Thai Style Seafood Soup

     Ingredients

• Fish stock-5cups
• Lemongrass stalk (split lengthwise)-1
• Pared rind of lime-1/2
• Lemon leaf-1
• Ginger (sliced)-1inch
• Chili paste-1/4tbsp
• Raw shrimp-7(peeled and deveined)
• Scallions (sliced)-6
• Scallops-9
• Cilantro leaves-2tbsp
• Salt
• Red chilies-9(chopped)

     Method

• Keep the stock in a saucepan with the lemon grass, lime rind, ginger and chili paste, bring just to a boil reduce the heat cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• Remove the shrimp almost in half lengthwise, keeping the tail intact.
• Pour the stock return to the saucepan and bring to a simmer add the scallions and cook for 2-3 minutes, taste and season to taste with salt, if needed and stir in a little more chili paste if desired.
• Put in the scallops and shrimp and poach for about 1 minute until they turn opaque and the shrimp curl.
• Blend the fresh cilantro leaves, remove from the heat and ladle the soup into warmed bowls, dividing the shellfish evenly.
• Decorate with chilies and serve immediately.

     Benefits

• Fish stock (Bioavailable minerals, calcium minerals, improves digestion, silicon).
• Lemongrass (good for digestion, antioxidants, heals cold and flu, boosts metabolism
• Scallions (low calories, fat-free, rich in fiber, iron, vitamin)
• Cilantro leaves (Remove bad cholesterol, antioxidants).

Creamy Oyster Soup

Ingredients

Oysters -12

Butter-1tbsp

Shallots (finely chopped) -2

White wine-5tbsp

Fish stock -1 1/4cups

Heavy cream -3/4 cup

Cornstarch (dissolved in 2tbsp cold water) -2tbsp

Salt and pepper

Caviar (or) lumpfish roe to garnish

Method

• To unlock the oysters, hold flat-side up over a strainer set over a bowl to catch the juices, and push an oyster knife into the hinge, work it around until you can pry off the top shell, when all the oysters have been opened strain the liquid through a cheesecloth-lined sieve, remove any bits of shell stuck to the oysters and reserve them in their liquid.
• Liquefy the butter in a saucepan over low heat add the shallots and cook gently for about 5 minutes, until just softened, stirring frequently do not allow them to brown.
• Add the wine, bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute, mix in the fish stock bring back to a boil and boil for 3-4 minutes reduce the heat to a gentle simmer.
• Mix the oysters and their liquid and poach for about 1 minute, until they become hard but are still tender to remove the oysters with a slotted spoon and reserve covered, Strain the stock.
• Lead the strained stock to a boil in a clean saucepan, add the cream and bring back to boil.
• Mix the dissolved cornstarch into the soup and boil gently for 2-3minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened add the oysters and cook for 1-2 minutes to reheat them. Serve the soup into warmed bowls garnish each serving with a teaspoon of caviar if using and serve immediately.

Benefits

• Shallots (Reduce cholesterol, Blood pressure, improve heart health, Maintain blood circulation)
• Butter (Good source of fatty acid butyrate, Lower risk of obesity)

Halloween Pie with Sweet Pumpkin

Ingredients

Piecrust (bought or homemade)-1

1 1/2cups plus buttermilk-2tbsp

Parchment paper

Sweet pumpkin (mashed) -400gm

Sugar -3/4cups

Ground cinnamon -2tbsp

Salt-1/2tbsp

Vanilla extract-1tbsp

Eggs -2

Egg yolk-1

Method

• Grill oven to  425degree, fit piecrust into a metal pie pan pressing excess dough on the rim of the pan cut shapes from remaining piecrust to use around pie edge, brush 1tbsp buttermilk around it and brush them with 1tbsp buttermilk.
• Punch the bottom and sides of piecrust 8 to 10 times with a fork, line piecrust with parchment paper, and fill with pie weights. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Stir pumpkin, sugar cinnamon salt vanilla extract to egg whites and yolk and remaining 1 ½ cup buttermilk in a large bowl, pour mixture into pie crust.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes, lower heat to 325 degrees and cook for 35 to 45 minutes or until an edge of filling is slightly puffed and center is slightly unstable, cool on a wire rack 1 hour, store in refrigerator up to 2 days.

