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White Sauce Pasta is one of the simplest pasta recipes, but it’s also one of the most popular. It is simply cooked pasta combined with a silky smooth & dissolute white sauce made of milk, butter, and flour.

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What is Dal Fry Recipe?

Dal fry is a delicious dish to prepare when a guest arrives for dinner. Of course, like Nepali, you prefer serving a typical Nepali dinner. And while preparing dinner, you will obviously not prepare simple dishes.

Ingredients To Prepare Dal Fry

Split pigeon peas

Ghee

Onion

Tomatoes

Cumin Seeds

Mustard seeds

Crush ginger garlic

Turmeric

Hing

Kasuri methi

Garam masala

Red chili powder

Green chili

Coriander leaves

Salt

Curry leaves

Instruction To Make Dal Fry

Do follow every step mentioned in this recipe to make flavorful dal fry. Skipping one can affect the taste of dal fry.

Step 1:

Rinse dal two to three times until the water runs clear. This recipe requires one cup of dal. Ensure you are using soak dal to cut off cook time.

Step 2:

Next, you will have to pressure cook the dal. To pressure cook the dal, you will need two and a half cups of water. Add one cup of dal with two and a half cups of water in a pressure cooker. Pressure cook the dal for two whistles on medium flame.

Step 3:

After two whistles, open the lid and check whether dal turns soft or not. If dal is not soft, you need to pressure cook it for few more times. If you have soaked the dal, you don’t have to pressure cook it more than two times.

Step 4:

After you have pressure cook the dal, you will need to prepare masala for dal fry. Heat the pan with one tablespoon of ghee.

Step 5:

After ghee gets hots, you will need to add half teaspoon mustard seeds, half teaspoon cumin seeds, 1 dried red chili, 1/8 teaspoon hing, and 1 curry leaves. In the low-medium flame, roast all the spices for a minute.

Step 6:

Now you need to add finely chopped onion. You need one medium-size onion to prepare dal fry. Add chopped onion to the pan, then roast it on medium flame. Saute until onions turn golden brown.

Step 7:

Next, you can add one to two medium green chilies and stir them for few seconds. You can increase or decrease the pieces of chili depending upon your taste.

Step 8:

After that, you need to add one teaspoon of ginger garlic paste. Stir until the raw smell of ginger-garlic goes away. You may have to stir it until a minute or more.

Step 9:

Add half a cup of chopped tomatoes. You will need one large tomato. Stir it until tomatoes turn soft. You can also add few pinches of salt in this step.

Step 10:

Next, you need to add spice powders. Add one-fourth teaspoon turmeric powder, half teaspoon red chili powder, and half teaspoon garam masala. Stir it until the smell goes. You need to cook it for two minutes on medium flame.

Step 11:

After masala is ready, you need to add cooked dal. Add dal and mix it well.

Step 12:

Stir it well and cook the dal. Taste the dal and adjust the spices if needed. Also, you can add more water to suit your taste. When the dal cools down, it will thicken a bit, so better to add water in this step.

Step 13:

When the dal begins to bubble, you need to add kasuri methi. When the dal fry reaches the desired consistency, you can add kasuri methi. Crush half teaspoon kasuri methi on your palm and add it to the dal. Stir it well.

Step 14:

Now you need to add coriander leaves. Chop the coriander leaves and add it to the dal. Stir it for few seconds and turn off the stove.

Step 15:

To enhance the flavor of dal, you can add lemon juice. Squeeze half lemon right before serving. However, this is an optional ingredient, so you may skip the lemon.

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Dried Ginger Powder: Process To Prepare, Use, And Benefits

Dried ginger powder is easy to store and will last longer. It is used widely in the kitchen to add flavor to the dishes. Also, using dried ginger powder adds an aroma to the food.

It has an earthy flavor, and when used in the any food, it can make the food fabulous. It doesn’t just add flavor to the food, but it also has some incredible health benefits.

