Yam (Sweet Potato) Pudding

Today the two events mentioned below draw my attention. Attempt to cook with 2 Ingredients for filling carvings that can be Custard texture, mild natural sweetness and a fun color. 

1.  "National Happiness Happens Day", 
2. "National Frozen Custard Day" 

Ingredients

• Sweet Potato
• Yogurt (Curd)
• Optionally Cardamom, Sugar(For your taste), Cheese (For Decoration)....

Direction

• Add water to the pot and place sweet potato.  
  
  
  
  
• Close the lid on the pot.  Start heat to create pressure. After one whistle switch off. 
• Let cool, open the lid. 
  
  
  
  
• Peel away the skin without burning your fingers. Throw away the skin and add the sweet potato flesh to a Blender.
  
  
  
  
• Add yogurt to a blender then blend
• Stir the cooled sweet potato puree into the yogurt until blended. 
• Store in the fridge.

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Sugar Snap peas With Masala Chai

 Today is friendship's day to honor the special bond that two or more companions share. To observe the day with surprise impromptu visits from lovely friends having Sugar Snap peas With Masala Chai to cheer the day!!

Ingredients

• Sugar Snap peas 
• Salt
• Fresh Ginger
• Tea Powder
• Milk
• Black Pepper
• Cardamom
• Clove
• Water
• Optionally Sugar/Honey (Generally I will have tea without Sugar)

Direction

Sugar Snap peas

• Cut the edges of Sugar Snap Peas using scissor. (I made the mistake not to cut and realized while eating.. Hope you don;t do that mistake.) 
• Put water & salt to bowl and let it boil.   Also Keep cold water in another bowl. 
  
  
  

• Add Snap peas to boiling water. After 60 to 90 seconds you see Fresh Snap peas turn to Super bright green color. 
  
  
  

• Allow Snap peas to swim in Cold Water now :) & Sugar snap peas is ready.. 

Masala Chai

• Prepare masala powder using manual pounding (a blend of cardamom, cinnamon, clove and black pepper)
• On the pan over low/medium flame,  add water, Ginger & freshly ground masala. 
  
  
  

• As it comes to boil Add Tea Powder, Allow it to boil for 4-5 minutes. 
• Finally, add the milk. Boil it more till the milk starts rising up to the top.
  
  
  

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Chaat Masala Fruit Salad

 Today is Unofficially #NationalFreshBreathDay. To observe the day thought about having main Ingredients with Raw fruits that act as natural toothbrushes as you eat.

Ingredients

• Avocado : (help to freshen your breath. Bacteria can build up in your gut and intestines and can cause bad breath. Eating an avocado cleanses your mouth and helps remove that bacteria.)
• Grapes : low in protein and are alkaline to reduce the acidity of your oral cavity
• Lemon
• Chaat Masala

Direction

• Clean the grapes and cut into half. 
  
  
  
• Remove the Avocado Wrapper,  Cut into Pieces  and place in the bowl.
• Squeeze Lemon & flush the Chat Masala. 
  
  
  
• Mix well

3 Easy Prasada Recipes for VARAMAHALAKSHMI Festival

Today is Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata a festival to propitiate the Goddess Lakshmi. To satisfy the hungering after looking photos from family and friends thaught to make 3 Easy Prasada Recipes.

1. Kosambari
2. Horse Gram Usli
3. Kadle Pudi

Ragi Raisins Cookies

 Today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day in United States, To satisfy sweet tooth thought to celebrate. Chocolate Chip is healthy and at same time don’t want to add too many empty calories hence picked raisins as alternative to Chocolate Chip along with ragi  (Karnataka leading producer)

Ingredients

• Ragi (millet) Flour
• Coconut
• Ghee (binding the cookie)
• Raisins ( used as sweetener)
• Milk (As leavening agent , I avoid baking soda hence Cookies won't rise much)
• Walnuts powder (For garnish purpose)
• Cardamom Powder ( for flavor)

Direction

1. Dry roast the Ragi flour & let it cool down.  
   
   
   
2. Grind the coconut
3. In a microwave safe bowl mix ragi flour, coconut and ghee   & cook at high for 2 Minutes.
4. Mash and mix the flour well   
   
   
   
5. Microwave cook again for another 2 minute.
6. After removing from microwave mix it well 
7. Now add the walnut powder , ghee and make them into balls Or Circle. 
   
   
   
8. Microwave cook again for another 2 minute.
10. Store the cookies in an air tight container.  
    
    
    

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Watermelon 🍉 Cake

Today is National Watermelon Day in United States & Hence refreshing summertime treat enjoyed!

Ingredients

• Personal seedless watermelon
• Salt
• Lemon
• Peper
• Grapes

Direction

• Peel a watermelon to make it easier to try different Shapes

• Sprinkle with salt , black pepper powder and squeeze of fresh lime juice.

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Different Options Tried

Avocado Fruit Salad

1. Mixer/Food Processor
1. Peel the bananas and cut into slices.  
2. Cut your avocado into half and remove the seed. Scoop the flesh out and put into a food processor.
3. Pour the freshly squeezed lemon juice.  
4. Optionally if need more sweat add Dates Or Honey etc.... (I did not used any) 
2. Cut apple and Oranges. 
3. Mix in bowl & if need chill refrigerate.