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Plastic chutney (Raw Papaya Chutney)

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Thu, 8 Nov 2012 04:24:00 -0800

I brought raw papaya yesterday. I got this recipe on internet. Name sound really intersting na. Adapted from many side and choosen the best we can like. Khatta meeth taste of this chutney is amaizing. You can not guess its papaya if no one will tell you

Ingredients
Raw papata 250 gm
Sugar 300 gm
Water
Raisins 20
One pinch of salt
One pinch of turmaric powder
Lemon juice 2tps

Method
1. Peel the papaya and cut it into horizontal stripes.
2. Now cut thin slices of papaya strips. Try to cut as thin as possible
3. Heat the sauce pan. Add sugar and little water. Add papaya and raisins into that
4. Add a pinch of salt and turmatic powder
5. Let papaya cooked properly. Add sugar water will become thick
6. Remove the pan from heat and add lemon juice.
7. Cool it and enjoy with your meal

Banana fritters

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:41:00 -0700

This is actually my mother in law's recipe. I love raw banana in way , its really tasty

Ingredients
Raw banana 4
Besan (gram flour)1 cup
Rice flour 1/4 cup
Red chilli powder 1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 1/2 tbsp
Garam masala 1/2 tbsp
Salt according to taste
Oil to fry

Method
* peel the banana cut it in thin long strips
* mix besan,red chilly,ginger garlic paste and salt in a bowl.
* mix water slowly and make thick paste
* dip banana strip in the mixture and leave it for some time
* heat the oil and fry these strips till golden brown.
* serve with chutney or sauce of your choice

Try it you will surely like it

Vegetable Penne Pasta with Tomato Herb Sauce

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0800

I am back to my kitchen after long time. Its harder to find time for cooking now because of baby but still I try to find time for cooking too. I missed cooking for last many month.

This time I made this layered pasta. It turned out really tasty herbs and coriander added really wonder in the dish. It was a nice change and perfect dinner for us

Ingredients

For Pasta Layer

Penne Pasta 200gm

Olive oil 1tps

Salt according to taste

For Vegetable layer

½ cup mushroom

½ cup carrot

¼ cup beans

¼ cup baby corn

Other vegetable of your choice

1 tps oregano

½ tps thyme

For tomato herb sauce

3 tomatos chopped

1 onion chopped

2 green chilly chopped

8 to 10 clove garlic

1 ½ tps Thyme

½ tps mixed herb

½ tps chilly flakes

Top layer

½ cup chopped coriander

½ cup cheese grated

Method

1. Boil pasta according to instruction on packet

For Tomato sauce

2. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, add chopped garlic and green chilly
3. Add chopped onion
4. When onion will change its color, add chopped tomato.
5. Cook tomatos till it become soft, now add little water
6. Add thyme and mixed herd.
7. Let it cook for another 5-7 minutes

For Vegetables Layer

8. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in the pan and add onion
9. Now add all vegetables in the pan
10. When vegetable are half cooked, add thyme, mixed herb, chilly flakes and salt
11. Cook for another 5 min

Layering

12. Take a microwave safe dish
13. Add panne at bottom. Mix 2 tps olive oil in it
14. Next make layer of vegetable
15. Now add tomato sauce on top
16. Now make a layer of chopped coriander
17. On the top add grated cheese
18. Cook in microwave on High for 5 minute .

19. Serve hot

An Angel arrived in my Life

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:03:00 -0800

I was not so active from last few months. I am going to disclose the reason today. I was pregnant. On 1^st of December I am blessed with an angle like daughter, Parnika. Being a mother is such a beautiful feeling you cannot describe in word. Your day and night belong to your child, but there is no tiredness or complaint in your mind. Doing work for your child really give a new level of satisfaction.

Next few months will be similarly busy for me. I want to share my pregnancy experience with you all. I will write an article on my pregnancy experience , especially the diet I was following for healthy pregnancy. Everyone’s pregnancy is different but a healthy diet helps you in getting a healthy pregnancy and a healthy child.

Bye till next article, You might not get it very soon but I will surely try to be active on the blog.

