Sunday, 31 December 2023

GUAVA SMOOTHIE




Prep Time : 15mins
Total Time : 15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Guava - 3
Red chilly powder - a pinch
Black salt - to taste
Sugar - to taste
Pomegranate seeds - 1 tbsp
Mint leaves - for garnishing

METHOD
Wash and chop the guava.
Take guava and make small whole and remove the inner pulp and the seeds
We take the pulp and seeds to blend in the blender ad add salt,sugar and red chilly powder and mix well.
Pour the guava pulp in the guava fruit
Garnish with pomegranate seeds and mint leaves














Friday, 29 December 2023

CHURA AND MATAR

 


INGREDIENTS
For matar or peas                  
Matar or peas  -      1 cup
Ginger garlic paste -   1 tsp
Chopped onion  -  1
Chopped tomato  -    1
Turmeric powder   -   1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder    -    1 tsp
Black pepper  -   a pinch
Cumin seeds  -  a pinch
Chopped green chillies   -   1 - 2
Chopped coriander leaves    -     1 tbsp
Oil   -   2 tbsp

For chura
Mota chura   -   1 cup
Oil   -  1 cup

METHOD
Heat enough oil in a pan and deep fry chura and drain in paper napkin.Keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan,add cumin seeds to crackle.Add  onion and fry till brown.
Add ginger garlic paste n saute.Add green peas nsaute for 2 - 3 mins
Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder,salt and pepper n saute.
Add tomato and 1/2 cup of water on high heat for 3 - 4 mins then low heat.
Cook covered for 5 mins.
Add fresh coriander leaves
Serve hot matar with chura.













STIR FRY CABBAGE AND CARROT

 


Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Carrot - 2
Cabbage - 250 gms
Finely chopped green chilly - 2
Grated ginger - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp

METHOD


Wash and finely chop the veggies
Heat oil in a pan, add green chilly and asafoetida to crackle.
Add grated ginger and saute for one mins
Add cabbage and carrot and stir fry in a high flame.
Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well.
Cook until  crunchy







Thursday, 28 December 2023

YELLOW MOONG DAL CHEELA

 


Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 25 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Split moong dal  -  1 cup
Green chilly -  1
Ginger  -   1 inch stick
Cumin seeds  -  1/4 tsp
Salt  -  to taste
Oil  -  2 tbsp


METHOD
Soak yellow moong dal for 4 - 5 hours,drain and add green chilly and ginger to make a fine paste.
Add salt cumin seeds and one cup of water to make a batter of cheela.
Heat oil in a pan.add two spoon moong dal batter and spread it.
Drizzle one tbsp oil.

Flip it and cook both the sides.
Serve hot





MINT CHUTNEY

 




Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 15 mins

Serve: 4

INGREDIENTS
Fresh mint leaves    -   100 gms
Garlic cloves      -   6 - 8
Green chillies    -  5 - 6
Raw mango   -  1 piece
Salt    -  to taste
Mustard oil    -  5 drops
                                                     

METHOD
Wash drain and chop mint leaves.
Remove the skin of the mango and chop it.
Blend all the ingredients except oil to a smooth consistency.
Add mustard oil and serve it.









Wednesday, 27 December 2023

LITTI

 


Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serve : 4


 INGREDIENTS

Wheat flour - 1 cup
Carom seeds - a pinch
Onion seeds - a pinch
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Clarified butter - 1 cup
For stuffing
Roasted gram flour/sattu - 100 gms
Finely chopped onion - 2 tbsp
Finely chopped green chilly - 1/4 tsp
Finely chopped garlic cloves - 1/2 tsp
Mustard oil - 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Water - 4 tbsp

METHOD
Take a large bowl add wheat flour,baking powder,carom seeds,onion seeds,salt and 2 tbsp clarified butter and mix well.
Make a stiff dough with the help of water.
The texture should be crumbly keep aside for 30 mins.
Take a large bowl add above listed stuffing ingredients and mix well.
Now stuffing is ready.
Divide the dough into equal size balls.
Stuff the filling in the dough.
Wrap up the dough pieces and close from all sides.
Preheat oven for 10 mins. in 250,c
Grease oven wire with oil.
Place the litti in preheated oven for 20 mins.
Flip it over till brown.
Deep in the clarified butter and serve hot. with baingan bharta






Sunday, 24 December 2023

BESAN CHEELA

 


Prep Time : 20 mins

 Cooking Time : 15 mins
 Serve : 2 

 INGREDIENTS 
Semolina/suji - 1 cup 
Gram flour/besan - 1 cup 
Water - 2 cup 
Finely chopped tomato - 2 tbsp
 Finely chopped onion - 2 tbsp
 Finely chopped green chilly - 1/4 tsp
 Grated ginger - 1 tsp
 Finely chopped coriander leaves - 1tsp
 Salt - to taste 
Oil - 2 tbsp 

 METHOD
 Take a bowl add suji ,besan, tomato,onion,green chilly,coriander leaves,ginger and salt and mix well. 
Add two cup of water and make smooth batter Now heat oil in a pan and spread the mixture over it.
 Flip it when it turns little red. 
Your besan cheela is ready to eat. 
Repeat the same process with rest of the batter. Serve hot with chutney.