PraxKitchen

Ragi podi idli ( finger millet)

Health conscious folks here is the tasty and healthy recipe of idli which can be eaten guilt free. Here is the full recipe.

One cup each

Finger millet flour ( ragi/ nachni)

Semolina

Curd and water

Salt to taste

Fruit salt

1 tbsp Ghee/ clarified butter

Podi masala/gunpowder ( recipe of gunpowder will be posted soon)

Method:

Mix all ingredients except podi/gunpowder and fruit salt. Mix well, now add fruit salt and mix again. Pour the batter into idli stand and steam for 10 mins. Healthy and tasty idlis are ready.

Take a pan. Heat clarified butter and put idli in a pan and add generous amount of gunpowder.

Now serve it.

Semolina Oats Sandwiches

Ingredients:

8-10 slices bread
6 tbsp curd
2 tbsp suji(semolina)
2 tbsp oats
1 onion nicely chopped
1 tomato nicely chopped
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
1/2 tsp chaat masala powder
1/2 tsp black mustard seeds
Oil/ghee

Method:

Mango ice-cream

Ingredients:

1 cup mango puree
1 cup fresh home made cream/ malai
1 cup dairy whitener
1/2 cup sugar

Method:

Blend all well and refrigerate for 5-6 hrs in air tight container.

Take it out and churn again once. Refrigerate it for another 5-6 hrs.

And here it is… yummy homemade ice cream with out any hassle that too with easily available ingredients.

If you don’t have dairy whitener you can totally skip it. Take mango, milk cream and sugar in equal amount and follow the same procedure.

Full video at my insta handle.

Moong dal ke pakode(fritters)

It’s monsoon here in India and we Indian need something fried which is healthy too. So let’s go…

Ingredients

100 gm moong dal washed and soaked

One green chilli, onion chopped

Pinch of asafoetida, salt to taste

Cummin seeds, red chilli powder ( 1/2 tsp)

Oil for frying

Method

Soak moong dal for 4-5 hrs and grind them. Add all other ingredients and mix well. Heat the oil and pour small balls at medium high flame.

Then slow the flame and let it become crisp. Then turn the flame high and take it out. Serve hot with green chutney and hot hot tea.

Spicy Baby Potatoes

Ingredients:

250 gm baby potatoes thoroughly washed

1 tsp pf crushed coriander seeds

1 tsp of red chilli powder

1/2 tsp of kashmiri red chilli powder

1/2 tsp of turmeric powder

1 chopped onion

1 tsp of ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp of mixed herbs

2-3 basil leaves chopped

1 green chilli chopped

1/2 tsp of cummin seeds and carrom seeds

pinch of asafoetida

1 lemon juice

2 – 3 tbsp of oil

Method:

Cut all the potatoes into halves. Do not peel them. Soak them well into water. Put oil into the pan add cummin seeds, asafoetida and carrom seeds. When splutter add chopped onion and ginger garlic paste. Saute onion till translucent. Now add all the ingredient except mixed herbs. Mix well and cover it till potatoes get cooked. When potatoes are cooked add mixed herbs.

Serve it as snacks or side dish. Thank you.

Mango smoothie

To beat this scorching heat of Delhi, India let’s try something healthy and tasty.

Ingredients:

1 mango cut into small diced pieces

1 tsp soaked basil seeds

2tbsp of cold milk

generous amount of ice cubes

1 scoop of mango ice cream (totally optional)

2 tsp of powdered sugar (optional)

one cup of mango puree

1tbsp of rose syrup/ roohafza

Take a look at the video and try it and enjoy the cold healthy beverage in this summer heat. Thank you.

Paneer Bhurji

Ingredients:

250 gm paneer (cottage cheese) grated.

One big onion chopped

4 tomatoes chopped

3-4 green chilli

1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste

salt to taste

1 tsp of cummin seeds, red chilli powder

1/2 tsp of turmeric powder

1 tsp of desi ghee

2 tbsp curd

coriander leaves for garnish

Method:

Put desi ghee into the pan. Add cummin seeds when splutter add chopped onion and ginger garlic paste. Saute till onion became translucent. Add tomatoes and saute till soft. Now add remaining ingredients except curd . Mix them well. Mow add curd and saute for 2 mins.

Now paneer bhurji is ready to serve. Add chopped coriander leaves before serving.

Picador chilli pickle

This pickle is spicy and tangy which enhances the taste of our food.

Ingredients:

250 gm picador chilli/ moti hari mirch
one bowl mustard seeds powder
1/2 bowl salt
one tbsp of turmeric powder Nigella/ kalunji
1/2 tsp methi dana
1 tsp red chilli powder
2 tbsp mustard oil
4 tbsp lemon juice

First of all wash all chillies and dry them in sunlight for 1/2 an hour. Then cut the chillies in middle like a pic given below. Mix mustard oil into the spices.