Lime n' Mint

Palak Keerai Kootu - Healthy Spinach Lentil Gravy Dal Ingredients: Spinach                                    1 bunch(chop finely) Yellow Lentil or Moong Dal     1 small cup Water                                      2 +1 small cups Salt                                          according to taste For Dry Spices: Black gram                        1 table spoon Cumin seeds                      1 tea spoon Whole Red chilli                1  Coconut (grated)               1 table spoon For Seasoning: Vegetable oil                     1 table spoon Whole Red chilli                1(split in to half) Mustard Seeds                  1 table spoon Cumin seeds                      1 tea spoon Asafoteda                          1/2 tea spoon Turmeric powder               1 tea spoon Curry leaves                      3 to 4 Method: Wash Yellow Lentil in fresh water. Take washed Lentils and chopped Spinach and 2 cups of water  in a Pressure cooker and c

 Banginapalli Mango is one of he best variety from Andhra Padesh. When I am in fruit shop naturally my eyes stick on this Big Banginapalli Mango Fruit. Normally we will  remove the skin of this fruit and cut it in to small pieces and serve in bowls. Today I tried Crush  with this pulpy big fruit. Ingredients: Mangoes                     2 Curd(Yogurt)              1 cup Ice cubes                    1 cup Water                        1/2 cup Sugar                         3 table spoons(optional)(Generally these mangoes are too sweet if need add sugar) Method: Clean Mangoes and slice the either side of the Seed. Take mixer grinder juicer jar add Mango Slices,Curds, Sugar,water and  blend well for 1 min till juice to become thick and sugar to mix well. Now add add Ice cubes blend for few min. Serve chilled Mango Crush in nice Glasses.

Now a days Oats is very popular in  Indian homes as a breakfast,because of its health benefits. Usually my both the sons likes to take this wonderful cereal grain with Milk. But me and my husband doesn't like to eat this way. So I am trying different spicy methods with this cereal grain. Today's my experiment is Vegetable Upma Porridge ...... result is delicious and yummy....

Every week I buy Fresh Vegetables and Fruits from Super Market. This week I bought some really juicy and lush seed-less black grapes, carefully picking two bunches of ripe ones. by the time i felt like making use of them, my hubby and elder son gave one bunch a fitting treatment while watching an exciting IPL Cricket Match last night! Now, I was left with only a small bunch of them now and i hurried to give them some kitcheny treatment., before today's matches start. Here I am narrating my juicy encounters with beautiful black grapes.....