Turkey Burger

Turkey Burger goes well with mint sauce and sour cream. Learn how to make/prepare Turkey Burgers by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 2 Pounds lean ground turkey 
• 1/2 Cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
• 1/4 Cup low sodium soy sauce 
• 1 tbsp Freshly ground black pepper 
• 3 tbsp Paprika 
• 2 tbsp Minced garlic 
• 1 tbsp Gound dry mustard 
• 1 tbsp Gound cumin 
• 2 Fresh green chile peppers, diced 
• 1 Medium red onion, diced 
• 1 Dash worcestershire sauce 
• 1 tsp Salt 
• 1 tsp Minced fresh ginger root

How to make Turkey Burger:
• Preheat the grill for high temperature.
• In a bowl combine the ground turkey, garlic, ginger, red onion, chile peppers, salt, soy sauce, black pepper, cilantro, paprika, cumin, mustard and Worcestershire sauce.
• Shape the mixture into 8 burger patties.
• Lightly oil the grill grate and put the turkey burgers on the grill.
• Cook for about 5 to 10 minutes per side, till well done. 

Avocado Corn Salsa

Avocado Corn Salsa is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make Italian Avocado Corn Salsa by following this simple & easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• ½ Avocado (thinly sliced) 
• ½ cup Corn (boiled) 
• 1 Italian Plum (chopped) 
• 2 tbsp Cilantro (finely chopped) 
• 2 tbsp Lemon juice 
• Salt and Black Pepper to taste

How to make Avocado Corn Salsa:
• Combine avocado, corn, plum and cilantro in a large bowl.
• Drizzle with lemon juice and toss the bowl.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Avocado Corn Salsa is ready to serve.

Asparagus Omelet

Asparagus Omelet is rich in protein and carbs. Learn how to make/prepare Asparagus Omelette by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 6 Eggs 
• 10 Ounces asparagus, chopped into pieces 
• 4 Bacon slices, chopped into half inch pieces 
• 1/3 Cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated 
• 4 Green onions, thinly sliced 
• 1/4 tsp Black pepper, ground 
• 1/2 tsp Salt

How to make Asparagus Omelet:
• Steam the asparagus pieces for five minutes until tender.
• Drain the pieces.
• Whisk together the eggs, grated cheese, 1/4 tsp pepper and 1/2 tsp salt in a bowl.
• In a large non-stick skillet, fry bacon pieces over high flame until golden brown. It takes about 3 minutes.
• Add chopped onions and fry again until onions turn translucent.
• Add asparagus and cook until heated through.
• Reduce the flame to medium and spread the mixture in the skillet.
• Take the egg mixture and pour it over asparagus.
• Cook till eggs are softly set. Tilt the skillet to allow uncooked egg to flow underneath. Transfer the omelet to a plate and fold it.
• Asparagus Omelet is ready to serve.

Beetroot Soup

Beetroot Soup is a very popular Russian recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Beet Root Soup by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 5-6 Raw Beetroots 
• 2 medium Onions (sliced) 
• 2 Large Potatoes (optional) 
• 1 liter Vegetable Stock 
• 1 lemon 
• 150 ml Natural Yoghurt 
• Salt & pepper to taste 

How to make Beetroot Soup:
• Scrub the beetroot and finely grate it.
• Scrub and chop the potatoes (if using) into 1cm cubes.
• Cook the beetroot, onions, potatoes and stock in a large pan at low heat for about 1/2 hour, or until all the vegetables are soft.
• Now strain the soup, discarding the vegetables.
• Add lemon juice and stir well.
• Mix in the yoghurt and season with salt & pepper to taste.
• Serve chilled.

Fish Kebab

Fish Kebab is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Fish Kabab by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 900 gms Fish 
• 3/4 cup Lemon Juice 
• 2 tsp Fresh Ginger (finely grated) 
• 3 cloves Garlic (crushed) 
• 1-1/2 tsp Salt 
• 4 tsp Coriander Powder 
• 1 tsp Garam Masala 
• 1 tsp Chili Powder 
• 1 cup Yoghurt 
• 2 tbsp Plain flour 
• 1 tbsp Cooking Oil 

How to make Fish Kebab:
• Rinse fish with cold water and pat dry.
• Now cut into 1 inch cubes and set aside.
• Mix all the ingredients to make a marinade.
• Pour this into large freezer bag and add the fish cubes.
• Make sure fish is well covered by marinade.
• Place freezer bag in the refrigerator for two hours.
• Take away fish from marinade.
• Discard the marinade and assemble fish cubes.
• Spray the grill lightly with cooking oil and place the fish kebabs on the grill.
• Cook for about 4-6 minutes each side or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Fish Kebab is ready to be served .

