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vegetables

(99) Bhinda nu shak

Lady finger sabji

Ingredients

  • 500 gms. Lady finger
  • ½ cup Til oil.
  • 1 cup finely chopped coriander leaves.
  • ½ cup dry coconut powder.
  • ¼ cup coarse besan or coarse dalia dal (roasted channa dal)
  • 2-3 Kokam(Garcinia) or 1 tbsp. lemon juice.
  • 1 tbsp.Coriander-Cumin powder.
  • ½ tbsp. Chili powder.
  • 1 tsp. Turmeric powder.
  • ½ tsp. Asafoetida powder.
  • ½ tsp. Mustard seeds.
  • ¼ tsp. Fenugreek seeds.
  • ½ tbsp. Salt.
  • 1 tsp. Sugar.

Method

  1. Wash thoroughly and wipe with dry cotton cloth each bhinda otherwise water content remains makes shak sticky.
  2. Cut each into ½ inch dice .
  3. Heat oil in kadhai. Add Mustard seeds in the hot oil. Wait for crackling sound.  Add Fenugreek seeds and Asafoetida powder . Wash kokam and add.
  4. Add cut bhinda , give nice stir and close the lid. Turn the gas stove  switch  on slow flame.
  5. After 2 minutes open the lid and give nice stir for 2- 3 times.
  6. Cook bhinda on medium flame and frequently stir so that bhinda won’t stick to the bottom of kadhai.
  7. Once bhinda is tender and  all slimy material dry off add salt and sugar. Mix thoroughly.
  8. Add coconut powder, coriander leaves and dry spices . Mix thoroughly. Cook for one more minute and Bhinda nu shak is ready. If you wish you can add fried cashew and kismis which enhance the  taste of bhinda nu shak.
  9. Enjoy with phulka roti, paratha, bhakhri, gluten free rotla like jowar, bajri, nachni ( Ragi) , or oats.
Categories
Pickle

(85) Keri no murabbo

Mango jam

Ingredients

Mango seeds which we kept while making gol keri and keri gunda athanu.

  • ¾ cup Mango pulp
  • 1 cup Sugar

Method

  1. Pressure cook all mango seeds upto 3 whistles.
  2. Scrap pulp from seeds. Strain the gathered pulp.You will get ¾ cup pulp from the seeds of 1 kg Mangoes.
  3. Mix  sugar and pulp thoroughly in thick bottomed sauce pan.
  4. Cook for 5 minutes on medium flame. Stir continuously, otherwise it will stick at the bottom.
  5. After 5 minutes cook on slow flame. Stir continuously.
  6. Check jam consistency after 8 minutes by dropping one drop on plate. Stir continuously.
  7. After 10-15 seconds hold plate horizontal . If drop shift, it  means jam is not ready.
  8. Stir continuously and again check after 2 minutes. This time drop remains at its place , it means jam is ready.
  9. Cool it down for 15 minutes, but occasionally stir the jam even after swiching off the flame.
  10. Pour the jam in clean, dry glass jar and store at room temperature for whole year.
  11. Enjoy Mango jam with bread, toast, roti, bhakhri, paratha or as your desire.
Steamed Mango seeds
Scrap seeds
Mango pulp
Strained mango pulp
¾ cup Mango pulp
1 cup Sugar
Pulp with sugar on gas stove
Check the consistency
Pouring consistency of jam
Categories
Pickle