Benefits

• Pumpkin (Promotes weight loss, Boost immunity, Low calorie lower risk of cancer)
• Cinnamon (Powerful medicinal properties, Antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, Risk of heart disease)
• Buttermilk (Helps wash down oily food, against dehydration, Calcium without the fat)

Chicken and Lemon Soup

Ingredients

Butter-4tbsp

Shallots (thinly sliced)-8

Carrots (thinly sliced)-2

Celery stalks (thinly sliced)-3

Boneless Chicken -250gram

Lemon -3

Chicken stock -5cups

Spaghetti (dried broken into pieces) -8

Cream (heavy) -1/2cup

Salt and pepper

Lemon wedges halved to garnish -2

         Method

• Unfreeze the butter in a large saucepan, add the shallots carrots, celery and chicken and cook over low heat stirring occasionally for 8 minutes.
• Thinly trim the lemon and make white the lemon rind in boiling water for 3 minutes squeeze the juice from the lemon.
• Put the lemon rind and juice to the pan, together with the stock bring the soup slowly to a boil over low heat and let simmer for 40mintues stirring occasionally.
• Put the spaghetti to the pan and cook for 15 minutes, seasons to taste with salt and pepper and add the cream, boil through but do not let the soup boil or it will curdle remove from the heat.
• Serve into warmed bowls and garnish with the lemon wedges serve immediately.

    Benefits

•   Butter (Lower risk of obesity, Antioxidant, Healthy saturated fats)
•  Chicken (Low fat protein, Good for heart, Controls body homocysteine)

Charcoal Lemonade

Ingredients

Water-500ml

Lemon-1

Maple syrup -1to2 tbsp

Capsules of activated charcoal -1to2

Salt (to taste)

Lemon essential oil -1 drop

Fresh bruised herbs like thyme, rosemary or basil

Method

• Start by juicing the lemon into your water.
• Add Salt and Maple Syrup.
• Mix everything together and pour 3/4 of it into a big glass with ice.
• Combine to chill.
• Mix the charcoal to the left lemonade and blend well.
• Pour the mixture above the iced lemonade, to create a pretty layer.
• A Drop of herb juice and lemon essential oil will give extraordinary flavor.

Benefits

• Lemon (Weight loss, Improves skin)
• Maple Syrup (Helps immune system, Maintain Blood Pressure)
• Charcoal (Whitens teeth, Mold Cleansing)

Caramel French Toast

Ingredients

Brown Sugar-1cup

Corn Syrup -2tbsp

Butter -1/2 cup

Egg (Beaten) -6

Sandwich Bread -6 slices

Vanilla -1tbsp

Milk-1/2 cup

Salt-1/4

Method

• Mix Sugar, butter and corn syrup in a small saucepan, cook over medium heat until it gets thickened stirring constantly.
• Place the syrup mixture into a 13*9*2 inch baking dish, place 6slices of bread on top of the syrup mixture top with remaining 6 slices of bread
• Add eggs vanilla milk and salt stir it until blended pour the egg mixture evenly over bread slices cover and chill it for 8 hours.
• Cook, it uncovered at 350 degrees for 40to 45 minutes or until it gets lightly browned serve it immediately.

      Benefits

• Butter (Rich in Vitamins, Lower risk of obesity).
• Bread (Rich in Protein Iron)

Strawberry Banana Trifle

Ingredients

Full fruit cake

Custard powder-3tbsp

Milk -2cup

Sugar -2 tbsp

Banana (ripe slit lengthwise)-4

Strawberry slit lengthwise-1cup

Mixed fruit jam-2tbsp

Cream -2cups

Sliced almonds and walnuts for garnish

Methods

• Scrap the custard powder in a little milk.
•  Warm the remaining milk till it boils, Reduce the heat to low and stir in the custard taking care that no jumps are formed, continue stirring for about 2 minutes.
• Remove it from heat and mix with sugar, cool and refrigerate.
• Take a bowl and arrange some bananas and top it with the jam and pour the chilled custard mixture.
• Like that arrange the sliced strawberry on the custard mixture and then with fresh cream and then again with banana, final topping should be with the fresh cream under that strawberry.
• Texture different layers according to your wish add the fruitcake sliced in different layers.
• Extend the jam on whichever layer you want, garnish with sliced almonds, walnuts strawberry and also banana if you wish.

