Beef Rib Roast au jus

This is called prime rib when you order it in a restaurant. It's a favorite Sunday dinner for us and it's so easy to make at home. Only four steps; 1-open the oven. 2-put the meat in. 3-close the oven. 4-take the meat out. Another nice thing is that you'll have 1-1/2 hours to do whatever else you need to do for dinner and still have plenty of time to relax with a glass of wine (HERE). This is a small 3-1/2 lb rib roast.  It will serve 4.It's enough for us with leftovers. Season it as you like. I used garlic salt, seasoned salt, pepper and thyme. Rub the seasonings into the meat and pop it into a preheated 450 oven and immediately...

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Aval Upma / Poha Upma | Upma Recipes

Aval aka Poha is a rice flattened to light dry flakes. Aval upma is a very light, low calorie snack perfect for breakfast/dinner. The most common and known variety is Kanda poha though many varieties are still popular, like lemon flavored or tamarind flavored poha. Today's recipe is a simple aval upma flavored with roasted chana dhal and one of my MIL's specialty dishes. Trust me, this is very tasty and you would love it.Ingredients:Serves - 2Flattened Rice/ Beaten rice / Poha - 3 cups (I used the thick variety)Roasted gram dhal / Pottu kadalai - 1/2 cupWater - to soakTurmeric powder - 1/4 tspChilli powder - 1/2 tspSalt - to tasteOil - 2 tspMustard...

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Spicy Potato Fry / Urulai Kaara kari

Potatoes are nevertheless the most favourite vegetable liked by kids and grown-ups equally and is rich in carbohydrates. Urulai Kaara kari is the regular way I prepare potatoes whenever I make them because we love this spicy version. Ingredients:Potato - 2 medium sizedOnion - 1 cup - finely choppedGinger garlic paste - 1 tbspTurmeric powder - 1/2 tspChilli powder - 3/4 tsp or to tasteCoriander powder - 1 tspSalt- to tasteMustard seeds - 1/2 tspChana dhal - 1 tspOil - 2 tbspMethod:Boil the potatoes with salt. Peel and cut them into 1" cubes. Heat oil in a kadai and add the mustard seeds. When it splutters add the chana dhal and saute...

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Blueberry Dates Smoothie

I was planning to send in my smoothie entry for 'Breakfast Club- Yogurt' but I completely forgot about it. I was under the impression that the deadline was on Jan 31 but suddenly remembered it was today. I initially planned to whip up blueberry nut smoothie which would be perfect for a breakfast, now also added some dates to reduce the amount of white sugar I add and also to tweak in iron. I just made this as a single serving just for me and I loved it. It was so yummy and filling.Ingredients:Serves-1Blueberries (fresh or frozen) - 3 oz Low-fat Plain Yogurt - 1/2 cupDates - 5 or 6Walnuts - 2 tbspSugar or honey - 1/2 tsp or according...

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Paneer Green Salad with Ginger-lemon dressing

I made this green salad for lunch today and we loved this. I added cubed and marinated paneer to bring in the protein factor and make it more interesting.Ingredients:Serves - 2For the dressing:Ginger - crushed about 2 tbspLemon zest - about 2 tsp (zest of a whole lemon)Lemon juice - 3 tbspWater - 1/4 cupSalt and pepper - to tasteFor the salad:Romaine Lettuce - 8 ozSpinach - 1 cupCarrot - 1 cup gratedSprouted moong bean - 3/4 cupPaneer - 1/4 cup ~ 40 g - cut into 1/2" cubes Method:Pour 1/4 cup of boiling water to the crushed ginger and allow it to steep and cool. When it is cooled add the lemon zest and lemon juice with salt and pepper...

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Pasta Carbonara

This makes a nice luncheon dish or a late night supper, or just when you don't have anything in the house...like tonight. You probably have all these ingredients in the house.  If you have bacon too, your good to go. Saute the bacon in a skillet until browned and remove to a paper towel to drain and cool. Saute the onions in the reserved drippings. You can also use 1/2 small onion, chopped.Add the garlic and saute another minute until fragrant. Do not let burn.Whisk the eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Add to the drained pasta in the pot. Add the pasta mixture to the skillet along with the crumbled bacon...

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Mixed Vegetable Soup | Soup Recipes

This veg soup is my MIL's specialty soup and she used to make this often for the mid-morning drink. This really is a great appetizer and a healthy soup with all the veggies. Ingredients:Serves: 2 to 3Broccoli stems - 3/4 cupsString Beans - 6 - choppedCabbage - chopped 1 cupCarrot - 2 medium sized - choppedTomato - chopped - 2 tbspPearl onions - 4 - choppedCurry leaves - about 10 - choppedCilantro / Coriander leaves - 6 to 8 twigs - choppedCumin seeds - 1/4 tspPepper corns - 1/2 tsp or to tasteSalt - to tasteMethod: Add all the ingredients in a large microwave proof bowl with 3/4 cups of water and microwave for 10 to 12 mins, stirring...

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