Gongura Chutney

Gongura chutney is an interesting accompaniment for rasam rice or Indian breads, healthy and tangy. A must try out!  It is called Red sorrel in English or Ambadi in Marathi. It is sour to taste and loaded with Vitamin C! 


Ingredients

•    Gongura/ Red Sorrel Leaves  – 2 cup (washed,cleaned)
•    Red chillies – 4-5
•    Fenugreek /Menthya powder -1/2 tsp
•    Turmeric Powder –a pinch
•     oil -3-4 tbsp
•    Salt as required

   For the seasoning

   Oil - 1 tbsp
   Mustard seeds– 1 tsp
   Hing– a pinch

Method - In a kadai, dry roast menthya/fenugreek and grind it to powder. Heat oil add chilies,turmeric,hing, gongura leaves and fry well. Let it cool. Grind it into fine paste,add salt while grinding. 

Next prepare seasoning-heat oil in a kadai,add mustard seeds, once done, add the paste and fry till 10 minutes. Add menthya powder and mix.

Enjoy with Akki rotti, chapati or rice.

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Healthy Burger

Healthy Burger is a simple and easy recipe and am sure you all will love to make and enjoy it with your kids. Get their help to assemble the burger and it will a happy family time ! Healthy Burger has a mix of vegetables and aloo patties with cheese a perfect heavy meal. Cheese is for kids though, elders can skip it or enjoy and go for a run! 

Ingredients:

Healthy Burger

• Aloo peas tikki
• Mayonnaise 
•  Tomato sauce
• Green chutney (ignore for kids)
•  Burger buns-4
•  Cucumber slices (1 for each burger)
• Capsicum slices  (1 for each burger)
• Tomato slices (1 for each burger)
• Onion slices  (1 for each burger)
• Cheese slice ( (1 for each burger)

Method- Prepare the patties and keep it aside. Cut the burger bun in half and  lightly roast the burger bun with little butter. Apply the sauce on both sides. If you like it spicy apply green chutney. Next start assembling the burger-keep the patties, place tomato, cucumber and onion slices, cheese slice over this, cover it with bun and press lightly. Enjoy Healthy Burger with ketchup.

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Amla Murubba

‘Amla or Nellikayi as we all know is said to be a super fruit loaded with nutrients. It is immensely beneficial for our health, hair, and skin. It helps to build immunity and delays aging. You can make various recipes using Amla.

Here is Amla Murubba. A perfect dish for your kids to enjoy with chapati. Enjoy this khatta Meeta yummy and deliciously sweet Amla recipe. 

Amla Murubba

Ingredients

• Amla grated-1 big cup
• Sugar-1/2 cup
• Water
• Cardamom Pwd/Elachi- 1 tsp
• Saffron- few strands

Method- Wash the amlas and grated it finely, discarding the seeds. Meanwhile dissolve sugar in water and make syrup. Keep it on low flame, stir in between. Add the grated amlas in this solution. Let it cook till the mix becomes thick.Add cardamom powder and saffron. 
Once cool, store it in glass jar.
Enjoy Amla Murubba with parathas rotis or bread.



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Coriander leaves Thokku

Coriander Leaves thokku or Kothambiri thokku is a spicy and tangy accompaniment for your paratha and chapatis. Healthy and tasty and easy to prepare.

Ingredients

• Fresh coriander leaves - 2 cups 
• (cleaned and chopped)
• Red chilies -6-10 (guntur/Byadgi)
• Tamarind paste-2-3 tsp
• Jaggery - small piece
• Salt - for taste
• Oil - 4-5 tsp
• Mustard seeds-1 tsp
• Hing- pinch

Method- 

• Clean and wash the coriander leaves well and chop them finely. Pick only leaves. Next in a kadai, add oil and fry chilies,tamarind and leaves for 2-3 mins. Once done grind it well. In a kadai, add oil, add mustard and hing, once done add the ground paste and saute well for 10-15mins. Let it cool and you can store it in the refrigerator for a week. Enjoy this tangy thokku with parathas, chapatis or rasam rice.

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John Lennon 

Potato Smileys

Potato Smileys is simple and easy recipe that can be prepared in less time. Your kids will love your for this.

Ingredients - 

• Boiled Pototo 4 (mashed)
• Bread crumbs- 1/2 cup
• Corn flour -1/4 cup
• Pepper powder 1/2 tspoon 
• Oregano-1/2 tsp
• Cheese-2 tbsp (opt)
• Chilli pwd 1 tspoon 
• Salt for taste
• Oil for frying

Method - In a bowl, add mashed potatoes, add bread crumbs, flour, pepper pwd, chili pwd, salt and mix well. Rest it for 30-45 minutes in fridge.

Take a big ball size and make thick paratha, using cookie cutter, make round shape, make shapes of eyes and mouth (use spoon or straw to make shape) and take it on a separate plate.Repeat for the entire dough. Heat oil in kadai. Fry well till it is golden brown on both sides. Enjoy hot with ketchup,chutney or sauce. 

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than what you do every once in a while'.(The Power of Habit)

Menthya Hittu Powder/ Methkoot Powder

Enjoy the healthy and easy recipe for making Menthya Hittu. You can find below the recipe on how to make MenthyadaHittu Pudi. It is known as Methkoot in Marathi.



Ingredients

• Chana dal-1 cup
• Urad Dal-3/4 cup
• Wheat-3/4 cup
• Rice-1/2 cup
• Jeera-1 spoon
• Fenugreek-1/4 spoon
• Hing-1/2 spoon
• Turmeric-1 spoon

Method-

Dry roast all ingredients separately. Once cool, grind it into fine powder. Store it in airtight container.

You can mix Menthyahittu with white rice, add ghee and enjoy. You can make gojju using this powder.


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Peanut Chikki

Peanut chikki, we all grew up enjoying this as kids. This is a very simple easy recipe that can be done in very less time. Healthy and loaded with nutrients, a definate must try during your kids holiday time. Chikki/ gajak or brittle is a perfect treat for adults and kids.

Peanut Chikki

Ingredients

• 2 cups peanut / groundnut
• 1½ cup jaggery / gud / bella
• 2 tbsp water
• 1/2 mix dry fruits

Method- In a kadai, dry roast the peanut on low flame. Keep stirring till it roasts well uniformly. Once cool, remove the skin and break it into two. Meanwhile in a kadai add the jaggery and add little water and let it melt on low flame. Keep stirring till the entire jaggery melts. Once the syrup is formed, add the peanuts,dry fruits and give it a quick stir till the peanuts are coated well with the syrup. 

In a plate ,add butter paper and pour this mixture over it and pat it to smoothen up. Cut into pieces while it is warm.

Serve once the chikki is completely cooled down. Store the remaining in airtight container.

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