Kacche Aam ka Aachar

Ingredients:

Pieces of Kaccha Aam (Keri or raw mango):1 bowl /250 gm.

Mustard oil or as per your choice: 125 ml or 1/4 bowl

Salt:2 teaspoons or as per your taste

Fenugreek seeds: 2 teaspoons

Fennel seeds: 2 teaspoons

Yellow mustard dal:2 teaspoons

Black seeds (Kalonji): ½ teaspoon or as per taste

Red chilli powder: 1 tablespoon or as per the taste

Turmeric powder: 1 tablespoon or as per the taste

Asafoetida (heeng): ¼ teaspoon or as per the taste

Cumin seeds (zeera): 1 teaspoon or as per your taste

[You can use readymade aachar masala (80 gm. or as per your taste) which is available in the market in place of above spices.]

Recipe

1. Ensure that you wash Kaccha Aam properly before cutting into pieces.
2. Put Kaccha Aam pieces in one bowl then add spices except asafoetida, kalonji, and cumin seeds. Mix it properly with spoon.
3. Put a pan on gas and add oil, asafoetida, kalonji, and cumin seeds then heat on medium flame. Put the gas off. Cool it.
4. Now add oil in Kaccha Aam and spices mixture and mix it properly so that oil floats on top of the pickle in the jar.
5. Fill it in air tight jar.

Serve with cold paratha, bread, mathri and khakra etc.!!

 

Lemon ka Aachar

Today I made jhatpat (quick) Lemon ka aachar which everyone in my family likes…

Ingredients:

Lemon: 250 gm

Vegetable Oil: 2 tablespoons or as per your choice

Kalonji: 1/4 tablespoon

Red Chili Powder: ½ tablespoon

Turmeric powder: ½ teaspoon

Asafetida (heeng): ¼ teaspoon

Salt: 4 tablespoons

Dardari (Semi-Grounded) Black Pepper: ½ teaspoon

Mustard seeds: ½ teaspoon

Recipe:

1. Wash the lemons thoroughly and steam them for 10-15 minutes. Take out and cool them.
2. Cut the lemons in four pieces and remove the seeds in them.
3. Now put a pan on the gas and add oil and heat it.
4. Add heeng, mustard seeds and kalonji and sauté. Then add all spices in it and mix it properly. Put the gas off.
5. Mix spicy masala with lemon pieces properly in a bowl then put them into an air tight jar.

 

Apple jam

Today I made apple jam on demand of my little champ. He likes it very much…

Ingredients:

Grated Apple: 1 bowl (You can use any color apple)

Sugar: 3/4 bowl or as per your choice

Lemon Juice: 2 tablespoons

Salt: one pinch or as per your choice

Recipe:

1. Put a pan on gas, then add grated apple and cook it for 10-15 minutes on medium flame.
2. Add sugar and stir continuously for 15-20 minutes or till it becomes thick and changes color or separates from sides of the pan.
3. Put the gas off and add lemon juice, then mix it properly.
4. Cool it, then fill in the air tight jar and keep it in fridge.

If you want to keep it outside, then add citric acid ½ teaspoon instead of lemon juice.

Now it is ready to serve with puri, parantha, khakhra bread etc.

 

 

Mirchi ka Achaar with Lemon

Mirchi ka achaar (pickle) with lemon without oil is made instantly and is one of the tastiest achaar that you will have…How do I know?

Because this is served every time, a guest comes to our home and till date everyone has asked its recipe at the end. The best thing about this achaar is that it can be made in 5 minutes. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

Chopped Green Chilli: 1 bowl

Lemon juice: 4 tablespoons

Salt: 1 teaspoon

Black Salt: 1 teaspoon

Crushed Fennel Seeds: 2 tablespoon

Cumin seeds (jeera): 1 tablespoon

Red chili powder: 1 teaspoon

Asafetida: 1/4 teaspoon

Recipe:

1. Mix lemon juice in chopped green chilli.
2. Add all the spices mentioned above.
3. Mix everything thoroughly.
4. Put it in a jar and keep it in fridge.

