Energy Boost Smothie

 

The fruit punch to celebrate today two events "Rum" & "Energy Multiplier" Day

Ingredients

• Pineapple
• Avocado
• Blueberry
• Orange

Directions

• Peel the fruits.
• Place all ingredients into the blender and blend on medium/high until it reaches your desired consistency. 
• Pour into glasses and enjoy!

Tri Color Beans - Carrot Palya Served with Rice

Celebrating India’s 75th Independence Year With Tricolour Rice with Green/Carrot palya. 

 

Ingredients

• Cut Green beans
• Grated Carrot
• Shredded coconut
• Chana dal
• Black mustard seeds
• Asafetida
• Oil
• Chile 
• Red for Beans 
• Green for carrots
• Curry leaves
• Turmeric
• Salt
• Onion
• Optionally
• Tomato
• Ginger/Garlic
• Cilantro
• Blueberries for decoration. 

Directions

• Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard, chana dal 
  
• When the dal turn golden, add hing , curry leaves, Onion
• Red Chilli for Beans
• Green Chilli for Carrot
• Fry till the Onion turn crisp.
• Add chopped beans/Carrot,turmeric along with salt and saute for 2 mins.
• Cook covered for 2 to 3 mins on a low flame. This helps to release the moisture.
• If needed sprinkle 1 to 2 tbsps water. Cover and cook until soft and tender.
• Add coconut.
• Mix well and saute for a minute.
• Switch off and serve beans/Carrot palya with rice.

Left Handed Day Thumbs up Attempt

Today is International Left Handed Day to mark the uniqueness of the left-handed people around the globe. Tried to have thumbs up decoration using left hand. 

Ingredients

1. Banana
2. Dragon Fruit
3. Blueberries

Elephant Day Red Radish Sambar

 

Today is World Elephant Day international annual event. Nature's great masterpiece. Hope grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book. So today recipe is Radish Sambar

Ingredients

• Radish
• Toor Dhal
• Turmeric Powder
• Sambar powder
• Olive oil
• Red chillies
• Tamarind Juice
• Mustard seeds
• Onion
• Tomatoes
• Coriander leaves
• Asafoetida (Hing)
• Cumin seeds
• Curry leaves
• Salt
• Water

Directions

• Cook In a pressure cooker, take toor dhal with water Add salt and turmeric powder. Once cooked let it cool down. 
  
  
  
• In parallel, On a pan, pour oil. When the oil gets heated, add the mustard seeds, curry leaves, cumin seeds, dry red chillies.
  
  
  
• Add few chopped onions and sprinkle some salt. Saute for few minutes.
  
  
  
• Add fenugreek seeds, asafoetida powder and mix it well.
• Add chopped radish pieces and saute it slightly. 
  
  
  
• Next add tomatoes and saute.
  
  
  
• Now add turmeric powder, sambar powder Saute for a minute.
  
  
  
• Add a cup of water and add cooked toor dhal and mix it well.
  
  
  
• Now add tamarind juice and mix well. Add more water if necessary.
• Let it boil.
• Now sprinkle roughly chopped coriander leaves and it is ready to serve.

Final Snapshot

Serve the Sambar Recipe with Ragi Bowl 

Beet Root palya Raksha bandhan Thali

 

Today is Raksha Bandhan & had my Thali with  Beet Root palya

Ingredients

• Beetroot
• Mustard
• Channa
• Asafoetida
• Red Chilli
• Curry Leaves
• Onion
• Garlic 
• Ginger
• Salt
• Coconut
• For Decorations used cucumber & Curd. 

Directions

• Peel the outer skin of the beetroot, cut it and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds,Chana and let it crackle. Add the asafoetida, red chilli, curry leaves and let it splutter. Then add onion, Ginger & Garlic paste.
  
  
  
• Add in the beetroot, season with salt, mix well and cook until the beetroot is half cooked.
  
  
  
• Add in the sambar masala and, toss well and let the beetroot cook well.
• Once the beetroot is cooked, add the grated coconut and mix
  
  
  

Final Snapshot

Serve the Beetroot Palya Recipe with Chapathi, Cucumber and curd. 

Lazy Day Orange (Mandarin) Carvings

 

Today is National Lazy Day here is how I celebrated without getting up from the sofa after heavy butter chicken yesterday.

Ingredients

• Orange
• For Decorations
• Tooth Pick
• Cloves

Direction

• Cut off the top and bottom section of the orange. 
•  bottom Slice Make Ears and Join to the Top Slice with make hole from tooth pick & join using Cloves
• Remove the flesh of the orange Retaining inner ring. Cut the flesh into cubes.
  
  
  

• On the another Orange cut the top section and stick with Tooth Pick. Fill the core with cubes. 

Final Snapshot

Simple Butter Chicken Recipe

 

Today three events mentioned below draw my attention. Here by presenting my portable Book Recipe (Butter Chicken) for today celebration of three events.  The 3 Simple Steps Recipe of Butter Chicken taken from my sister in law (Kavitha). 

1. "Book Lovers Day", 
2. "Rice Pudding Day"
3. Muharram

Ingredients

• Boneless chicken clean with Salt & Turmeric. 
• Butter
• Salt
• Cashew nut
• Onion
• Ginger Garlic Paste
• Garam Masala
• Coriander Powder
• Kashmiri red chilli powder
• Kasturi Methe
• Tomato
• Cream from raw milk

Direction

Three Simple Steps

1. Gravy Steps
• To a bowl add below items and boil
• Water 
• 4 Tomatoes 
• Cashew Nuts 
  
  
  
  
• After cool Down Remove the Top layer of Tomatoes
• In the blender blend Peeled Tomatoes,  Kashmiri red chilli powder and Cashew Nuts
• 
2. Get Chicken Cooked
• In the Pan add 
• 1Tbsp Butter, 
• Chicken & 
• Salt. 
  
  
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Wait  for water to form & Drain itself on the medium flame heat. Takes 10 to 20 minutes.
• 
  Then Move the Cooked chicken to different bowl and use the same pan to follow step 3. 
3. Mix Gravy & Chicken Cooked
• In the San Pan of step 2 add  
• 1Tbsp Butter,
  
  
  
• Cut Onion
• Ginger Garlic Paste
  
  
  
• Gravy From Step 1
  
  
  
• Garam Masala
• Coriander Powder
• Kasturi Methe
  
  
  
• Chicken from Step2
  
  
  
• Cream from raw milk
  
  
  
• Yummy, Butter Chicken is ready. 

Decorations Preparations Snapshot

Final Snapshot