Bhel Puri Recipe (with Step by Step Photos)

Bhel Puri is one of the popular chaat in India and it is a delicious mixture of puffed rice, sev, tomato, potato, onion and sweet-sour-spicy chutneys. Follow this instant and easy recipe and make yummy Bombay bhelpuri chaat at home in just few minutes.



Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 2 servings

Ingredients:

8 Flat Puri (Papdi)
2 cups roasted or plain Puffed Rice (kurmura/mamra)
1/2 cup Nylon Sev
1/3 cup boiled and chopped Potatoes
3 tablespoons finely chopped Onions
1/3 cup finely chopped Tomato
1 Green Chilli, seeded and finely chopped, optional
1½ tablespoons Khajur Imli Chutney(Date Tamarind Chutney)
1 tablespoon Green Chutney
1 teaspoon Garlic Chutney, optional
2 tablespoons chopped Coriander Leaves
1/2 teaspoon Chaat Masala Powder

How to roast puffed rice?:

Heat 2 teaspoon oil in a heavy based kadai over medium flame. Add puffed rice, a pinch of turmeric powder and salt. Stir and roast it until crispy for around 3-4 minutes. Transfer them in a bowl after roasting to prevent it from burning.

Directions:



Make all the chutneys by following their recipes. Mix 1/2 teaspoon prepared garlic chutney with 1/2 teaspoon water to dilute it. Prepare all the ingredients required to make the bhel puri.



Take puffed rice in a large bowl.



Add chopped potatoes, chopped tomatoes, chopped onion and chopped green chilli.



Add khajur imli chutney, green chutney and garlic chutney.



Add nylon sev and chaat masala powder.



Mix all ingredients together with a large spoon.



Garnish with coriander leaves. You can either add crushed papdi or serve it with whole papdis according to your choice. Bhel puri is ready. Divide it into 2 equal portions and transfer to serving plates. Serve it immediately because it will turn soggy within few minutes.

Tips and Variations:

If you want to serve bhelpuri in party, then do not mix all ingredients together. Serve all ingredients in 4 serving bowls as given below and let guests assemble it themselves according to their taste.
- Keep mixture of potato, tomato, onion, chilli and chaat masala in one bowl.
- Keep mixture of puffed rice, nylon sev and crushed or whole puris in another bowl.
- Keep all chutneys in individual bowls.
Add lemon juice, chopped raw green mango for a tangy taste.
Adjust the quantity of chutneys according to your palate.

Taste: Sweet, sour and spicy

Serving Ideas: Serve this bombay style chaat as afternoon snack.

Pani Puri Recipe (with Step by Step Photos)

This popular street food doesn’t need any introduction! Potato, onion, chickpeas, coriander chutney stuffed crispy puri drenched in sour and spicy mint flavored water (pudina pani) easily fills one’s mouth and takes taste buds on a journey of heaven and it is no wonder that it’s a popular street snack along the length and breadth of India and known as gol gappa, puchka, pakodi, Pani Puri, etc. Preparing pudina vala pani and masala for panipuri at home is not only a healthier way of enjoying it but also allows you to customize it the way you like it. It is very simple to assemble and one can easily find puffed puri at any Indian grocery store or prepare at home with this recipe.



Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients:
32 Puris or Golgappa (ready-made or homemade)
1 medium Onion, finely chopped (optional)
1/2 cup Sev
1/4 cup Date Tamarind Chutney, optional
Ingredients for Pani:
1/2 cup Mint Leaves
1/2 cup Coriander Leaves, chopped
1-2 Green Chilli, chopped (or to taste)
1/2 inch pieces of Ginger
1½ medium size Lemon
3 tablespoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Chaat Masala Powder
1/4 teaspoons Black Salt (kala namak / sanchal)
4 tablespoons Boondi, optional
Salt to taste
4 cups Water

Ingredients for Masala:
1½ cups boiled, peeled and mashed Potato (approx. 3 medium)
1/2 cup boiled Kala Chana (black chickpeas)
1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
1/2 teaspoon Cumin-Coriander Powder
1/4 teaspoon Chaat Masala Powder
2 tablespoons finely chopped Coriander Leaves, optional
Salt to taste

Notes: Soak the kala chana (1/4 cup) for 7-8 hours or overnight in water. Boil chana and potatoes with salt and water in a pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles over medium flame or until cooked.