In this article, we will discuss the process of preparing dried ginger power at home, its uses, and its benefits.

Prepare Dried Ginger Gowder At Home

As the name specified, dried ginger powder, it’s very obvious that you will have to dry the ginger. And you will need fresh ginger. The quality of dried ginger powder depends upon the freshness of the ginger. So make sure you get the fresh one.

If you don’t know how to determine the freshness of ginger, here is how you do it.

Before you buy the ginger, you can check its freshness by pitching a small piece from the root and see if it comes clean or have fibers sticking out. If it comes out clean, then the ginger is fresh.

After the ginger passes freshness taste, you can get ready for preparation.

Wash the ginger to remove all the dirt. You can use a bowl or colander to wash the ginger.

After cleaning the ginger, peel off the skin and cut it into thin pieces. The thinner you slice, the quicker it gets dried. So, slice ginger as think as possible.

Now, you need to dry thinly sliced ginger. Place the sliced ginger on the plate and let it dry under the sun. It will take a couple of days for ginger to dry completely.

If you don’t have much time, you can dry it in the oven. You need to pre-heat the oven at 150F and allow sliced ginger to dry for 2 hours. If ginger is not dry even after letting it sit in the oven for 2 hours, then you can increase the hours. Just make sure the ginger is dried completely.

After ginger is all dried up, you need to turn it into powder. Take a grinder and grind the slice of ginger into fine powder.

After you get the right texture of the powder, you can transfer it to the jar.

Uses of Dried Ginger Powder

Like many spices, ginger powder is also used in any recipe. You can use it while cooking vegetables, gravies, curries, stew, and many other recipes.

Also, it can be used while marinating meat. Using it with other spices while marinating meat can enhance flavor. As you will be using homemade dried ginger powder, you can use a moderate amount of ginger powder.

And make sure you tighten the jar after every use so that the flavor and aroma of the dried ginger powder don’t get faded. So ensure that you are storing it correctly.

Benefits of Dried Ginger Powder

Ginger has been used as a medicine since ancient times. Before modern medicine, people use to rely on the herbs and spices to treat diseases. Some of the health benefits of dried ginger powder are mentioned below.

Relief Headache

Dried ginger powder is one such spice from your kitchen that can use to treat headaches. You don’t have to consume ginger, but you can apply it to your head. For that, you will have to prepare a paste of dried ginger powder. Mix it with water, then apply it to your head.

Treat Cold

Ginger is known for curing a cold, and it works wonders in relieving cold. To cure a cold, you can add it to regular tea. Or you can also add two or three dried ginger powders in lukewarm water. Consuming ginger in either way can help you treat cold.

Cure Pimples

Ginger is rich in anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, which help in reducing acne. To cure pimples, you need to make a face pack of ginger powder. In a bowl, add half a teaspoon of ginger powder, one teaspoon of milk powder, and few drops of rose water. You can adjust ingredients until you get the right consistency. Then apply it to the face and wash it after it dries.

Weight Loss

Ginger detoxified your body that increases your metabolism, which helps in losing weight. To lose weight, you need to prepare a drink using ginger powder. Take lukewarm water in a glass, then add half a teaspoon of dried ginger powder and one teaspoon of honey. Mix and drink it every day to experience some changes in your body.

Relief Bloating

Ginger works best in treating an uneasy stomach. Along with bloating, cure indigestion. To cure bloating, you can add one half teaspoon ginger powder in lukewarm water and a pinch of black salt. Drinking this lukewarm water works best in curing bloating.

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Egg masala is a delicious dish that can be served with rice or roti. It’s a spicy, and flavorful side dish that is perfect for serving when you are celebrating.  Though the egg masala recipe looks simple dish, you will find many recipes online to prepare it.

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Each peanuts masala recipe in this article has a unique taste. You can try all recipes to figure out which recipe you enjoyed most.

