Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe

Ingredients: 

• 3 cups Mixed Berries (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries)
• 2 cups Seedless Grapes (red or green)
• 2 crisp Sweet Apples
• 3 Peaches or 6 Apricots
• 2 Bananas (sliced thin)
• 1 cup Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice (3 Valencia oranges)
• Nutmeg (optional)

How to make Fresh Fruit Salad:

• Chop blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, grapes, apples, peaches and bananas.
• Place them in a large bowl and mix gently.
• Empty fresh orange juice over the fruit and stir.
• Refrigerate until chilled.
• Remove and serve with a dash of nutmeg.

Kuttu Aloo Ke Pakore

Ingredients:

·      Kuttu Aloo Ke Pakore 1 cup kuttu ka atta

·      Ghee or vegetable oil for frying

·      1/4 cup finely cut coriander leaves

·      3 medium sized potatoes

·      1/2 tbsp black pepper powder

·      1/2 tsp vrat ka salt

Method:

·      Boil the potatoes whole till they are half cooked.

·      Add salt, pepper, and the coriander leaves to the kuttu ka atta and mix well. Mix water slowly to get a smooth batter without lumps.

·      Keep mixing the batter till it achieves a cream like consistency.

·      Cover it and set it aside for about 20 minutes.

·      When the potatoes are cool enough, take off the peel and slice each one into diagonal slices like French fries.

·      Heat the ghee or oil for deep-frying in a deep pan.

·      Make sure the heat is moderate and not very high.

·      Dip each potato slice into the prepared batter till the potato slice is covered fully.

·      Drop the potato slices into the hot ghee or oil one at a time.

·      Put in as many slices as your pan will accommodate but make sure they all are float on the surface of the oil without being bunched up together.

·      When one side becomes golden in colour, turn and fry on other side till golden brown.

·      Drain on tissue paper to remove excess oil.

·      Serve immediately with coriander chutney.

Singhara Burfi

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Singhara Flour (water chestnut flour)
• 2 tbsp Ghee
• 1/2 cup Khoya
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder

Method

• Stir-fry flour in ghee in a heavy pan to a light pink color over low flame
• Transfer immediately to another vessel after frying.
• Stir-fry Khoya in the pan till there are no lumps and it is of light pink color
• Mix cardamom powder and flour to it
• Set aside for cooling
• Make thick syrup by boiling water and sugar till it is of thicker consistency (One can check for the right consistency by putting a drop of syrup in cold water. If it forms a soft ball than it is of right consistency)
• Remove the pan from flame
• Mix the syrup immediately to the Khoya mixture, stirring vigorously to blend it well
• Grease a plate and transfer the mixture to it
• Level it and let it cool
• When cool and set, cut into pieces, using a sharp knife
• The Burfi is ready to serve

Seyal Phulka (left over Rotis in Garlic tomato curry)

Ingredients:        

 " 3-4 tbsp Oil

 " 6 - 7 roties

 " A bunch of Fresh Green Coriander Leaves

 " 1 inch Ginger

 " 2 tbsp Garlic (chopped)

 " 4 Green Chilies

 " 1 Onion (medium sized)

 " 2 large Tomatoes (chopped)

 " 1 tbsp Dry Coriander Powder

 " 1  inch Turmeric Powder

 " Salt to taste

How to make Seyal Phulka:

•        Put coriander leaves, ginger, chopped garlic, green chilies and onion in a blender and grind to a shredded form. Do not turn it to a paste.

•        Heat oil in a kadai or a large frying pan.

•        Add the ground wet masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder, tomatoes and salt. Mix well and cook for 15 minutes on low flame.

•        When the oil starts separating from the masala, add the sliced pav or bread. Turn the sides of the bread to coat it with the masala properly.

•         Lower the heat to minimum, sprinkle little water and cove the pan with the lid.

•        When the bread turns soft, remove the pan from fire.

•        Serve hot with papad and onion rings.

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Sindhi Koki

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups - Wheat Flour

Oil

Salt to taste

2 - Onions

4 - Green chilly

Coriander Leaves

METHOD:

Finely cut the onions, green chillies and coriander leaves. In a large bowl, take the wheat flour and add the finely cut onions, green chillies and coriander leaves. Add salt according to the taste to the mixture. Add 5 tbsp of oil to it.

Mix all the ingredients properly. Add water and knit the dough properly. Make sure that the dough is not too soft. Keep the dough aside for sometime.

Make round and slightly thick rotis (koki) out of it. Put the roti (koki) on the pan, and cook it on a low flame. Add some oil or ghee, when you change its sides.

Serve it with curd/ pickle/ chutney.

 

Toffee apples

Ingredients

4 ripe apples
1egg - 1egg white - 3tbsp (45 ml) all-purposeflour - 3tbsp (45 ml) cornstarch oil for deep-frying - 1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar - 1/4 cup (60 ml) honey - 2tbsp (30 ml) white sesame seeds (optional) - 1 bowl ice water

Method :

Peel and core apples and cut each apple in six to eight wedges. Beat egg and egg white together and fold in sifted flour and cornstarch to make a better. Heat oil for deep frying. Dip apple wedges in batter and deep-fry until golden. Remove and drain on paper towels. In a saucepan heat vegetable oil, add sugar and heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Stir in honey. Coat apple fritters with syrup and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve while piping hot. Let each guest dip apple fritters into ice water. This will cause the syrup coating to harden so the fritters will be crisp and crackling on the outside.

Pan-Fried Asparagus ( Low-cal snacking )

Prep time: 7 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Serves: Three

360 g asparagus
30 g olive oil
15 g onion,chopped
15 g garlic
15-18 leaves rocket lettuce
20 ml cooking white wine or regular white wine (optional)
30 g parmesan shavings
15 ml balsamic reduction (made by reducing balsamic vinegar to half while stirring over low heat)

1. Peel the asparagus and blanch in boiling water for about three to four minutes.
2. Heat the oil and saute the onion and garlic. Add the asparagus and cook for 2 minutes.
3. Dress the lettuce with the white wine; put six pieces of lettuce at the corner of a plate. Top with the Parmesan shavings.
4. Drizzle balsamic reduction over. Lay six pieces of asparagus sticks over the balsamic reduction. Serve hot.

WHAT YOU GET:

This dish is a low-calories source of iron and potassium, antioxidants and vitamin C.