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Beetroot kaju roll

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Ingredients: Beetroot – 2 cup Kaju – 1/2 cup Sugar – 1/2 cup Coconut grated– 1 tbsp Ghee –3 tsp Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp  Method: Peel off the skin,trim the edges and blend beetroot in mixer grinder. Now dry roaste kaju and  blend it.Now take ghee in a pan. Now add beetroot and saute. Saute till raw smell leaves,this will take atleast 10mins in low flame.Now add sugar,the mixture will turn grey. Add little ghee,add the blanded kaju in it.By now the mixture would have thickened.It will start coming together .Add cardamom powder. Keep stirring continuously in low flame, it will start to bubble at the edges.Look at the small bubbles at the edges. Keep stirring for few more mins,once it is thick and starts to leave the sides of the pan . It will also look little dry this is the perfect stage,Transfer the mixture to a bowl.  Take a spoon of mixture in your hand and roll it .Then Cool down completely and coated the roll with grated coconut .After that store it in airtight cont...

Schezwan fried rice

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Ingredients For Cooking Rice 1.5 cups basmati rice or long grained rice 6 cups water ½ teaspoon salt 2 to 3 drops of oil For Making Schezwan Fried Rice 2 or 2.5 cups finally chopped vegetables (i used - 1 medium carrot, ¼ cup finally chopped cabbage, 1 small capsicum/green bell pepper) 1 or 2 onions - finely chopped 2 to 3 garlic, finely chopped 2 tablespoon schezwan sauce or as required ¼ teaspoon crushed black pepper or as required ½ teaspoon regular vinegar 2 tablespoon any vegetable oil salt as required.                             Instructions Cooking Rice Rinse rice very well till the water runs clear of starch. Soak the rice in enough water for 30 minutes. Drain and keep aside. In a pot, bring to a gentle boil 6 cups of water with salt and 2 to 3 drops of oil. Add the soaked and drained rice to the hot water. On a low to medium flame cook the rice without the lid. When the rice becomes  just cooked, remove...

Beetroot Lemonade

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  Ingredients                         To Juice the Beets 1 beetroot peeled roughly chopped  2-4 Tbsp water                          For the Lemonade 1 lemon 1 tbsp sugar/ powdered sugar 3 cup water ice cubes(optional) Instructions In a medium sauce pan, add water and  sugar Heat on medium heat until sugar is melted While water is heating, juice the lemon. In a blender, blend the beet pieces plus the water Place the blended beets in a cheese cloth over a bowl Strain until nothing but the pulp remains on the strainer In a jug, add the beet juice, sugar water and lemon Add ice cubes Serve Immediately