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What is an egg masala recipe at home?

Egg masala is a delicious dish that can be served with rice or roti. It’s a spicy, and flavorful side dish that is perfect for serving when you are celebrating.

Though the egg masala recipe looks simple dish, you will find many recipes online to prepare it. Some recipe uses many ingredients, and some recipes use few ingredients to prepare egg masala recipe.

However, that doesn’t mean a recipe that uses fewer ingredients is not delicious than a recipe that uses many ingredients. Each egg masala recipe has its own unique flavor.

Ingredients:

4 boiled eggs

2 medium-sized onions

3 medium-sized tomatoes finely chopped

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

1 green chili

4 tablespoon cream

1 tsp sugar

1/2 teaspoon red chili powder

1 teaspoon garam masala

1/8 turmeric powder

1/2 teaspoon coriander powder

2 cloves

2 green cardamoms

1-inch cinnamon

1 bay leaf

Oil

Salt

Coriander leaves

Instructions:

In a bowl take 4 boiled eggs. Add 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste, 1 teaspoon red chili powder, 1/2 turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon cumin powder, 1 teaspoon coriander powder, and salt according to the taste.

Rub all the spices on the eggs. Ensure that each egg is coated with all the spices. You can use your hand so that you can evenly coat the eggs.

In a pan, add 1 tablespoon oil. Heat it in a low-medium flame. Fry the eggs until they turn golden brown on all the sides. Keep stirring in the interval so that you don’t burn only one size. Transfer it to the plate.

In the same pan, add one and a half teaspoons of oil. Add cumin seeds. Fry it for few seconds.

Then add finely chopped onion and green chili. Stir and fry until the onion turns golden brown.

After that you need to add 1 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon coriander powder, 1 teaspoon cumin powder, 1 teaspoon red chili powder, chopped ginger, chopped garlic, and salt according to the taste. Fry all the spices for few minutes.

Pour one cup of water and bring the mixture to a boil. You will have to boil it for 2 minutes.

After water simmer, add finely chopped tomatoes. Allow tomatoes to cook for 3 to four minutes. Keep stirring the mixture.

Turn off the flame and let it cool.

After the mixture reaches room temperature, transfer it to the grinder. Grind it to get perfect gravy.

Transfer the gravy to the pan and heat it in low, medium flame. Then add eggs. Stir the eggs and allow them to cook for 2 minutes.

Add chopped coriander leaves. Mix it well

In another pan, add one teaspoon oil. Add hing, mustard seeds, methi seeds, and curry leaves. Fry and stir it for few seconds in medium flame.

Pour it in the pan with curry. Mix it well.

Transfer it to the bowl. It’s ready to be served.

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What is a successful Mutton Masala Recipe at Home?

This is an easy and flavorful mutton masala recipe that anyone can prepare at home. While following this recipe, you will get soft and juicy mutton masala.

Usually, to prepare anything delicious dishes, you will need a lot of ingredients. But this recipe just demands some basic ingredients. You can prepare mutton masala with the ingredients in your house.

Mutton Masala Recipe: Ingredients

300 boneless grams mutton

Oil

Curd

Ginger garlic paste

Turmeric powder

Red chili powder

Cardamoms

Cinnamon

Salt

Onion

Meat masala or garam masala

Tomato puree

Bay leaf

Coriander leaves

Green chili

Instruction to prepare Mutton Masala Recipe

Step 1:

The first step is to marinate mutton. Take a bowl big enough that fits all the mutton pieces. Then in the bowl, add one and a half teaspoon ginger garlic paste, one-fourth turmeric powder, half teaspoon red chili powder, two tablespoons curd, and salt as per your taste.

Step 2:

Give it a good mix. Ensure that each piece of mutton is coated with all the spices. Cover the bowl with the lid and allow it to get for an hour. The longer you marinate, the softer and tender it gets.

