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Cucumber tomato raita

Preparation timing 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• Curd - 2 cups

• Cucumber - 2 (200 gms)

• Tomato - 2 (150 gms )

• Fresh mint leaves - 1 bunch

• Green chilly - 3 to 4 (finely chopped)

• Roasted cumin powder - 1/2 tsp 

• Black salt - 1 pinch

• Salt to taste

Direction:

• Firstly take a mixing bowl and add 2 cups of curd in it and whisk it until curd becomes smooth

• Remove the seed from cucumber and tomato and chop them finely

• Then chop the mint leaves finely , chopped green chilly and add into prepared curd

•  Further place cucumber and tomato into the curd

• Additionally add black salt , roasted cumin  powder , salt into the curd and mix all the ingredients nicely 

• Cucumber tomato raita is ready

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Rice kheer / Rice Payasam

Preparation timing 35 minutes

Ingredients:

• Milk - 1 ltr

• Rice - 1/ 2 cup

• Sugar - 1/2 cup

• Cardamom - 3 to 4 crushed

• Raisins - 10 to 15

• Cashew nuts - 8 to 10

• Pistachio and almond for garnishing

Direction:

• Firstly put the rice in a bowl and wash it really well and soak it for about 10 minutes.

• Heat a pan and add 1 ltr of milk to it and let the milk boil completely.

• Once the milk is completely boiled reduce the flame to medium low.

• Then add soaked rice and cook it by stirring occasionally.

• Make sure milk and rice should not stick to the bottom.

• When the rice is properly cooked then add 1/2 cup of sugar and keep stirring.

• Because when we add sugar , soon it begin to stick to the bottom of the pan.

• Further add crushed cardamom , cashew nuts and raisins. 

• Cook till the milk is thicken.

• Now rice kheer is ready.

• Take a serving bowl pour the kheer with a ladle and garnish with almond and pistachio.

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Onion pakoda

Preparation timing 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• Onion - 3 to 4

• Gram flour / besan - 1 cup

• Rice flour - 1 tbsp

• Ginger - 1 inch ( finely chopped)

• Garlic - 4 to 5 ( finely chopped)

• Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

• Green chilly - 2 ( finely chopped)

• Baking soda - 1 pinch

• Oil for deep frying

• Salt - to taste

Direction:

• Firstly peel and slice the onions thinly.

• Take a large mixing bowl and put the sliced onions. Add salt and mix it well.

• Then add gram flour (besan) , rice flour, a pinch of soda , red chilly powder, turmeric powder , chopped ginger, chopped garlic, chopped green chilly and few drops of water.

• Mix all the ingredients really well with the help of your hand or a spatula.

• Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.

• Take a ball size pakora mixture and drop it small small portion of that mixture in the hot oil.

• Turn the pakoras occasionally till both side of pakoras turn golden and crisp.

• Then take the pakoda out from the hot oil and keep it in a paper towel to absorb extra oil from it.

• Now your onion pakoda is ready.

• Serve onion pakoda hot with some tomato ketchup.

~Happy cooking~

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Boondi Anar (pomegranate)  raita

Preparation timing 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• Curd - 2 cups 

• Boondi - 200 gms

• Anar (Pomegranate) - 100 gms

• Ginger - 1 inch ( grated)

• Green chilly - 1 ( chopped)

• Coriander leaves - 1 bunch ( finely chopped)

• Mint leaves - 1 tbsp ( finely chopped)

• Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

• Roasted cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

• Chat masala powder - 1/2 tsp

• Black salt -1/2 tsp

• Sugar - 2 tbsp

• Salt to taste

 Direction:

• Firstly take a mixing bowl and whisk the curd till smooth and peel the pomegranate

• Then add 1/4 up of water to the curd and mix well 

• The curd should be like dropping consistency 

• Then add roasted cumin powder , chat masala powder , black salt, sugar and salt

• Mix it til sugar and salt  properly dissolved into the curd

• Further add grated ginger , chopped green chilly , chopped mint leaves,chopped coriander leaves and pomegranate combine all the ingredients really well

• Before adding boondi , if you want to add soft boondi then soak the boondi in warm water for few minutes and drain the excess water and put it into the curd

• But now i am using boondi directly to the curd because i want to keep boondi remain crisp

• Mix the boondi well with a spatula

• Boondi anar rait is ready

• Transfer the raita into serving bowl and garnish with some red chilly powder and roasted cumin powder.

~Happy cooking~

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Kanda aloo Poha / Flattend rice

Preparation timing 25 - 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• Poha / flattened rice - 2 cups

• Mustard seed - 1 tsp

• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

• Assafoetida - 1 pinch

• Oil - 3 tbsp

• Roasted peanuts - a hand full of

• Ginger - 1 inch (grated)

• Curry leaves - 8 -10

• Onion - 2 medium size ( finely chopped)

• Green chilly - 2 ( slit)

• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

• Boiled potato - 1 diced ( optional)

• Lemon juice - 2 tsp

• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp ( finely chopped)

• Sugar - 1 tsp

• Salt to taste

  Direction:

• Firstly sieve the poha ( flattened rice) and remove small granules

• Put the poha  in a strainer and pour a jug full of water over it. 

• Immediately press the poha to drain excess water 

• Sprinkle a pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar mix well and keep it aside

• Heat  3 tbsp of oil in a pan then add mustard seeds , once the mustard seeds start splutter ad cumin seeds , curry leaves , green chilly and a pinch of assafoetida . fry for 15 seconds

• Then add chopped onions and grated ginger saute it 

• When the onions turn translucent  add diced boiled potato , turmeric powder, salt and a little water

• Give it a stir and cover it for 2 minutes 

• Then add roasted peanuts and mix well

• Further add moist poha and mix it well

• Cover the poha with a lid and  cook for a minute

• Then add chopped coriander leaves and lime juice mix well

• Now kanda poha is ready to serve

~Happy cooking~