BROCCCOLI-LETTUCE-CHERRY TOMATO SALAD !!!!!!

Today i came up with a healthy recipe. I adopted this salad recipe from SHRUTHI'S KITCHEN. & i added fresh cream & lots of peanuts later to enhance the taste. You can skip dinner after eating this salad. It is equivalent to whole meal. Nutricious, healthy, stomoch filling recipe.

     (here, i added fresh cream & peanus)

INGREDIENTS:-

Broccoli, cut into small florets - 1 head(blanched)
iceberg lettuce, torn into bit size pieces - 2 big leaves(put in cold water until ready to use)
zuchini, cubed - 1/4 cup(i didn't add)
bell peppers, cubed - 1/4 cup(i didn't add)
grapes - 1/4 cup
cherry tomatoes, cut into halves - 1/4 cup
carrot, julliened - 1/4 cup(i didn't add)
peanuts - 1/4 cup

Dressing:

Yogurt - 1/4 cup
salt & pepper - to taste
cilantro, chopped - 1/4 cup
lemon juice to taste
fresh cream - 200ml

METHOD:-

1. Mix all the ingredients under dressing together until creamy.
3. To this, add lettuce, broccoli, peppers, zuchini, tomatoes, grapes, carrots.
4. Toss all these together until well mixed.
5. Serve immediately.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))

CAPSICUM RAITHA !!!!!!!

I got this reciepe from my friend POORNIMA AJITH KUDVA who is an ace cook and a good singer too. Actually in original recipe tomatoes were not there but i added just to get tangy taste & it tasted good too. But you can skip adding tomatoes. & if capsicum itself is spicy you can skip adding green chilly too.  A healthy & tasty side dish for rice along with curry. & a jhatpat recipe too.



INGREDIENTS:-

Onion, finely chopped - 1/2 cup
capsicum, finely chopped - 1/2 cup
tomato, chopped - 1 medium
green chilly, slitted - 1
jeera - 1/2 tsp
jeera pow - 1/2 tsp
coriander pow - 3/4 tsp
curds - 100 ml
salt to taste

METHOD:-

1. Heat oil in a non stick pan & add jeera, when it splutters add chopped onions & capsicum & green chilly till onion turns transparent.
2. In a bowl add curds+jeera pow+coriander pow+salt & mix well.
3. Now add onion capsi mixture & mix well.
4. Finally garnish with chopped tomatoes.
5. While serving, mix everything well & serve immediately.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))

BROCCOLI SALAD !!!!!

This is the yummilicious salad i have ever tasted. I adopted this recipe fron ALL RECIPES & added ingredients according to our availability & taste.

INGREDIENTS:-

Broccoli , cut into bit size pieces- 1 small
red onion - 1 small
raisins -  1 tbsp
cashewnut - 1 tbsp
mayonnaise - 1/2 cup
white vinegar - 1& 1/2 tsp
sugar - 1& 1/2 tsp

Directions

1. Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, and sugar together in a small bowl until sugar dissolves and the dressing is smooth.
2. Toss broccoli, chopped red onion, raisins, cashew nut pieces together in a large bowl. Drizzle dressing over the salad and gently fold so ingredients are evenly coated.
3. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours. Stir before serving.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

SWEETCORN MAYO SANDWICH !!!!!

My today's recipe is from 4TH SENSE COOKING.  This is an easy & yummilicious sandwich. A must try one. 


Ingredients:

Sweet corn(de-seeded) - 1 cup
Capsicum(bell pepper) - 1 small
Tomato - 1 large
Mayonnaise - 3 tblsp
Black pepper powder - for taste
Salt - for taste 

Method:

Pressure cook corn cobs and de-seed it. 

Chop capsicum and tomato into small cubes. 

Take the corn and chopped veggies in a bowl and add mayonnaise, salt and pepper and give a good mix.

Keep this in the refrigerator for ten mins. 

Apply butter on bread and pan roast it until golden brown. 

Now sandwich it by spreading a generous amount of corn mayo and enjoy eating :)

Simple and tasty corn and mayo sandwich is ready :)

HAPPY COOKING :)))))

and here's a tip:-

Add veggies of your choice for the filling. 

You can also toast the sandwich in a toaster. 

You can also eat the corn and mayo mix just like a salad :)

SPROUTED MOONG SALAD !!!!!!!

I adopted this recipe from my favourite blog VEG. RECIPES OF INDIA.  Taste bhi...health bhi... You can use this as filling for panipuri too.

