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Watermelon Lassi

Ingredients:

Thick curd 2 cups
Watermelon pieces 2 cups
Sugar 2 tbsp
Red colour 1/8 tsp (optional)
Crushed black pepper 1 tsp (optional)

How to make Watermelon Lassi:

Remove the seeds of watermelon.
In a blender mix with curd,colour and sugar.
Run the blender for 2-3 min.
Watermelon lassi is ready.
Keep in a refrigerator for 30 min.
Serve in a glass with garnishing crushed black pepper.

3 comments April 18th, 2010

Pohe Ke Vade

Ingredients:

Pohe 2 cups
Potato  1
onion  2
Green chilly  2-3
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Sugar   1 tsp
Fresh coconut  1 tbsp
coriander leaves 1 tbsp
Oil
Salt

How to make Pohe Ke Vade:

Clean and wash pohe.
Remove the water completely.
Boil the potato,remove the skin and mash finely.
Chop onion,green chilly and coriander leaves finely.
In a poha add mashed potato,,onion,green chilly,lemon juice,sugar,coconut,coriander leaves and salt.
Mix finely.
Shape it into small balls and flatten them.
Heat oil in a kadai and fry vades untill golden brown.
Serve hot with green chutney or tomato ketchup.

April 13th, 2010

Papaya Ki Sabji

Ingredients:

Raw papaya                   1
Chana dal                  1/2 cup
Green chilly                  2-3
Mustard seeds          1 tsp
Turmeric powder      1/2 tsp
Hing                            1/4 tsp
Kadipatta leaves        4-5
Jaggery                      1 tsp
Fresh coconut          1 cup
Coriander leaves     1 tbsp
Oil                               1 tbsp
Salt

How to make Papaya Ki Sabji:

Soak chana dal in warm water for 20 min.
Remove skin of papaya and make small pieces in square shape.
Chop green chilly and coriander leaves.
In a kadai heat oil and add mustard seeds.
When seeds start to splutter add hing and kadipatta leaves.
Now add green chilly and soaked dal.
Stir and cover the pan on low flame for 2-3 min.
Add papaya pieces and turmeric powder with 2 cups of water.
Add salt and mix finely.
Allow to cook for 4-5 min on medium flame.
Lastly add coconut,jaggery and coriander leaves.
Papaya ki sabji is ready.

April 4th, 2010

Tomato Bharela

Ingredients:

Tomato                                  6
Onion                                     4
Potato                                    2
Grated coconut                2 cups
Malvani masala               1 tsp
Garam masala                1/2 tsp
Haldi  powder                  1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves            1 tbsp
Sugar                                1 tsp
Oil                                      2 tbsp
Salt

How to make Tomato Bharela :

Wash the tomatoes and cut the top of each tomato.
With a spoon scoop out the pulp of the tomato carefully.
Throw out the seeds and keep the tomatoes aside.
Now chop the onions,tomato top and coriander leaves finely.
Make the 4 pieces of each potato.
In a kadai take 1 tbsp of oil and fry half portion of onions.
Add grated coconut and fry it till golden brown.
Make a fine paste in a mixer.
Now in a thali take chopped onion,tomato pieces,coriander leaves,malvani masala,garam masala,haldi powder,half portion of coconut paste,sugar and salt.
Mix finely.
Stuff this mixture in each tomato.
Now in a kadai heat oil and fry potato pieces for 2-3 min.
Place the stuffed tomato near the potatoes.
Cover the pan and cook for 2-3 min on low flame.
Lastly add remaining portion of coconut paste and mix finely.
Add water if necessary.
Cover the pan and cook again till the oil seperates (appx 5 min).
Tomato bharela is ready.
Serve hot with chapati or bhakari.

