Cold Coffee

Cold Coffee is a refreshing beverage,specially in the hot summer months when the temperatures soar to about 35C and having a cup of hot Coffee is just impossible.Its during this time ,that Cold Coffee comes to your rescue,specially for Coffee lovers.

This is a rich and creamy version of the cold coffee and ofcourse  its delicious...ENJOY!!!!!!!

Ingrediants:

• 3 cups milk,
•  2 tablespoons hot water,
•  2 tablespoons sugar,
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee,
•  3 scoops vanilla ice cream
• ice cubes.

 Method:

•  Mix coffee in hot water
• In a blender add milk,sugar,water,icecream, coffee mixture ,icecubes and blend for 30-40 seconds
• Pour the mixture into glasses and serve 
• Sprinkle some instant coffee powder or grated chocolate as topping.

Sabhudana Khichdi

Sabhudana Khichdi is a Maharastrian dish.The first time i had Sabhudana khichdi was in my hostel mess.They would prepare it every Thursday as it was a fasting day and the girls could eat only this.Anyways it was my favourite dish among all the other dishes they would prepare in the hostel and i would wait for Thursdays to come ...so i could gorge on this delicious dish.After i was back home ,i forgot all about this dish and started to enjoy my Mom's Goan food.After about 2 years ,i  was at a  supermarket when  i saw sabhudhana and suddenly remembered this dish and my days in the hostel .So i picked up a packet of sabhudana and after googling for the recipe went straight to make it as all the other ingrediants were at home....and Viola...it turned out delicious...much better than the hostel one and from that day it has a weekly place in my kitchen,specially when  am home alone and in no mood to cook an elaborate meal or for braekfast.

Its a comfort food for me which i can have any time...m sure u guys wouldbe in love with this dish tooo...so go ahead and try it out....and do send in your valuable comments...

Ingrediants:

• 1 cup  sabudana
• 2 medium sized potato,boiled and cut into fine cubes
• one handful groundnuts
• 2 green chillies
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 lemon
• 1 tsp sugar
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp  jeera seeds

Method:

• Wash sabudana nicely and soak the sabhudana  for 4 hours in a little water(the water added to soak must not be more than 1/4 the quantity of sabhudana )
• After 4 hours add salt, sugar and  mix well.Keep aside.
• Heat oil, add jeera seeds, chopped green chillies, groundnuts and  potatoes and stir for 3-4 minutes
• Now add sabudana and mix well. Keep  on simmer for 5 to 10 minutes till sabudana is cooked. Sabudana will change colour once it is cooked. Don't cover the pan ,at any point.
• Sprinkle some lime juice.
• Remove from fire and serve hot.

Aloo Paratha

Aloo Paratha is a popular breakfast recipe,specially in North India. Parathas are usually stuffed with vegetables such as boiled potatoes, palak,  or cauliflower . A paratha can be eaten simply with a blob of butter spread on top ,but  is best served with pickles and yogurt or just dipped in tea and had...

I was bored to prepare an elaborate lunch for myself and thinking what to cook,since i was home alone,just  than i opened the fridge and saw last nights potato bhajji and the first thought that come to my mind was ALOO PARATHA....and they where yummy...so go ahead and try them out and do let me know ....:)

Ingrediants:
Dough: 

•                1 cup whole-wheat flour 
•               1/2 cup water 
•               a pinch of salt

Potato Filling:

you can use leftover potato bhaji or the below ingrediants

• 2 medium potatoes( boiled and mashed)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 chopped green chilli(chopped finely)
•  1/4 teaspoon salt

 
Method:


Dough:

• Mix flour, salt and water together to make soft dough.Keep aside for 10 minutes.

Potato Filling:

•  Mix all the ingrediants for the filling in a bowl andmix thoroughly.Keep aside.
• You can also use leftover potato bhajji,instead of the above filling.

Making paratha: 

• Divide the potato and the dough mixture into equal parts.The potato ball must be slighly larger than the dough ball.
• Roll the dough to a chapati and place the potato ball in the centre and seal by pulling the edges of the rolled dough together to make a ball. In the same way make balls of the remaining mixture.
• Now take one of the balls,dust with flour and roll into a roti gently.
• Heat a skilled for 3-4 minutes and place therolled  paratha on the hot griddle
• When the paratha puffs up or turns slight golden,flip the paratha
• Add a tsp of oil on the paratha and continue cooking
• After about 2-3 minutes flip the paratha again and smear some more oil
• Make sure the paratha is golden brown on both sides before removing from the griddle
• Continue making the remaining parathas in the same way.
• Serve hot with pickle,tomato ketchup or curd and Chai.
• Enjoy!!!!

Strawberry Smoothie

Healthy, fast and fat-free, the strawberry smoothie is a perfect choice when berries are in season.Its simple to make and  tastes yummy,beside strawberries provide loads of nutrients  vitamin A, C and B6, fiber, potassium, folate and various antioxidants and flavonoids. Your immune system needs these fighters to protect you against diseases related to heart and cancers.

Ingredients:

• 7 large strawberries
• 1/2 cup of vanilla or strawberry ice cream
• 1/2 cup of whole milk
• 2 tbsp Sugar,if strawberries are sour or if you use frozen strawberries

Method:

• First Blend strawberries ,sugar and  milk together until strawberries are well blended, 
• Than add ice cream  and whip for just a little bit ,the mixture should be smooth and  thick.
• Serve with a scoop of strawberry icecream and enjoy!!!!!!

