Broccoli is a plant in cabbage family. It's flower head is used as a vegetable. Broccoli is commonly steamed, boiled or sauteed. It is high in vitamin c and also in dietary fiber. Long back, I had this cheesy broccoli soup and it tasted heavenly but it was very high in calories. But my mother in law made this simple broccoli soup with milk and I instantly fell in love with this soup. With very few ingredients, this broccoli soup is easy to make. Ingredients(Serves 2) 2 cups roughly chopped broccoli 1 small onion chopped 1 tbs butter 1 (14.5 oz) can vegetable broth 1/2 cup milk Salt and pepper as per taste Method Melt butter in a pot. Add chopped onion and saute until translucent. Next throw in chopped broccoli. Cover it and let it soften a bit for around 5-7 minutes stirring in between. Add vegetable broth and bring it to a boil and then simmer half covered until broccoli is nice and tender. Once cooled puree it in a blender reserving 1/3 cup of the liquid. The reason w...

I love vegetarian sandwiches! Mix and match different kind of veggies, use some kind of spread and you can have a nice and refreshing meal. By adding fresh herbs you can take mayonnaise to a whole new level. Using fresh herbs and spices makes the sandwiches even more refreshing. In this particular sandwich I have used rosemary and basil to jazz up the plain old mayo. Ingredients(Makes 2 sandwiches) 4 bread slices(white or wheat) 2 green leaf lettuce leaves 1 small cucumber sliced 1 small tomato sliced 1 avocado(cut in half, remove the seed and slice, scoop out the slices and discard the outer skin) 1 small yellow pepper sliced(use whatever color pepper you have on hand) Salt and Pepper as per taste 2 cheese slices(optional) Herbed Mayonnaise 1/3 cup mayo 1/2 tsp freshly chopped rosemary 3-4 basil leaves chopped Method Mix together all the ingredients for herbed mayonnaise. Apply herbed mayo on all the four slices of bread. Arrange lettuce leaves, followed by cucumbe...

Roasted potato is one of my favorite side dish. Potatoes are so versatile, they can be made using so many different techniques. And roasted potatoes is one of them. I went for grocery on weekend and bought these cute fingerling potatoes. Fingerlings are small, stubby finger like shaped potatoes hence the name 'Fingerling'. Roasting potatoes with herbs or just salt and pepper makes a quick side dish. Ingredients 10 Fingerling potatoes 1 tsp freshly chopped rosemary Salt and Pepper as per taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil to drizzle around 1 tbs 1 tsp balsamic vinegar Method Preheat the oven to 420 F. If the potatoes are big you need to cut them in half lengthwise otherwise use as it is. Wash and pat dry fingerlings. Arrange fingerlings in a oven proof baking dish. Drizzle olive oil, rosemary, salt and pepper. Mix everything together so all the fingerlings are coated with oil, herb and spices. Roast them in preheated oven for about 20-22 minutes until nicely roaste...

For best result view this page in Firefox or Internet Explorer . तीळ गुळ घ्या गोड बोला ! जानेवारी महिन्यात येणारा पहिला सण "मकर संक्रांत", आणि संक्रांत म्हटली की गुळाची पोळी, तीळ गुळ आलंच पाहिजे. खुप ठिकाणी संक्रांतीचा सण पतंग उडवुन साजरा केला जातो. तसेच बायकांची हळदी कुंकु सुरु होतात. माझ्या लहानपणी माझी आई हळदी कुंकू करायची आम्हाला खुप मजा यायची. आईला मदत म्हणुन आम्ही आलेल्या बायकांना कुंकू आणि तीळगुळ द्यायचो. लहानपणीच्या आठवणी अजुनही मनात घर करून आहेत. संक्रांतीची गोड आठवण म्हणजे आईने केलेली गुळाची पोळी, त्याची चव अजुन ही माझ्या तोंडात रेंगाळत आहे. साहित्य (ह्या मापात मध्यम आकाराच्या २० पोळ्या बनतात) (गुळासाठी ) २ कप किसलेला गुळ १/४ कप तीळ १ १/२ टेबल स्पुन खसखस १/२ कप बेसन १ १/२ टेबल स्पुन तेल                १/४ टीस्पून वेलदोड्याची पुड १/८ टीस्पून जायफळाची पुड ३ कप कणिक  १/२ कप मैदा  १/२ कप बारीक रवा  २ टेबल स्पून बेसन  १/३ कप गरम तेलाचे मोहन  लागेल तश...

As the winter is here, the soup season begins. Soups are so much satisfying and comforting on cold winters. Fresh corn soup served piping hot gives instant warmth to you. It is super easy to make this soup. If fresh corns are not available you can also use canned corn, but remember to get cream style canned corn. Otherwise result will not be the same. Ingredients (Serves 4 people) 6 Fresh White Corns(Peeled and husk removed) 6 Cups water 3 tbs cornflour mixed with 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup finely diced cabbage 1/4 cup finely diced carrot 2 tbs white vinegar 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp Soy sauce Salt and pepper as per taste Condiments(optional) Green chilies in vinegar Soy Sauce Method Grate 5 corn and remove the corn kernels from 1 whole corn using a knife. Now cook grated corn and kernels with 6 cups of water in pressure cooker. Give 2 whistle and keep it on low flame for 10-12 minutes. Shut off the gas and let the pressure drop. Later heat the cooked corn and bring it to...

Originally from Mexico,  Tomatillos are staple in Mexican cuisine. Tomatillo is surrounded by paper-like inedible husk. Tomatillo's are somewhat sticky once the husk is removed. So it is very important to wash them under warm water after the husks are removed. Tomatillo salsa is also commonly known as salsa verde. Verde means green in Spanish, hence the name. Smokiness from broiled tomatoes and spiciness from Jalapeno gives this salsa an extra zip. Ingredients 15 Tomatillos(Around 1 1/2 lb) 2 garlic cloves 2 jalapenos Salt as per taste 1 tsp sugar 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion 1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro Method Remove the husks from tomatoes and wash them in warm water. Cut Tomatillos and  Jalapenos in half (remove the seeds of Jalapeno if you don't wan't your salsa spicy). Arrange Tomatillos and Jalapenos cut side down on a baking sheet. Add garlic cloves and broil everything in oven on high for about 10-12 minutes or until lightly blackened. Remove f...

To finish up the Halloween Pumpkin I made this special treat that my mom makes and use to love it when we were kids. घारगे was one of my favorite after school snack. It surely pleases kids and comes in handy when they come home hungry after school. My mom suggested this easy method of making घारगे, it is so simple and quick that you can make it quite often. Somehow one of my whole Pumpkin from Halloween was still sitting windowsill because of my laziness :). But when my mom suggested this easy method, I thought it's about time to use up that Pumpkin. So here goes the recipe for घारगे.   Ingredients 1 Cup diced Pumpkin 3/4 Cup गुळ/Jaggery 1 Tbs बारिक रवा/Semolina 2 Tbs तांदुळ पीठी/Rice flour 1 Tbs oil Approximately 1 to 1 1/2 cup कणिक/whole wheat flour A small pinch of salt Oil for deep frying Method Microwave pumpkin with very little water in a bowl until soft, should take about 2-3 minutes depending on your microwave. Let it cool a bit and remov...