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Healthy food

(198)Tomato ketchup

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Red Tomatoes.
  • 1 tbsp. Oil.
  • ½ inch Cinnamon stick.
  • 6 whole Clove.
  • 6 whole Black pepper.
  • 1 Onion( optional).
  • 3 Garlic pods (optional).
  • 1½ tsp. Salt.
  • 3 tbsp. Sugar.
  • 1 tbsp. Red chilli powder.

Method

  1. Wash and cut each tomatoes into roughly 8 parts.
  2. Peel onion, wash and cut into roughly 8 parts.
  3. Cut Garlic pods into 2-4 parts.
  4. Heat oil in nonstick sauce pan.
  5. Soute Clove, Cinnamon stick and pepper corns for 30 seconds and add onion pieces, garlic and tomato pieces.
  6. Cook for 15 minutes on slow flame.
  7. Switch off the flame and once whole content has cooled down, grind into fine puree.
  8. Strain the puree and again heat to reduce water to get saucy consistency .Stir continuously otherwise it will stick to bottom of the pan.
  9. Store into air tight jar for 3-4 weeks in refrigerator.
  10. And if you want to store more, make cubes and store these cubes in deep freezer for 3-4 months.
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chutney Fried Foods monsoon food Roti snacks traveling Winter Foods

(111) Garlic chutney

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Garlic pods.
  • 1 cup Desiccated coconut powder
  • ½ cup Sesame seeds
  • 2 tsp. Salt.
  • 2 tsp. Red chili powder.

Method

  1. Peel garlic pods.
  2. Dry roast Sesame seeds.Keep aside to cool down.
  3. when completely cool , grind sesame seeds into coarse powder. keep aside.
  4. Grind garlic pods, salt and red chili powder into fine paste.
  5. In big plate , mix garlic paste, sesame seeds coarse powder and coconut powder with hand.
  6. Garlic dry chutney is ready.
  7. Enjoy with your food .
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soup

(69) Celery Soup

Serves 4 (250 ml.each)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped fresh celery stems with leaves.
  • 3 medium size tomatoes.
  • 2 tsp. salt.
  • 1 tsp. Sugar.
  • 250 ml water for cooking.
  • 750 ml more water.
  • 1 tsp. black pepper powder.

Method

  1. In a saucepan , add Celery, tomatoes, salt, sugar and water. Keep this pot in pressure cooker .
  2. Cook upto 3 whistles and switch off the flame.
  3. After pressure releases open the cooker lid . Strain excess water which is a clear stock or broth, keep it aside and blend the contents in the blender.
  4. Strain the blend by continuously stirring and adding broth.
  5. Add extra water to it for making 1 liter soup.
  6. Give 2-3 boils to soup after adding black pepper powder.
  7. Celery soup is ready. Serves hot.
  8. Serve soup with handavo, khichadi, pulao, Kanki-ghes or as your desire. Serve with love and smile.

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