Fruit Salsa

Hi friends, how are you all ? I am back with this easy, tasty and  tangy fruit salsa recipe.

Ingredients:

¼ cup chopped kiwi

¼ cup chopped apple

¼ cup chopped pineapple

2 tbsp chopped plum

1 tbsp honey

1 tsp mix hub

Salt to taste

Chopped coriander for garnishing

Method:

Add  all the ingredients in bowl, mix it well. Serve chilled with nachos.

Spinach Potato Curry

Ingredients:

1 cup blanched spinach pure

1 cup chopped and fried potatoes

½ cup onion paste

1 tbsp garlic paste

2 tbsp green chili paste

Salt to taste

2 tbsp oil

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan add onion paste and sauté for 2 minutes add garlic paste, green chili paste and sauté for minute. Add spinach pure and mix it well and cook for 5 minutes on law flame. Add fried potatoes and salt, cook for 2 to 3 minutes on law flame. Serve hot with roti or paratha or rice..

Vegetable Upama - Kara Bath

Hi friends, happy weekend to all. I start my day with this healthy south indian breakfast. 

Ingredients:

1 cup rava (semolina) 

1 cup boiled vegetable (carrot, beans, green peas)

¼ cup chopped onion

5-6 curry leaves

1 tsp mustard seeds

½ tsp fenugreek

1 tsp urad dal (split Black gram dal)

2 tsp fine chopped green chili

Pinch of asafoetida

1 tbsp oil

1 tbsp ghee

2 cups boiling water

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat the pan and add rava, roast it well without oil till nice aroma is released and keep aside for cooling.

Heat the oil and ghee in a pan add mustard seed, fenugreek, asafoetida and urad dal sauté for second. Add curry leaves, chopped onion and green chili cook for 2 minutes. Add boiled vegetables, roasted rava and salt cook for 2 minutes. Add boiling water and mix it well, cover and cook for 1-2 minutes or till done.Garnish with coriander. Serve hot with sambar or chutney.

click here to know kara chutney recipe(Onion Tomato Mint chutney)

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Singoda ni kheer – Water chestnut flour payasam – fasting food, Shravan maas special recipe

Ingredients:

2 tbsp singoda flour (Water chestnut flour)

1 ½ cup milk

2 tbsp sugar

Pinch of nutmeg powder

Almond slices for garnishing

Method:

Boil milk in a heavy bottomed pan, add singoda flour (Water chestnut flour) and sugar mix it well, taking care that no lump remains, cook on low flame. Add nutmeg powder. While stirring continuously for 10 minutes or until the milk is slightly thickened. Garnish with almond slices, serve chilled.


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Spinach Tomato Soup

Ingredients:

1 bunch blanched spinach

2 tomatoes blanched

1 tsp garlic paste

1 tsp oil

Salt to taste

Method:

Combine tomato and spinach in grinder and make smooth pure. Heats the oil in a pan add garlic paste and sauté for second, add tomato and spinach pure and salt boil for 2 minutes. Serve hot with sweet corn pander salad...  

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Kaju karela nu shaak – Cashew nuts bitter gourds curry – No onion no garlic recipe

Hi friends, I was in travelling in last week, so could not  visit your space, so sorry for that. I will visit your space soon. My today's post is Kaju karela nu shaak .This rich and spicy curry is perfect  for party or festival time.

Ingredients:

2 cup karela cut in long slice (bitter gourds)

½ cup roasted cashew nuts

½ tsp cumin seeds

Pinch asafetida (hing)

¼ tsp turmeric powder

½ tbsp red chili powder

½ tbsp garam masala powder

1 tbsp sugar

3 tbsp oil

Salt to taste + 1 tbsp extra

Method:

Combine peeled and slice karela (bitter gourds) and salt in a bowl, mix it well, keep aside for 15 minutes, Squeeze out excess water to remove bitterness, then wash well with water and squeeze properly.

Heat the oil in a pan and add asafoetida, cumin seeds and sauté for seconds.  Add turmeric powder, slice  karela (bitter gourds), salt and cook on low flame for 10 minutes, close the lid on pan. Stirring occasionally. Add sugar, red chili powder, garam masala powder and mix it well, cook for another 2 minutes or till karela is tender . Add roasted cashew nuts and cook for minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.

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Bhindi Capsicum Masala – Okra Capsicum dry curry

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped bhindi (Okra)

½ cup chopped capsicum

¼ cup chopped onion

2 tsp garlic paste

1 tsp garam masala

2 tsp red chili powder

1 tbsp dhania jeera powder (cumin seed and dry coriander seeds powder)

Pinch of asafoetida (hing)

2 tbsp oil

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan add asafoetida, garlic past, onion and sauté for second. Add okra and salt, cook for 5 minutes on law flame. Stir occasionally. Add capsicum and cook for another 5 minutes or till okra tender. Add red chili powder, garam masala and dhania jeera powder mix it well. Serve hot with phulka roti.

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Vegetable Biryani

Ingredients:      

2 cups basmati rice

2 cup mixed vegetable (potato, carrot, green peas, cabbage)

1 finely chopped green capsicum

2 finely chopped onion

2 cinnamons (dalchini)

4 cloves (laung)

2 cardamoms (elaichi)

1 chakri phool (Star Anise)

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 dry red chili

1 tbsp biryani masala

1 tbsp red chili powder

2 tbsp oil or butter

3 tbsp fry cashew nuts

1 cup water

Salt to taste

Method:

Wash basmati rice well and sock for ½ hrs. Heat the oil in  pressure cooker and add cumin seeds , dry red chili, cinnamon, cloves ,cardamoms, star anise, onion, cook it till onion turn slightly brown, than add capsicum and vegetable mix it well. After that add basmati rice and water, fry cashew nuts, red chili powder, biryani masala, salt to test and close the lid and cook for 3 whistles on high flame. Garnish with cashew nuts and coriander leaves. Serve hot with curd.

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