(81) Keri Gunda Athanu

Mango and Gumberry pickle

Ingredients

Method

  1. Wash keri and cut into 1 cm. small pieces.
  2. Add 2 tbsp. salt and 1 tsp.turmeric powder . Marinate this for 24 hrs.
  3. After 24 hrs. remove keri pieces in strainer. You can use this strained salt turmeric water in pickle like khati gurmar,dara, kerda,lila mari and gunda.
  4. Wash gunda thoroughly and wipe with cloth so no water content remains.
  5. Gently smash gunda and remove seeds .Cut each gunda into 4 pieces.
  6. Mix sambhar, keri and gunda in one big vessel.
  7. Next day add oil in it and again mix thoroughly.
  8. Keri gunda pickle is ready.
  9. Fill up this pickle in clean ,dry and air tight glass jar .
  10. Serve with love and smile and enjoy this pickle whole year.
keri tukda from vendor
cut and separate seed portion from keri tukda
Each big piece cut into small 1 cm. cubes
Athana no Sambhar
Gunda
Deseed gunda
Keri,gunda and sambhar in sauce pan
Keri gunda nu athanu
Categories
Pickle

(80) Gol keri Athanu

Mango Jaggery Pickle

Ingredients

  • Gol keri sambhar masala readymade 250 gms.(1 cup)
  • 1 kg.raw mango.
  • 250 gms. kharek.
  • Finely chopped jaggery 4 cups.
  • ½ cup sugar.

Method

  1. Buy readymade golkeri sambhar masala,raw mangoes and Kharek.
  2. Wash mangoes and cut into small pieces without peeling. Keep the seeds aside . You can use for making mango jam later on.
  3. Cut Kharek into small pieces with the help of beetal nut cutter.
  4. Mix 1 tbsp. salt and ½ tsp. turmeric powder with mango pieces. Keep aside for 24 hrs.
  5. After 24 hrs. remove mango pieces from turmeric salt water . Dry mango pieces under fan for 1 hr.
  6. Add pieces into turmeric salt water and keep aside for 1 hr.
  7. After one hour.
  8. Remove kharekh from turmeric salt water.
  9. In big kadai or sauce pan mix gol keri sambhar with mango pieces and kharekh pieces.
  10. Add jaggery and sugar in it. Give nice stir and keep aside for 24 hrs.
  11. Next day again mix thoroughly .
  12. Store in clean,dry,air tight glass jar after jaggery and sugar dissolves completely.
  13. Enjoy with thepla,puri,roti, paratha or as you like.
Golkeri sambhar with Kashmiri chili powder
Mango pieces mix with salt and turmeric powder.
Kharek
Categories
salads

(77) Lila lasan nu kachumber

Ingredients

  • Green garlic 100 gms.
  • ½ tsp ghee.
  • ½ tsp cunin
  • ⅓ tsp salt.

Method

  • Seperate white hairy roots from the garlic pods.
  • Wash thoroughly and finely chopped green leaves as well as garlic pods.
  • Heat ghee and cumin seeds in saucepan.
  • After crackling sound add freshly chopped materíal in it.
  • Saute for 2 minutes.
  • Add salt.
  • Accompanied with roti,paratha and rotla or as your desire.
  • Serve with love and smile.
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Dinner

(60) Pizza

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 6 Pizza base (readymade)
  • OR
  • 6 Bajra Roti
  • OR
  • Bhakhri made from lapsi flour.
  • Pizza Sauce (readymade)
  • OR
  • Pizza Sauce (Homemade)
  • Toppings ( Sweet corn,red and yellow bell pepper, baby corn, mushroom, green and black olives,cheese and if you like spicy then use Jalapenos.
  • mix herbs.
  • Butter.

Method to prepare toppings:

  • Sweet corn: 1 cup.
  • Take sweet corn , wash and place in cooker .cook for 2 whistles. Drain water from cooked corn , add 1 tsp. butter ,salt and black pepper powder. Keep aside.
  • Red and yellow bell pepper :
  • ½ cup of each saute in 1 tsp. butter for 2 mins. on medium flame and add salt to it. Keep aside.
  • Baby corn: 1 cup.
  • Saute in 1 tsp. butter for 2 mins. on medium flame and add salt to it. Keep aside
  • Mushroom: 1 cup
  • Wash mushrooms, cut length wise into 6-8 equal parts. Saute in 1 tsp butter for 2 mins. and add salt and pepper powder. Keep aside.
  • Green and black olives:
  • ½ cup of each olive slices. Drain vinegar and keep aside.
  • Jalapenos:
  • ½ cup sliced jalapeno,drain vinegar and keep aside.

