Strawberry Yoghurt Recipe - Mahableshwar Special

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Strawberry Yoghurt

Last weekend while returning back from my family trip via Mahableshwar, I purchased some fresh farm picked strawberries. I personally am not very fond of strawberries. But as we all know this fruit for its health benefits I thought to give it a try and hence I ended up making a very easy yet delicious yoghurt - The Strawberry Yoghurt.

Its a quick recipe with just three Ingredients:

1 cup Hung Curd

1/2 cup Mashed Strawberries

2 Tbsp powdered Sugar

1/4 cup Chopped Strawberries





Method for making Strawberry Yoghurt :

In a bowl add the curd, mashed strawberries and powdered sugar and mix well.

Then in a serving bowl first make a bottom layer of either chopped strawberries or mashed strawberries.

Top the bottom layer with the mix.

Refrigerate for atleast 3 hours so that the mix sets completely.

Garnish it with a slice of strawberry and serve chilled.


Tips for Strawberry Yoghurt:

1) Preferably use low fat curd.

2) 1 cup of curd will give you  1/2 cup of hung curd.

3) Do not use a mixer grinder for mashing strawberries. Instead use a spoon or a fork to avoid release of water and loss of flavors.




For those who are unaware of the health benefits of strawberries, I will surely discuss it in my upcoming posts. But for now make this delicious and healthy strawberry yoghurt and enjoy it with your family and specially kids are going to love it.

Please share your experiences and suggestions via comments.

Strawberry Yoghurt

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Vegetable Paneer Salad Recipe - With Mango Yoghurt Dressing

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Vegetable Paneer Salad Recipe - With Mango Yogurt Dressing

This is my all time favorite salad. It has vegetables, paneer and the special mango yogurt to add the wow factor. Mango yogurt also adds a little sweet taste to it which makes the salad different from the regular salads yet one of the best.

So as always lets begin with the list of ingredients and then the method:

INGREDIENTS:

1 Onion (finely sliced)

1 Capsicum (finely sliced)

1 Tomato (cut into cubes)

1/4 cup Coriander Leaves (finely chopped)

500 gms paneer cubes

200 gms lettuce , torn into pieces


For Dressing:

3 tbsp olive oil

1 Cup Mango Yogurt

1 tbsp Oregano

1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder.

salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients for dressing and whisk well. Keep it in the refrigerator.


METHOD:

In a bowl add onion, tomatoes, capsicum, coriander, paneer, lettuce. Mix all with the wooden fork.

Pour the salad dressing over it and toss well.

Chill for a while and serve.

Try this very delicious and instant salad and share your experiences with me through comments.

Vegetable Paneer Salad Recipe - With Mango Yogurt Dressing

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Chicken Chettinad - The Authentic Recipe With Coconut Milk

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Chicken Chettinad - The Authentic Recipe With Coconut Milk

Chettinad cuisine is one of the spiciest and the most aromatic in India. This is the cuisine of the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu state in South India. And today I decided to share a recipe of this Chettinad cuisine THE CHETTINAD CHICKEN.

Now-a-days you will find many modern versions of the chettinad chicken recipe but I love the original chicken chettinad recipe and so will stick to it using coconut. 

There are two ways of adding coconut to this dish either by adding the desiccated coconut or the coconut milk. I have today used coconut milk. 

One important tip I would like to share is that never overcook your chicken. It will make your chicken rubbery and very hard specially the boneless pieces

So lets start with our recipe by first knowing the ingredients. 

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 kg Chicken 

For Gravy:

2 Onion (paste)

1 Tomato (puree)

2 Green Chillies (paste)

2 Red Chillies

2 tsp Ginger Garlic (paste)

1/2 cup Coconut Milk

4 to 5 Curry Leaves

3 tbsp Coriander (finely chopped)

Salt to taste

2 tbsp Oil


For Marination:

1/2 cup Curd

1 tsp Red Chilli Powder

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

2 tsp Coriander powder

Salt

Mix all the ingredients for marination and marinate the chicken in it. Keep it for 1 hour.



For Roasting And Grinding:

1/2 tsp Pepper cons 

1/2 tsp Cumin seeds

1/2 tsp Fennel seeds

1 Cinnamon stick medium sized

1 Bay Leaf

1 tsp Poppy seeds

2 Cloves

Dry roast all the ingredients for roasting and grinding and grind them to powder



METHOD:

Take Oil in a kadai (wok) and heat it. Firstly add the curry leaves, followed by the onion paste, ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste and stir till golden brown.