Hot and Sweet Lotus Root and Baby Corn

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:37:00 -0700

I used to not like lotus stem a lot. But after prepared in this form I actually loving it. may be in I will try more recipes with lotus root.

Ingredients

250 gm Lotus root

8-10 baby corn

1 onion thin sliced

1 capsicum thin sliced

½ cup tomato sauce

3 tps chilly sauce

1 tps chilly flakes

2 tps honey

Salt according to taste

4 tbsp Corn flour

Oil to fry

Method

Cut lotus stem into long pieces and pressure cook for 1 or 2 vessels
Cool lotus stem and Cut lotus stems into thin diagonal slices and put them in a bowl
Add 2 table spoon corn flour and salt in the lotus stem. Mix well.
Fry lotus Stem in sufficient oil.
Heat little oil in the pan. Add onion and cook till it change color.
Now add capsicum and baby corn. Stir till both are cooked
Now add fried lotus stem. Mix well.
Add tomato sauce, chilly sauce, chilly flakes , Honey , salt and mix well.
Mix remaining corn flour in 1 cup water. Add this mixture to pan.
Cook for another 5 minutes.
Serve hot with rice or chapati

Sending this recipe to Bookmarked Recipes Event by Aipi at US Masala

Black chickpeas Hot Dog

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:41:00 -0700

Again I am posting after long time. Its not that I am cooking these days but I am not getting time to post them. Today I made a healthy vegetarian version of hot dog. Because of chickpeas used in the hot dog it is high in Protein.

Ingredients

4 hot dog bun

For Cutlet

1 cup Black Chickpeas(Kala) chana
2 boiled potato
1 onion chopped
2 green chilly chopped
4-5 garlic clove
1 tbs chilly flaks
1 tbs garam masala
salt according to taste
1/4 cup cornflour
1 cup breadcrumbs

To serve
4 tbsp tomato sauce
4 tbsp mustard sauce
1 onion chopped
butter

Method

1 . Soak black chickpeas for 3-4 hours and then boil them with 4-5 garlic cloves
2. cool the black chickpeas and put in a grinder and grind it.
3. Transfer mixer to a bowl.
4. add chopped onion , green chilly, red chilly, chilliflaks, potato and corn flour. mix well
5. shape black chickpeas mixture into cylindrical shaped cutlet .Dip in milk and roll in breadcrumbs. Keep them in the refrigerator for an hour or more
6. Put little oil on a nonstick pan. Cook cutlet from each side till all sides are brown and crispy.

7. Cut hot dog bun in such a way, so that one side should be attached .
8. spread butter on both side of bun.
9. spread mustard sauce on one side and tomato sauce on one side.
10. Place one table spoon of onion mixture in the bun and place one cutlet in each one.
11. you can add some more sauce on the top of cutlet.
12. Serve hot

Sending this to Taste of Pearl City's "Any One Can Cook: Series - 34"
also sent to Fast Food not Fat food by Archana and Priya

Health Benefits of Garlic

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Fri, 8 Jul 2011 21:42:00 -0700

Garlic is my all-time favorite flavor to add to any cuisine whether Indian, Chinese , Italian or any other cuisine. Best thing about garlic is , its not only flavorful but it also contain a number of health benefits. Like one I remember. My husband’s

bad cholesterol came a little high. So my Mother in law recommended few garlic cloves in morning before breakfast.

Garlic is has lot more such properties. If you enjoy garlic in your meals its only a good sign for you.

Cardiovascular Health and High Cholesterol

There are two types of Cholesterol, Good and Bad. Problem starts when your bad cholesterol is higher then the good cholesterol. . Modern medicine has found that garlic contains allicin which scavenges hydroxyl radicals (OH). This is turn is thought to prevent LDLs from being oxidised. In simple language, It helps in reducing Bad cholesterol. If you have problems with high cholesterol go ahead and take some garlic. Fresh or cooked garlic or 500 mg garlic capsules twice daily helps in lowers down the blood pressure & cardiovascular problems. I

Antioxidant

Allicin found in Galric, naturally increases antioxidant enzymes like Atalase and Glutathione Peroxidase in your blood. It helps against the damaging effects of nicotine and slows the aging process of your liver by inhibiting lipid peroxidation.

