Fresh Fruit Bowl with honey

• Ingredients
• Honey
• Peeled papaya
• Bananna
• Apple
• Orange

• Direction 

• In a large bowl, combine all cut fruits and honey 

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Coconut Mixed Vegetable Curry

• Ingredients
• 3 tbsp oil
• Onion
• Salt for taste
• Minced garlic gloves 4
• ginger
• 3 Red chilies
• Coconut
• Mustard seeds
• cumin seeds
• curry leaves
• coriander leaves (cilantro)
• Sambar Powder
• Asafoetida 
• Tomatoes
• Vegetables
• carrots
• Potatoes
• Green peas soaked for 5 hrs
• Add other favorite vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, beans...

• Direction 

• Soak the dry Green peas with water.
• Make a paste of pealed Tomatoes, Coconut,Ginger

• Heat 2 to 3 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker and saute the cumin seeds,Mustard seed, garlic,  then add thinly sliced onions. a pinch of asafoetida/hing, red chilli. Continue to saute until the onions are soft and transparent.
• Add all the veggies 
• carrots
• Potatoes
• Green peas



• Add the paste prepared earlier to the cooker. Stir until the paste has mixed in with the vegetables, Add water & Sambar Powder & create a slightly thick sauce. 

• Add salt for taste.
• pressure cook on medium to high flame for 1 whistles. when the pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid. gently mix the sambar.  
• Garnish with termeric leaves 
• Serve with chapathi. My previous post as steps how to make chapathi (http://adugeprayoga.blogspot.com/2015/09/honey-bread-chapathi-spinach-curry.html)

• Final Snapshots.

Mullangi (Raddish) Sambhar

• Ingredients
• 3 tbsp oil
• Onion
• Salt for taste
• Minced garlic gloves 4
• Tamarind
• 3 Red chilies
• Radish
• Mustard seeds
• cumin seeds
• curry leaves
• coriander leaves
• Sambar Powder
• Asafoetida 
• Toor dal

• Direction 

• Extract the tamarind juice and soak cut radish in a tamarind extract

• Heat 2 to 3 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker and saute the cumin seeds,Mustard seed, garlic,  then add thinly sliced onions. a pinch of asafoetida/hing, red chilli.

• Cook Toor dal and keep it ready.(But i add to thadaka directly (not preffered))
• Add radish along with  tamarind extract



• pour 4 cups water.
• Add salt for taste.
• pressure cook on medium to high flame for 2 whistles. when the pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid. gently mix the sambar.  
• Garnish with termeric leaves 

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• Final Snapshots.

Avalakki

• Ingredients
• 3 tbsp oil
• Onion
• Salt for taste
• Thick poha (Avalakki)
• Turmeric powder
• 3 green chilies
• Roasted Peanuts
• potato chopped small pieces
• Mustard seeds
• cumin seeds
• curry leaves
• coriander leaves
• grated coconut (Optonal)

• Direction 

• Rinse the poha in clean running water till it become soft with drain kind of vessel
• Gentle mix by sprinkle the turmeric powder and salt in the poha.

•  keep aside potatoes by sauting in medium hot oil till light golden and crisp

• In the same pan add 
• Mustard seeds
• cumin seeds
• curry leaves
• Onion till becomes brom & then add
• green chili 
• roasted peanuts 

• fried potatoes
• Finally poha & mix gently
• Saute the entire poha mixture for 2-3 minutes on a low flame, stirring gently in between.
• Garnish the poha with chopped coriander leaves and grated coconut.
• Final Snapshots.

Pasta with Squash

• Ingredients
• 3 tbsp butter
• uncooked pasta (I used Penne regate)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• Onion
• black pepper
• Salt for taste
• Tomatoes
• peeled & cubed squash

• Direction 

• Remove the skin of tomatoes by dipping into boiling water
• Grind  pilled tomato, Long Squash, chilli powder.

•  Melt butter over low heat in wide sauce pan

• Add garlic
• add the onions and saute them till golden.
• Add cubed squash
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• Add the paste prepared earlier.
• Add salt & papper. 
• saute gently on a low flame, so that the squash gets well coated with the butter.

• Perfectly cook pasta refer my earlier post section2 at   http://adugeprayoga.blogspot.com/2015/09/pasta-with-spinach.html
•  Add pasta into sauce. Garnish with cheese if required and serve immediately.

• Final Snapshots.

Scrambled egg dal

• Ingredients
• Moong dal
• 3 tbsp oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• Onion - 1/2
• black pepper
• Salt for taste
• Ginger chopped
• Tomato
• Red chili powder: 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder
• Cumin seed
• Eggs: 2
• Coriander leaves

• Direction 

• Wash and drain the Moong Dal
• On medium heat in a cooker, heat the Oil and Allow them to sizzle with
• Cumin Seeds
• Turmeric Powder
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Red Chillies 
• Onion
• pilled Tomato
•  Pour in the drained Moong Dal, water, pepper and Salt 
• Pressure cook on medium to high flame for 2 whistles. when the pressure slightly settles down on its own, remove the lid. gently mix the curry by garnishing with
• Lemon
• chopped coriander leaves
• Egg

• Final Snapshots.

Pasta With Spinach

• Ingredients
• 3 tbsp butter
• uncooked pasta (I used Penne regate)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• Chopped baby spinach
• black pepper
• Salt for taste
• grated Parmesan cheese
• Milk

• Direction 

• Make Cream Sauce for Pasta
• Melt butter over low heat in wide sauce pan
• Stir in all flour and mix with a wooden spoon until blended. 
• Add garlic
• Add milk, stir & let it boil
• Add chopped spinach (Or other vegetables like corn, red peper etc..)
• Add salt & papper. 