Gobi Fry

Gobi fry is a delicious Indian dish that is very easy to make. Learn how to make/prepare Gobi Fry by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 3 cups Cauliflower (Gobi) 
• 1 tsp Mustard 
• 1 big Dry chilly 
• 1 tsp Cumin 
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder 
• 1/2 tsp Chilly Powder 
• 1/4 tsp Coriander Powder 
• 1 tsp Pepper Powder 
• 1tsp Oil 
• 1/2 tsp Lime Juice (optional) 
• Fresh Coriander Leaves

How to make Gobi Fry:
• Wash, clean and chop the cauliflower.
• Add oil, mustard, cumin and dry chilly in a pan, over medium heat. Allow it to splutter.
• Add in chopped cauliflower. Season with salt and pepper powder. Mix properly and lid the pan. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the remaining spices and sauté properly.
• Lid the pan and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Remove the lid and add lime juice and coriander. Mix gently.
• Garnish with freshly chopped coriander, to serve.

Chocolate Coconut Cookies

Chocolate Coconut Cookies is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Chocolate Coconut Cookies by following this simple & easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 420 gm sweetened Condensed Milk 
• 90 gm unsweetened Chocolate 
• 2 cups Coconut (shredded) 
• 1 cup Pecan (chopped) 
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 
• Salt (to taste)

How to make Chocolate Coconut Cookies:
• Preheat the oven to 300°F. Butter a cooking sheet.
• Heat condensed milk along with chocolate in a saucepan, until chocolate melts.
• Take off the heat.
• Mix in the remaining ingredients and blend well.
• Put spoonfuls of the mixture, 1 inch apart, onto the cookie sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven at 300°F for 15 minutes, or until set.
• Remove and let it cool.
• Serve thereafter.

Cabbage Kofta Curry

Cabbage Kofta Curry is a very healthy and tasty Assamese kofta curry recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Cabbage Kofta Curry by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 1 small Cabbage (shredded finely) 
• 2 small Onions (minced finely) 
• Salt to taste 
• 1 tsp Garam Masala powder 
• 1 tsp Chilli powder 
• 1 cup Besan 
• 1 large Onion (sliced finely) 
• 2 Cloves 
• 1 Cinnamon Stick 
• 1-2 Cardamom Pods 
• 1 small piece Ginger 
• 1 tsp Jeera 
• 1 tsp Coriander Seeds 
• 1 tsp Poppy Seeds 
• 1 tsp Cashewnuts 
• 4-5 Green Chillies 
• 1 medium Tomato 
• 1/2 cup Coriander Leaves (chopped) 
• 1/2 tbsp Yogurt

How to make Cabbage Kofta Curry:
• Mix items 1-6 for the kofta and make a batter.
• Pour small round lumps of the batter in hot oil.
• Deep fry and keep aside.
• Heat some more oil in a pan and add the jeera, coriander and poppy seeds.
• Add to it and fry the rest of the sliced onion till it turns translucent.
• Now grind to a paste cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and cashew andtomato.
• Add the masala paste to the onion fry.
• Keep frying till the oil starts to separate from the onions.
• Add 1 tablespoon of yogurt and mix well.
• Add salt and enough water to make a think gravy and bring the mixture to a simmer.
• Add the deep fried koftas and heat through.
• Serve hot with chapattis or rice.

Egg Bonda

Egg Bonda is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Egg Bonda by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 4 Boiled Eggs (cut into 2 halves each) 
• 1¼ cup Gram Flour 
• 1 cup Rice Flour 
• Salt (to taste) 
• ¼ tsp Pepper 
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder 
• 3 Green Chilies (finely chopped) 
• Oil (to fry)

How to make Egg Bonda:
• Put chili powder, pepper and a little salt over the boiled eggs.
• Batter the gram four, rice flour, chili powder, green chilies, pepper and salt.
• Heat the oil to fry to make bonda.
• Dip the garnished boiled egg pieces one by one into the batter and put it inside the hot oil.
• Roast it till it gets golden brown in color.
• Repeat it for all the egg pieces.

