Monday, May 20, 2024

Pahadi Raita

 Pahadi Raita is cucumber raita which is Uttarakhand special raita . This raita went viral over the Instagram and so I thought of giving it a try , do try this yummy raita its lovely and unique in it's own way , this recipe calls for the addition of ground  and roughly pounded mustard seeds which hypes the taste and gives a lovely flavour . Do try this I am sure you are going to love it as a side when you pair it with Biryani or pulao. 

Ingredients 



Crush the following ingredients listed below in a mortar and pestle

2 green chilli 

1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves

2 tsp finely chopped Mint leaves

4-6 small cloves of Garlic

small piece of ginger

salt to taste

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1/4 tsp Whole cumin /Jeera

Other Ingredients

1/4 cup grated cucumber

1/2 cup well beaten Yogurt

1/4 tsp Haldi/ turmeric 

1/4 tsp Red chilli Powder

Method

  • Crush all the Ingredients listed above in the mortar and pestle to form a paste.
  • Add this to the beaten yogurt , add haldi , red chilli powder.
  • Squeeze the juice from the grated cucumber before adding to the yogurt/Dahi 
  • You can add little water if you want a little free flowing / Runny consistency .
  • Adjust the seasoning as per your taste and serve with Biryani / Pulao ...YUM !!



Saturday, March 23, 2024

Beetroot Amla shots

 I lately tried this terrific combo for the first time and totally loved the refreshing taste, to be honest I was a little sceptical to try out but I was totally amazed by the taste and not to forget the health benefits these key ingredients  like Amla, beetroot give our body which is not only rich in Iron and is  proven to have great benefits for skin and hair care,  this  is definitely the one drink which I do think is a must in daily diet to detox your body . So without much delay let's go to the recipe.


Ingredients (serves 1 person )

2 med sized gooseberries (Amla) (chop and deseeded)

small piece of beetroot

2 tbsp desiccated coconut or could use fresh coconut

1 small piece of ginger

10-12 leaves of mint 

1/4 tsp of Jeera

Method 

  • Blitz all the Ingredients mentioned above to a fine paste and 1 glass of water and blitz it one more time.
  • Strain it with the help of the strainer and Serve.





Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Biscoff Cheeesecake

 



This is my absolute favourite dessert , whenever I crave for something sweet this is the one I prepare to satiate my taste buds . take a bite ...hmm it's heaven in a bite :D , absolutely love it , if you do you fancy something sweet for this festive season  then do try this , you will surely love it :D , So here it is NO BAKE BISCOFF CHEESECAKE recipe 

Ingredients 

1 pack of store brought Biscoff biscuit (20 -25 biscuits )

1/2 cup butter

1 cup Cream cheese 

1/4 cup Biscoff spread (easily available in stores)

1 cup whipped cream (whip the whipping cream with the help of an electric beater till it forms peaks)

1/4 cup biscoff spread to top the cheese cake

Method

  • Crush the biscoff biscuits in a food pro till fine crumb add in melted butter and mix well till it starts to resemble like a wet sand.
  • Take a deep cake tin and press down this mixture till it forms a crusty base and cover and refrigerate for an hour till it sets
  • In mixing bowl add in whipped cream , Biscoff spread, cream cheese and mix in till well incorporated.
  • Layer this mixture on the biscuit base and top it with a generous layer of biscoff spread and refrigerate for about 4-5 hrs until firm and set.
  • Cut into portions you desire to serve, I am sure you too won't settle with just one slice :D 



Awadhi Murg Masala

This is a one pot chicken curry which is so easy to cook and nevertheless it's truly delish , just put everything in a pot and cook on high flame and viola it gets done in no time . Thanks to chef  Dr. Izzat Hussein who shared such a lovely recipe which I and my readers who try this would absolutely treasure this recipe . So here goes the recipe 




Ingredients 
1 kg Chicken 
1/4 cup ghee
1/2 cup brown onion (slice 5-6 onions and deep fry it till nutty brown , drain and keep aside)
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
juice of 1/2 lemon 
1/2 cup milk 
salt to taste

Method 
  • In a cooking pot put all the Ingredients mentioned along with milk, lemon juice and cook on a medium heat till chicken gets cooked 
  • Keep stirring occasionally till chicken gets cooked and oil starts getting separated.
  • Garnish with Coriander leaves
  • Serve as a side with Jeera rice or even Biryani....just too good .