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• Perfectly cook pasta (Note:- Pasta should cook in boiling water only & if you undercook or overcook spoils the recipe )


• Use deep vessel & more water is better.
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• Boil the water
• For boiling water add salt  & never mix oil (I have seen many blogs recommend to add oil which is not required & will spoil the taste)
• Add Penne regate pasta.  

• Stir and check every now and then by eating until it's firm & cooked correctly.

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• Then switch off the stove & drain the hot water. Then pour pasta into cold water so that further cooking of pasta in hot water is stopped.  


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•  Add pasta into cream sauce. Garnish with cheese and serve immediately.

• Final Snapshots.

Vegetable Pulao

• Ingredients
• Olive oil - 3 tbsp
• lemons -1/2
• Turmeric
• Curry Leaves – 5
• Green Chillies – to taste, chopped
• Ginger minced
• Garlic  3 cloves 
• Chopped onion  - 1/2
• Salt for taste
• tomato - pealed  
• chopped Vegetables
• carrots
• cauliflower
• Beans
• Green peas
• Can add any choice of vegetable 
•  1 tsp cumin seeds
• 4 to 5 black pepper 
• bay leaf - 1
• cloves 2
• cardamoms 2
• Other spices like cinnamon, dagad phool ...
• Rice - 2 cups

• Direction 

• Soak the rice with turmeric in 1 glass of water.
• Make a paste of ginger-garlic-green chili
• In cooker, heat ghee/oil and fry the spices like
• cloves
•  cardamoms
•  cinnamon
• Bay leaf 
• cumin seeds
• add the onions and saute them till golden.
• Add the paste prepared earlier
• Add all the veggies 
• carrots
• cauliflower
• Beans
• Green peas
• Add rice and saute gently for 2 minutes on a low flame, so that the rice gets well coated with the oil.
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• pour water and stir. 
• sprinkle 6 to 7 drops of lime juice. season with salt and stir again.
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• pressure cook on medium flame for 1 whistles. when the pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid. gently fluff the Pulao.
• Final Snapshots.

Lemon Rice

Lemon Rice can easily put together when in a hurry & also making with leftover rice makes simple yet tasty meal..

• Ingredients
• Olive oil - 1 tbsp
• lemons -1
• Turmeric
• Asofoetida
• Curry Leaves – 5
• Green Chillies – to taste, chopped
• Ginger minced
• Chopped onion  - 1/4
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• Salt for taste
• Urad dal
• Channa dal
• Peanuts
• Cocoanut
• Rice (http://adugeprayoga.blogspot.com/2015/09/cereal-ras-dosa-rice.html)

• Direction 

• In a small pan add oil & roast peanuts (Optionally cashewnuts). 
• Keep aside and in same pan add
• Mustard
• urad dal
• channa dal
• onion
• Turmeric Powder
• Curry Leaves
• Ginger
• Green Chillies 
• Asofoetida
• After frying then add the peanuts and stir

• switch off the stove and add the lemon juice, grated cocunut along with salt.
• Stir and immediately pour this mixture on the rice.
• Final Snapshots.

Guacamole Toasts

 

• Ingredients
• Avocado - 1
• Lemon - 1/2
• 2 slices bread  toasted
• Pepper
• Salt for taste
• Optional ones are
• Garlic

• Direction 
• Toast the bread. 

• Using your knife, cut around the avocado seed and twist, which will separate them into two halves.Using a spoon scoop out the flesh into a bowl. 
• Add the lemon and salt, to taste. 
• Mash the ingredients together with a fork
• Spread half the mash onto each piece of toast and garnish with some pepper flakes. 

• Final Snapshots.

•   On a side track afternoon had pineapple. 



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Moong dal with Dill Leaves

Most of us these days are worried about weight loss and its maintenance. An easy and effective solution to this would be green gram. Not only does it help you shed kilos but also keeps you full for a longer period of time. On the other hand Dill leaves helps in digestion,Lowers blood sugar levels,Induces sleep...  Above two factor makes Moong dal with Dill Leaves a health recipe. 

• Ingredients
• Moong dal  – 1 cup
• Dill Leaves – chopped
• Olive oil - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric
• Asofoetida
• Curry Leaves – 1
• Green Chillies – to taste, chopped
• 3 to 4 garlic minced
• Jeera/cumin seeds -1 tsp
• Salt for taste
• Optional ones are
• Chopped onion  - 1/4
• Tommotoes
• Lime Juice & chopped coriander leaves – for garnish

• Direction 
• Chop the Dill Leaves, Wash and drain the Moong Dal

• On medium heat in a cooker, heat the Oil and Allow them to sizzle with
• Cumin Seeds
• Asofoetida
• Turmeric Powder
• Curry Leaves
• Garlic
• Green Chillies 
• Onion & Tomatoes (Optional, I have not used it)
•  Pour in the drained Moong Dal , Dill Leaves and Salt 

• Add water, salt,  Stir occasionally and if any foam forms, mix it in.
• Pressure cook on medium to high flame for 2 whistles. when the pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid. gently mix the curry by garnishing with
• Lemon
• chopped coriander leaves

• Serve with south indian chapathi. My previous post as steps hot to make chapathi (http://adugeprayoga.blogspot.com/2015/09/honey-bread-chapathi-spinach-curry.html).

• Or with rice . My previous post as steps hot to make rice http://adugeprayoga.blogspot.com/2015/09/cereal-ras-dosa-rice.html

• Final Snapshots.

•   On a side track afternoon had watermelon with salt & peper. 

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