Then add the marinated chicken pieces to it. Fry the pieces till they turn white in colorr on medium flame which will take around 2 to 3 minutes.

Now put in the tomato puree along with the dry roasted and ground masalas and the red chillies, let it cook for another 2 minutes. 

Now add salt to it, remember you already have salt in your marinated chicken so add accordingly.

Now add a cup of water and bring it to boil. Lower the flame and cover the kadai with a lid. Let it cook for 20 minutes. Do not exceed 20 minutes, if you overcook the chicken pieces will become rubbery. 

After cooking for 20 minutes on medium flame add the coconut milk and keep stirring on medium flame. Cook for the last 5 minutes.

Garnish it with coriander and serve hot with rice or any Indian bread of your choice.



Do not wait to try out this amazingly delicious recipe and share your experience with me through comments.

Chicken Chettinad - The Authentic Recipe With Coconut Milk

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Banana Chocolate Muffins - Healthy Muffins With Step By Step Recipe

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Banana Chocolate Muffins

I had some bananas kept in the fruit basket, sad and looking for something to be a part of. A couple of times, I requested my son and hubby to have it, but they straight away refused as the bananas were very ripe and hence they were again sent back to the basket. But today there was no choice but I had to use it, else it would have been wasted, which I am very against of. So, I thought of baking something with it. Finally I decided why not go for muffins with chocolate flavour. Muffins are very easy to make yet very delicious and loved by all. 

So as always to begin with the recipe lets have a look at the ingredients first and then the method.

INGREDIENTS:

3 ripe bananas

1 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour (maida)

1/2 cup Oil

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

3 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

Almonds for garnishing (optional)


METHOD:

Sieve all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and keep aside.

Peel and mash the bananas with the help of a hand mixer.

mash the bananas

Add the oil and mix it well.

Add oil and mix well

Then add the eggs and again mix them well.

Add eggs and mix well

Now add the sugar and mix till the sugar is combined completly.

Add sugar and mix well

Then put in the sieved flour, cocoa, baking soda and beat them gently into the banana mixture. Remember do not add the whole mixture in one go. Add small portions at a time. Mix well.

Add powder ingredients and mix well

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius. Spoon the mixture into the muffin moulds. Top it with some sliced almonds.

Bake it for 20 minutes. And your banana chocolate muffins are ready.

Banana Chocolate Muffins

Enjoy this very easy and simple recipe specially for your kids and share your experience with me through comments.

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Kadai Paneer - Restaurant Recipe With Step By Step Pictures

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Kadai Paneer - Restaurant Recipe With Step By Step Pictures

Kadai Paneer is one such recipe which is liked by one and all regardless of being a vegeterian or a non vegeterian. This is a dish most commonly ordered while out for a lunch or a dinner at a restaurant. But now you can also make it at home following my recipe which is very easy and with very simple ingredients. The main ingredient is paneer. One important tip i would like to share with you all is that always put the paneer at the end, not only on this dish but all the curry dishes. And after adding paneer cook it only for a minute or two, as over cooking will make it rubbery and hard.

So lets begin with the recipe starting with the ingredients:

INGREDIENTS:

200 gms Paneer (square pieces)

4 tbsp Oil

1/4 tsp Ginger (paste)

1/4 tsp Garlic (paste)

1/4 cup onion (paste)

1 Green Chilli (paste)

1/4 cup Tomato and 8 to 10 cashewnuts (paste)

1/4 cup Capsicum (cut in squares)

1/4 cup Onion (cut in squares)

1 tbsp Coriander seeds

2 Kashmiri red chillies

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

1/4 tsp Garam Masala powder

1/8 tsp Asafoetida (hing)

1 tsp Kasturi Methi

1 tbsp Coriander leaves (finely chopped)



METHOD:

In a pan heat coriander seeds and red chilles. Do not roast them only heat them till thet start releasing their flavors. Then grind them coarsely in a grinder.

Heat and grind red chillies and coriander seeds - kadai paneer

Heat oil in a kadai and add onion, ginger, garlic and green chilly paste. Stir fry till golden brown, lower the flame and then add turmeric to it. Let it cook for a minute.

Cook onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies then add turmeric

Then add the tomato and cashewnuts paste to the above and let it cook. Now its time to add the salt, the coarsely ground kashmiri red chilli and coriander seeds, garam masala powder, hing, kasturi methi and again let it cook for another two minutes. Now because of the kashmiri red chilli your gravy will get a nice red touch to it.

