Lime n' Mint

Now  is the season for tender mangoes and tender cashews and time for harvesting pineapples and jack fruits and many more tropical fruits in our country. My parents had a couple of orchards that had beautiful mango and cashew trees. During my childhood, we used to get tender green mangoes and tender cashews from these orchards every year between February  and April. Now-a-days i am not getting the opportunity to visit my parents' place due to work and other exigencies. So i miss the spring/summer festivities associated with crop harvests and resultant jubilant moments with my brothers and cousins and all the family members of my parerntal home. I got suddenly relived  all those memories this week. Few days ago, we visited a nearby village and spent a day at a health resort thats just 60 km away from where we live. To my utter surprise and excitement,  that resort is built in the middle of a fruit orchard with many fruit-bearing trees including cashew...

Simple and  healthy curry.  Microwave Spinach and Tomato curry or Palak,Tomatar ki subji: Ingredients: Spinach (Palak)          1  cup Tomato                      2  (cut into small pieces) Onion                         1  ( small cut into small pieces) green chilli                   1  (cut into small pieces) ginger                            small  piece (grate it) Cumin seeds               1   tea spoon Red chilli powder        1   tea spoon Salt                             1 teaspoon Vegetable oil             ...

Today I have harvested Egg- plants from my garden. My elder son asked me to make low spice curry. So i tried out this version of my curry. It come out well, so I thought of sharing this recipe with you. Baingan -Tamatar ki Curry(BrinjalTomato curry) Ingredients: Baingan (Brinjal) 100g (Cut into long pieces) Tomato 100g (cut to small pieces) Onion 100g(cut to small dices) Jeera (Cumin) 10g Vegetable Oil 1 table spoon Curds (yogurt) 1/2 small cup Milk 1/2 small cup Salt 1 tea spoon Red Chilli powder 1 tea spoon Green chilli 1 (cut small pieces) Ginger 10g grate it Turmeric powder 1/2 tea spoon Method: Heat vegetable oil in Non stick Kadai(pan), add jeera (cumin) ,fry 3 sec. in a slow flame. Now a...

I made this curry in a microwave oven in an emergency. At times when no other cooking equipment is not available and a quick serving is impending, this would work as a great alternative.I thought of sharing it with you all. Ingredients: 1. cauliflower 200 gms (wash florets and cut into small pieces) 2. onion 1 ( cut into small dices) 3. tomato 1 (cut into small dices) 4. green chilli 1 (cut into small pieces) 5. ginger small piece - for taste (cut into small pieces) 6. jeera (cumin seeds) 1/2 tea spoon 7.salt 1 tea spoon 8. red chili powder 1 tea spoon 9. oil 1 table spoon 10. turmeric powder - a hint Method: 1.Take a microwave safe bowl 2. Place all ingredients in this bowl in layers; first pour some oil; put in jeera, then as the next layer place onions, chillies,tomatoes,ginger,and in the next layer cauliflower and finally, on top of all, sprinkle chilli powder,salt, and turmeric. 3. Close the bowl with its lid, place it ...