Anti-Bacterial

Garlic has 1% of the potency of penicillin and can ward off a number of bacteria such as Listeria, Salmonella, E. coli, Cryptococcal meningitis, Candida albican and Staphylococcus. The problem with most antibiotics is that bacteria develops resistance to them, however this is not the case with garlic.

Blood Clots

It thins the blood, reduces clotting and helps in controlling blood pressure and poor circulation.

Improve Digestion

Garlic works as a cleanser of the digestive system, helps in curing flatulence, kills internal parasites and is an excellent internal antiseptic

Source

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Some Garlic Recipes in CookHealthy.in

Tomato Garlic Chutney

Chilly Garlic Prawns

Mushroom Spring Onion Soup

Dry Chilly Paneer with tomato Noodles

Tomato Coconut Chutney

Try these recipes and enjoy befinifits of garlic

Innovative Salad Event # 2- Fruits Round up

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Sat, 9 Apr 2011 08:58:00 -0700

Last month I have announced the Innovative salad event - fruits. I have received some of really healthy, innovative and tasty salads. I am present salads in the order I have received.

I am not so active in my blog since last few days. reasons are many. Home trip and then lot of work load. I would like to be so active soon. for now I am so happy that I am presenting my third event round up. Hoping this will give reason to have lot of fruits in this summer.

Quinoa and Apple - Raisin - Almond Salad by Priya @ Mharo Rajasthan Recipes

A lovely salad with unique combination of apple with Quinoa , Raisin and almonds

Bewitching Strawberries Salad by Blackswan @ Shirley's Luxury Haven!

Combining strawberies with green salad makes this salad truely bewitching :)

Healthy Salad by Archana@ Mad Scientist's Kitchen!!

A really heatht salad with lovely combination of fruit and vegetables

Match Stick Citrusy Salad by Kalpana @ Life with Spices

Absolutely delicious salad. I love the way Kalpana has cut fruits and vegetable, in match stick style

Wheat & Green Apple Salad by Priya Suresh @ Priya Easy n Tasty Recipe

Really healthy salad with unique combination of wheat with lettuce leaves, black raisins, cooked wheat,grated carrots and some thinly grated sour green apples

Refreshing Fruit Salad by by Malli @ Malli's Mint and Mimosas

Malli's salad is really colorful and healthy with refreshing flavor of ginger and mint

Apple, Pineapple, Strawberry Fruit Salad with a Chat Kick by Mythreyi @ Yum! Yum! Yum!

Fruits mixed with nuts create true magic.

At the end I would like to present fruit salad from This blog.

fruit salad in tangy honey dressing. this salad is has lot of fruits in the honey and lemon dressing with punch of chat masala

Cherry tomato and Carrot salad in Honey Basil Vinaigrette

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:54:00 -0700

Basil makes this dressing wonderful with fresh tomato carrot salads

Ingredients

5 medium size carrot
2 medium cucumber
8-10 cherry tomato
a bunch of Lettuce

for Honey Basil Vinaigrette

2 tsp honey
1 tsp mustard sauce
4 tsp water
2 tsp balsamic vinegar
4 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
salt according to taste
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil or dried basil herb

Method

Whisk first 7 ingredients in small bowl. Add basil and keep it aside
cur cucumber and carrot in round shape or your desired shape
cut cherry tomato in half
chop Lettuce finely
mix all vegetable table in big bowl.
add Honey Basil Vinaigrette and mix well.
refrigerate this for 15-20 minute.
serve chilled

Vegetable puff

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:15:00 -0700

Vegetable Puff- Mixed vegetable inside wheat and corn cover.

Ingredients

1 cup cabbage
1/4 cup capsicum chopped
1/4 cup beans chopped
1/4 cup carrot chopped
1 onion chopped

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 cup corn flour
1 tps oil
salt according to taste

1. mix all flours in a vessel. add salt and oil.

2. add water and kneed a medium soft dough. keep it for 30-45 minutes

3. heat 2 tps oil in a pan.

