Sweet Potato Khichdi

You Need
1 huge sweet potato
3-4 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp jeera
salt to taste

Peel and grate sweet potato.
Heat ghee in a pan and add jeera.
Add the grated potato,salt and stir continuously till brown.

Banana-Strawberry Smoothie

You Need
1 banana
7-8 strawberries
1.5 cup milk
2 tbsp vanilla icecream
2-3 cubes ice
2 tbsp sugar

Blend everything together.

Walnut - Almond Laddu

This recipe is so easy that my hubby prepared it :)

You Need
1 cup Walnut
1 cups Almond
1 can condensed milk
2.5 cups milk
3 tbsp ghee

Roast walnuts and almonds, let cool and grind separately.
Boil milk and add condensed milk.
Let cook for 15 mins and add ground nuts.
Add ghee.
Cook for another 10 mins till it leaves the pan.
Let cool till you can hold it and form laddus.

Nimbu pudi/besan kachori

Not a very healthy but truly tasty snack.
You Need
For filling
1 cup besan
1tbsp each turmeric,garam masala,green chilli paste,coriander paste,salt
a pinch hing
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp water
2 tbsp lemon juice

For cover
1 cup wheat flour
water to knead
2 tbsp oil

Oil to deep fry.

Mix all ingredients for filling and knead into a hard dough.
Knead wheat flour into a hard dough too.
Make ping pong size balls out of each.
Roll the wheat dough into a disc and place the filling dough inside.
Cover and roll again evenly.
Deep fry till golden brown on both sides.
Tastes good as it is hot or cold.
Does not spoil till 2-3 days at room temperature.

Jalebi

I know yet again..its a different recipe..n more towards "instant" The difference definitely is..it stays crispy forever with this recipe..

You Need
Batter:
1/2 cup All Purpose flour
1 teaspoon besan (gram flour)
1/2 teaspoon yeast
1/2 teaspoon oil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
About 1/2 cup of lukewarm water (as needed)

Syrup:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
Pinch of cardamom powder
Few strands of saffron
1 teaspoon of lemon juice

Batter:
1. Dissolve the yeast in warm water and let it sit for about five minutes.
2. Mix the flour, besan (gram flour), oil, and sugar together.
3. Add the yeast solution and mix well, making sure that there are no lumps and the batter is smooth.
4. Set the batter aside and let it sit in a warm place for one hour.
5. Make sure the batter is fermented, but do not over ferment. After fermenting batter will be little lacy.

Syrup:
1. Boil the sugar and water together. Add the lemon juice and saffron and close the heat.

Making Jalebis:
1. Heat the oil in a flat frying pan about 1 1/2″ deep. To check if the oil is ready, put ont drop of batter in the oil, the batter should sizzle and come up without changing in color right away.
2. Fill the Jalebi batter into an empty ketchup or mustard bottle).
3. Squeeze the Jalebi batter out in the hot oil in a pretzel shape to about 2 inches in diameter.
4. Fry the Jalebis until golden-brown on both sides.
5. Transfer into the warm syrup.
6. Let jalebi soak in the hot syrup for a few seconds and take out.
7. Serve hot.

Hot and Sour Soup

You need
1/4 cup each Shredded cabbage,carrots,french beans,cauliflower and capsicum
1/4 cup tofu cut into 2" long strips
2 tbsp oil
5 cups water
5 tbsp corn flour dissolved in 1 cup water
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp soy sauce
3/4 tsp chili sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
1/2 tsp sugar
salt to taste


Heat oil in a saucepan,add veggies.Stir fry on high flame for 2 mins. Add water,cornflour mix,pepper,soy sauce,chili sauce, vinegar,sugar and salt. Bring to boil, stirring continuously and simmer for a minute. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

My tip:
Add egg to the soup. Lightly beat 2 eggs and pour it in a thin stream to the boiling soup.Stir briskly till the egg separates into shreds.Turn off heat immediately.Garnish and Serve.

Tomato Sev sabzi

This is my hubby's creation :)

You Need
1 onion chopped
2 tomatoes chopped
All masalas available (yeah, men!)
1 tbsp mc seeds
1 tbsp oil
2 cups water
1.5 cups Sev

Heat oil in a pan. Add mc seeds and allow to splutter.
Add onions and tomatoes (again, men!)
Bombard all masalas 1 tbsp each into this.
Add water and let boil forever :) i mean sanely 20 mins.
Put Sev just before serving. This goes well with rice.