Sultry summers are gone here in Mumbai and monsoon showers have knocked the parched earth, giving a sigh of relief, from dusty, sweaty, nasty heat of summer. However, I’ll miss some of my favorite summer things, like making falooda icecream, chilled mangoshakes, jaljeera and of course chilled masala chaach (buttermilk). One more food that associates me with summer afternoons is Dhodho, which is a type of flatbread, made from rice flour.It’s bit sticky, light, not too much spicy yet it serves as a delicious accompaniment with any veggie or Dal and I just love to wash it down with…
-
-
Print Veg keema(Soyabean Nuggets and TVP in Gravy) Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 3 Healthy Nutrela recipe Ingredients Soyabean chunks (Nuggets /badi soyabean) 50 gms TVP (choti soyabean) 50 gms Onions 3 Tomatoes 2 Green chillies 3 Ginger Turmeric powder ¼ tsp Coriander powder 2 tsp Tejpatta 1 Garam masala powder ½ tsp Kitchen king masala ¼ tsp Kasoori methi (Dry methi leaves) ½ tsp Salt to taste Oil 2 tbsp Method Soak both Chunks and TVP in warm water for about half hour, Rinse these and squeeze out water. Take a pressure…
-
Print Matki (Moth beans) Moth beans cooked in onion curry, makes a tasty dal dish Ingredients Matki (moth beans) 250 gm Onion 2 small Tomato 2 small Green chillies 2 Ginger Garlic 3-4 cloves(optional) Turmeric powder ¼ tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Garam masala powder ½ tsp Salt as per taste Oil 2 tsp Coriander leaves and dash of lemon juice for garnishing Method Pick, wash and soak matki for few hours (5-6) Take some oil in pressure cooker, add chopped onions and saute it till brown in colour Now add chopped/grated/pureed tomato and saute it for few minutes Add…
-
Raita is a curd based preparation, in which many different vegetables could be added.Raita has a cooling effect on the body so it is mostly served as a side dish or salad with meals in summer. There are many variations of raita,viz. boondi raita,dhoodhi raita,cucumber raita,onion raita etc Following is a recipe of Doodhi raita, also called as mattho, which is really tasty and healthy Print Mattho(Dhoodhi raita) Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 1-2 Dhoodhi raita is a very healthy and delicious condiment made from boiled bottle gourd and curd/ yogurt Ingredients Curd…