Ingredients

• 2 cups of sprouted moong beans
• 1 small or medium sized onion, finely chopped
• 1 medium size tomato, finely chopped
• 1 green chilli (optional), finely chopped
• ¼ tsp red chilli powder
• ½ or 1 tsp chaat masala (optional)
• 1 tsp lemon juice or as required
• 1 boiled potato or boiled sweet potato (optional)
• few coriander leaves and lemon slices for garnishing
• rock salt or black salt as required

Instructions

1. first you have to sprout the moong beans
2. once the moong sprouts are ready, rinse them in water.
3. then either steam it or boil them till the sprouts are completely cooked.
4. you can even keep it half cooked if you want a crunchy taste.
5. then strain the cooked sprouts.
6. mix all the ingredients listed above with sprouted beans in a bowl except salt and lemon juice
7. lastly, season with salt and add few drops of lemon juice. garnish with lemon slices or coriander leaves
8. serve moong sprouts salad immediately.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))

CUSTARD MILK FRUIT SALAD !!!!!

I adopted this recipe from my neice's blog FOOD PARADISE. I skipped adding ice cream here. Still taste is amazing ! An easy , simple & delicious recipe & ofcourse healthy too. A must try recipe.

 Ingredients:
1. Custard powder: 4 tbsp.
2. Whole milk: 500 ml.
3. Sugar: 150 gm( according to your taste)
4. Mixed Fruits according to your choice.( Banana, apple, grapes, ripe mango, kiwi, pomegranate seeds, etc.)
5. Any flavored ice cream. ( Vanilla, butterscotch etc. ) ( i skipped this)
6. Colorful truti-fruitis. (i skipped this)

METHOD:-

1. Boil 500 ml milk.
2. Add sugar.
3. In the meanwhile, mix 4 tbsp custard powder with 5 tbsp warm milk to make a smooth paste. Make sure that the paste is lump free. Caution: Don’t add the custard powder directly to boiled milk. Also, don’t add custard powder to the hot milk to make a paste, otherwise it will create lump.
4. Add the custard mixture to the milk and stir continuously until it becomes thick.
5. Cool down and refrigerate it. It will become more thick when cooled.
6. Now take a bowl.
7. Pour some custa
rd to it.
8. Add sliced fruits such as- banana, apple, grapes, ripe mango, kiwi, pomegranate seeds what you like.
9. Add ice cream on the top.
10. Top it with nice colored truti frutis.
11. You can add chocolate sauce (optional)
12. Now Serve it.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

ALOO DAHI !!!!!!!!!!

I adapted this recipe from a weekly Kannada magazine "Tharanga". & i liked this recipe very much. Goes well with rice as side dish.

INGREDIENTS:-

potatoes - 2
curds - 2 cups
green chillies - 4
grated coconut - 1 cup
salt to taste

For tempering:-

ghee - 1 tbsp
mustard seeds - 1tsp
urad dal - 1tsp
curry leaves - 4 strands

METHOD:-

1. Wash & cook potatoes. Peel the skin & smash them & keep aside.
2. Fry slitted green chillies in 1 tsp ghee.
3. Grind them along with grated coconut with very less water. (just like chutney).
Now add this ground paste+smashed potatoes+salt to the curds & mix well.
4. Temper this with above mentioned ingredients.

HAPPY COOKING:))))))))))))))))

BEETROOT RAITA / BEETROOT & YOGURT SALAD !!!!!

This is a very healthy & colourful salad seasoned with cumin seeds & green chillies. But you should finish this salad as early as possible as we add yogurt to this salad.

INGREDIENTS;-

beetroot - 1 small
Thick curd - 1 & 1/2 cup
salt - to taste

For seasoning :-

oil - 2tsp
cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/2 tsp
green chillies - 2

coriander leaves for garnishing

METHOD:-

1. Peel the skin of beetroot & grate it & keep it aside. 
2. Heat a non-stick kadai, add grated beetroot & saute it until raw smell leaves.
3. Put very little water & close it with a lid &cook it till it is soft. & let it cool.
4. Whisk the curds & add cooked & cooled beetroot & salt to it & mix well.
5. In a tadka pan, heat oil, add cumin seeds & green chillies (slitted or finely chopped) & fry till slightly changes the colours. Switch off the stove & let it cool.
6. Add this seasoning to beetroot-yogurt mixture & mix well.
7. Now your BEETROOT RAITA is ready to serve.
8. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))