4. add onion and saute till onion will change colour

5. add all vegetables pan.mix well. close the lid of pan . and let it cook for 5-7 minutes

6. now add red chilly powder, garam masala and salt. mix well. let it cook for another 3-4 minutes.

7. let the vegetable cool for some time.

8. now take a lemon size dough and make a medium thick roti.

9 put small portion of vegetable in center. fold all corners and keep it aside. do the same with all puffs.

10. heat oil in a pan. fry on slow heat till it is golden brown from both side.

11. Soak excess oil with tissue paper or kitchen towel .serve hot.

Gobhi matar pasta (cauliflower and peas Pasta)

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:35:00 -0800

This pasta is creation of my husband. He wanted to cook some pasta for me on Valentines day. Its more than 2 weeks crossed but still it is one of the most romantic gift for me. He brought so many things that he want to add in pasta without telling me. I wanted to share this special pasta on my blog :). I helped him a little, but whole Idea was came from his mind.

Its winters in India, so we used all winter vegetables in the Pasta

INGREDIENTS

1 cup boiled pasta
1/2 cup cauliflower chopped
1/2 cup peas

1/4 cup chopped baby corn

1/4 cup carrots , cut in long pieces
1 onion chopped
1 tomato chopped

2 green chilly cut in vertically

4 tps cheese
2 tps corn flour
1 tps oregano
1 tps black pepper
2 tps chilly sauce
salt according to taste

2 tps olive oil

METHOD

heat oil in pan
add onion , saute till onion will change its color
add cauliflower and peas. mix well. let it cook for 6-7 minute till vegetable cooks
now add tomatoes , mix well. saute for 2 minutes
add grated cheese, oregano, black pepper, oregano, chilly sauce and salt. mix well
mix corn flour in 1/2 cup of water. add it to pan. mix well
let it boil once. now add pasta in the pan.
cook for another 5 minutes
serve hot

fruit salad in tangy honey dressing

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Wed, 9 Mar 2011 00:57:00 -0800

This month theme of Innovative salad is Fruits- Apple, pine apple and Strawberry. I want to do something with fruits for this event. This salad can not be said truly innovative but this tangy honey dressing mix with fruits so well. you will surely love it because same flavor mixed with all fruits create a true magic because each fruit has its own taste and mix with this sauce absolutely a lovely treat :)

Ingredient

1 apple chopped
1 cup grape chopped
2 banana chopped
you can include any fruit of your choice

For dressing
3 tps honey
1 tps lemon juice
1 tps chat masala
salt according to taste

Method

mix all ingredient under dressing in a bowl.
chop all fruits in the way you like. I have chopped banana and apple. cup grapes in half
add all fruits in a bowl
add dressing to the bowl.
mix well and refrigerate for 30 minutes
serve chilled

I am adding this salad to Innovative salad - Fruit in this blog.

Aate ki Pakaudi

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Sun, 6 Mar 2011 00:59:00 -0800

Its a paukodi from UP, more specifically I can say eastern UP. this is my favorite I prefer it more than Besan ki pakaudi. Its so simple to prepare but surely very delicious.

Ingredients

2 cup whole wheat flour
1 onion chopped
1 medium potato chopped
2 green chilly chopped
1 tps jeera
1/2 tps red chilly
salt according to taste
water as needed
oil to fry

Method

1. in a bowl add wheat. now add salt, jeera , red chilly. mix well

2. add chopped onion, potato and green chilly.

3. add water and make medium tick batter.

4. heat oil in a pan. keep it on medium heat

5. take little batter in hand or in spoon drop into oil. add 5-6 pakaudi at a time.

6. fry it till it will turn golden brown.

7. serve hot with green chutney or sauce of your choice

Innovative Salad Event # 2- Fruits

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Tue, 1 Mar 2011 22:00:00 -0800

Its a second month I am hosting Innovative salad Event, Last month theme Ingredient was Cucumber , I have received more than 20 salads in this event. It was really a wonderful experience to host this event.

as you know in this event I will provide one ingredient , that need to part of your recipe. You can use that ingredient in any form.This Months Ingredient is Fruits-Pineapple, Apple and Strawberry . you can use any of these three Fruits in your salad and use all your imagination. I am expecting a lot of Innovative Salads from all my blogger friends and all reader's of cook healthy.