Add tomato puree and masalas

Finally add the paneer, capcicum and onions. Mix them well. Let it cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Remember do not overcook else the panner will become rubbery, the capsicum will loose its flavour we have to keep it crunchy and onions also a bit soft. If you like the capsicum a bit more cooked add the onions and capsicum first and then after 3 to 4 minutes of cooking finally add the paneer.

Add onion, capsicum and paneer - kadai paneer

Turn off the gas. Garnish it with coriander.

Serve it hot with tandoori roti, nan or any indian bread of your choice.

For this special kadai paneer do not just restrict yourself just to Indian breads, it also goes well with rice or pulao as I do.

Try this very simple and restaurant style kadai paneer this weekend for your family. I am sure they will love it. 

Kadai Paneer - Restaurant Recipe With Step By Step Pictures

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Brinjal Starter Recipe - Learn How To Make Them Crispy

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Brinjal Starter Recipe

A couple of weeks back I have given you all one very common recipe of brinjal BAINGAN KA BHARTA. It is served as a main course, but, today I will show how to make a mouthwatering starter with the same vegetable brinjal. Its a very easy to make this starter which will also guide you as how differently one can use a brinjal. Very easy recipe with simple ingredients. You just have to cut the slices, marinate them and finally pan fry. And your crisp brinjal starter is ready.

Let us go through the ingredients and then the method.

INGREDIENTS:

10 slices of large brinjal

3 Tbsp chickpea flour

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste

1/4 tsp Ajwain

1/4 tsp Garam Masala

2 Tbsp oil

1/4 cup Rawa (semolina)

Salt to taste


METHOD:

In a mixing bowl add all the ingredients except brinjal and make a paste with the help of water. Keep it thick so as the brinjal pieces should get covered evenly.

Then put the brinjal slices in this marinade and keep it aside for 15 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan, remember we do not have to deep fry it. So just 2 tbsp of oil in a pan. Let it heat.

Coat each slice of the marinated brinjal with rava evenly and fry on medium heat on both sides till golden brown outside and cooked. It will take about two to three minutes.

Drizzle a few drops of oil if required. Repeat till all the slices are cooked.

Serve hot while crisp with tomato sauce or chutney.

Try this recipe and I am sure you all will love it.


Do not forget to share your experiences with me via comments.

Brinjal Starter Recipe

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Sprouts Sandwich Recipe - A Very Healthy And Nutritious Sandwich

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Sprouts Sandwich Recipe

Sandwich is one such food item which can be experimented with combination of different vegetables, fruits, cheese and so on. We should always try to make it more nutritious and healthy. So, keeping this thought in mind, today morning for my family breakfast I have made sandwiches with mixed sprouts. Sprouts are very healthy as they contain protein, fibres, vitamins which are very essential for our body. So whats better than starting your day with a full packed energetic nutritious sandwich.

As always lets start the ingredients first followed by the method. To make it more easier to understand I have provided step by step pics. 

INGREDIENTS: 

4 slices of whole wheat bread

1/2 cup Sprouts (boiled)

1/4 cup Potatoes (boiled and mashed)

1 onion (finely chopped)

1 Tomato (finely chopped)

1 Green Chilli (finely chopped)

1 tsp Coriander (finely chopped)

1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste

1 tsp Garam Masala powder

1 tsp Pav Bhaji masala

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

1 tbsp Oil

Salt to taste




METHOD:

Heat Oil in a pan. Add the onions and saute them till translucent.

Heat oil and saute onions

Then add the ginger garlic paste and green chillies to it, mix well. Let it cook for another couple of minutes on low flame.

Add ginger garlic and chillies

Add the turmeric powder and stir for a minute. Then put the tomatoes and let them cook for till soft.

Add turmeric powder and tomatoes

Then add in the garam masala, pav bhaji masala and salt. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.Finally add the sprouts, mashed potato and chopped coriander and mix well. 

Add garam masala, pav bhaji masala, salt, sprouts, mashed potatoes, coriander, mix well.

Turn off the flame and keep this mixture aside.

Take a slice of bread and apply a layer of the mixture, top it with sliced onion and then again a piece of bread.

Prepare a sandwich

Apply oil on both the sides of the sandwich.

Apply oil on both sides

Preheat the griller and grill the sandwiches till crisp brown.

Serve them hot with tomato sauce and/or green chutney.

Sprouts Sandwich Recipe

Try this very simple and healthy sandwich and let me know your experience through comments.

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