Thursday, April 6, 2023

Mangalore Buns (Low fat Version )

Here is low fat and lovely version of Mangalore Buns which is fab to taste so soft and spongy too that I love it :) 






Ingredients 

2 cups maida

2 banana (med sized  over ripened )

4-5 Green chillies

1 tbsp Jaggery 

1 tsp Jeera

1 tsp coarsely crushed black peppercorn 

2-3 tbsp curd

1/2 tsp Baking soda

salt to taste

oil for frying 

Method 
  • Grind  over ripened banana in mixed grinder to a fine paste or you can even finely grate it.
  • Mince green chillies finely . In Bowl add pureed Banana, minced green chillies. whole Jeera, coarsely crushed black peppercorn , Jaggery, curd , baking soda, salt to taste and whisk it well and leave it aside. After 2-3 mins you can see bubbles forming .
  • Now add maida/ plain flour  and knead to a smooth dough . add more plain flour to knead into a smooth dough .
  • Leave in to ferment overnight . If you intend to do this tomorrow it's pretty best knead the dough at night.
  • Next morning knead it well again dusting with little maida/ plain flour ,  Pinch out a little dough make round balls of all the remaining dough .
  • Roll it once with the help of rolling pin not more then the size of puri and then heat oil and deep fry in oil .
  • Serve hot and serve with coriander chutney of your choice ...Perfect morning breakfast !




Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Cucumber Idli


This is one of my favourite idlis since Childhood days and there are two variations you can do one is sweet idli and other is the spicy one this is one of the no fermentation method of idlis so if u have a cucumber in hand can be made in a jiffy too :)

Ingredients


1 cucumber grated (use a fine grated and do not discard the water) (measure it to 1 cup)

1 cup Rice ( Prewashed then spread on a cloth till dry and grind to a mixie to a Coarse Rawa Semolina consistency)

1/2 cup freshly grated coconut

3 tbsp Jaggary or more if you prefer

 salt to taste

Ghee for greasing 

Method

  • In Mixing bowl add grated cucumber,rice,coconut, jaggary,salt and mix well and then grease the idli moulds with ghee and then pour the idli mix into each mould and then steam it for 10-12 minutes on a medium flame and then serve hot with  fresh homemade butter .


Sunday, April 2, 2023

Kosambari

Kosambari means salad and basically it's a medley of  all fresh vegs or mix of finely chopped vegetables and lentils , Today I am posting my favourite version of kosambari which my mom used to prepare this during auspicious occasion  of Ram Navami this along with jaggary panak which a gingery based traditional drink which you will find in every household during summer and when it is served chilled its absolutely amazing thirst quencher especially on a hot sunny day so this paired with this salad was truly a combination when one can't miss , I have such a fond childhood memories that while typing down the recipe I automatically got teleported down the memory lane ........now coming to the recipe of this humble salad , here it goes :D



Ingredients 

1/2 cup finely chopped cucumber

1/4 cup yellow mung dal soaked for 2 hrs

1 small carrot grated

3 tbsp grated coconut 

1 green chilli finely minced

2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped

dash of a lime 

salt to taste

For tempering 

1 tbsp oil

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

generous pinch of hing / Asafoetida

Method 

  • In a mixing bowl add in soaked yellow mung dal ( wash soak for couple of hours , rinse thoroughly , discard all the extra water) , cucumber, grated carrot, green chillies, coriander leaves , salt to taste and dash of lemon , grated coconut mix well. 
  • In pan add oil add mustard seeds, when it starts to splutter add in generous pinch of hing and pour this on the mix. 
  • Serve with Rice and dal as a salad or you can enjoy it just like that with a smile on your face, I am sure though simple it is going to satiate your taste buds :D 