Step 3:

After the mutton is marinated, you need to prepare a mutton masala. For that, you need to heat the pressure cooker with two tablespoons of oil on medium flame.

Step 4:

When the oil is hot, add one bay leaf, one-inch cinnamon stick, and two green cardamoms. Let the spices roast for two minutes.

Step 5:

Then add one medium size finely chopped onion and one finely chopped green chili. Cook until the onion turns golden brown.

Step 6:

After that, turn the flame to low, and then add marinated mutton pieces. Keep stirring the mutton for about 5 minutes. You don’t have to keep stirring continuously, but you can stir in an interval for 5 minutes.

Step 7:

Then allow the mutton to cook for another 10 minutes. Cover the pressure cooker with the lid and let the mutton cook. Stir the mutton occasionally.

Step 8:

After 10 minutes, you will notice mutton is releasing moisture. If you don’t see moisture, let the cook for few minutes. The next step should be started only after moisture is released.

Step 9:

Now you need to add, two teaspoon garam masala and one teaspoon red chili. Stir it well and let it cook for about 3 minutes. Don’t increase the flame. You will be working on the low flame for half of the mutton masala preparation segment.

Step 10:

Meanwhile, you will notice oil separating from meat. It’s time to add tomato puree. You will need two medium-size tomatoes to make a puree. If you don’t want to invest your time making tomato puree, you can also use curd instead. You can replace tomato puree with two tablespoons of curd. As you have already used curd while marinating mutton, so it’s better to use tomato puree.

Step 11:

Let it cook for another seven to eight minutes until the raw smell of tomato goes away. You need to keep stirring in the interval.

Step 12:

After 7 minutes, add two cups of water. Close the pressure cooker and let the mutton cook for two whistles on medium flame. If you use mutton with bones, you will have to cook until four whistles.

Step 13:

After 2 whistles, turn off the flame and release the pressure. Open the pressure cooker and stir well. If you think the gravy is running, you can simmer for few minutes until you get the right texture.

Step 14:

Transfer the mutton masala to the bowl, then you can add chopped coriander leaves for garnishing.

Mutton masala is ready to be served.

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What is a Punjabi style Chholey recipe at home?

Chholey is a flavorful and spicy gravy popular in India. Chholey recipe is pretty simple, and anyone can make it with minimum effort. Also, you will not need many ingredients to make chholey.

Ingredients:

Oil

Cinnamon

Cardamom

Cloves

Bay leaf

Onion

Green chili

Ginger-garlic paste

Tomato

Salt

Turmeric powder

Red chili powder

Chholey masala powder

Garam masala

Coriander powder

Coriander leaves

Chholey Recipe Instructions:

Step 1:

The first step is to chop onion, tomato, and coriander leaves. You will need one medium-sized onion, one medium-sized tomato, and few coriander leaves. Chop the tomato, onion, and coriander leaves into fine pieces.

Keep them aside on the plate. You will need them late in the recipe.

Step 2:

Heat 3 tablespoons oil in the pressure cooker. You can also use an instant pot instead of a pressure cooker.

Step 3:

When the oil is hot, add 1bay leaf, 1-inch cinnamon stick, 2 green cardamom, and 2 cloves. Allow them to roast for few minutes. Roast in a medium-low flame until they release the aroma.

Step 4:

After the whole spices release aroma, you have to add finely chopped onions. You will need one medium-sized onion to make chholey. If you like spicy food, you can also add one roughly chopped green chili. Fry the onion until it turns golden brown.

Step 5:

After the onion turns golden brown, add one tablespoon ginger-garlic paste. Stir it well. Let it cook until the raw smell goes.

Step 6:

After that, you need to add one medium-sized finely chopped tomato and salt as per your taste.

Step 7:

Then you need to add all powder spices. Add one tablespoon chholey masala, half tablespoon garam masala, one teaspoon coriander powder, one teaspoon red chili powder, one-fourth turmeric powder.