Use this achaar within 10-15 days.

Note: Spices can be added as per your taste and requirement.

Serve this yummy achaar with Parathas or Rajasthani Baati …Enjoy!!!!

Oats Idli with Tadka

Sunday’s are fun day..Let’s have a traditional dish with a bit of Tadka added to it..Today’s dish……

A bit of Tadka and a bit fun makes up for an enjoyable Sunday….

Ingredients:

Oats Idli

Oats: 1bowl

Semolina: 1/2 bowl

Vegetable oil: 1 tablespoon

Eno: 3/4 teaspoon

Ginger Paste: 1/2 teaspoon

Green Chili Paste: 1/2 teaspoon

Fresh Curd: 3-4 tbsp

Salt as per taste

Water: 1 bowl

 

Tadka Ingredients:

Oil: 1 tablespoon

Pinch of Salt

Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp

Red Chili powder: 1/4 tsp

Green Chili: 2-4 long cut pieces

Curry leaves: 10-12

Coriander Leaves for garnishing

 

Recipe:

 

Oats Idli:

1. Mix all the ingredients and spices mentioned above suji except Eno. Blend the mixture with hand blender.
2. Add 1 bowl of water to it. The batter should not be too thick or too thin.
3. Boil 4 bowl water in steamer
4. Now add Eno in batter to it and mix it thoroughly till it becomes fluffy.
5. Immediately, add this batter in Idli moulds and put it in steamer for 15-20 minutes.
6. Put a knife inside oats idli and take it out to see if it is properly cooked. If the idli is not sticking to the knife, then the idli has been cooked.
7. Now take it out of steamer and put it aside for cooling (It will look like as shown in the picture below). Take it out oats idli from the moulds.

 Tadka Preparation:

1. For tadka, take a deep pan and add oil to it. Once it becomes hot, add mustard seeds and asafetida to it then add lots of curry leaves and green chili to it.
2. Pour this tadka with a spoon on all oats idli . Garnish it with green chili and coriander leaves.

Serve soft, spongy and tasty Oats Idli  with green chutney and garma garam chai!!!

 

Indian Deseert: Yummy and Amazing Shahi Pudding

Dedicated to the occasion of my brother’s 25th wedding anniversary, I made this very special Shahi Pudding for them to enjoy this festive and landmark occasion.

Ingredients:

Custard Powder: ½ bowl

Milk: 1 bowl

Vanilla Ice cream (Any flavor that you like): 1 bowl

Sweet Cake or Plain cake which you like: 1 small packet

Any creamy Biscuit or flavor that you like

Fruits: Mango Apple, Grapes, Blackberry etc. (whatever is available in your household)

Multi Flavored Fruit Jelly: 2 tablespoon

Chocolates Chips for garnishing

Recipe:

1. In custard, add two teaspoon milk and mix the custard thoroughly. Now add the mixed custard in one bowl of milk. Now heat it and mix it for 5-7 minutes. Add sugar to it and mix it completely.
2. Now heat one bowl of water and add two tablespoon of fruit jelly to it. Heat the water for 5-7 minutes till it comes to a boil. Now put it in the fridge for half an hour.
3. Take a big transparent pudding bowl and now make layers in this order:
4. Biscuits
5. Custard
6. Chopped Fruits
7. Vanilla Ice Cream
8. Small Pieces of Cake
9. Fruit jelly
10. Custard
11. Whatever is remaining, add that now in layers
12. Vanilla Ice cream

Now garnish it with chocolate chips.

The yummy Shahi Pudding is ready to eat. Enjoy!!!!

 

Evening Snacks: Crunchy and Yummy Chinese Bhel

Chinese Bhel……..A new preparation for you!

Bored by trying the age old noodles…Try this one…. Crunchier…You will simply love it!