Method for Pani:


Rinse coriander and mint leaves in water and take all the ingredients of pani.



Add mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilli, ginger and lemon juice (lemon juice is added while grinding to prevent the mint leaves from turning dark) in the small chutney jar of a grinder.



Grind until smooth paste (if required, add 1/4 cup water while grinding).



Transfer them to a large bowl and add sugar, chaat masala powder, black salt and 4 cups water. Stir with a large spoon and mix it properly. Taste for the salt and add as required. Pani is ready; place it in a refrigerator for at least 1-hour before serving or use it at room temperature. If you like soft boondi, mix it now. If you like crispy taste of boondi then mix it at the time of serving.

Method For Masala:



Take mashed potato, kala chana, red chilli powder, cumin-coriander powder, chaat masala powder, coriander leaves and salt (add only if you have not added while boiling the potatoes and chana) in a bowl.

Mix them together with a spoon. Masala is ready.

Assemble Pani Puri:



Take each puri and gently make a large hole on its top-middle side with a spoon or your index finger or thumb for stuffing.



Stuff it with masala (more or less, as you like). Sprinkle onion and sev over it and drizzle a drop of date tamarind chutney over it. Take pani-puri water in a medium bowl. Dip each puri in water and enjoy…

Tips and Variations:

You can use the dried peas ragda as pani puri masala instead of using masala of mashed potato and black chickpea.
Prepare the pani in advance (2-3 hours ahead) and place it in refrigerator to enhance the flavor. Take it out of refrigerator just before serving.
For variation, add 1-tablespoon crushed garlic to prepare garlic flavored pani for pani puri.
Adjust the amount of lemon juice and sugar while making pani to make it taste the way you like it.

Taste: Mild spicy and salty

Serving Ideas: Enjoy it as a snack.

Celebrate New Year 2016 - 12 Delicious Holiday Cocktails

Seasonal spirits

Make sure a little holiday spirit gets in your glass with our yummy cocktails. These 12 recipes have something for everyone, and our healthy mixers keep the calorie count as low as the temperature. 

Chocolate Martini 

Tasting like a rich dessert, this martini is the perfect after-dinner drink. 

Ingredients: Vanilla vodka, dark chocolate liqueur, skim milk, chocolate syrup 

Calories: 302 

Try this recipe: Chocolate Martini

Minted Sake and Pineapple Cooler

Introduce sake to novices with this fruity—and festive—green drink. 

Ingredients: Mint leaves, sake, sugar, pineapple juice, lime juice, pineapple slices (optional) 

Calories: 160 

Try this recipe: Minted Sake and Pineapple Cooler

Mango-Mint Rum Slush

Fresh mint brightens the flavor of this cooler. 

Ingredients: Mango, mango nectar, white rum, lime juice, sugar, fresh mint 

Calories: 242 

Try this recipe: Mango-Mint Rum Slush

Lemon Drop Liqueur

Fresh lemon juice and lemon rind add bright tang and a beautiful hue to this liqueur. 

Ingredients: Sugar, lemon rinds, lemon juice, vodka 

Calories: 170 

Try this recipe: Lemon Drop Liqueur

Passion Fruit Mimosas

Wake up Christmas morning to one of these bright brunch cocktails. 

Ingredients: Grenadine, passion fruit, prosecco, orange slices 

Calories: 147 

Try this recipe: Passion Fruit Mimosas

Tides Royale

Coconut rum and pineapple juice will give you a taste of the tropics.

Ingredients: Coconut rum, Midori, pineapple juice, Chambord

Calories: 165

Try this recipe: Tides Royale

 

White Cranberry Citrus Punch

This drink combines the flavors of your favorite cranberry juice with refreshing sparkling wine. 

Ingredients: Sparkling wine, Riesling, light white cranberry juice, an orange, fresh cranberries, orange peel 

Calories: 92 

Try this recipe: White Cranberry Citrus Punch

Sparkling Greyhound

The tartness of the grapefruit juice pairs nicely with the sea salt.

Ingredients: Pink grapefruit, gray sea salt, vodka, unsweetened white grapefruit juice, club soda

Calories: 87

Try this recipe: Sparkling Greyhound

Cocoa Nog

Hot cocoa + eggnog = our favorite thing to sip this season. 

