . Cover and cook until the snow peas get tender about 4 to 5 minutes. Uncover and cook for another minute until the gravy thickens a little bit. Adjust seasoning with salt and freshly ground pepper. Your delicious snow peas with orange is ready to serve with bread. Have it in lunch or dinner and I hope your kids will also love this orangey veggie dish.

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DELICIOUS LAMB STEW RECIPE

After a busy week if you are avoiding those loud weekend parties and want to spend some lazy moment with yourself and not in a mood for elaborate cooking then this delicious lamb stew is just for you.

INGREDIENTS:

Big chunks of lamb     4 to 5
Star anis               1
Garlic                  2 cloves
Clove                   4 to 5
Cinnamon                2  pieces
Cardamom                3 to 4   
Ginger pieces           1 inch
Flavored tea leaves    6 to 7
Potato           skinned and cut into big pieces 
Green Papaya     skinned,deseeded and cut into big pieces
Cauliflower               5  to 6  big florets  
Onion                     sliced  
Butter/diet butter        1 ½ tbsp
Milk                      1 cup
Water                     3 to 4 cups
Sugar/
sugar substitute           1 tsp
Salt  and pepper         according to taste

PROCEDURE:
First boil the lamb chunks with two cloves of garlic and star anis. Then crush clove,cinnamon and cardamom and ginger with it add the flavored tea leaves. Take a piece of muslin cloth then keep this spices in it and tie it up like a small bag if you have reusable muslin tea bag then you can fill the spices in it and then use it. Then put a pan on flame put 1tbsp of butter let it melt now add the potato, cauliflower and papaya. Stir for 1 to 1 ½ minutes. Then add the boiled mutton pieces and sliced onion. Stir and then add 4 cups of water,that special spice filled muslin bag and salt. Let it boil cover the lid and cook for 10 to 15 minutes until the vegetable become tender and the lamb pieces more soft.Then take out the muslin bag by the time it had already add wonderful flavor to this stew.Add sugar and milk cook for half a minute and then put off the flame. Add ½ tbsp of butter and sprinkle black pepper .
Your delicious lamb stew is ready. This stew is not only tasty but also healthy as this stew have papaya which contains ‘papain’, a digestive enzyme known for aiding digestion, it is also a rich source of fiber, papaya consumption helps in lowering high cholesterol levels. Serve hot this lamb stew with bread croutons or some garlic bread. I hope as this stew look divine it will also taste the same.


ENJOY A LOVELY WEEKEND.

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DELICIOUS CREAMY PRAWN

My Big Brother celebrated his Birthday 6th of November. So now you know that I have lot of fun this weekend . In today’s busy life, we hardly get time to share with friends and family but such days of the year is like a reunion day for the whole family. We arrange very casual close party where we enjoy good food, good music,chat and share lots of fun. Few of our cousin stay back for the weekend. Yes after a long time we enjoyed a lot. As I told you earlier that my Mom is a wonderful cook and for this special day she prepared some awesome dishes. One of which is this creamy prawn I am sharing with you today. Creamy prawn is very easy to make and about the taste- let you decide when you write back to me.

INGREDIENTS:

Prawn               10 to 12(peeled, , deveined)
Butter /diet butter  2tbsp 
Chopped garlic       1tbsp
Mustard powder       1tsp
Red chilly powder    1/2 tsp(or according to taste)
Mayonnaise           4 tbsp
Fresh Cream          2 tbsp (optional)
Chopped parsley      2tbsp 
Lemon juice          2tsp
Salt                 according to taste 

PROCEDURE:
First of all take prawn peel devein and wash the prawn well. In a bowl take the prawn and marinate it with salt and pepper, keep aside for 10 minutes. Now take a frying pan melt butter add chopped garlic sit for one minutes add the prawn stir for one minute Then add mayonnaise , cream, mustard powder and chilly powder. Stir for another one minutes. Then give the chopped parsley mix well. Adjust seasoning put off the flame and your eye catching delicious creamy prawn dish is ready for your friends and family.
Add this creamy prawn in your delicious seafood recipes list.


BE HAPPY AND STAY HEALTHY.

STUFFED CUCUMBER

I hope you all have enjoyed a lovely weekend . Lots of fun and happy moments that time will treasure for many years to come. In such festive season, I always think that we can never get such happiness just by asking, but some times such special blessed moment enter our life without knocking and fill our so called daily regular life with immense happiness and love.
What do you think?
Today I am not in a mood for cooking I thought why not go for a bit raw diet . So I prepared stuffed cucumber for breakfast . This is very simple and easy to make. So if you are tired after all those weekend parties you can try out this stuffed cucumber.