Ingredients:

Hakka Noodles or multi grain noodles or whole wheat: 200 gm

Mixed chopped Vegetables: 1 bowl Capsicum (red, yellow and green), Onion, Tomato, Carrot and Cabbage)

Tomato Sauce: 4 tablespoon

Chili Sauce: 2 tablespoon

Soya Sauce: 1 tablespoon

Vinegar: 1 tablespoon

Garlic Paste: 1 tablespoon

Spices (as per taste): Salt, Black Pepper and White Pepper

Vegetable Oil: 2 tablespoon

Oil for frying as per requirement

Spring Onion for garnishing

Quantity of Sauce may be according to your taste

Recipe:

• Take Half boiled noodles and then sieve it with chilled water properly.
• Put pan on gas and add oil for frying noodles. Heat on medium flame then add noodles and fry it till they become pink. Take it out on bloating paper so excess oil is absorbed.
• Put another pan on the gas and add 2 tbsp oil. Heat on medium flame. Add garlic paste and sauté it. Add chopped vegetables and sauté it for 3-5 minutes. Add one by one sauce and vinegar and sauté it.
• Crush noodles by light hand and add them in vegetable mixture and mix properly.
• Garnish with spring onion.

Chinese Bhel is ready to serve to your family and friends. Enjoy!

Dahi Kabab

Dahi ke kabab…..

High protein diet … A Middle Eastern cuisine…. brought to India centuries ago by the Mughals to Lucknow

Now very famous not only in Lucknow but all over in Indian restaurant….

Try this starter and enjoy your day…..

Ingredients:

Hung Curd: 1 bowl

Grated Panner: 1/2 bowl

Roasted Gram dal Powder: 1 tbsp

Coriander Leaves: 2 tbsp

Grated Chili: 1tsp

Spices: Salt, Red Pepper, Garam Masala, Chaat Masala and Jeera Powder

Vegetable oil: 2 tbsp

Recipe:
1) Take  all ingredients in one bowl and mix it properly.hung cur

2) Now make round shaped rolls of it.

3) Put pan on the gas then add oil and  heat on medium flame

4) Put the rolls in the pan and do shallow fry on both sides.

Dahi Kabab is ready to be eaten with tomato sauce or any dip and enjoyed with the family.

Ragi Pancake

 

Ingredients:

Ragi Flour: 1/2 Bowl

Sooji: 1/2 bowl

Fresh Curd: 1/2 bowl

Mixed chopped Vegetables: 1 bowl (Capsicum, Onion, Tomato, Carrot or any vegetables that is available at home)

Green Chilli: 1 piece

Ginger: 1 piece

Chopped Coriander Leaves: 2 tbsp

Spices (as per taste): Salt, Red Chilli Powder, pinch of Turmeric Powder, Chaat Masala

Vegetable Oil: 1 tbsp

Recipe:

1)  Mix Ragi, sooji, curd, 1 bowl of water, chopped vegetables and all the spices mentioned above and make sure batter is to be thick.

2) Heat the pan and grease it well with oil or butter. Put the batter on the pan. Then Give the round shape to the batter with the help of spoon.

3) Heat both the sides for 5~7 minutes on medium flame. Ragi Pancake is ready and cut with smiley cutter or any shape you want to give.

Serve it hot with coconut chutney, tomato sauce or any chutney to the kids…Enjoy!!!!

 

King of Fruits Recipe: AMRAKHAND

Mango is known as the kings of fruit but in my household it is the king of my kids hearts too.

They love having mango dessert especially in this hot hot weather!!

So today I made this healthy AMRAKHAND in afternoon for my son!!!

My son said Mom-Dad, zero glass will be your share:) That yummy and delicious it was.

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Ingredients:

Mango pulp: 1 bowl

Hung Curd: 1 Bowl

Cardamom Powder: 1/4 teaspoon

Crushed Sugar-  4 tablespoon or as per taste

Chopped dry nuts ( as per taste)

Saffron- 10-15 leaves

Recipe:

1. Take curd in a big size bowl add .Add mango pulp and sugar in the curd
2. Mix it properly with spoon. Sieve the mixture and take it out in a bowl
3. Mix Cardamom powder in the bowl and now garnish the mixture with chopped dry nuts.
4. Now keep the mixture in freezer for 2-3 hours.

Serve them in small bowls and enjoy the delicious Amrakhand with family :).