Ingredient of the Month Fruits-Pineapple, Apple or Strawberry
(You can include all or any , Its your choice)

Things you need to remember

1. Make Salad using Ingredient(Pineapple, strawberry or Apple this month) of the Event and post it in your blog. You can include all ingredients or any of them

2. Archived posts are welcome, You have to just link your post to this event by adding link and logo of this event in your post

3. Link your recipes to the link provided at the end of this post .

4. Multiple entries are allowed but restricted to 3 per blog.

5.Add logo of the event and link in your post

6. non Blogger can also send their recipes .

7. Mail your entries to cookhealthy(dot in (at)gmail(dot)com with the following details:

cookhealthy.in@gmail.com

Your name
Blog name and blog URL
Entry name and URL
A picture of your entry

if Non blogger send your entry with complete recipe and photo of recipe. I will be happy to publish them to the Cookhealthy.in

8. last date to submit your recipes is 31st March 2011.

9 Both veg and Non Veg entries are allowed

Bread macaroni salad with cheese mayonnaise sauce

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:08:00 -0800

Its my another innovation in the salad. Every day when we eat salad, I wanted to add some twist to it so that it will not become boring. Salad turned to be really delicious, adding bread in salad was nice change.

Ingredients

4 breads slices
1/2 cup broccoli

1/2 cup macaroni boiled
8-10 cherry tomatoes
4-5 carrots
4-5 leaves Lettuce chopped

sauce

1/2 cup low fat mayonnaise
3 tps cheese
1/4 cup milk
salt
black pepper
1 tps basil leaves

Method

roast all bread slices , cut into small slices
add broccoli, carrots, tomato and Lettuce in a bowl

for making sauce, grate cheese, add some milk in a microwave sage bowl.
cook on High for 1 minute
add mayonnaise, salt , black pepper and basil leaves
add this sauce in the salad bowl.
mix well

chill salad in freezer for 15 minutes
serve chilled

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Got Stylish Blogger Award and Passing

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:06:00 -0800

I've won ,Stylish Blogger Award few days back. I have received it from Tahemeem. Thank you very much for giving me this honor. I am sorry for being late in publish it. Got lot of work both in office and in this blog too.

There are some rules for this award

1. Thank and Link Back to the Blogger Who Awarded You With The Award

2. Share 7 Things About Yourself

3. Award 15 Recently Discovered Great Blogger

4. Contact The Bloggers and Inform Them of The Award

7 things about me

1. I am a software engineer by profession

2.I love to travel and photography. Planning to buy one SLR soon :)

3. I like red and black color a lot. Red become favorite after marriage because my husband like me in red, now I also start liking me in this color

4. Cooking become my area of Interest after marriage only. Actually marriage change you a lot. Now I like to cook something interesting and healthy whenever I get chance

5. I believe in, whatever you want you should try to do with your complete potential, so that later on you will not regret for it.

6. I like to be on time.

7. I love to roam , I can not stay at home for full day.

I would like to share this award with

Innovative Salad Event- Cucumber Round Up

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:52:00 -0800

Innovative salad Event , Its first event hosted by Cook healthy blog. For this event I have got so many salad recipe, with a variety of flavors and variety of combination.

Cucumber is always a salad favorite. it mix with other vegetable and fruits and create a true magic. I have received around 18 salad recipes from my blogger friends from all over the world. All are so different, so yummy , you can enjoy cucumber with lot for new way . I am presenting all of salad recipes. Hoping you all will like them

Pomegranate and cucumber salad by Sweet Artichoke

Som Tam Salad sent by RAWk Me!

Salad Sticks by Nachiketa of The Variable - Crazy Over Desserts

Fennel, Peppers, Lettuce Salad by RAWk Me!

Cucumber Paneer Salad by The Mad Scientist's Kitchen!!.

Crunchy Cucumber Salad by Mythreyi @ Yum! Yum! Yum!