March 28th, 2010

Dal Palak

Ingredients:

Moong dal                2 cups
Palak                        1 small bunch
Onion                           1
Red chilly powder   1 tsp
Turmeric powder    1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Jeera powder           1 tsp
Lemon juice             2 tsp
Oil                              1 tbsp
Salt

For tadka:

Ghee                     2 tbsp
Asafoetida            1/4 tsp
Kadipatta leaves    5-6
Cumin seeds       1 tsp

How to make Dal Palak:

Wash palak and chop it finely.
Soak dal for 30 min and cook it with turmeric dal till smash.
Chop onion finely.
In a pan heat oil and fry onions till golden brown.
Now add ginger garlic paste and fry for a min.
Add finely chopped palak leaves and fry on a low flame for 2-3 min.
Pour cooked dal with red chilly powder,jeera powder and salt.
Cook dal on low flame till dry.
In a small pan heat ghee and give tadka of cumin seeds, asafoetida and kadipatta.
Pour this tadka on dal.
Mix finely.
Lastly add lemon juice.
Dal palak is ready.

March 14th, 2010

Methi Muthia

Ingredients:
Methi leaves bunch             1
Besan                                 1 cup
Wheat flour                         1 cup
Rice flour                            1 cup
Dahi                                    1 cup
Red chilly powder             2 tsp
Turmeric powder              1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste          1 tsp
Dhaniya jeera powder     1 tsp
Garam masala powder   1 tsp
Sugar                                  1 tsp
Oil                                        1 tbsp+ to fry
Salt

How to make Methi Muthia:

Mix all ingredients together and form a stiff dough.
Add water if necessary.
Heat oil in kadai.
Make 1 inch balls from dough and give it oval shape.
Deep fry this balls till golden brown.
Methi muthia is ready.
Serve hot with green chutney or tomato ketchup.

March 8th, 2010

Nachani ki Bhakari

Ingredients:

Nachani flour       3 cups
Water

How to make Nachani ki Bhakari:

In a bowl take nachani flour and knead soft dough with water.
Divide into 4 portions and form them into round balls.
In a dish spread flour and take one ball and flatten with your palm into a thin bhakari.
Place bhakari on hot tawa and apply little water on the top side of the bhakari.
When water evaporate turn it over and cook the other side.
Cook this side.
Turn again and cook first side for a min.
Nachani ki bhakari is ready to eat with any sabji.
Nachani ki bhakari is very cool in summer.

March 1st, 2010

Strawberry Shake

Ingredients:
Strawberries                      6-8
Milk                                   500 ml
Sugar                               1 cup
Red colour(optional)     pinch

How to make Strawberry Shake:

Wash strawberries finely.
Make a pulp in a grinder.
Add sugar and pulp in a milk.
Mix finely.
Add colour if you want.
Strawberry shake is ready.
Serve chilled and garnished with the strawberry pieces.

February 21st, 2010

Mix Spicy Appe

Ingredients:

Rice                          1 cup
Chana dal                1/4 cup
Urid dal                    1/4 cup
Moong dal                1/4 cup
Groundnut pieces   1 tbsp
Onion                            2
Green chilly                6-8
Ginger                           1″
Garlic cloves              3-4
Coriander leaves    1 tbsp
Sugar                        1 tsp
Oil
Salt

How to make Mix Spicy Appe :

Soak rice and all dals seperately for 6-8 hours.
Grind the rice and dals with green chilly,ginger and garlic.
Make the consistancy and keep aside for 6-8 hours to ferment.
Now add groundnut pieces,salt,sugar,finely chopped onion and coriander leaves.
Mix finely.
Heat the appe vessel and grease it.
Pour one tbsp batter in each mould.
Cover the vessel and cook till light brown.
Turn the side and cook this side again till light brown.
Spicy appe is ready.
Serve with green chutney or tomato sauce.

February 15th, 2010

Dudhi Ka Raita

Ingredients:

Dudhi (lauki)                250 gms
Curd                              100 gm
Black pepper powder 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves         1 tbsp
Salt

How to make Dudhi Ka Raita:

Wash,peel and grate lauki.
Boil grated dudhi for 2-3 min.
Drain and keep aside.
In curd add black pepper powder,coriander leaves and salt.
Mix finely.
Now add boiled dudhi.
Dudhi ka raita is ready.
Keep in refrigerator and serve cool.

January 19th, 2010