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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Moriya Ni Khichdi – (jungle Rice) Samo khichadi - Fasting recipe, Jain recipe

Today is a first day of Shravan month. Shravan month is dedicated to Lord Shiva and considered to be a holiest month in the Hindu calendar due to the many festivals that are celebrated during this time like Krishna Janmashtami, Raksha Bandhan, Nag Panchami etc. Many devotees take strict fasting for god shiva for whole month of shravan. Whereas some devotee plan to take fasting in every monday of this month. So my today post is fasting recipe to welcome this holy month.

Ingredients:

1 cup samo

2 tsp cumin seeds

½ tbsp green chili paste (or black pepper powder)

2 tsp ginger paste (optional)

2 cup water

Salt to taste

1 tbsp oil or ghee

For garnishing

Fry peanuts                                                                                               

Chopped coriander (optional)

Method:

Clean and wash samo, soaked in water for ½ hours. Heat the ghee in a non stick pan, add cumin seeds when seeds crackle add chili paste, ginger paste and sauté for second. Add samo, water and salt mix it well, cover and cook for 10 minutes on law flame. Remove from the heat and keep aside for 5 minutes. Garnish with fry peanuts and serve with butter milks, homemade wafers and green chili.

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