Bundi and Pomegranate Raita

A simple but tasty raita.Raita is good for health as well as taste. With any of your favorite dish raita is enhance the verity and a healthy choice for you. Specially if we talking about Bundi and pomegranate raita the health and taste is mix well. Its really good choice to serve your guest with this delicious food item.

Basic Tips
Preparation Time: 5 min.
Cooking Time: No Cooking.
Serves 6.

Ingredients
3/4 cup Boondi
3/4 cup pomogranate seeds (anardana)
1 1/2 cups curds (dahi)
2 pinches roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder
2 pinches chilli powder
salt to taste

Method

• First of all Add salt to the curds and beat means mix it well.
• Add the bundi and pomegranate seeds again mix the curds with all the Ingredients well.
• Now Store in the refrigerator.
• Just before serving, sprinkle the cumin seeds powder and chilli powder.
• Serve cold.

Editor: C.L Chauhan

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Baby Corn and Paneer Jalfrazie

Baby corn cooked up in the traditional jalfrazie gravy of capsicum and onions.This is very simple and choice for anyone.Specially for those who always love to eat panner. With Baby corn the taste is really awesome just mouth watering.

Basic Idea:-
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients
3/4 cup baby corn , cut into 4 lengthwise
and blanched
1 cup paneer (cottage cheese) , cut into
25 mm. (1") strips
1/4 cup thinly sliced spring onions whites
1/4 cup thinly sliced green capsicum
1/4 cup thinly sliced yellow capsicum
1/4 cup thinly sliced red capsicum
2 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/2 cup thinly sliced tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
2 tbsp tomato puree
1/4 tsp garam masala (optional)
1 tsp vinegar
1/4 tsp sugar
salt to taste
2 tbsp finely chopped spring onion greens

For The Garnish
1 tbsp finely chopped spring onion greens


Method
1. First of all heat the oil in a kadhai, add the spring onion whites on a medium flame for 1 minute.
2. Add the green, red and yellow capsicum on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, till the capsicum turn a little soft.You can chceck and fel the color change of Capsicum and onion.
3. Add the baby corn, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander-cumin seed powder, tomatoes, tomato ketchup, tomato purée, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.Mix all the Ingredients well.
4. After That add the paneer, garam masala, vinegar, sugar and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
5. Add the spring onion greens and a little water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 more minute.
6. Its time to makeover your dish,so Serve immediately garnished with spring onion greens.

Editor:C.L Chauhan

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Aloo Ki Tikki-- Recipe

Cooking Time: 10-15 minutes
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 10-15 minutes
Category: Veg

Ingredients:-
• Potato,boiled and mashed------------ 6 medium

• Salt --------------------------------------- to taste

• Olive oil +deep fry----------------------------- 1 tablespoon

• Onion ,chopped ---------------------------------- 1 medium

• Cottage cheese (paneer),grated-------------------- 1/4

• Fresh coriander leaves,chopped ---------------- 1/4 cup

• Cashewnuts,crushed ------------------------------- 6-8

• Red chilli powder ------------------------------------ 1/2 tablespoon


Method:-
First of all boil the potatoes, check them until it soft. Then peel all the potatoes. You have to mash up all the potatoes completely. After you have mashed it add the spices, onions, cilantro, and chilies and add onion, ginger, fresh coriander leaves and lemon juice. You can use olive oil for good and healthy taste. Now mix all the mixture well. Now its time to form the mixture into small shape round and press with soft hands. Stuff each portion of mashed potato with a portion of the paneer mixture. Roll and shape into tikkis (roundels) of approximately two-inch diameter and half-inch thickness. Now heat oil in a open pan where you can deep fry the tikkis. Dip the round into the batter and fry few minutes on each side, until it turns golden brown.

Note:
Boil potatoes until fork-tender. Preferably, potatoes should be boiled well in advance before use. It would be better if they can be refrigerated for a short time.

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Simple and Delicious Eggless Cake

Cakes are one of the favorite and delicious desserts. But when you are allergic to eggs or you are a vegetarian then what to do ? No need to worry you can make the yummy cakes without eggs.Lifestylefundas shared with you simple and delicious eggless cake recipe...