  


Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Idli Fingers with Garlic chutney


This Chutney is such a delicious combo with Idli that you will simply love the taste . 
(RECIPE CREDIT - SHYAMALA KINI AKKA)


Ingredients
For Idli Fingers

3-4 Leftover idli
2 tsp coconut oil 

Method
  • Cut Idli into fingers and keep aside
  • Heat oil in a griddle and then fry the idli fingers till crisp and brown on both sides and then serve it with garlic chutney

For Garlic chutney

1/4 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp peppercorns

3 cloves of garlic

2 Dry red chilli

1/2 cup grated coconut

1 tsp tamarind 

1 tsp ghee

salt to taste

Method

  • Heat ghee in a pan add cumin seeds, peppercorn, garlic, red chilli and fry till garlic turns brown and then grind it along with coconut, tamarind, salt to a fine paste and then serve with idli fingers.

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Tomato & Beetroot soup

Would you like a delicious soup that is filling and also healthy? Then I would definitely recommend you to try this out and it would be your favourite soup too and it is all healthy. This is an easy to make soup and good light lunch time meal for anyone who isn't keen on eating lots. This soup is the key to anyone's meal time hunger, I actually came across this recipe when I was on Instagram and I decide to try this and it was a fab in the house. So do try this and comment in your replies in the space below.



Ingredients

RECIPE CREDIT - NEHA DEEPAK SHAH

2  medium sized Onion (sliced)

3-4 cloves of Garlic

1" Ginger (sliced)

1-2 Green chilli (depending on your spice level)

2 medium sized Carrots (cut into roundels)

1 tbsp Coriander stem (retain the leaves for garnishing)

1 small Beetroot (cubed or in quarters)

2-3 yellow Moong dal

3 Tomatoes (sliced)

2 tbsp oil

Salt and Pepper ( depending on your taste)

Butter and chopped Coriander leaves for garnishing

Bread croutons to top your soup (opt)

Method

  • Take a pressure cooker add 2 tbsp oil and when it is smoking hot add in the onions, garlic, ginger, green chilli and sauté for a couple of minutes then add carrots, chopped coriander stems, small beetroot, soaked yellow moong dal, tomatoes then add 1+1/2 cups of water and pressure cook for two whistles.
  •  Cool and grind it to a fine paste.
  • Transfer it into a deep pot then add in the paste, and the required quantity of water and bring it to a boil.
  • Season with salt and pepper as per your taste, garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Serve piping hot with bread croutons.


Jackfruit Mulik

 These are traditional seasonal delicacy which is a wow ! I had learnt this recipe from my mil thanks to her for sharing such age old classic recipe with me the actual recipe calls for ground rice flour/ Idli Rawa but in this recipe we have added semolina to make it a little healthier , in case you need to follow the traditional way please do go ahead and swap semolina with idli rawa , it is amazing sweet and traditional one and very dear one to my heart as I have grown up seeing my mom preparing it whenever Jackfruits are in season . Do try this and let me know how did you find it to be :)


INGREDIENTS

1/2 Cup Jackfruit pieces (10 - 12) (deseeded)

1/4 cup Jaggery (can add more if needed depending on the sweetness of the Jackfruit)

1/2 cup semolina

1/4 cup coconut use fresh or desiccated

1/2 tsp ground elaichi powder / Green cardamom powder

Oil to deep fry the fritters 

Method 

  • Grind Jackfruit pieces with jaggary to a fine paste (My tip is to grate jaggery and then whizz it.
  • Take semolina in a bowl and add this jaggary puree little by little and blend it to make a semi thick batter.
  • Add Green cardamom powder and mix well and keep aside.
  • Now heat oil wet your hands pinch a small portion of the batter and deep fry in oil till golden .
  • Serve as a tea time snack and enjoy with masala tea absolutely a bliss !!!