Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:
220 gm chicken breast with skin
2 gm crushed black pepper
4 gm salt
15 gm grated onion
3 gm mustard paste
30 ml olive oil
7 pieces black olive, stoned and chopped

Sauce

20 gm butter
30 gm shallot grated
salt and black pepper to season
60 ml red wine

Method:
In a bowl, mix olive, grated onion, ginger, pepper and salt. Whip into a thick mixture.Pour over chicken and allow it to stand for 1-2 hours. Grill.For the sauce, heat the butter in a pan, add shallots and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.Add red wine and cook over slow heat until the wine is reduced to half.
Season with salt and pepper.

Chicken Kabab

Ingredients:

1 kg Chicken broiler-skinned and cut into 8-10 pieces
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tbsp salt
1 cup yogurt-placed in a colander to drain out excess water
2 cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon-broken
1/2 tsp black cumin-roasted and powdered
a large pinch of saffron
2 tbsp sour lime juice
1/4 cup refined flour
1 egg slightly beaten
1 large onion sliced into rings
1 tbsp chopped mint for garnish
1 lemon cut into wedges

Method:

Wash the chicken, wipe dry, prick in 2-3 places and mix all the ingredients, except those for garnishing, and let marinate for 2-3 hours. Just before serving, place on a drip tray and grill till light brown, or bake in a hot oven for 15-20 minutes. Of course if you can cook it in a tandoor, it is even better.A drip-tray is essential, because the drippings should have a means of escape, other wise the chicken will be soggy.
Serve, garnished with onion rings, mint and lemon wedges.

Palak Paneer

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups pureed spinach
500 gm paneer-cubed and lightly fried
1/4 cup oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 bay leaf
1 tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp finely chopped garlic
1/2 cup onions-grated
1 cup tomatoes-chopped fine
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp powdered red pepper
1 tsp powdered coriander seeds

Method:

Heat oil and add cumin, when it splutters, add bay leaf, ginger and the garlic, and saute till a light brown.Add onions and saute till a golden brown, then add tomatoes and stir fry over medium heat.When fat separates, add the salt, garam masala and the red pepper and stir till well mixed. Add spinach and saute for 2-3 minutes and add paneer. Turn around a few times and serve hot.

Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

1 kg chicken-boneless, cooked and diced
1/4 cup mayonnaise sauce
2 tbsp cream
1/4 cup cabbage-chopped
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp chilli sauce
lettuce leaves
spring onions-for garnish

Method:

When the chicken is cold, mix together with the rest of the ingredients, except the
lettuce leaves.

Arrange the lettuce leaves on a serving dish, and arrange the chicken on top, garnishing with the spring onions. Chill and serve.

Grilled Paneer with Orange Marinade

Ingredients:

1/2 kg cubed paneer

Marinade

1 orange grated rind and juice
3 tbsp olive/salad oil
2 tbsp white wine/extra orange juice
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp snipped spring onion tops
1 tbsp chopped coriander

Method:

For the marinade, combine all ingredients and pour over the paneer. Set aside for half an hour and grill on skewers.

Low Carbohydrate recipes

Carbohydrates turn into glucose as they enter the bloodstream. So if you consume excess amounts of carbohydrates, your blood sugarlevels increase and in turn your pancreas release insulin.

Excess carbohydrates are stored as body fat. By limiting the amount of carbohydrates you consume your body is forced to use it's stored fat as fuel. Since this is a simple process and easy to follow, most people are successful with this diet.

The diet is not very hard to follow. If you can count to 20 you can handle a Low Carbohydrate diet. It's mostly just a matter of reading nutritional labels and keeping track of the amount of carbohydrates that you have allowed yourself on the diet.

The beauty of this diet is that you decide when and how often you eat. You should try to have at least 3 healthy meals a day, but with today's schedules that is not always practical. Many find good results with eating small low carbohydrate meals throughout the day and staying away from large meals in the later evening.

In a low carb diet the only thing that is forbidden are products containing white flour or sugar. Lack of carbohydrates can lead to decreased energy and weakness, so one has to ensure that while you are are on a low carb diet, you boy is still receiving all the nutrients.

Salad Bowl

Ingredients: 200 gm sliced lotus stem
1 tbsp corn flour
oil for deep frying
3 tbsp grated raw mango
2 tbsp grated carrot
1 tbsp raisins
3 shredded pineapple slices
2 tbsp chopped mint
2 chopped green chillies


Dressing
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp lemon juice

Mix all the ingredients and serve fresh.