Ingredients:

• Maida (Flour) – 2 1/2 cups
• Butter or Ghee – 3 tablespoons
• Milk – 1 cup (room temperature)
• Curds (Yogurt) – 1 cup
• Seedless Dates – 1 cup, finely chopped and mixed with 1 tablespoon flour
• Baking powder – 2 level tablespoon
• Powdered Sugar – 2 cups
• Walnuts, Aprictos – 1 cup
• Vanilla essence – 2 teaspoon

Method:

First of all when you have all your Ingredients then you can take powder sugar, and some butter then mix or blend it for 2 to 3 minutes. After that add some milk at room temperature and blend a few second. Now add some curd and blend it again for 1 to 2 minutes. Add some dates for the delicious taste and then vanilla essence and blend it again for few seconds. Sifted maida and baking powder mix and just blend the whole mixture together.

Now take Pan which is suitable for your cake size make its base gressy. Pour in to the well well greased cake and shake it gently. Now you can chop up walnuts and apricots and other nuts which you like. Bake in a heated oven at 190 degrees C for about 40 minutes.

The nice and mouth watering smell starts to coming, You can check the cake with knife cut the one slice with one smooth motion without sticking, means you cake is ready to be served.

Enjoy the delicious eggless cake…..:)

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Moong Dal Halwa Recipe

After the tasty Indian food all indian love to eat sweet dish. If the sweet dish is like Moong Dal Halwa nothing can beat the taste of its. Moong Dal is a Rajasthani North Indian sweet most of the time prepared in winter season. It's very delicious and tastes great during cold winter evenings. So lets catch the recipe of Moong Dal Halwa. …

Ingredients for Moong Dal Halwa :-
Moong - 100 gm
Ghee - 100 gm
Mawa (Khoya) - 50 gm
Sugar - 150 gm
Cashew Nuts - 20 (Cut each cashew into 4 pieces)
Dried Raisins - 20
Cardamom - 4 (Peeled and grinded)
Almonds - 5 (Cut them length wise into small pieces)

Moong Dal Halva Complete Recipe:-

First of all wash the moong dal according to your requirement and soak it in water for 4 to 5 hours.

After 4 to 5 hours pull out the moong dal from water and grind it, without water. Don't grind it too fine. Now heat the frying pan and put 2 or 3 spoon ghee and moong dal in frying pan, then mix with the frying spoon, on medium flame. In 15 to 20 minutes moong dal will be properly cooked (The properly cooked moong dal doesn't stick to the frying pan and you can see the ghee getting separated from moong dal). Moong dal is cooked now.

Put Mawa (khoya) in a separate frying pan and cook on low flame. Then mix it in the moong dal.

Put 100 gm sugar and water in a utensil and heat it on medium flame.When the water starts boiling cook for another 5 minutes on low flame, and prepare a wire like syrup.

Mix this syrup in the moong dal, along with cashew nuts and raisins which makes it more delecious. Now mix this halwa on low flame. In about 5 to 9 minutes halwa will be ready. Now turn off the flame.Its time to get mix the grinded cardamoms in the halwa. Monng Dal halwa is ready to serve now.
Extract the halwa in a bowl and garnish it with almonds and dry fruits which you like. You can serve and eat this hot, great tasting sweet dish.

By-- C.L Chauhan

Source : Moong Dal Halwa Recipe

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How to make Vegetable Juice Quickly.

Ingredients: (2 Glasses)
3 Medium size tomatoes
6 Carrots
1 whole beetroot
Handful of fresh mint leaves
1 gooseberry ( for a tangy taste if required)
1 large squeezed lemon
Salt to taste
¼ tea spoon black pepper powder

Method: First of all grind the vegetables in the juicer with the mint leaves carefully. Pour it in the glasses. Now add the lime juice, salt, pepper to the juice and mix it well. Add some mint leaves while serving. Taste the delicious and healthy Vegetable Juice within a few minutes.

By: C.L Chauhan

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