Suggestions:
Serve it hot with nice chutney

Maa Ki Daal

Maa Ki Daal is a delicious recipe. Learn how to prepare Maa Ki Daal by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 250 gm Black Lentils (Urad Daal) (soak 4 hours) 
• 20 gm Coriander Powder 
• ½ tsp Chili Powder 
• 20 gm Garlic Paste 
• 10 cloves Garlic (slit in mid) 
• 20 gm Ginger Paste 
• 3 Green Chilies (slit in mid) 
• 5 tbsp Tomato Puree 
• 3 tbsp Butter 
• 100 gm Cream (Malai) 
• Water (as per requirement) 
• Salt to taste

How to make Maa Ki Daal:
• Wash the lentils and peel off the skin.
• Put the lentils to the pressure cooker and add water to it.
• Fix the gasket inside the cooker lid and attach it to the base.
• Put it on medium heat and after three whistles,keep it off the stove.
• Allow it to cool and then put the dal to a vessel where you can slightly mash it with a heavy ladle.
• Take a heavy large pan and place it over at medium heat.
• Pour the butter in it
• Add the ginger and garlic pastes.
• Stir for three minutes then add green chilies, tomato puree, chili powder and salt one after the other.
• Stir the ingredients for 5 minutes and the boiled lentils.
• For about ten minutes stir the lentils then add cream and chopped coriander.

Suggestions:
Best served it with roomali roti, rice, paratha, naan or tandoori roti.

Chinese Chicken Corn Soup

Chinese Chicken Corn Soup is a very delicious recipe. Learn how to prepare Chinese Chicken Corn Soup by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 2 tsp Soya Sauce 
• 1 tbsp Vinegar 
• Salt to taste 
• ½ kg (35 ounce) Chicken 
• 1 cup (236ml) Fresh Corn 
• 3 tbsp Corn Flour 
• 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste 
• ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder 
• ½ cup Coriander Leaves (chopped)

How to make Chinese Chicken Corn Soup:
• Put the chicken in a pressure cooker along with salt, black pepper powder, ginger garlic paste and 3 cups of water.
• Pressure cook for 20 min on a medium heat.
• Now take out all the bones and make small pieces of the chicken.
• Take a pot; add chicken pieces, corn and water.
• Cook at medium heat for about 10 min and stir it slowly.
• To make a thick liquid take a cup water and mix the corn flour
• Add this liquid to the chicken and corn.
• Stir well while mixing.
• Now put the remaining ingredients.
• Cook at a high heat and mix salt if needed.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Suggestions:
Serve hot with chili sauce

Cabbage Pakoda

Cabbage Pakoda is a very popular recipe. Learn how to prepare South Indian Cabbage Pakoda by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• ½ Cabbage (chopped) 
• 1/4 cup Coriander leaves (chopped) 
• 1/2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste 
• 3 tbsp Gram Flour (besan) 
• 1/2 tsp Chili Powder 
• 1/4 tsp Coriander Powder (dhania powder) 
• Salt to taste 
• Oil for deep fry 

How to make Cabbage Pakoda:
• In a bowl, mix all the ingredients except oil to make a paste. (Add water, if required).
• Shape it in the form of pakoda.
• Deep fry the mixture in the oil.
• Once it becomes golden brown, transfer the pakodas into a plate.

Suggestions:
serve it hot with tea.

Bean and Pasta Soup

Bean and Pasta Soup is healthy and delicious soup, from the Italian cuisine. Learn how to make/prepare Bean and Pasta Soup by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 5 Fresh Sage Leaves 
• 16 ounces Dried Cannellini Beans (or white beans) 
• 1 tsp Rosemary Leaves (fresh) 
• 1/2 tsp Cayenne Flakes 
• 6 cups Water 
• 2 tbsp Tomato Paste 
• 3 cloves Garlic (minced) 
• 2 cloves Garlic 
• 9 tbsp Olive Oil 
• Salt (as per taste) 
• Pepper (as per taste) 
• 8 oz Ziti or Tubular Pasta (short)

How to make Bean and Pasta Soup:
• Soak the beans a night before in cold water. In the morning, drain and rinse them.
• Take a large stew pot and put beans in it, along with whole garlic, water, sage leaves and 3 tbsp oil.
• Bring the beans to a boil and cook them on simmer for approximately 1 hour. Make sure they are tender.
• In the meantime, take a small skillet and heat 6 tbsp of oil and garlic and stir for 1 minute.
• Now, add cayenne pepper flakes, tomato paste, salt, pepper and fresh rosemary leaves in it and stir again.
• Take the cooked beans and add the above mixture in it. Stir well again.
• Pass soup through food mill, pour it in the stew pot and cook on low heat, till it is slightly thick.
• Cook the short pasta in a pot, with water and salt added to it, until it becomes soft. Drain the water and add soup in it.
• Again cook it for 15 minutes and serve hot.

