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CHEESE BALLS RECIPE Prep Time 25   mins Cook Time 20   mins Total Time 45   mins Cheese Balls Recipe -  Easy and tasty recipe of cheese balls. Course:   snacks Cuisine:   world Servings :  9   to 10 Ingredients (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml) 100   grams   potatoes   or 3 small or 2 medium or 1 large potato 60   grams   cheese   or ½ cup grated cheese tightly packed ¼   teaspoon   black pepper crushed   or ⅓ teaspoon black pepper powder - add as required 1   pinch   garam masala   - optional 1.5   tablespoon   chopped coriander leaves or parsley leaves 3.5 to 4   tablespoon   besan   (gram flour) or 2 to 3 tablespoon arrow root flour or corn starch or all purpose flour (maida) 2 to 3   pinches   black salt   or regular salt or rock salt How to prepare recipe boil 3 small potatoes (100 grams) in a steamer or pressure cooker or an electric cooker. boil the potatoes till they are completely cooked. when the potatoes bec

Interesting Food Facts about Cheese Ball Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms.  There are over 2000 varieties. Cheddar cheese is dyed orange to give it an appealing color.  White cheddar is closer to its natural color. Cheese is one of the oldest foods in history, dating back 4000 years to the ancient Egyptians. Cheese takes up about 1/10 the volume of the milk it was made from. The terms “Big Wheel” and “Big Cheese” originally referred to those who were wealthy enough to purchase a whole wheel of cheese. Fun Fact: The term “cheese ball” can also refer to the puffed air orange snack that can be purchased in the snack aisle. The earliest mention was found in a 1944 cookbook called “Food of My Friends”. The recipe came from a Minnesota housewife. A “cheeseball” also refers to someone trying to be funny or corny. #stayhealthy✌ #stayfit💪 #stayfoo

Interesting Food Facts about Grilled Cheese Sandwich Grilled cheese sandwiches originally showed up in America during the roaring 20’s. It is said that grilled cheese was first served as an open-face sandwich. A grilled cheese sandwich is often accompanied by tomato soup, a southern delicacy! Grilled cheese sandwiches can be served with bacon , tomato, and various other additions.  It makes the meal much more filling. April is national grilled cheese sandwich month.  Be sure to celebrate heartily! Fun Fact: Today’s notion of the grilled cheese is commonly traced back to the 1920s, when the Iowa man considered “the father of sliced bread” invented a bread slicer that made distributing white bread easy and affordable. In 2004, the online casino GoldenPalace.com paid $28,000 for a half-eaten grilled cheese with the likeness of the Virgin Mary depicted in the “burn” pattern. In 2009, Los Angeles hosted the world’s first grilled cheese cooking competition: thousands and tho

This Banana Oat Breakfast Smoothie is guaranteed to keep you satisfied all morning with 20 grams of whole food protein and a good balance of healthy carbs and fats! Prep Time : 5 mins. Cook Time : 5 mins  Serves:1  Recipe Category: Breakast-Oats Recipes  Recipe Cuisine: Indian       Ingredients needed    Oats - 2 tbsp    Milk - 3/4 cup    Yogurt - 1/4 cup (plain, low fat yogurt)    Banana - 1 (peel and cut into 3-4 pieces)    Honey - 2 tsp    Walnuts chopped - 1 tbsp Method Cook oats in 1/2 cup of water and allow it to cool. It will take only 2-3 minutes. You can prepare this even the previous night and refrigerate, so that it will be much easier for you in the morning. Alternatively you can even powder slightly dry roasted oats and add it to your smoothie but I personally prefer cooking oats. In a blender, combine cooked oats, yogurt, chopped banana, honey, little milk and blend it until smooth. Then add the rest of the milk and blend again. Add chopped walnuts

Here are today’s five thing to know about Empanada: The Spanish word for bread is “pan”.  “Empanar” is a verb form that means “to bread”.  Emapanada is the past-participle, “breaded”. It’s basically a single-serving turnover.  It can be filled with sweet foods like fruits, sugars, and syrups, or savory foods like meats, cheeses, and oils. They originated in northwest Spain, in a region known as Galicia. Today they are most popular in Spanish-speaking countries across Europe and South America. Originally they were made with bread dough, but now they are made with pastries as well. Fun Fact: The bolani is an Afghan variant of the empanada. Bolanis are flatbreads stuffed with vegetables such as spinach or potato. They are served in the evenings during the Muslim feast of Ramadan as well as at other times. Bolivian empanadas are made with beef, pork, or chicken, and usually contain potatoes, peas and carrots, as well as a hard-boiled egg, an olive, or raisins. They are calle

Quick kitchen Hack Want to cut cake in equal pieces . Here's a simple way to cut the cake. 1.First stroke: Straight from the middle, dividing the cake in two equal halves  2. 2nd stroke: Similar cut at 90 degrees, so that cake is now in 4 equal parts  3. 3rd: Divide the 4 equal parts in 2 each. U will get 8 exactly same size piece.🎂🍰 I had tried this technique now its ur chance to try this and yes don't forget to tell me...comment about ur experience... Waiting for replies.....

