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Dry Fruits Milkshake - Dry Fruits Milkshake is a healthy and refreshing drink.  It is prepared with a mixture of various dry fruits which increases its nutritional value. Ingredients :  - 10 almonds - 10 cashew nuts - 6 pistachios - 6 raisins - 5 dates - 2 and 1/2 cup chilled milk/coconut milk. - 3-4 drops rose essence (optional) For Garnishing : - a pinch of saffron strands (optional) - 1 almond - 1 pistachio - 1 dried fig (optional) - 1 walnut (optional) Method :  1. Rinse the dry fruits well and then soak almonds, cashews, pistachios, dates and raisins in half cup water for 4-5 hours.  2. Drain the water and then peel and discard the almond skin. 3. Add all the soaked ingredients into a mixer jar and add milk just enough to cover the nuts and fruits and blend well till you get a smooth paste. 4. Next add the remaining 2 cups chilled milk, 3-4 drops rose essence and blend well till you get smooth frothy texture. (You can also add more milk, at this stage, than mentioned above and ad

Peppery Poha - Poha is a healthy & a wholesome meal. A healthy breakfast that a person can opt for as it is easy & quick to make. This is a slight variation of the original Poha with added pepper which adds robust flavour to this dish. Ingredients :  - 1 cup Poha - 1 green chilli - a handful of peanuts - 2 spoon oil - 5-6 pepper cloves (crushed) - 1/2 spoon mustard seeds - 1/2 spoon cumin seeds - 1/2 inch grated ginger - 5 curry leaves - 1/2 spoon coriander powder - 1/2 spoon sugar - salt - handful of chopped coriander leaves. - 1 small sized onion finely chopped. - 1 lemon Method : 1. Wash the poha twice and strain the excess water away with the help of a strainer. 2. Sprinkle some salt and sugar over the poha mix gently and keep it aside. 3. Heat one spoon oil in a pan, add peanuts roast them for 2-3minutes or till the peanuts becomes crunchy and gives nice aroma. 3. Transfer the peanuts into a plate and keep it aside. 4. Next add one spoon oil, once the oil is hot add mustar

Vegetable Pulao - Vegetable Pulao is a rice preparation made with few vegetables & aromatic spices. Every function & occasion is incomplete without this recipe. A very healthy & quick to make yet one of the most delicious rice variety that every one enjoys. Ingredients : - 1 cup basmati rice - 2 carrot - 1 capsicum - 15 beans - 1 onion - 4 spoon ghee - 2 inch cinnamon stick - 2 cardamom - 2 clove - 1 star anise - 2 bay leaves - 4 peppercorns - 1 teaspoon cumin seeds - a pinch of kesar strands - 4 spoon warm milk - salt Method : 1. Wash and soak the Basmati rice for about 20 minutes. 2. Take a pan add soaked Basmati rice, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 inch cinnamon stick, 1 cardamom, 1 bay leaf, 1 clove, 2 peppercorns, 1 spoon ghee, 3 and 1/2 cup water and cook the basmati rice for about 15 minutes and then drain the water using a strainer and keep the rice aside. 3. Cut all the vegetables into thick stick or finger shape.  4. Take a pan add 2 spoon ghee and once the ghee is hot add 1