Salad-e-Shirazi (Minty Tomato Cucmber Salad) by Priya Sreeram @ BON APPETIT

Pomegranate Cucumber Sesame Salad by Satya @ Super Yummy Recipes

Peanut Salad with cucumber by savitha@ Savitha's Kitchen

Ottolenghi Style by RARA AVIS @ Soulful Creations

Cucumber Cups with Horseradish Tuna by Malli @ Malli's Mint and Mimosas

Sprouted Moth Beans, Beets & Cucumber Salad by Priya Suresh @ Priya Easy n Tasty Recipe

Cucumber Pomegranate Carrot Salad by Sensible Vegetarian

Mung Vegetable Salad by Sensible Vegetarian

Lettuce, Apple, Cucumber Salad by RAWk Me!

Cool Cucumber Salad with Dill by Malli @ Malli's Mint and Mimosas

Cucumber Double Tuna Flakes by Shirley@ Shirley's Luxury Haven!

Cucumber Chickpea Salad by Kamakshi Prasanna @ Kamu's Kaivannam

At end three salad recipes fro Cook Healthy Blog .

Baby corn salad in Honey Mint Sauce

Green Salad in Peanut sauce

Vegetable Pickle in Sweet Vinegar

Broccoli Tofu Pasta soup

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:53:00 -0800

I wanted to cook some soup with pasta so I have decided to make this soup. Medley of pasta with broccoli and tofu, create a true magic.

Ingredients

1/2 cup broccoli chopped
1/4 cup tofu chopped
1/4 cup mushroom chopped
1 tps oregano
1 tps mixed herb
1/2 tps chilly flakes
2 tps olive oil
salt according to taste
1 tps corn flour
1/2 cup macaroni

Method

add olive oil in pan.
add Broccoli , tofu and mushroom. saute for 1 minute
add water , and boil the vegetables and add macaroni too.
let it boil for 6-7 minutes
now add salt, oregano, mixed herb and chilly flakes
let it cook for 2-3 minutes
mix corn flour in little water. mix it to soup
cook for 2 minutes.
serve hot

Heath Benifits of Cucumber and Innovative salad Event Reminder

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:59:00 -0800

This month I have started an Event called Innovative salad. Ingredient of this month was one of basic Ingredient of Green salad Cucumber. Cucumbers are scientifically known as Cucumis sativus and belong to the same family as watermelon, zucchini, pumpkin, and other types of squash. Cucumber is high source of vitamin, minerals and fiber. You can consume a good amount of cucumber as salad , and it wont give a lot of calories and it has lot of fiber so it will surely kill your hunger

Nutrition Value in 100 gm Cucumber

Nutrient	Value(%DV)
Vitamin C	10%
Molybdenum	8%
Vitamin A	5%
Potassium	5%
Manganese	5%
Folate	5%
Dietary Fiber	5%
Typtophan	4%
Magnesium	4%
Calories	13

Health Benefits

A Radiant Complexion

The silica present in cucumber is one of essential component of healthy connective tissue ,such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and bone.

Good source of Fibers and Water

Adding a one or two cucumber to your salads is a good way to increase your fiber intake because cucumber comes naturally prepackaged with the extra fluid you need when consuming more fiber.

Helps in controlling High Blood pressure

You can add food that is high in Potassium, magnesium and fiber to control hyper tension naturally. Cucumber is high source for all these elements. If you include cucumber in you daily diet it will also help in controlling you BP up to some extents.

As Beauty aid

For Dark circles and puffy eyes

a fresh cucumber can be cut into thin slices, and these placed on the eyes for 5-10 minutes

As Face pack

Grated cucumber can be used as a mask and tonic for the entire face and neck. The benefit of a high sulfur and silicon content helps with skin surface issues and balancing, and the natural cooling properties provide for an easy facial on a hot humid day.

