Blueberry Shake

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Serves 1

I am not sure from where my Little One got this blueberry fever. He was asking for it since the week began. What muffin you want? Blueberry...What jam? Blueberry...

So I decided to make this Blueberry milk shake for him. Served his with ice-cream and mine without :(




Ingredients:

1 cup blueberry
2 teaspoon sugar
1 cup milk
1 scoop vanilla ice-cream

Method:

Blend blueberry, milk and sugar together. Add ice cream and serve immediately. You can also avoid ice cream and sugar to make it a healthy drink :)

Pongal

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Serves 4











Ingredients:

1 cup raw rice
3/4 th cup Moong Dal
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
salt to taste

To Season:

1 teaspoon mustard
2 green chillies chopped
1 teaspoon ginger minced
curry leaves
1 tablespoon ghee

Method:

Add rice,moong dal, turmeric, cumin,pepper, salt, water and pressure cook for 3 - 4 whistles. Pongal should be little over cooked. For the above proportion, I have added 6 cups of water. I also pressure cook it for longer time.

Heat ghee in a pan. Add all items under to season. Add it to the cooked pongal and mix it well.

Cheera Thoran

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time 15 minutes
Serves 2










Ingredients:

2 cups frozen spinach
1 small onion chopped
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon mustard
3 dried red chillies
curry leaves
salt to taste
oil

Method:

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard, red chillies, curry leaves and let it crackle. Add onions, salt and saute until it turns pink. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder and saute until the raw smell goes. Add spinach. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.

Mutton Curry

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Serves 4











Ingredients:

1 pound mutton
1 big onion chopped
1 medium tomato chopped
1 medium potato cubed
2 teaspoon minced ginger
2 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon chilli powder
2 teaspoon eastern mutton masala
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon fennel seed
4 cloves
1 inch cinamon stick
curry leaves
cilantro
salt to taste
oil

Method:

Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add the whole spices. Saute for a minute. Add onions, curry leaves, ginger, garlic and saute until onion turns golden brown. Add chilli powder, mutton masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder and saute until it turns reddish brown. Add tomatoes to it and cook until it is mashed.

Add mutton and salt to the masala. Saute until water oozes out completely. Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook until it is fully done.

Open the cooker once it is cooled. Add cubed potatoes to it and cook until the gravy thickens.

Green Chilli Chicken Fry

Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves 4











Ingredients:

1 pound chicken
1 teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ginger gralic paste
6 - 8 green chillies cut lengthwise
curry leaves
salt to taste
oil

Method:

Add chilli powder, lemon juice, vinegar, ginger garlic paste and salt to chicken. Mix it well and marinate for 30 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan. Add green chillies to it and saute for a minute. Add the marinated chicken and cover and cook until the chicken is done and there is no water left. Open the lid and saute for 2 -3 minutes.

I used kashmiri chilli powder to get the color. The heat is completely from the green chillies so be a little generous if you are a spice lover.