Benefits

Strawberry (Improve heart health, Antioxidants)

Almonds (Lower Blood Sugar, Vitamin E)

Drumstick Delicacy

Ingredients

Drumstick- 15
Brinjal - 3
Methi 1tbsp (fenugreek seeds)

Mustard seeds -3tbsp

Red peppers (dried) -20
Asafetida -1/4tbsp

Turmeric powder -1tbsp

Tamarind -100gm

Vinegar -2tbsp

Garlic (peeled) -3 Salt-3tbsp

Refined oil -1cup

Sesame oil -2tbsp

Method

•  Scrape the drumsticks and cut as desired.
•  Boil them for 5 minutes.
• Get a fine paste of methi, sarson, tamarind, and red chilies
• Add garlic ground ingredients heeng, brinjal pieces salt and haldi in a boiling pan with oil
• Mix everything together and add drumsticks.
• Cook with low flame for 5 minutes, now off the stove and let it cool for some time.
• at last add vinegar and sesame oil.
•  Place into a clean jar.
• Place the prepared recipe in the refrigerator for at least 3days for perfect serving and taste.

      Benefits

• Drumstick (Purifying blood, boosts immunity)
• Methi seeds (Antioxidants, digestion)

Ridge Gourd Thogayal

Ingredients

• Ridge gourd -350gms
• Channa dal -1tbsp
• Methi seeds -1/2tbsp
• Curry leaves -6
• Mustard -1/2tbsp
• Asafetida (Hing) -1/2tbsp
• Urad dal -2tbsp
• Red chilies -3-4
• Grated coconut -2tbsp
• Tamarind-1/2tbsp (Paste)
• Gingili oil-1tbsp
• Salt (to taste)

Method

• Wash and scrap the skin of ridge gourd(do not peel completely ) and chop it into medium pieces.
• Place a frying pan on the stove add 1tbsp oil, when hot add the ridge gourd pieces and sauté.
• Add salt to taste do not add water as it cooks very fast sauté and when cooked remove it and cool.
• Pour 1 tbsp oil in the frying pan again, add mustard seeds when it sputters add jeera.
• Add asafetida(Hing) channa dal urad dal, red chilies, methi seeds curry leaves, tamarind and sauté on low fire, till slightly brown be careful not to burn the masala, then thogayal will be bitter
• Switch off the stove add grated coconut and mix together
• When it cools down, combine the ridge gourd and this masala and grind, without water.
• Some like it seasoned with little mustard seeds and curry leaves
• Present with hot rice and ghee (or) Parathas.

Benefits

• Ridge gourd (good for skin, strengthen  your immune system)
• Methi seeds ( lose weight, controls  blood  sugar)

Gummy Bear Sangria

Ingredients
Gummy bears -1/2 cups

Vodka-1 1/2cups

White wine -1 bottle

Apple juice -1cup

Soda*1cup

Apples (sliced) -2

Lime (sliced) -1

  Method

•  Place your gummy bears in a jar or container and pour enough vodka in to cover your bears, seal the container and let it soak at room temperature for eight hours or overnight.
• Strain the gummy bears, reserving the vodka.
• In a large pitcher combine the infused bear vodka that you kept aside wine apple juice, soda, apples, limes, and stir.
• Add more soda if desired after tasting chill and add ice for serving.

Benefits

Apple (Antioxidants, dietary fiber)

Soda (Dehydration, stomach upset          

Charcoal Waffles

Ingredients

• Flour (all-purpose flour sifted)-2 1/2 cups
• Sugar-4tbs
• Baking powder-2tbs
• Salt-1/2tbs
• Egg whites-3
• Egg yolks-3
• Butter (melted)1/2cup
• Milk-2cups
• Charcoal powder (activated)1/4cup.

Method

• Preheat waffle iron.
• Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, and then lightly add charcoal powder using a whisk.
• In a bowl, beat the egg yolks and add the milk and the melted butter add the sieved dry ingredients.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg whites to a thick foam and add them gently to the preparation until just mixed.
• Discharge1/4 cup batter mix onto your iron cooks until done through.
• Perform with anything from coconut ice cream to maple syrup.

Benefits

• Charcoal (Whitens teeth, water filtration, digestive cleanse)
• Egg yolk (contains more protein, iron, zinc)

Charcoal Chai

        Ingredients

• Non-dairy milk -2/3cup
• Cinnamon stick -1
• Green cardamom pods (crushed) -6
• Black peppercorns -6
• Ginger piece (peeled and smashed) -2inch
• Activated charcoal -1/4tsp
• Sea salt -1tiny pinch
• Honey -1tbs

Method

• Mix the milk, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, peppercorns, and ginger in a small saucepan.
• Bring the mixture up to a boil, then lower to a simmer and cover cook over very low heat for 5 minutes.
• Set the activated charcoal, sea salt, and honey in a powerful blender.
• Pour the chai mixture directly in and blend for 1 minute or until frothy.

Benefits

• Honey (Treats dandruff, boosts memory)

• Ginger (Anti-inflammatory, reduce muscle pain)