Strawberry

Strawberry

Ginger Tea

Ginger tea is not only a refreshing beverage, but is also full of health benefits.
On a cold, wintry day there is nothing like a steaming, aroma-filled cup of ginger tea to warm you up and awaken your senses. Prized for its healing properties and for adding flavor to dishes, this ordinary looking brown spice has been used since ages in eastern cultures. If you should sink your teeth into a fresh piece of ginger root, you will feel the sun’s fire coursing through you, as some anonymous person so eloquently said.

It’s this very fiery characteristic of the ginger root that gives it much of its medicinal properties, both in its dried as well as raw form. The dried ginger root is a thermogenic, expectorant, laxative, appetizer, stimulant, as well as an effective cure for stomach disorders. Hence, the dried ginger root is ground and used to cure a whole range of ailments like coughs, colds, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, inflammations of the joints, flatulence, motion sickness, colic, cholera, asthma, headaches, and even anorexia. Raw ginger is also a thermogenic, and is also an anti-flatulent, digestive, appetizer, and a laxative.
Ginger tea has been used as a remedy against flu and colds for centuries, both in India and China, as well as other countries in the east. According to Chinese culture, its powerful yang energy is what warms the lungs and stomach. Ginger tea has been used in China for 2,500 years to treat sore throat, nasal congestion, and sinus pain.


 Ingrediants:

• 4 cups of water 
• 4-5 slices of fresh ginger 
• 2 cups of milk, 
• 4 teaspoons of tea leaves
• sugar (according to taste)    

 Method:

• Put the water, ginger slices in a saucepan, bring to boil
• Then cover and simmer for about ten minutes. 
• Add the tea leaves and milk, and simmer for another two minutes.
• Turning off the heat, allow it to steep for about 4-5 minutes, or according to how strong you want it.
• Strain the tea, and add sugar according to taste. 
• Serve hot.

Aloo Bhaji

This easy potato recipe Potato Masala is also called Aloo Subji or Potato Bhaji.
Alu or Aloo means Potato in hindi. This is a very quick and easy to make dish. This Potato fry dish, is a good accompaniment with any Indian Bread, such as chapati, Poori or with Dosa, the Indian Vegan Pancake.

Potato masala is served in restaurants as well as in indian homes with Indian Breads such as Chapati , Poori, Dosa.
In many homes, this potato subji is the favorite accompaniment for chapati and poori. If you like potatoes, you are going to like this potato bhaji.

Ingrediants:

• 3 large potatoes, peeled and boiled
•     1 teaspoon mustard seeds
•     5 to 6 curry leaves
•     4 green chillies, chopped
•     5 small onions, chopped
•     a pinch turmeric powder (haldi)
•     1 teaspoon jeera seeds
•     juice of 1 lemon
•     1/4 cup chopped coriander
•    1/4 cup green peas,boiled
•    2 tablespoons oil 

Method: 

• Boil the potatoes, mash and keep aside
• Heat oil in a pan and when hot add the mustard and jeera seeds.
• When they crackle,add curry leaves,onions,chillies and fry till onions turn golden brown
• Add the mashed potatoes, green peas ,turmeric,salt,coriander leaves,lemon juice and mix well
• Cook for about 3 mins and remove from heat
• Serve hot with puris or chappatis

Strawberry Juice

 In addition to being consumed fresh, strawberries can be frozen, made into preserves, as well as dried and used in such things as cereal bars.
Strawberries are a popular addition to dairy products, as in strawberry-flavored ice cream, milkshakes, smoothies, and yogurts.
Strawberries and Cream is a popular dessert, famously consumed at Wimbledon. Strawberry pie is also popular. Strawberries can be dipped in melted chocolate fondue as a healthier way to enjoy chocolate.

The fruit is widely appreciated, mainly for its characteristic aroma but also for its bright red color, and it is consumed in large quantities, either fresh or in prepared foods such as preserves, fruit juice, pies, ice creams, and milk shakes. Artificial strawberry aroma is also widely used in all sorts of industrialized food products.


Strawberry juice is the healthiest way of deriving all the benefits strawberry has to offer. It is a well-known fact that strawberries are rich in vitamin C, potassium and antioxidants. Enjoy this  healthy and refreshing drink,specially on a hot summer day!!!!!!

Ingrediants:

• 4 cups fresh strawberries,cleaned and cut in pieces
• 2 tbsp sugar,add more if needed

Method:

• Take the strawberry, remove the leaves and wash and cut.
• Put them in a blender and add  sugar and enjoy this refreshing drink 

Ham and Cheese omlette

An omelette or omelet is a dish made from beaten eggs quickly cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, sometimes folded around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, meat (often ham), or some combination of the above. To obtain a fluffy texture, whole eggs or sometimes egg whites only are beaten with a small amount of milk or cream, or even water, the idea being to have "bubbles" of water vapor trapped within the rapidly cooked egg. The bubbles are what make the omelette light and fluffy.
Omelettes may be only partially cooked on the top side and not flipped, even prior to folding.

 The omelette is commonly thought to have originated in the ancient near-east. Beaten eggs were mixed with chopped herbs, fried until firm, then sliced into wedges. This dish is thought to have travelled to Western Europe via the Middle East and North Africa, with each country adapting the original recipe to produce Italian frittata, Spanish tortilla and the French omelette.
 Well here is my version of the omlette ...I normally  make it for breakfast on sundays.Hope you guys enjoy!!!!!!!

Ingrediants:

• 4 eggs beaten
• 1 large onion finely chopped
• 2 green chillies,finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Ham,cut in long strips
• 1tsp crushed jeera seeds
• Cheese, grated(1/4th cup)
• 3tbsp oil

Method:
  

• Heat skillet and add butter or oil
•  Blend all the above ingrediants and pour in the pan. 
• Cover and cook for about 2 mins,flip and remove from pan
• Serve hot with tomato sauce, chapati or bread.