A Tortillas Tip & Recipe

A Tortillas Tip . .
Do not substitute vegetable oil .

A TORTILLA RECIPE ..
1 Cup All purpose flour, 1\ 4 Tsp salt, 
1\ 2 Tsp Baking powder, 1 \2 Tbsp Oil,
1\4 or less cup Water.
In a mixing bowl put all ingredients.
Then add the water and mix until a dough forms.
Divide the dough into equal pieces and roll each ball into a thin, round tortilla.
On a non stick cook until golden dots appear.
Flip and continue cooking until golden on the other side.
Wish to make Quesadilla . . Using these homemade tortillas.
A quesadilla is a flour tortilla or a corn tortilla filled with a savoury mixture containing cheese, other ingredients, and/or vegetables, (often) then folded in half to form a half-moon shape. This dish originated in Mexico, and the name is derived from tortilla and the Spanish word for cheese queso.
A tortilla (in Mexico and central america only)is a type of thin flatbread, made from finely ground maize or wheat flour.

Marinara sauce is . .

Marinara sauce is an Italian tomato sauce that originated in Naples, usually made with tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and onions.Its many variations can include the addition of capers, olives and spices. It is occasionally sweetened with a dash of red wine.
But do you know that the word 'Marinara' was derived from the Italian word for sailor, marinaro.

Baked Beans in Pav Barrels

Baked Beans in Pav Barrels

Ingredients
8 - 10 Pavs [ usually used in pav bhaji or vada pav,]
Butter to apply on all sides,
Grated Cheese to top the stuffed pavs.
1 Cup tinned Baked beans,
Few drops Tabasco sauce,
1 Tsp Tomato sauce,
1 Onion cut finely,
1 Tbsp Oil or Butter,
1 Tsp Garlic grated,
Few drops Tabasco sauce,
1 Tbsp Tomato sauce,
1 Tsp Sugar,
Salt and Pepper powder to taste.
Method
Put a pan to heat add the oil, grated garlic and cut onion.
Saute the onion for few seconds on low heat until soft. 
Also rest of ingredients leaving the pavs to serve.
To serve..
Cut the pavs from the top leaving the sides and
the base intact.
Put a non stick tava to heat.
Apply butter on all the sides of the pavs.
Do on the tava on all the sides until golden brown.
Put the stuffing in the hallow and top with cheese..
Now add the tinned baked beans, both the sauces,
sugar, salt and pepper powder.
Serve with toasted bread slices with light butter applied.

Barbecue Sauces

Barbecue Sauces come in all kinds of flavors, colors, and types.
There are many ways to divide up the world of barbecue sauces. Sauces can be sweet or hot. Sauces can be thin or thick.
The Tomato-based barbecue sauces are the most popular.
Most commercial sauces are actually pretty basic in composition. Tomato juice, sweeteners, thickeners, spices, seasonings, and of course smoke flavor. 
Commercial barbecue sauces have become a condiment like salsa or ketchup.
A real barbecue sauce is a flavor enhancer.
http://bbq.about.com/od/barbecuesaucerecipes/r/classic-bbq-rib-sauce.htm
The vinegar based barbecue sauce is the creation of traditional North Carolina barbecue.
Vinegar is the secret ingredient of Carolina Barbecue, particularly apple cider vinegar. These thin sauces can be used throughout the cooking process and aid in tenderizing of foods. Also, since vinegar is acidic it has the power to carry flavors deep into the meat. Try mixing up a sauce of cider vinegar with red pepper to make a hot, flavorful, yet simple barbecue sauce.
http://bbq.about.com/od/barbecuesaucerecipes/r/bl80411b.htm
In South Carolina, Mustard based barbecue sauces have had their origins in the 18th century when German immigrants brought this style of sauce from Europe and combined it with the indigenous pork barbecue. Mustard barbecue sauces have a tangy flavor.
http://bbq.about.com/od/barbecuesaucerecipes/r/bl80905a.htm
Every barbecue cook has his or her favorite sauce.
The great secret of sauces is finding what you like and what works for you.

Blue Fizz

Blue Fizz

Ingredients
1 Scoop Vanilla ice cream, per serving,
3 - 4 Tbsp Blue Syrup, a new flavor by
Mapro Lounge called ' Citrus Blue',
[ This syrup is of Sweet lime & Orange crush],
Top the glass with Lime or Lemon flavor soft drink.
In a tall glass at the base of the glass one scoop vanilla ice cream.
On it drizzle the blue syrup and top it with soft drink.
Adding ice is optional.

Why eat Vaal?

Why eat Vaal?
A fiber all star the Lima, Butter Beans are a very good source of cholesterol lowering fiber, as are most other legumes. In addition to it, the high fiber content prevents blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly after a meal.Vaal also known as Field beans, Lima beans, Dried vaal, Fava beans, and Butter beans.They are called 'butter beans' because of its starchy and buttery texture, and they have a delicate flavor.They come in various shapes and sizes, rangingfrom cream colored flat long beans, to broad hard beans and the off white oval shaped dal. This versatile ingredient is used commonly in Maharashtrian, Gujarathi and Parsi kitchens. 
Always soak it in warm water.

The ultimate goal is to bring a balance . . .

The ultimate goal is to bring a balance . . .
Everything, living or non-living, is either acidic or alkaline.
Do u know that all foods in nature contain both acid and alkaline forming elements according to the Conscious Living Center, so a balance is either achieved or thwarted as a direct result of the foods we choose to eat. Too many acid-forming foods can have their consequences on ones health.
Our blood’s pH level is pretty much determined by the food we eat.
Remember to eat Root vegetables, Cruciferous vegetables [Choose from broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts].
Also eat Leafy greens in which spinach may be the best pick.
A true miracle food, garlic tops the chart for alkaline-forming food.
Even cayenne is among the most alkalizing foods.
Lemons may be the most alkalizing food of all. Also a natural disinfectant.
Alkaline foods take the least effort for the body to digest, also frees the body to do more important healing work.
Eating an alkaline diet is important because our blood pH level needs to stay between 7.35 and 7.45, which is slightly alkaline.
[ Blood pH is simply a measure of how acidic or alkaline the blood is.]
Eating an alkaline diet helps the blood pH level to stay in balance without much effort.
Just remember the age-old motherly advice to “eat your vegetables”.