Ingredients
Tuscan Melon / Melon - 1/2
( Remove skin and seeds,chop them into cubes)
Mint leaves - 8
Sweetener - 1 tbsp
( you can use honey or sugar)
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Dry ginger powder or fresh ginger - 1/4 tsp (optional)
Salt a pinch
Ice cubes as needed
Method
Take a blender add the cubed melon,mint leaves,lemon juice,sweetener and ice cubes.
Blend to a smooth juice.Pour it in a glass and enjoy this chill.
Ingredients
Chopped dosakaya - 1 small
Chopped chow chow - 1/2
Chopped red bell pepper/capsicum - 1/2
Green chillies - 5 to 6
( or add according to your taste)
Garlic - 2 cloves
Tamarind paste - 1 tsp
Jeera/cumin- 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp Tempering
Sesame oil - 2 tsp
Mustard,Urad dal and Channa dal - 1 tsp each
Crushed garlic - 1 ( optional)
Curry leaves few
Red chillies - 1
Method
Heat oil in a pan add the chopped vegetables,green chillies,garlic,jeera,salt and turmeric powder,fry till the vegetables are cooked and raw smell has disappeared.
Cool the mixture add tamarind paste and grind to a smooth mixture.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients,add curry leaves and switch off the stove.
Pour this hot tempering into the ground pachadi mix well.
Mix it with plain rice and enjoy the pachadi!
Dressing ingredients
Olive oil - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Honey - 1 & 1/2 tsp
( Today i used Agave syrup 2 tsp instead of Honey)
Salt and pepper to taste
A pinch of black salt ( optional)
Roasted and powdered cumin/jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
( Take a bowl mix all the mentioned ingredients together and whisk.Your dressing is ready) Other ingredients
Homemade paneer cubes - 10
( Use flavoured or plain paneer.Click HERE for flavoured paneer recipe and Click HERE for plain paneer recipe)
Watermelon cubes - 1 cup
Pineapple cubes - 1/2 cup
Chopped mint leaves - 10
Chopped green chillies - 1/8 tsp ( optional) Method
Take a bowl and mix watermelon,pineapple,paneer,mint leaves and green chillies if using.
Just before serving pour the dressing on top and toss gently.
Serve this salad cold.
Ingredients
Milk - 3 cups
Sago/Sabudana - 1/4 cup
Sugar as needed
( I used Raw cane sugar - 2 tbsp)
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Grated carrot - 1
Ghee - 3 tsp
Cashew nuts - 1 tbsp
Raisins - 1 tbsp
Saffron a generous pinch
Method
Wash sago 2 to 3 times well,pour some water and soak it for 1 hour.
Pour milk in a heavy bottomed pan and boil, lower the flame add the soaked sago ( discard the water) and cook till soft.
Heat ghee in a pan fry nuts and raisins till light brown,now add the grated carrots and saute till raw smell has disappeared.Lastly add cardamom powder and switch off the stove.
Add the fried carrot mixture into the boiling milk and give a quick mix.Add sugar and boil once.
Add saffron strings mix and switch off the stove.
Serve hot or warm.
Ingredients
Parwal/Potal - 10
( cut into semi thin slices)
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder - 3/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Hing - a generous pinch
Corn flour - 2 tsp heaped
Oil for deep frying
Method
Wash and wipe the parwal,cut the parwal into semi thin slices.
Take a bowl put the sliced parwal to this add the salt,hing,red chilly powder and turmeric powder,mix it well and leave it for 15 minutes.
Now add the corn flour and mix make sure the parwals are well coated on all sides.Leave it for another 15 minutes( Do not add any water).
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry in batches till crisp and light brown on all sides.
Remove it on a kitchen tissue for excess oil to get absorbed.
Enjoy !
Ingredients for tempering
Butter - 2 tbsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Chopped garlic - 1
Chopped onion - 1/2 cup
Chopped tomato - 2
Curry and coriander leaves - few
Chopped green chillies - 1 Other Ingredients Idli batter - as needed
( I used 3 big ladle of batter)
Salt to taste
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1/2 tsp Idli podi / Idli Milagai podi / Gun Powder - as needed
( I used 3 tsp heaped )
Method
Heat butter and oil in a iron skillet temper it with mustard and jeera.
Now add onion,tomato,green chillies,garlic and few curry leavese,fry till tomatoes are soft.
Add the salt,idli podi and red chilly powder mix it well,divide the portion into 3 equal parts and spread it slightly.
Add a ladle of batter on top of each masala,make sure the masala is coved, sprinkle some idli powder on top cover it with a lid.
In low flame cook this till the idli is well cooked.Gently flip the Idli ,pour some oil and cook the other side till its crisp.
Garnish with coriander and curry leaves and serve them hot.
Ingredients for a cup of tea
Water - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1/2 cup
Homemade Gulkand - 1/2 tbsp
( For Gulkand recipe click HERE )
Tea powder - 1 tsp
Sugar add if needed Method
Take a sauce pan pour water add tea powder and gulkand boil for a minute.
Now pour the milk and give a boil.
Switch off the stove and filter it using a tea strainer.
If sugar is needed add to your taste mix and serve them hot.
Rose Petals Tea -------------------
Instead of Gulkand use a big red rose petals and a crushed cardamom and follow the same instruction.
Ingredients
Ripe mango - 1 small
Green chillies - 1 small
Fresh basil leaves - 5
Salt and Pepper to taste
Sweetener of your choice or honey - 1 tbsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Garlic - 1 clove
Olive oil - 2 tbsp
Method
Add all above ingredients into a mixi jar and blend till smooth.Lastly add the olive oil and blend.
Do not add water,your dressing is ready.
Pour this on any salad and enjoy! Note:
a) Instead of basil you can replace it with coriander leaves.
b) Leftover dressing can you stored in a glass bottle in fridge for 1 or 2 days.