Step 8:

Mix all the spices well and allow it to cook for few minutes. You will have to cook it until the spices release a good aroma. Don’t skip this step. This is a very important step that brings flavor to chholey.

Step 9:

Then add two cups of water. Use a spatula to mix spices with water. Scrub the button using a spatula if the spices are stuck. Allow it to cook for few minutes.

Step 10:

Add the soaked chickpeas and mix them well with all the spices. Put the lid on the pressure cooker and allow it to cook for 2-3 whistles on medium flame.

Step 11:

Release the pressure from the pressure cooker. Check whether the chickpeas are cook properly or not. If the chholey is raw, you can cook it for another whistle.

Step 12:

Taste the chholey and add salt if needed. Garnish chholey with finely chopped coriander leaves.

#chholey #food #healthyfood

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Chholey Recipe: Punjabi Style Chholey At Home

Chholey is a flavorful and spicy gravy popular in India. Chholey recipe is pretty simple, and anyone can make it with minimum effort. Also, you will not need many ingredients to make chholey.

But before you start making Chholey, preparation is required. When you do a good preparation, you will get the best chholey.

Actually, there is a secret ingredient to make chholey. The secret ingredient that this recipe uses is the secret ingredient to make chholey in Punjabi style. So following this recipe, you will get authentic Punjabi chholey.  

Do follow all the instructions to make Punjabi style chholey.

Chholey Recipe: Preparation

Before you start making chholey, you need to do preparation. You need to soak chickpeas and make masala for chholey.

Soaking ChickpeasIngredients:

1 cup chickpeas

3 cups of water

1 tea bag

Instructions:

Rinse chickpeas in a colander very well.

In a bowl, add three cups of water with the tea bag for a while. After few minutes, remove the teabag, then soak chickpea in it.

If you don’t have a tea bag, you can bring water to a boil and add a teaspoon of tea. Let it cool and rinse the water to another bowl. Then you can add chickpeas to soak.

Soaking chickpea in the tea water brings color to chholey. And soaking improves digestion and helps in making chickpea soft.

You will have to soak chholey at least for 8 hours, or you can leave it overnight.

Chholey Masala

While you will easily get chholey masala in the market, but you can make it at home because freshly made masala enhances the taste.

Ingredients:

1 tsp fennel seeds

2 dried chili

1 bay leaf

4 cloves

1-inch cinnamon stick

3 green cardamom

1 tbsp coriander seeds

8 peppercorn

1 black cardamom

1 tsp cumin seeds

Instructions:

In a pan, dry roast red chili, bay leaf, coriander seeds, cloves, peppercorn, green cardamom, and black cardamom. Dry roast in low-medium flame for few minutes.

When the spices release aroma, add remaining spices i.e. cumin seeds, fennel seeds, and coriander seeds.

Roast the spices until they turn into dark color. But make sure you don’t burn them.

Let the spices cool and add them to the blender. Blend them until you get a fine powder.

Chholey Making

After you are done with all the preparation, get ready to make chholey.

Ingredients:

Oil

Cinnamon

Cardamom

Cloves

Bay leaf

Onion

Green chili

Ginger-garlic paste

Tomato

Salt

Turmeric powder

Red chili powder

Chholey masala powder

Garam masala

Coriander powder

Coriander leaves

Instructions:Step 1:

The first step is to chop onion, tomato, and coriander leaves. You will need one medium-sized onion, one medium-sized tomato, and few coriander leaves. Chop the tomato, onion, and coriander leaves into fine pieces.

Keep them aside on the plate. You will need them late in the recipe.

Step 2:

Heat 3 tablespoons oil in the pressure cooker. You can also use an instant pot instead of a pressure cooker.

Step 3:

When the oil is hot, add 1bay leaf, 1-inch cinnamon stick, 2 green cardamom, and 2 cloves. Allow them to roast for few minutes. Roast in a medium-low flame until they release the aroma.