Rice Payasam

Rice Payasam is a very popular recipe. Learn how to prepare Rice Payasam by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 1 cup Rice 
• 1 liter Milk 
• 4 Cashew Nuts 
• 4 Raisins 
• 4 Almonds 
• 2 Cardamoms (powdered) 
• 8 tbsp Sugar 
• 2 tbsp Ghee

How to make Rice Payasam:
• Heat ghee in a pan and gently fry the rice. Remove and keep to the side.
• Put little ghee in the same pan and fry cashew nuts, almonds, and raisins lightly.
• Mix in the fried rice, sugar, and cardamom.
• Pour milk and simmer on low flame until rice turns tender.
• Serve hot.

Andhra Pongal

Andhra Pongal is a very popular as a festival dish. Learn how to make/prepare Andhra Pongal by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• ¼ Cup of Moong Dal 
• 1 Cup Raw Rice 
• 6 Cups of Water. 
• 10 Cumin Seeds 
• 1 tsp Grated Ginger 
• 3 tbsp Ghee. 
• 12 Roasted Cashew nuts 
• 4 Whole black peppercorns 
• ½ tbsp Black pepper powder 
• ½ tbsp Cumin seeds powder 
• 12 Curry Leaves 
• 3 Green Chilies ( Cut into lengthwise)
• ¼ tsp Asafoetida 
• Salt (to taste)

How to make Andhra Pongal:
• Take a pan and fry the moong Dal for 2 minutes.
• In a vessel add raw rice and moong Dal wash it twice and rinse completely.
• In a pressure cooker add moong Dal, rice, black peppercorns, cumin seeds ,salt, asafoetida and water.
• Keep it in medium up to 5-6 whistles after 15 minutes transfer it to serving bowl.
• Heat ghee in a pan and add, green chilies, curry leaves, cumin powder, cashew nuts, pepper powder fry it for 2 seconds.
• Once done with frying add it to serving bowl and mix it well.

Suggestions:
Serve with coconut chutney or curd raita

Ghathia

Ghathia is a crispy and tasty snack that is ideal for Makar Sankranti. Learn how to make/prepare Ghathia by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 500 g Wheat Flour 
• 1½ cup Water 
• ½ tsp Ajwain 
• 2 tbsp Oil, for kneading 
• Salt, to taste 
• Oil, for deep frying

How to make Ghathia:
• Take a bowl and mix wheat flour, water, ajwain, oil and salt in it. Knead it to make hard dough.
• Now, make a flat chapatti of the whole dough and cut it into long strips.
• Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry these strips, unitl they turn golden-brown.
• Drain excess oil on the paper towel and let the ghathis cool.
• Store it in an airtight container.

Cabbage Kugel

Cabbage Kugel is a popular Jewish recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Cabbage Kugel by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 5 cups Cabbage (finely shredded) 
• 1/4 cup White Raisins (seedless) 
• 3/4 cup Almonds (sliced blanched) 
• 1-1/2 cups Cubed White Bread 
• 1 Large Onion (chopped) 
• 1/2 Cup Boiling Water 
• 1/3 cup Potato Flour 
• 1/3 cup Butter 
• 2 tbsp Sugar 
• 2 tsp Salt 
• 4 Eggs

How to make Cabbage Kugel:
• Heat the butter in a pan over medium heat.
• When the butter melts, add shredded cabbage and salt; cook for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Allow it to cool.
• Now add boiling water over the bread pieces and squeeze dry.
• Mash the bread pieces. Add potato flour, raisins, almonds and sugar to the bread.
• Add the egg yolk and cooked cabbage; mix until smooth.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry and add into the mixture.
• Pour the mixture into a greased casserole and put it in an oven preheated at 350 F oven for 40 minutes, or until set.
• Cabbage Kugel is ready. Serve hot.

Motichoor Ladoo

Motichoor Ladoo is a delicious Indian sweet. Learn how to make/prepare Motichur Laddu by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 1/2 kg Besan 
• 1/3 cup Milk 
• 1 tbsp Pistachios 
• 1/2 kg Sugar 
• 1 tbsp Raisins 
• A pinch Baking Powder 
• Few drops of Orange Colour 
• Ghee for frying

How to make Motichoor Ladoo:
• Sift together besan and baking powder.
• Make thick batter by mixing 2 tbsp of ghee (melted) and sufficient water.
• Melt ghee in a kadhai and drop boondis of the batter with the help of a perforated spoon.
• Fry boondis till light brown.
• Prepare sugar syrup of 3-string consistency.
• Add milk and then mix colour to the sugar syrup.
• Transfer the boondis into sugar syrup.
• Add raisins and chopped pistachios.
• Allow the mixture to cool.
• Grease your palms with ghee and make laddoos.