Method for preparing Pizza:

  1. Heat griddle. If you are using readymade pizza base then apply butter on one side and roast on slow flame that side.
  2. Remove from griddle .In plate roasted side is upper side where we apply pizzasauce then arrange toppings , shredded cheese and sprinkle mix herbs
  3. Gently lift pizza and put on griddle .Cover the griddle and cook for 5-7 mins. on slow flame.
  4. Pizza is ready. Lift with spatula and place in serving plate.
  5. If you are using homemade base like bajari roti or wheat bhakhri then no need to roast one side. You can arrange toppings directly and then the procedure is same as above.
  6. Serves hot with mix herbs, chili flakes and tomato ketchup.
Pizzasauce, Mix vegetables and Sweet corn
Categories
cold drink Rejuvenating food

(22) Aam Ras

Mango pulp

serves:4 175 ml/ bowl

Ingredients

6 ripe Kesar Mangoes. 1.5 kg. (approx)

Generally Kesar variety is best for making Mango pulp but you can also use Alphanso or any other variety. As we get 105 different varieties of Mangoes in India.

Method:

1) Wash and wipe ripe mangoes

2) On the clean kitchen platform roll each mango gently but firmly so that pulp inside  becomes soft squeezable and lump free.

3) After rolling all the mangoes on a flat surface, pinch stalk of fruit and squeeze out all the pulp throughly . Squeeze and clean the pulp from the seed and under surface of the skin throughly. Keep these seeds and skins of the squeezed mangoes in clean bowl for making mango soup.

4) Strain the pulp with the help of soup strainer.

5) Enjoy chilled mango pulp with bepadi rotli, fulka roti, puri, paratha ,kulcha,bhakhri,chilla or as you want.

6) For making mango pulp more healthier add 1/2 tsp. hot ghee,1/2tsp.ginger pd. Ghee helps in assimilation of fat soluble vitamins A,D,E,K and ginger pd help in digestion. You can also add salt to taste.

7) Many other recipes you can make from Mango pulp like Aam ras Bundi,Aam ras Mohanthal, Aam ras papads, Aam ras icecreams, Milkshakes and smoothy ,Jams and Jellies and many more.

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Daal

(19) Rasawala Moong

Green gram curry

serves 4 150 ml .each

Ingredients

1 bowl (100 gms.) green gram( moong)

2 tsp.salt

4 garcinia( kokum)

2 inch size jaggery ( gud) ball

1/2 inch grated ginger

Tampering (tadka) ingredients:

1tbsp. oil,1/4 tsp.mustard(rai) seeds, pinch of Asafoetida (hing) 1/4 tsp.jeera( cumin),8-10 fenugreek ( methi),1 red chilli halved and deseed ,5-6 curry leaves,1 tsp. washed finely chopped coriander (dhaniapatti)leaves

Dry spices(masala)

1/2 tsp. turmeric (haldi),1tsp.CorianderCumin( dhaniajeera) pd.,1/2 tsp. red chilli ( lal mirchi)pd.

Method:

1) Wash moong for 3 times, add 3 bowl water and pressure cook upto 3 whistles.

2) When pressure cooker cool down ,check that moong is tender. If uncooked,cook again for 3 more whistles.

3) In cooked tender moong add all ingredients and 1 bowl water except tadka ingredients.

4) Boil on slow flame for 5 mins.

5) Put tadka pan side by side with slow flame after adding oil . Add rai and wait for crackling sound then add jeera and methi,hing,chilli,curry leaves and coriander leaves.

6) Boil for 2 mins. and Rasawala moong is ready.

7) Enjoy with fulka roti ,wheat bhakhri,paratha,kulcha,jowar roti,bajari roti and /or rice

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