Ingredients: Unsweetened cocoa powder, eggnog, rum, brandy, bittersweet chocolate (for garnish) 

Calories: 86 

Try this recipe: Cocoa Nog

Blue Xmas Margaritas

Blue Curaçao adds a citrusy flavor and a punch of color. And though 385 calories seems like a lot, most restaurant varieties have up to 600!

Ingredients: Sugar, tequila, lime juice, orange juice, blue Curaçao, orange slices (optional), margarita salt (optional) 

Calories: 385 

Try this recipe: Blue Xmas Margaritas

The Golden Apple

Fizzy and fruity, this drink gives plenty of Christmas cheer. 

Ingredients: Vodka, Calvados (apple brandy), sparkling cider, red apple slices (for garnish) 

Calories: 97 

Try this recipe: The Golden Apple

Ginger Saketini

If you prefer savory to sweet, these tangy cocktails will become one of your favorites. 

Ingredients: Fresh ginger, sake, ginger ale, lemon twists, crystallized ginger 

Calories: 147 

Try this recipe: Ginger Saketinki

Source - www.health.com

Flat-Belly Tricks

Beef up on this belly-zapping hormone

"Eat as close to zero grams of sugar as possible. This will keep insulin levels low and also keep levels of glucagon high. Glucagon, a hormone, is the best friend you could ever have in the struggle for a flat belly! Picture Ms. Pac-Man traveling around your waistline, gobbling up fat to be used as energy. That is glucagon. 

The closer to zero grams of sugar you consume, the lower your insulin and the higher your glucagon...it's as simple as that." 

—Jorge Cruise, author of The Belly Fat Cure

Pros share their top sleek-stomach tips

by Shaun A. Chavis

Don't even think about sucking it in so you'll fit into those cute fitted white jeans: There are less-painful and longer-lasting ways to get the amazing middle you crave. We went straight to experts to get their very best advice for quickly shrinking your tummy. Here are the surprising foods, tricks, and moves they swear by. Their genius tips will help you shed inches and pounds, banish the bloat, and feel even more gorgeous. Hello, skinny jeans!

Eat at this magic hour

"You must eat a snack that contains protein between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Go for a protein bar, a piece of low-fat cheese, or some almonds with an organic apple. 
No matter what, do not miss that snack. It's important because it boosts metabolism and balances blood sugar. The lower you keep your blood sugar, the lower you keep your insulin, and insulin makes you store fat around your middle. Eating every three to four hours will keep your blood sugar even, but many people tend to go five or six hours between lunch and dinner without eating." 

—Natasha Turner, naturopathic doctor, author of The Hormone Diet

Have a ball

"My No. 1 tip: Do the ball exchange three times a week. Lay flat on your back with your arms above your head and legs straight out. Start with a stability ball above your head in your hands. Bring the ball up above your chest as you bring your legs up to meet the ball and place it between your ankles. Bring the ball back down to the floor with your legs and straighten your arms back out over your head. 

Repeat the ball exchange 10 to 12 times, remembering to keep your lower back pressed into the floor as you do this move." 

—LaReine Chabut, author ofExercise Balls for Dummies

Chew on this

"Chewing is the No. 1 tip I give to prevent bloating. Chew food until it is like applesauce in your mouth. Digestion begins in the mouth, and without proper chewing, food is not well-digested. Better-digested food means less gas and bloating." 

—Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, author of The Flexitarian Diet

Put crunches last on your flat-belly list (for real!)

"I recommend the DCBA approach: Diet first, Cardio second, Building muscle third, and Abs exercises last. Follow it and you can safely lose one to two pounds a week. Spend 60 minutes a day preparing healthier meals. Spend 20 minutes a day three to five times weekly doing cardio. Spend 15 minutes a day three times a week strength training. Finally, spend 5 minutes a day three times a week doing abs exercises." 

—Myatt Murphy, author of The Body You Want in the Time You Have

Shake on the sea salt

"The culprit making your tummy bloat? It could be the salt in your diet. Use natural sea salt or kosher salt, which is lower in sodium teaspoon for teaspoon than traditional table salts. And stay away from soy sauce: Even low-sodium soy sauce is still high in sodium and will cause practically instant bloating. 

Instead, flavor your food with a little fresh tomato salsa or a hint of cayenne pepper, which has an added benefit of boosting metabolism." 