INGREDIENTS:

Cucumber              3
Boiled peas           ½  cup
Grated carrot         ½  cup
Balanced beans        ½  cup 
Boiled Chicken cube   ½  cup 
Mayonnaise            1 cup
Salt and pepper       according to taste
Grated cheese         3 tbsp ( optional)
Chopped parsley       for garnish

PROCEDURE:
Peel the cucumbers, you can cut in half lengthwise or half way and then carefully remove the seeds with spoon, leaving the bottom intact. Now in a bowl mix all the above ingredients except cheese and parsley. Now fill the mixture with a spoon into cucumber rounds that are halfway hollowed out. Top with cheese and minced parsley. Srve in long basil leaves. Those who trying to loose some pounds or want this recipe to be more heart healthy, avoid cheese topping for stuffed cucumber. You can also lessen the quantity of mayonnaise. Make this stuffed cucumber more healthy . Have a Good Day!

BE HAPPY AND STAY HEALTHY.

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SPICY HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY HALLWOEEN.
You must have tried a number of various pumpkin recipe for Halloween. Add one more to your list I think this will be little unique in taste from all that you have tasted so far. Give it a try and let me know you like it or not.


INGREDIENT:

Chopped onion      2
Bell pepper        2 deseeded and chopped
Pumpkin            750 grams cut into small pieces
Turmeric powder     1 tsp
Dried red chilly    1 whole
Black mustard seed  1tsp
Garlic              2 clove minced 
Ginger              1tsp grated
Peanut fried        handful
Coconut grated       4 tbsp
Cilantro             2 tbsp for garnish
Vegetable oil        4 tbsp
Lemon juice          1tbsp
Salt                 according to taste
(Optional)
Green chilly          1 chopped 
Shrimps               10 to 12 ( slightly fried )

PROCEDURE:
In a frying pan with vegetable oil, heat the mustard seeds until they begin to pop, with it break the whole dried red chilly in two pieces and add. Add chopped onion and fry till transparent add minced garlic, bell pepper and grated ginger stir for a minute, add pumpkin, turmeric powder and salt. Sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. Cover and allow the pumpkin to cook . When the pumpkin is well cooked add the fried peanut(those who are strict weightwatcher they can use roasted), sugar, grated coconut and if you want to make it more yummy the you can add slightly fried shrimps and green chilly. Stir it for another one minute. Remove from flame add lemon juice and chopped cliantro. Serve with steamed rice or breads. I think your guest will definitely remember this Spicy Halloween Pumpkin for many years to come and don’t forget to share your Halloween stories with me I am waiting………

A sweet foodie friend Kristy @ My Little space gifted me this befriending button which in this festive mood of Halloween I want to share with all of my friends those who are my constant inspiration and support. But to name all of them is not possible so few from the heart list. If I miss some body that simply the fault of my memory box but my heart knows that in it’s treasure box all the pearls are precious and priceless.




Natasha@5 Star Foodie - Culinary Adventures
Catherine@Living the Gourmet
Jessie@simplyscrumptious
Margaret@Meditation
Ellie Great@ELLIE GREAT
Wenny@Inside My Bubble Today
Rakesh@simply to imagine
and many more………………..
Love Always.
Happy Holloween.
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YUMMY STIR FRIED VEGETABLE

I think like me everyone of you have noticed that today we are simply fighting with time. With so much modern technologies provided to save time yet we always run short of it, I wish if God could give a few more hours a day at least 26 hrs, then we could get some time to sleep or chat a bit more. I think this is one wish which can never be fulfilled but in busy days with tight work schedule what about cooking some thing really fast and easy yet delicious. Today I cooked a very simple stir fried vegetable which is healthy, delicious and fast to cook. So I am sharing that with you. Cook it and have it or pack it in your lunch box and you are on.

INGREDIENT:

Assorted vegetables 
( florets of cauliflower, broccoli,
fresh green peas, beet root,
potato, carrot)           1 bowl 
Red bell pepper           1 sliced
Chopped onion             1
Chopped green chilly      1
Cumin seed                ½ tsp
Raisin                    10
Honey                     1tbsp
Lemon juice               1 tbsp
Chopped cilantro          2 tbsp
Oil                       2 tbsp
Salt and pepper           according to taste

PROCEDURE:
First of all blanched all the veggies, let them remain bit crispy. Heat oil in a pan. Add the cumin. When it splutters add onion stir when onion become transparent add bell pepper fry a little bit then add all other vegetable stir then add salt ,pepper and green chilly. Stir and then cover it with lid for a minute just to make the veggies a little more soft. Stir to avoid sticking. Then add raisins,honey, and lemon juice remove from flame and then add chopped cilantro . Your yummy stir fried vegetable is ready . Have it with bread. I hope you will love this simple yet easy to cook recipe.

BE HAPPY AND STAY HEALTHY.

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