How you can consume Cucumber

As Salad-

Cucumber mixed with any of any other ingredients like tomato, onion, broccoli or any other ingredient of your choice make a really nice salad. Some of the salad Recipes in Cook healhy Blog

Baby corn salad in Honey Mint Sauce

Green Salad in Peanut sauce

As Pickle

You can also make pickle using cucumber and other salad vegetables

Vegetable Pickle in Sweet Vinegar

At the end I would like to inform you that end date of Innovative salad Event is on 25^th Feb. If you have some salad recipe that include Cucumber then you can link your recipe in the linky in the Event page or send me at cookwithpia at gmail dot com.

Waiting for some more innovation with Cucumber so that we can enjoy cucumber with lot of flavors

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Baby corn salad in Honey Mint Sauce

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:38:00 -0800

I wanted to try some honey based salad for long time. Its was double treat with goodness of salad with Healthy honey

Ingredients

For salad

4 baby corn (cut into rounds)
1 cup sweet corn
1/4 cup french beans chopped
1/2 cup peas
1 onion
1 cucumber chopped
1 tomato chopped

For Honey Mint sauce

6 tps honey
2 tps lemon juice
2 tps chopped mint leaves
1 tps black pepper
salt according to taste

Method
add little water in a microwave safe bowl.

add baby corn, peas, sweet corn and beans. cook on Microwave HIGH for 5 minutes

drain the water. and transfer it to another bowl.

add cucumber, tomatoes and onion

for preparing honey mint sauce, mix honey , lemon juice, salt and black papper. and mix well.

mix honey mint sauce in the salad. and mix it.

Refrigerate this salad at least for 1 hour or 30 minutes in freezer.

serve chilled.

sending it to Bookmarked Recipes - Every Tuesday Event - 22nd February 2011 (Volume 29)

also to Innovative Salad Event in this Blog

Pesto Pasta Night 201 Round up

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:28:00 -0800

This week I was hosting the Pesto Pasta Nights 201. First time I am hosting this event. Actually this event was a wonderful experience for me. I would like to thank Ruth for giving me this opportunity. I was thinking i will post at least 2 pasta recipe this week. I was able to post one. Another one I will post next week and send to next Pesto Pasta Nights :)

A lot of Pasta recipes from I got through out the week. I am posting them in the sequence I received.

Lamb Ragú by Heather of girlychef.

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Red Velvet Pasta by Val of More than a burnt Toast.

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Coriander Pesto by Corina of Searching for spices,

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Lemon and Black Pepper Pasta with Seared Scallops By Lauren of Healthy Delicious

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Rotini in a Parmesan Sauce with Barbecue Pork by nico of Cocoa and Coriander

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Pasta with minced meat and dried oysters by LK of Food 4 Tots

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Linguine with Olives and Breadcrumbs by Beth Anne of The Seventh Level of Boredom

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Penne Napolitana by prajusha of i cook i post

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Penne with Winter Pesto by Kirsten of From Kirsten's Kitchen to Yours

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English-style potato, pasta and pea soup by Krista if The Beet Reporter

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Penne Rigate with Marinara Sauce by Tahemeem of Not So Gourmet..

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Smoked Salmon Pasta with Curly Leaf Parsley by Graziana from Erbe in Cucina (Cooking with herbs).

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savoy, porcini and pancetta penne by abby of eat the right stuff

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Tagliatelle with Pancetta & Parsnips by The Food Hunter's Guide to Cuisine

Creamy Herbed Farfalle by Priya Suresh of priya easy n tasty recipes

Pasta Salad by Kankana Saxena of Sunshine & Smile

Whole Wheat Penne With Stir-Fry Veggies & Basic White sauce by Anshu of MY MOM'S RECIPES

Spaghetti in Soupy Sauce by Supriya of Queen of my kitchen

Fiery Angel Hair Pasta by The Country Cook of Maggie's Country Kitchen

Julie's Noodle Casserole by Tina of Life in the slow lane at Squirrel Head Manor

at the end I would like to present my pasta recipe multi shape pasta in Tamarind sauce

Next week Pesto Pasta Nights will be hosted by Beth Anne of The Seventh Level of Boredom.
Send your entries to bethanneleach (at) gmail (dot) com and cc ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com by February 24

Multi shape pasta in Tamarind sauce

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:21:00 -0800

This pasta is actually different from all pasta usually I prepare. You can say actually this sauce is different. This sauce is inspired by the Thai pad noodle sauce. which uses this type of sauce.

