Lime n' Mint

Dates Chutney Yesterday i am cleaning my Fridge...in this process i saw one packet full of Dates....this is the wonderful result........in this chutney i added somes Apricots and Raisins also.... Dates                       1 cup(de seeded and cut into small pieces) Raisins,Apricots       1/2 cup(Apricots also de seeded and cut small in to pieces,Raisins are seed less directly i used) Jaggery                  1/2 cup Red chilli powder   1 table spoon Salt                       1 table spoon Mustard seeds         1/2 teaspoon(pounded coarsely  in Mortal)  Cumin seeds           1 tea spoon(Fry for few min(till seeds turn it to brown color iand nice aroma comes)in a Pan,pounded coarsely in Mortal. Tamarind juice       2 table spoonsspoon Water                   2 cups (Instead of Tamarind Juice we can Use White Vinegar or Lime juice also.) Method: Heat thick bottomed pan and put all the above ingredients  and cook over medium heat for 30 to 40 min. till the ch

 Beerakaya Pachadi Ritze gourd is easy digestive vegetable in all Gourds.    Now i am posting Simple, easy digestive  fresh Ridge gourd chutney. Delicacy from State of Andhra Pradessh. This chutney is healthy too... Ridge gourd chutney(Beerakaya Pachadi) Ingredients: Ridge gourd-(Beerakaya) 1 big size around 100 to 150g.  Black gram                    1 tea spoon Red chilli                       1 Cumin seeds                  1/2 tea spoon Tamarind                      10g.(small ball size) Vegetable oil                1 tea spoon Salt                                to taste around 1 tea spoon Seasoning: Mustard seeds         1 tea spoon Cumin seeds           1/2 tea spoon Asafoteda               a pinch Vegetable oil       1 tea spoon (red chilii            1 optional) Method: Peel ridge gourd skin and this pulpy vegetable  make in to small pieces. Heat oil in a pan in medium heat,add black gram and fry for few min till they turn it into go

Happy Ugadi to all......  ఉగాది  శుభాకాంక్షలు. Today has been  Ugadi , It is a New year festival here in the southern parts of India. I have been born and brought up in the State of Andhra Pradesh in souther India and this festival is special to me. Ugadi means begining of new era, otherwise called simply "Vasantha Rutuvu" which means pleasent nature. This beautiful festival marks the beginning of Spring season where weather is pleasent and nature is in full bloom. To celebrate this we prepare Ugadi Pachadi (New Year Salad Mixture), Its a kind of fresh Salad made with tender mangoes (for pungent taste), fresh new tamarind (for sour taste),Neem ( Azadirachta indica )  flowers (for bitterness) and freshly made Jaggery for sweetness also salt for taste.                         According to Hindu mythology at the beginning of a new era people eat jaggery & neem flower as a mark of happiness(sweet-jaggery) and sorrow(bitter-Neem), therefore both are taken eqaully.  

Woooof Summer is showing his heat in India. Usually we like to prefer either cool beverages or easy digestive curries, Curd raitas and Salads.Today's my recipe is easy and fresh healthy recipe. Spinach Curry                                                                                                      Ingredients: 1. Spinach       1 bunch( cut into small pieces) 2. Ginger         10g.(mash it in mortal or cut as small pieces) 3. Garlic pods    4(remove the skin of pods and cut into pieces or use  as whole     pods)(optional) 4. Green chilli  2( just mash it in mortal) 5. Vegetable oil 1 tea spoon 6. Black gram     1 tea spoon 7. Cumin seeds 1/2 tea spoon 8. Vegetable     1 table spoon 9. Salt             for taste   Method: Clean spinach thouroughly under clean water and keep it on clean dry towl. Cut Spinach in to small pieces. Heat oil in a pan in a medium flame. Now add Black gram fry for few  min. then add Cumin seeds and fry till the

From last two months I have become a bit lazy in posting my recipes. Have been busy attending marriages and visiting relatives in various places. Now I have time again for myself. Today's my recipes is my younger ones favorite recipe, "Juicy Cheesy Potato" A simple & exciting tasty starter for kids and elders also...... Ingredients: Potatoes                    - 2 (boil it and keep it aside) Processed cheese      - 1 Cheese Slice (I used Amul Cheese Slice) Full milk cream         - 2  tea spoons Pepper                       - 1 tea spoon Salt                            - for taste lemon                        - 1 tea spoons Fresh mint leaves      -  4 to 5 Method: Remove skin of tomatoes cut into small size cubes. Take these boiled cubes in to small handy pan. In a meanwhile take full cream in a separate bowl. Add cheese,pepper and salt into this cream and mix well. Add this mixture into the pan with boiled potato cubes and mi