WHO INVENTED THE DAL MAKHANI? What does gold have to do with food? Well, I am writing about the black dal - yes humble black urad whole lentil whose avatar, the makhani dal, was invented by none other than Kundan Lal Gujral, the founder of the Moti Mahal chain. He revolutionized the way dal was cooked, making it a household name, placing the humble dal on the world culinary map. The idea was triggered off when he invented the famous makhani gravy just to be able to serve the drying chicken tikkas by the tandoor waiting to be ordered but would sometimes dry out in the absence of a refrigerator in the good old days. He would just simmer those tikkas in this tomato gravy he invented, which gave birth to the much fabled butter chicken and the dal makhani. Recently there was a debate upon who invented the dal makhani alias Moti Mahal dal. As some remarked, the history of food is a very contentious subject. There is no final view about anything since no one left any wr

Idli sambar recipe  Prep time 15 mins Cook time 20 mins Total time 35 mins Idli sambar recipe - a quick cook sambar made with fast cooking veggies. It is served with plain rice or south Indian idli, dosa, vada. Ingredients (240 ml cup used) for sambhar powder 1 tbsp chana dal 1 tbsp coriander seeds ½ tbsp urad dal ½ tsp cumin/jeera ¼ tsp methi seeds 3 red chilies (adjust as needed) 2 tbsp. grated fresh coconut (optional) other ingredients ¾ cup dal (refer notes) 2 cups water to cook dal Lemon sized ball of tamarind Salt as needed 12 to 15 shallots/ sambar onions 6 to 8 beans 1 medium carrots ½ cup of chopped pumpkin (optional) 1 large ripe tomato ⅛ tsp turmeric handful of coriander leaves with stalks chopped 4.5 cups water (adjust depending on quality of dal) tempering 2 sprigs curry leaves 1 red chili broken ¾ tsp cumin ¾ tsp mustard pinch of methi pinch of hing How to make the recipe Wash and pressure co

Idli  is a traditional breakfast in South Indian households. Idli is a savoury cake that is popular throughout India and neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of  fermented   black lentils  (de-husked) and  rice . The fermentation process breaks down the starches so that they are more readily metabolized by the body. Idli has several variations, including  rava idli , which is made from  semolina . Regional variants include  sanna  of  Konkan  and  Enduri Pitha  of Odisha.

Preparation Time  : 20 mins. Cooking Time  : 1hour Serves  5. Ingredients For the panchmel dal 1/3 cup chana dal (split Bengal gram) 1/3 cup toovar (arhar) dal 1/3 cup moong dal (split green gram) 1 tbsp urad dal (split black lentils) 1 tbsp whole moong (whole green gram) 3 tsp chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) 1 tsp coriander (dhania) powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 3 cloves (laung / lavang) 2 bayleaves (tejpatta) 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) 2 green chillies, slit a pinch of asafoetida (hing) 2 tsp dried mango powder (amchur) 2 tsp tamarind (imli) pulp 3 tbsp ghee salt to taste For the baatis (for 10 baatis) 1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) 1/2 cup semolina (rava) 2 tbsp besan (Bengal gram flour) 8 tbsp milk 4 tbsp melted ghee salt to taste For serving melted ghee churma Method For the panchmel dal Clean and wash the dals and add 4 cups of water. Pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles or till the dals are cooked. In a bowl, combin

As I said I  will be sharing the 3 most favorite dishes of . So here is the first one. Sunday special- Dal Batti And Churma So dal batti not only mine but everyone's favorite dish. So here's some unknown facts about this dish which u may not know. HISTORY --- ORIGIN   What Rosogulla is to Kolkata, Dal Baati Churma is to Rajasthan. You can’t visit the place and not have baati . Synonymous to Rajasthan, this rustic globe of baked deliciousness is revered as much for its simplicity ( c’mon they really are balls of dough) as for its unforgettable taste. And yet when it comes to tracing the story behind this culinary masterpiece – the dish is a meal in itself — there is near to nothing available, except for Ibn Batuta’s mention of sun baked wheat chunks as early as the Magadha Empire, during which time grains like wheat, jowar , bajra and other millets were common and a part of the meal. So where did Baati really originate? This little wheat globe made of u

So finally I am all ready to start my food blog...really very excited. So I will be sharing the most exotic and mouthwatering dishes and recipes from all over the world. Its not just about food its more than that. HISTORY, ORIGIN,QUICK FOOD HACKS...... And many more things which  I will share slowly.....and some surprise too.... So all u foodies out their be ready to get to know about some interesting facts about food with me... Tommorow its a special day its my 18th birthday and on this day I'll be sharing the 3 of my most favorite dishes with some twist and some interesting facts. #stayhealthy✌ #stayfit💪 #stayfoody😁