Step 4:

After the whole spices release aroma, you have to add finely chopped onions. You will need one medium-sized onion to make chholey. If you like spicy food, you can also add one roughly chopped green chili. Fry the onion until it turns golden brown.

Step 5:

After the onion turns golden brown, add one tablespoon ginger-garlic paste. Stir it well. Let it cook until the raw smell goes.

Step 6:

After that, you need to add one medium-sized finely chopped tomato and salt as per your taste.

Step 7:

Then you need to add all powder spices. Add one tablespoon chholey masala, half tablespoon garam masala, one teaspoon coriander powder, one teaspoon red chili powder, one-fourth turmeric powder.

Step 8:

Mix all the spices well and allow it to cook for few minutes. You will have to cook it until the spices release a good aroma. Don’t skip this step. This is a very important step that brings flavor to chholey.

Step 9:

Then add two cups of water. Use a spatula to mix spices with water. Scrub the button using a spatula if the spices are stuck. Allow it to cook for few minutes.

Step 10:

Add the soaked chickpeas and mix them well with all the spices. Put the lid on the pressure cooker and allow it to cook for 2-3 whistles on medium flame.

Step 11:

Release the pressure from the pressure cooker. Check whether the chickpeas are cook properly or not. If the chholey is raw, you can cook it for another whistle.

Step 12:

Taste the chholey and add salt if needed. Garnish chholey with finely chopped coriander leaves.

#chholey #chholey recipe #Punjabi Style Chholey

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Flavor-rich and creamy kajur paneer masala recipe is easy to make without much preparation. This Kaju paneer masala recipe can be prepared easily at home and can be served with rice, roti, or naan.

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There are many styles to make chicken. When you search the internet, you will get many recipes with different flavors. If you are searching for a spicy chicken masala recipe, this post will surely help you.

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What are the health benefits of white pepper and black pepper?

Black pepper and white pepper are the types of spices that are commonly used in foods. Adding any one of these pepper to any types of food can give tempting flavor.

These two types of pepper just not make food flavorful but also benefits health.

Improves digestion

Black pepper and white pepper both are effective in treating digestion. Black pepper stimulates digestive juice, promoting digestion. And white pepper signals the stomach to secrete hydrochloric acid to digest food.

Prevent cancer

Consuming black pepper or white pepper can aid in preventing cancer. White pepper has the ability to kill cancerous cells helping in cancer treatment. And piperine component in black pepper help in protecting many types of cancer.

Lower blood pressure level

Adding a few pinches of black pepper or white pepper can help in reducing blood pressure level. However, if you are under medication, do consult your doctor before trying any remedy to treat blood pressure levels. And it’s better for the person with low blood pressure to avoid black or white pepper.

Weight loss

Many remedies promote weight loss. Same remedy may not work for all, which is why you need to find the right remedy that suits you. You can try black or white pepper to lose weight. Try drinking black or white pepper water to lose weight.

Remove wrinkle

White pepper and black pepper can treat fine lines, wrinkles, and dark sports, which is a sign of aging. Using any one of these pepper can help you look young and beautiful for a longer time.

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What is the best way to eat sattu?

Sattu is made out of roasted gram flour which is high in nutrient level. Roasted gram flour is blended into a fine powder and then mixed with water or milk. You may prefer to drink it early morning or after dinner.

This is one of the best way to have sattu:

To prepare sattu, you will need Sattu powder, chilled water, lemon juice, mint leaves (optional), roasted cumin, black pepper, and salt. You can get it from an online store.

In a glass of chilled water, you may add two teaspoons of sattu powder, cumin seed, black pepper, lemon juice, and salt. Mix it well and enjoy a refreshing drink.

Instead of water, you can also use milk. If you are mixing sattu with milk, you will not need any other ingredients.

You can add one or two spoons of sattu in milk and mix it well to enjoy a nutritious drink

#sattu #healthydrink