This week I am hosting Pesto Pasta Night #201. This pasta recipe goes to this event

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup pasta of different shapes

1 onion chopped

1 cup mixed chopped vegetable(broccoli, carrot, spring onion, beans etc)

10 garlic clove chopped

1 tps chilly sauce

salt according to taste

olive oil

for tamarind sauce

1 tps soy sauce

1 tps tamarind paste

1 tps brown sugar

1 tps mixed herbs

1 tps oregano

2 tps water

method

for sauce mix soy sauce, tamarind paste, chilly sauce, brown sugar, salt . add little water and mix well.
heat water in a sauce pan. add little water and salt. add pastas of different shapes in that and let it boil for 3-4 minutes until pasta is cooked properly. drain the water and keep it aside.

heat oil in a pan. add all chopped veg in the pan . and saute for 3 minutes.

add sauce mix in the pan. mix well.

add pasta in the pan and mix well.

add oregano, mixed herbs and salt if required. mix it and saute for few more minutes.

serve hot

This pasta goes to Pesto Pasta Nights # 201

also sending to Aipi&Priya's bookmark recipe every tuesday

Cashew Rice with Herbs

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:34:00 -0800

This is quick rice preparation with flavors of cashew and herbs

1 1/2 cup rice

1/2 cup cashew

1 medium onion chopped

2 tps olive oil

2 1/2 cup chicken stock

1 tps black pepper

1 tps oregano

salt according to taste

heat oil in a pan. add onion. saute till onion change its color

add cashew in the pan. saute till cashew will turn brown.

add rice and mix well.

add salt, black pepper and oregano.

now add chicken stock.

cook for 15-18 minutes in low flame till rice is cooked.

serve hot

Ratatouille with zucchini and Red & Yellow Bell Pepper

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:56:00 -0800

I had some tori(zucchini) in my refrigerator. My husband doesn't like it much. So I have decided to cook something that can make him eat it. I have got this french Ratatouille recipe on one of the blog. I have adapted it according to things available in my fridge .It was a delicious and different way of eating zucchini

Ingredients

3 zucchini
1 medium red bell pepper
1 medium yellow pepper
2 medium tomatoes
1 onion chopped
1 tps black pepper
1 tps oregano
1 tps dried or fresh basil
8-10 garlic clove chopped
2 tps coriander leaves chopped
2 tps olive oil

salt according to taste

Methods
heat 1 tps olive oil. add zucchini to the pan.saute for 3-4 minutes
keep this zucchini aside
heat another 1 tps olive oil in pan. add onion. garlic and bell peppers. saute for 2-3 minutes.
add tomatoes and saute for 2 minutes
add zucchini and mix well.
now add salt, black pepper, oregano, and coriander leaves.
mix well. close the lid of pan and saute in between
let it cook for another 12-15 minutes in low flame till all vegetable are cooked.

add basil leaves and let it cook for another 2 minutes.
Serve hot with roti or rice

Hosting Presto Pasta Nights No. 201

noreply@blogger.com (Pia) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:08:00 -0800

I will be hosting for Presto Pasta Nights No.201 ! (201 sounds Interesting naa) This is a blogging event created by the wonderful Ruth of Once Upon A Feast . I am hosting this event for the first time and I am very much excited about hosting this event. I am inviting all of my blogger friends and Readers to cook and share some interesting and your favorite pasta recipes in this event

Some of the rules for participating in this event

Cook a dish that includes PASTA.
Blog about it with a link back to This post and to PRESTO PASTA NIGHTS. Use of logo is optional.
Email your entries to:cookwithpia (at) gmail (dot) com and cc to ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com & include:

                         ~Your name & the name of your blog
                         ~The name of your dish & the link to your specific post
   ~Attach a photo or else I'll take one from your post for the roundup
                         ~subject line: PPN #201 submission

Deadline for submission is: Thursday, February 17 at 11:59 pm (Eastern) . Round up of the event will be on Friday,18th February

Waiting for Some great pasta entries :)

this pasta image is take from the web