—Susan Irby, "The Bikini Chef" and author of Substitute Yourself Skinny

Punch it out and lose 2 inches fast

"Add boxing to your cardio routine. When you throw punches with weights or at a fast pace, you're working your core in a way that helps to flatten your midsection. You must engage your core to throw punches, and twisting your torso works all the ab muscles. 

Boxing also gives you a cardio workout that burns extra calories. Add 16 minutes of boxing three times a week to your regular cardio routine (30 minutes at high intensity four to five times a week), and you can lose up to 2 inches from your waist in four weeks. Simply throw punches while holding 1- or 2-pound weights for 8 minutes, alternating arms, then repeat without weights at a faster pace for 8 more minutes." 

—Michael Olajide Jr. and Leila Fazel, co-founders of Aerospace High Performance Center in New York City

Try the flat-belly cheat

"Play up a different body part to draw attention from your middle. 

If it's your legs, wear skirts or slim pants. Shoulders—bare them even if just a bit with a boatneck or sweetheart neckline. Cleavage? Make sure your bra does its job. If your bra rides up in the back, the bra has likely stretched out. If it accentuates back flab or if the space between the cups doesn’t lie flat, go up a size." 

—Kim Johnson Gross, style expert and author of What to Wear for the Rest of Your Life

Size matters

"Eating portion-controlled meals that include whole-grain foods and monounsaturated fats (MUFAs) throughout the day is the best way to eat for a flat belly: People who eat whole grains lose more abdominal fat. And making most of the fats you eat MUFAs reduces ab flab, research says." —Keri Glassman, RD, author of The O2 Diet and The Snack Factor Diet

The ultimate flat-belly menu

Best breakfast: A slice of whole-wheat bread with natural peanut butter and 1 cup of your favorite berries. 

Best lunch: Spinach salad with sliced avocado, grilled firm tofu, and cherry tomatoes, drizzled with a little olive oil and fresh lemon juice. 

Best dinner: Grilled salmon, a roasted sweet potato, and sautéed asparagus with olive oil and garlic. 

Best snack: A cup of fat-free yogurt with 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds.

Laugh it up!

"The best thing for your abs is laughing. Every time you laugh it strengthens your abs. There are even laughing yoga classes (Go toLaughter Yoga to find a class near you). If you start busting a gust, you are absolutely toning your abs."

—Kristin McGee, Pilates expert

HYDERABADI BIRYANI RECIPE

Ingredients of this recipe:

350 gms Basmati Rice
200 gms Potatoes
200 gms Carrots
100 gms Onions
4 Green Chilies
30 gms Ginger
20 gms Garlic
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Red Chili Powder
1 cup Curd
1 tsp Saffron
2 tbsp Milk
1/3 cup Mint ( Pudina leaves )
1/3 cup Coriander Leaves
4 tsp Rose Water
50 gms Cashewnuts
50 gms Almonds
25 gms Raisins
120 gms Ghee
Salt To taste

Method to make this recipe : hyderabad biryani :

• Wash and soak the basmati rice for half an hour. Drain the water. Put the rice, some more water and add half the whole garam masala and salt in a pan.
• Bring the rice to a boil and cook until the rice is done. Drain and keep aside.
• Dice the peeled potatoes and carrots and wash them. Slice the onions and green chilies.
• Peel ginger and garlic and chop finely. Chop the coriander and mint leaves.
• Soak the almonds in water for half an hour and keep aside.
• Beat the curd in a bowl and divide into two equal portions.
• Dissolve saffron in warm milk and add it to one portion of the curd mixture.
• Heat ghee, add the remaining garam masala and sauté over medium heat until it begins to crackle.
• Add onions until golden brown. Then add green chilies, ginger, garlic and stir for a minute.
• Add turmeric and chili powder, saute for half a minute add the chopped vegetables and stir for a minute.
• Add the portion of plain curd, stir, add 2/3 cup water, and bring to a boil, then simmer until the vegetables are cooked.
• Add the dry fruits and nuts when the vegetables are done.
• In the handi with the cooked vegetables, sprinkle little saffron curd, mint and coriander.
• Then spread half the rice and again sprinkle the remaining saffron-curd, mint and coriander and top it with the remaining rice.
• Place a moist cloth on top, cover the lid tightly so that it gets sealed.
• Put the handi on dum in a pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes.
• Serve the hyderabadi biryani hot with mint chutney and other vegetables.