Mexican Coffee

Mexican Coffee is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Mexican Cofee by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup Ground Coffee 
• 1 tbsp Brown Sugar 
• 1 Cinnamon Stick 
• 2 cup Water 
• 1 tsp Whipped Creme 

How to make Mexican Coffee:
• Put all ingredients in a saucepan.
• Bring the mixture to boil.
• Reduce the flame and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Strain the liquid into mugs.
• Garnish with a dash of whipped creme and enjoy.

Blueberry Coffee Cake

The Blueberry Coffee Cake is sinfully delicious and keeps you craving for more. Learn how to make/prepare Blueberry Coffee Cake by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 2 cups Flour 
• 1 cup Sugar 
• 2 tsp Baking Powder 
• 1 tsp Salt 
• 1 ½ tsp Lemon Peel (grated) 
• ½ cup Butter (softened) 
• 1 cup Milk 
• 2 Eggs (slightly beaten) 
• 1 tsp Vanilla 
• 2 cups Fresh or Frozen Blueberries

For Icing 
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar 
• 1/4 tbsp Butter 
• 1/4 tsp Almond Extract 
• 3-5 tsp Milk

How to make Blueberry Coffee Cake:
• Preheat the oven at a temperature of 400 degree F.
• Take a large bowl and mix sugar, lemon peel, flour, salt and baking powder in it.
• Now add milk, vanilla, almond extract, eggs and butter in it and stir well.
• Take a greased pan of 13x9 inch size and pour half of this thick batter into it.
• Put blueberries over it and cover the blueberries with the remaining batter.
• Bake it for 35 minutes and allow it to cool for half an hour at room temperature.
• Take hand blender and blend all the ingredients required for icing.
• Spread the icing over the warm cake and serve.

Kerala Chicken Masala

Kerala Chicken Masala is a very popular recipe. Learn how to prepare Kerala Chicken Masala by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 4 Tomatoes (finely chopped) 
• 1 whole Chicken (chopped) 
• 10 Red Chilies (finely grinned) 
• ½ tsp Pepper Powder 
• ½ tsp Turmeric Powder 
• ½ tsp Fennel Seeds (finely grinned) 
• 2 tsp Ginger Paste 
• 50 gm Garlic Paste 
• 5 Cloves (crushed) 
• 1 Cinnamon Stick (crushed) 
• 100 gm Shallot (chopped in cube) 
• 5 Green Chilies (slit in the middle) 
• 1 strand Curry Leaves 
• Oil 
• Salt to taste

How to make Kerala Chicken Masala:
• Take a heavy bottom saucepan and place it at a medium heat then pour oil into it.
• Add the green chilies and fry it for a minute.
• To it now add turmeric, fennel, red chili, cloves, ginger, garlic and cinnamon.
• Stir fry for five minutes or when it smells aromatic.
• Mix the shallot and stir for three minutes then add the tomatoes with salt.
• For seven minutes stir it fry then add the chicken pieces.
• Pour water after stirring it for ten minutes then lower the flame and tight seal the saucepan.
• Fifteen minutes later open the lid and stir the chicken then cover it for another ten minutes or when it is tender.
• Turn off the flame when the meat is cooked and appears dry.

Suggestions:
Best serve it with roti, pulao, veg-briyani or rice.

Batata Vada

Batata Vada is a Maharashtrian dish in which besan is used to dip potato. Learn how to prepare Batata Vada by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 2 Cups besan 
• 3/4 lb Potatoes 
• 2 tbsp Grated coconut 
• 4 Onions, chopped finely 
• 4 Green chillies 
• 4 Cloves garlic 
• Sugar to taste 
• Juice of one lime 
• A few sprigs coriander leaves, chopped 
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds 
• A small piece ginger 
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder 
• 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder 
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds 
• A pinch of baking soda 
• Oil for deep frying 
• Water as required 
• Salt to taste

How to make Batata Vada:
• Cook potatoes into the Pressure cooker until soft.
• Peel and mash them, keep aside.
• Grind green chillies, garlic and ginger together to make a fine paste.
• Combine this paste, potato, onions, coriander leaves, sugar, lime juice and salt, mix well.
• Take a pan and heat a little oil and fry mustard seeds and curry leaves until the mustard crackles.
• Remove it from the heat and add it to the potato mixture.
• Take another bowl and combine besan, salt, cumin seeds, red chilli powder, baking soda, coconut, turmeric powder and little water in it, to make a thick batter.
• Add a tsp of hot oil to the batter.
• Make small balls from the potato mixture.
• Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry until golden brown.
• Serve hot batata vada with chutney or tomato sauce.