when they crackle,add the green chillies and cover for a minute.Add turmeric powder and pour the tempering over the potatoes.

Mix well, garnish with coriander and serve cold (less)

when they crackle,add the green chillies and cover for a minute.Add turmeric powder and pour the tempering over the potatoes.

Mix well, garnish with coriander and serve cold (less)

Honey is added for sweetness and blanched almonds for garnish. Serve blueberry banana smoothie immediately.

Makes: around a Glass of Blueberry Banana Smoothie. Ingredients: Blueberries 1/4 Cup Chilled Milk 1 Cup Ripe Banana 1 Honey to Taste Sliced Blanched Almonds for Garnish Method of preparation: Peel and the banana and roughly chop it.

Blend all the ingredients in a blender smoothly. Pour into a serving glass and serve immediately.

Notes: Make sure to blend the blueberries well. Suggestions: Adjust sweetness with honey.

Variations: Substitute honey with sugar if you wish. Other Names: Blueberry Banana Smoothie (less)

Place jaggery in a pan. Add enough water to barely cover.

Heat until the jaggery dissolves completely stirring frequently. Then strain.

To this, add the jackfruit strips and grated coconuts and cook over medium heat stirring continuously. Add the ghee and continue stirring until it reaches a jam consistency.

Remove from heat. Place in a bowl.

Garnish with roasted cashewnuts and raisins. RELATED RECIPES Microwave corn flour halwa Makai ka halwa Besan ka halwa Atte ka halwa Moong dal halwa Ingredients: 1 kg.

sweet jackfruit 1 kg jaggery 2 coconuts, grated 1/2 cup ghee For the garnish: 1/2 cup roasted cashewnuts 1/4 cup raisins (less)

Place jaggery in a pan. Add enough water to barely cover.

Heat until the jaggery dissolves completely stirring frequently. Then strain.

To this, add the jackfruit strips and grated coconuts and cook over medium heat stirring continuously. Add the ghee and continue stirring until it reaches a jam consistency.

Remove from heat. Place in a bowl.

Garnish with roasted cashewnuts and raisins. RELATED RECIPES Microwave corn flour halwa Makai ka halwa Besan ka halwa Atte ka halwa Moong dal halwa Ingredients: 1 kg.

sweet jackfruit 1 kg jaggery 2 coconuts, grated 1/2 cup ghee For the garnish: 1/2 cup roasted cashewnuts 1/4 cup raisins (less)

Fresh or frozen raspberries are crushed with spices and sugar. It is then mixed with hung yogurt along with blanched sliced almonds.

Garnish with crushed raspberries and serve raspberry shrikand immediately. Makes: around 4 Servings of Raspberry Shrikand.

Ingredients: Plain 2 1/2 – 3 Cups Fresh or Frozen Raspberries 12 – 15 Powder a Big Pinch Nutmeg Powder a Small Pinch Blanched Sliced Almonds 2 Tbsps Sugar 6 Tbsps or to Taste Method of preparation: Freshly grate the nutmeg using a fine grater. Wash raspberries and carefully pat them dry.

Crush the raspberries, sugar, cardamom powder and nutmeg powder coarsely using a pestle. Tie plain yogurt in a clean muslin cloth and hang it in refrigerator (tie the ends of cloth to the rack) for 6 ? 8 hours with a bowl underneath to collect the whey.

Alternatively, hang it above the kitchen sink for couple of hours and then refrigerate for an hour or so. Remove the thick yogurt onto a mixing bowl, stir in crushed raspberry sugar mixture and sliced almonds.

Garnish with crushed raspberries and serve raspberry shrikand immediately. Notes: Adjust sugar according to your preference.

You can also add honey instead of sugar if you wish. Suggestions: Make sure to use full fat yogurt for better taste.

Variations: Use greek yogurt instead full fat plain yogurt to avoid hanging it. Other Names: Raspberry Shrikand (less)

It is then mixed with hung yogurt along with sliced pistachios. Garnish with sliced pistachios and serve blueberry shrikand immediately.

Makes: around 4 servings of Blueberry Shrikand Ingredients: Plain 2 1/2 ? 3 Cups Fresh or Frozen Blueberries 15 – 20 Powder a Big Pinch Nutmeg Powder a Small Pinch Sliced Pistachios 2 Tbsps Sugar 6 Tbsps or to Taste Method of preparation: Freshly grate the nutmeg using a fine grater. Wash blueberries and carefully pat them dry.

Crush the blueberries, sugar, cardamom powder and nutmeg powder coarsely using a pestle. Tie plain yogurt in a clean muslin cloth and hang it in refrigerator (tie the ends of cloth to the rack) for 6 ? 8 hours with a bowl underneath to collect the whey.

Alternatively, hang it above the kitchen sink for couple of hours and then refrigerate for an hour or so. Remove the thick yogurt onto a mixing bowl, stir in crushed blueberry sugar mixture and sliced pistachios.

Garnish with sliced pistachios and serve blueberry shrikand immediately. Notes: Adjust sugar according to your preference.

You can also add honey instead of sugar if you wish. Suggestions: Make sure to use full fat yogurt for better taste.

Variations: Use greek yogurt instead full fat plain yogurt to avoid hanging it. Other Names: Blueberry Shrikand (less)

Heat 3 tbsp oil, add all the ingredients for seasoning. When mustard seeds splutter, add the peanuts.

When the daals and peanuts turns golden, add the remaining grated mango. Cook for a few minutes on a medium heat till the mango is done.

Add ground masala and cook till the raw smell disappears. Remove from heat and set aside.

In the meantime, to the cool rice, stir in this cooked masala little by little, till the masala blends with the rice. Garnish the mango rice with the finely chopped coriander leaves and it's ready to serve.

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5 cups grated raw mango 4 tbsp peanuts Salt to taste For Masala : 1.5 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp asafoetida powder 4 red chillies 1 green chilly 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 cup grated coconut For Seasoning : 3 tbsp oil 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp urad dhal 1 tsp channa dhal 1 red chilli (cut into 4 pieces) A few curry leaves For Garnish : 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves (less)

Add the grated carrot, tomato and cucumber. Add sweet chutney and khara chutney as per your taste.

Garnish with sev/alu bhujia and serve. RELATED RECIPES Chickpeas tikki Masala puris Aloo ki puris Alu Tikki Masala puri Ingredients: 2 - grated carrots 2 - tomatoes 1 - raw mango 1 - cucumber 1 pack of spicy groundnuts 1 small pack of panipuri 1 small pack of sweet chutney, khara chutney 1 packet of sev or alu bhujia salt chat masala (less)

Garnish them with chopped almonds and cashews. Courtesy: Veggie Paradise RELATED RECIPES Jackfruit halwa Olive oil pomenta cake with beetroot basil compote Microwave corn flour halwa Makai ka halwa Besan ka halwa Ingredients: 2 cups grated beetroot 2 cups milk 1 cup sugar 4 tsp ghee For garnishing: 6 chopped cashews and almonds (less)