Oats Upma

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                   Yield : 3
Preparation Time : 10 mins                                                        Cooking Time : 15 mins


Ingredients:
1 and half cup quick oats
2 cups water
1 onion
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
curry leaves
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp chanadal
pinch of asafoetida
salt
coriander leaves
1 tbsp grated coconut
1 green chilly
pinch of turmeric powder

Method :
1. Heat a pan. Add quick oats. Fry for 2 mins. Keep aside.
2. Heat a pan. Add oil, mustard seeds, turmeric powder, chanadal, urad dal, pinch of asafoetida, slit opened green chilly, and curry leaves for tempering.
3. Add chopped onion. Fry for 3 mins.
4. Now add fried oats and salt. Mix well.
5. Pour water. Cover pan with a lid. Cook on a low flame.
6. Once water dries off, switch off gas.
7. Add grated coconut and coriander leaves. Mix well.

Thavse Idli/ Cucumber semolina idli

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                        Yield : 2
Preparation Time : 6 mins                                                               Cooking Time : 20 mins


Ingredients :
1 cup semolina
1/4 cup grated coconut
3/4 cup grated cucumber
salt
1 tsp jaggery powder
1 cup water
1 tsp grated ginger
1 finely chopped green chilly
pinch of baking soda


Method :
1. In a bowl add all ingredients. Mix well. Keep aside for 20 mins.
2. After 20 mins remove any excess water on top. Batter should be little thick in consistency.
3. Heat an idli cooker containing water.
4. Grease each idli mold.
5. Once water starts to boil, in each idli mold pour batter. Cover with lid and steam for 20 mins.
6. Serve with honey or chutney.

Mango Kulfi

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                    Yield : count of 12
Preparation Time : 10 mins                                                           

Ingredients :
1 and half cups milk
1/2 cup fresh cream or whipped cream
3 mangoes chopped
1/2 tsp crushed cardamom powder
1/4 tsp crushed saffron
400g sweetened condensed milk

Method :
1. In a mixer jar add chopped mangoes, milk and condensed milk.

2. Add fresh cream or whipped cream. Mix well.

3. Put cardamom powder and saffron powder. Mix well.

4. In a mold pour mixture.

5. Freeze for 5 hours or until it's set.

Suki Potato Sabji

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                     Yield : 4
Preparation Time : 10 mins                                                          Cooking Time : 20 mins
Ingredients:
3 big cooked potatoes
2 big onions
3 green chilies
1 tsp chopped ginger
1/4 tsp asafoetida
pinch of garam masala powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
pinch of chilly powder
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp coriander leaves
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp urad dal
6 curry leaves
1/2 tsp freshly crushed coriander and cumin seeds
salt

Method :
1. Heat a pan. Add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, and curry leaves for tempering.

2. Now add sliced onions, slit opened green chilies, and chopped ginger. Fry on low flame. Cook until onion slices are light brown.
3. Add cooked and mashed potatoes.

4. Sprinkle asafoetida, salt, chilly powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder, and crushed coriander-cumin. Mix well.
5. Cover pan with a lid and cook on a low flame.
6. Garnish with coriander leaves.
7. Serve with puri, dosa or Indian roti.

Ivy gourd Sukka

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                     Yield : 4
Preparation Time : 6 mins                                                            Cooking Time : 25 mins

Ingredients :
500g ivy gourd
Water as required
1/2 cup grated coconut
1/4 tsp tamarind paste
5 roasted dry red chilies
2 tsp black grams/urad dal
2 tsp coriander seeds
salt to taste
3 tsp oil
5 curry leaves
1/2 tsp mustard seeds

Method :
1. Add little oil, black grams, tamarind paste and coriander seeds. Roast for few minutes.
2. In a mixer jar add grated coconut, little water, roasted red chilies, roasted black grams and coriander seeds. Grind coarsely.
3. Heat a pan. Add little oil. Put mustard seeds, and curry leaves for tempering.
4. Add chopped ivy gourd, ground masala, and salt. Pour water.
5. Cook until ivy gourd are done.

Quinoa Pancakes

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                   Yield : 3
Preparation time : 7 mins                                                           Cooking Time : 3 mins each


Ingredients:
3/4 cup quinoa
1/2 cup rice
salt
water
oil for frying


Method:
1. Soak rice and quinoa in water for 4 hrs.
2. Grind soaked rice and quinoa, adding little water. Make a fine paste.
3. In a bowl add batter, salt and water. Prepare batter with medium consistency.
4. Heat a griddle. Sprinkle little oil.
5. Pour one ladle of batter. Spread it.
6. Cook pancake on both sides.
7. Serve with chutney or curry.

Raw banana curry, brinjal-apple gourd sabji and avocado-cucumber salad

Raw banana curry:
Recipe Type: Indian                                                               Yield: 4
Preparation Time: 10 mins                                                    Cooking Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of grated coconut
4 byadagi chilies
4 crushed garlic cloves
2 tsp of oil
2 raw bananas
salt
water
1/4 tsp of tamarind paste


Method: 
1. Grind grated coconut, Byadagi chilies, and tamarind paste with 1/2 cup of water. Make a fine paste.
2. Heat a sauce pan. Add oil, and crushed garlic cloves. Cook for 2 mins.
3. Now add chopped raw banana (peeled) and water. Cook for 15 mins.
4. Add ground masala, and salt. Mix well. Cook for 10 more minutes.
5. Serve with rice.


Brinjal-Apple gourd sabji
Ingredients:
1/2kg brinjal
2 apple gourd(thinde)
1/4 tsp tamarind paste
salt
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
5 curry leaves
1 tbsp sambar powder
water

Method :
1. Heat a pan. Add oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves for tempering.
2. Add chopped brinjal, tamarind paste, apple gourd, salt, water and sambar powder.
3. Cook until it's done.

Salad
Ingredients:
1cucumber
salt
1 tsp lemon juice
1 avocado
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Method :
1. In a bowl add chopped avocado, cucumber, salt, coriander leaves and lemon juice. Mix well.