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Pickle

(154)Amla Gunda nu Athanu

Indian Gooseberry and Gumberry Pickle

Ingredients

Method

  1. Wash and wipe Amla and Gunda.
  2. Cut each amla in to lengthwise wedges and keep aside.
  3. Cut each Gunda into 4 and remove seeds and keep aside.
  4. If we measure after cutting Amla and Gunda whole content is 7 cups.
  5. In big vessel , mix amla, gunda and athana no sambhar . Also mix seeds of gunda.
  6. As mucilaginous pulp of fruit, which remains stick with seeds, having medicinal value and when pickle will season in a week time whole mucilaginous pulp will mix with pickle.
  7. Store in air tight glass jar at room temperature. After tightly fill jar with pickle, pour extra oil on the top and make sure that layer of the oil is above the pickle layer but if you are storing pickle in refrigerator then no need to add extra oil.
  8. Enjoy pickle with any of your favourite food but it taste best with steamed rice, khichadi or with plain Roti, Paratha, Bhakhri and Rotla.
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Quick Cooking Tips

(146) Mixed Herbs Butter.

Ingredients

  • 100 gms. Amul butter.
  • 1tbsp.finely chopped fresh Parsley.
  • 1 tbsp. finely chopped fresh Basil.
  • ¼ tsp. Oregano powder.
  • ½ tsp. Chilli flakes ( optional)
  • 4 Garlic pods or 1 tbsp. green garlic paste.

Method

  1. Pluck leaves of Parsely from stalks.
  2. Wash leaves and finely chop. Keep aside.
  3. With the help of rolling pin crush Garlic pods into smooth paste. Keep aside.
  4. Bring butter to room temperature .
  5. In mixing bowl, mix all ingredients- butter, Parsely leaves, Oregano powder, Chilli flakes and Garlic paste.
  6. Mix well and refrigerate.
  7. It remains fresh for 6 months in freezer.
  8. Apply this butter on bread, bhakhri, roti, paratha, kulcha, chila, Idli, Dosa or as you wish.
Mixed Herbs Butter
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Healthy food

(140)Kobi Dadam Dana ni Salad

Ingredients

  • 250 gms Cabbage (Kobi)
  • 1 medium size Pomogranate. (Dadam)
  • 1 tbsp. finely chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice.
  • 1 tsp. Chaat masala.
  • 1 finely chopped green chilli( optional)

Method

  1. Shred washed cabbage with potato slicer.
  2. Remove seeds from Pomogranate and keep aside.
  3. Finely chop washed coriander and green chilli .
  4. In mixing bowl mix shredded cabbage with seeds of Pomogranate. Add coriander and green chilli, lemon juice and chat masala
  5. Cabbage Pomogranate Salad is ready to serve.
  6. Serve with fulka roti, bhakhri, puri, kulcha, thepla, khakhra or as you wish.
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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
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cold drink Health Drinks Hot Drinks

(23) Fajeto

Mango Soup

Serves 4 person 175 ml each

Ingredients

  • 400 ml water.
  • 6 mango’s seeds and skins remaining after extraction of pulp ( Aam ras )
  • 2 tsp. Salt.
  • 2 tbsp.Sugar.
  • 1/2 inch grated ginger.
  • 2 green chillies halved lengthwise and reseeded.

Tempering ingredients:

  • 1/2 tsp. Cumin (jeera).
  • 2 Cloves (lavang).
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon ( dalchini).
  • 8-10 curry leaves.
  • 1 tbsp. Freshly chopped coriander leaves.
  • 1 tbsp.ghee.

Method:

(1) In one big bowl take 400 ml. Water

(2) Squeeze and wash thoroughly skins and seeds of Mangoes in this water and drain it. Let 2 of the seeds remain inside for enhancing the sour taste.( Skins can be put to good use by transferring it to compost bin. And seeds can be Sun dried for further use in the making mouth freshner.

(3) Add to this salt, sugar, grated ginger and green chilli.

(4) Boil on slow flame for 5 mins.

(5) Side by side put tadka pan after adding ghee. as soon as ghee melts add jeera wait for crackling sound . Cloves, Cinnamon and curry leaves and finely chopped coriander leaves in it.Boil for 5 more mins. and mango soup is ready.

(6) Enjoy this soup with rice, chillas, biryani, pulao or as you want. you will like both type hot as well as cold. Cold mango soup is a refreshing drink in hot summer days.

Fajeto

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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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