Samsung Galaxy s7-Spesification,Features,price,Release date All you need to know

Samsung Galaxy s7-Spesification,Features,price,Release date All you need to know



Samsung has already started their preparation as they are exploring new ideas for a user-friendly mobile phone. Samsung has got few really good patents last year which they can use in its next flagship phone “Galaxy S7”. Here we are going to talk about “what can be the specs and features of next Galaxy Smartphone”.

Samsung Galaxy S7 specs (expected)

The comes with many really advance hardware and powerful software integrations for better performance and also it would have fast charging mechanism which enable’s you phone to get fully charged minutes. Let’s see the expected specs of upcoming GalaxyS7.

Processor:

The recently launched Galaxy S6 and S6edge phones are working on 2.1 GHz Octa core Exynos 7 chipset that are based on 64-bit architecture. But for the upcoming Samsung S7 Smartphone, we are looking for 3 GHz processor. According to rumors Samsung, has already started work on 14nm based 64bit processor which can result in high performance up to 3GHz. So, we can expect this upgraded processor in upcoming S7.

RAM and Storage capability:

The phone is going to work on 4GB RAM. The company has announced these LPDDR4 8GB module a few months back. These upgraded RAM’s will be designed with 20NM architecture which are faster than the desktop’s DRAM that mean’s upcoming Galaxy phone is going to work even faster than your current PC’s.

The phone will be available with 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB internal storage options but this time we are expecting micro SD card slot with upcoming GalaxyS7.

Display and design:

Samsung is well known for coming up with beautiful design and high-resolution display in their Galaxy S and Note series. Recently launch GalaxyS6 has 5.1-inch large QHD display that uses SUPER AMOLED and offers 2560 X 1400 pixels of resolution.

This time we can see a 5.5 inch large Galaxy Smartphone with SUPER AMOLED display having 4K resolution. Talking about the design of the upcoming Galaxy S7, it will be going to be bigger Smartphone with thicker curved surface design.

Camera specs of Galaxy S7

GalaxyS6 and S6edge phones came with 16 MP back and 5.1 MP front camera’s but I think upcoming Galaxy S7 will have a bit more than that. It is expected to have 20 megapixels back camera and at least 8 MP front camera.

There is one more rumor that the phone will have 20MP rotatory camera which can turn on both sides of the screen but we don’t this is going to be happen in next Galaxy flagship. Let’s Check out the specs and features of recently launched Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge.

Samsung Galaxy S6 | S6 Edge brief specs

Both Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge comes with quite similar specifications, just a few rare differences in battery and screen features, otherwise both looks like the true copy of each other with different names. Check out the brief specification of this giant mobile phone.
Samsung Galaxy S7 – what’s new!

# HMP Technology

If you are not aware of this technology, Samsung has introduced HMP (Heterogeneous Multi-Processing) technology with Exynos 5 that’s about 2 years back.. which enables your phone to use all cores for the maximum utilization and result in improved performance.

But this time Samsung will come with Cyclone HMP technology for much better performance with 64bit chipset.

# Superfast charging

The Galaxy S7 is rumored to have super fast charging enabled batteries that can be fully chargeable in just 5 minutes. The rumors look like promising, but I don’t think Samsung will be able to come with such an innovation which can fully charge in just 5 minutes. Yes we can say that Galaxy S7 will have high-performance batteries up to 4000 mAh.

#E-SIM Cards

Yes, next generation Samsung GalaxyS7 Smartphone is going to have embedded SIM cards, as we are moving towards next level. According to Ft.com GSMA a worldwide authority for mobile operators are soon going to announce this. So, we can expect E-SIM’s are going to be a new feature to Samsung S7. With these new SIMcards you can use multiple networks without changing your SIM’s.

#Holographic Display

Samsung has now filed patent for Holographic display’s and is now working on ideas to bring it to it’s next generation mobile phones. With this kind of display, you will be able to see 3D images with your Smartphone as we have seen 3D images in Air.

Galaxy S7 release date and price

If we look at the Samsung S flagship, the company has consistently launched Galaxy S phone every year.

Galaxy S4 on March 13
Galaxy S5 on March 14
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge on March 15
Galaxy S7 – March 2016

Source - Gadgets Times