MOONG DAL BAJRA KHICHDI

 

Prep Time : 15 mins

Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serve : 2

Best light summer meal is khichdi,aloo chokha,mint coriander chutney,curd,ghee,roasted papad

INGREDIENTS

Basmati rice     -  1/2 cup
Bajra -    1/2 cup
Water    - 4 cup
Chopped onion   - 1
Ginger, garlic paste   -  1 tsp
Green peas   - 1/2 cup
Carrot chopped -  1

French beans - 2 tbsp
A whole dry red chilli                -                                    
Cumin seeds    - a pinch
Turmeric powder    - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Red chilli powder  - 1/2 tsp
Salt   -  to taste
Oil    - 1 tbsp

METHOD
    Heat oil in a pan and fry beans,carrot and peas.
Clean and wash moong dal and bajra
 In a pressure cooker add bajra, dal, ginger ,garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, peas, carrot ,beans and water.
  Close the cooker and steam it.
 When the cooker release the whistle switch off the gas
.After some time we open the cooker lid.
. Add salt and mix well.
  Heat oil in a pan.
 Add cumin seeds and a whole dry red chilly to crackle.
 Add onion and saute  till onion turns golden brown and pour it over the khichdi.

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BANANA DRYFRUITS SMOOTHIE

Prep Time : 15 mins

Total Time : 15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Banana   -    1
Oats    -  2 tsp
Ice cubes  -  8 -10

Honey       -          2 ts

Almond         -            5 - 6

Cashew nuts -      1 tbsp

Raisins        -       1 tbsp

Dates           -       3 -  4

Milk              -           1 cup

Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp

METHOD
Take a blender add all the above listed ingredients and blend it.
Pour the mixture into a glass.

Garnish banana and almonds 
Serve chilled.

MALPUA

 

Prep Time :30 mins

 Cooking Time :30 mins

 Serves  :6

 INGREDIENTS

 For the batter

 Maida - 1/2 cup 

Suji - 1/4 cup

 Corn flour - 2 tbsp 

Milk- 2 cup 

Ghee for frying

 Raisins- 2 tbsp

 Crushed cashew nut- 2 tbsp

 For the syrup

 Sugar- 400 gms

 Water- 100 ml

 Green cardamom - 1

 Pistachio - for garnishing

 METHOD

 Make a smooth batter with the listed ingredients.

 Mix the sugar into the water and make the sugar syrup.

 And add the green cardamom powder in the sugar syrup . 

Heat the ghee in a non stick pan.

 Reduce the flame into medium .

 Pour 1 tbsp of batter into ghee and cook till golden brown.

 Strain and soak the malpuas in the sugar syrup

 Ready to eat garma garam malpua garnish with crushed pistachio.

STEAMED SONDESH

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Serve : 4

INGREDIENTS
Milk     -  5 cup
Lemon juice   -  2 tbsp
Cardamom powder   -    1/4 tsp
Sugar powder  - 1/2 cup


METHOD
Boil milk in a heavy bottom vessel.
Once boiled,add the lemon juice and cover the milk.
After few mins milk is fully curdled.
Strain the milk in a muslin cloth and wash in fresh water for 2 - 3 mins.

And hang the cottage cheese / paneer in a muslin cloth for half an hour.
Now we get soft paneer.
We mashed the paneer very well and make a soft and smooth dough.
Sugar powder,cardamom powder  and half cup of milk add in the paneer and blend to make a paste.
Steam for ten mins
Now steamed sondesh is ready to eat.

LEMON GINGER SPICED DETOX TEA

 

Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Serve : 2

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 cups Water
• 1 inch Ginger
• 1/2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
• 1/4 tsp Fennel seeds
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
  1/4 tsp methi seeds
  1/4 tsp carom seeds
  2 small pieces of lemon 
  METHOD

• 1. To prepare Lemon Ginger Spice Detox Tea boil water in a saucepan and add lemon into the water and allow it to boil for few seconds.

  2. Now add crushed ginger, crushed  cinnamon ,cumin seeds.methi seeds .carom seeds and fennel seeds to it and allow it a quick boil and simmer the gas for 5 minutes

  3. You will now see the color of tea changing to golden.

  4. Turn off the gas and strain the tea and sip it on empty stomach for best results.

  5. You can serve Lemon Ginger Spice Detox Tea  during evenings with healthy snacks

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