Cucumber Avocado salad

Cucumber Avocado salad...
Its very very healthy salad ...Easy to make.. very filling
As you know Cucumber and avocado both help in weight loss
Summer special ...
If you are on dieting or want to eat yummy salad..
Try this

Ingredients

1 Large cucumber or 2 small cucumber
1 Avocado
1 medium  tomato
1 medium onion

1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp black pepper
salt as taste
Black salt (optional)

1/4 cup roasted peanuts


Method

Peeled and chopped all vegetables and mix in a bowl.

 


Take another bowl
Add lemon juice, salt, black pepper, black salt  and mix well.

Add this dressing in a veggies bowl.

 


Mix gently.
Add peanuts and garnish with cilantro

Enjoy yummy salad

Tip:-

You can adjust the quantity  of veggies and dressing as per your taste

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Strawberry Lassi

Strawberry lassi is healthy , yummy lassi which is the best drink in summers...

Enjoy

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup chopped Strawberry
2 cup milk
1/4 tsp Black salt 







Method
  Blend strawberry and yogurt together in  a blender.
(If you want to add sugar, you can add and blend it again.)

serve cold and garnish with strawberry and black salt.

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Vegetable Pasta Soup

Vegetable Pasta Soup is a healthy soup...
Great combination of vegetables , pasta and Italian spices...
Kid friendly soup.
This soup is helpful in weight loss.

Enjoy soup with many flavors.

 




Ingredients 

1 1/2 cup boiled multi grain pasta (You can use any pasta)

(Vegetables of your choice)
1 cup finely chopped carrots
3/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
3/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 medium size finely chopped onion
2 chopped tomatoes
4-5 basil leaves

salt to taste
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp lemon juice
2 cup water


Method 

Heat oil in a pan
Add celery , onion, bell pepper and onion. Stir it for 3-4 minutes on medium high gas.
Add salt .

Now add tomatoes and stir it for 2-3 minutes or until tomatoes become mushy.
Add boiled pasta...Mix well.
Add 2 cup water . Cook it for 6-7 minutes on medium gas.
 
Add oregano , black pepper and mix well.
cook it for 2 minutes.
Turn off the gas. Add lemon juice and basil
Serve hot with croutons . Garnish with basil leaves

Note:-
Adjust quantity of water as per your taste.
You can add vegetables of your choice.
Any type of pasta, noodles or spaghetti , you can use in this soup.

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Vegetable crunchy salad with homemade Vinaigrette dressing

Vegetable Crunchy Salad .........

This is a flavorful and crunchy vegetable salad tossed with peanuts and home made vinaigrette dressing.

Sour and sweet taste make this salad very delicious...

Vinaigrette dressing
Vinaigrette is the french word ..this dressing is made by mixing an oil and something acidic such as vinegar and lemon juice.
In this dressing we can use many types of vinegar like  red white vinegar, white wine vinegar, Baslamic vinegar etc.

For dressing :-  I am using red wine vinegar , extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice , salt and black pepper




For Salad.....lots of vegetables as red bell pepper, green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, tomatoes, green leaves, 

For sweetness, I am using orange chunks....it  help to enhance the flavor of salad.
Of course peanuts for crunchy texture....(You can add croutons for more crunch)




It is very healthy and filling salad.
Its really help in weight loss .


Try this colorful, healthy and delicious salad.....






(As per your choice and your taste , you can adjust the quantity of salad and dressing ingredients)


Ingredients

2-3 cup of salad  green leaves
1 cup of cherry tomatoes (or any tomatoes)
1 cup of chopped green bell pepper

1 cup of chopped green bell pepper

1 cup of chopped Yellow bell pepper

1 cup of chopped Red bell pepper

2-3 Oranges

3/4 cup roasted peanuts

For dressing

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

salt to taste

1/2 tsp black pepper powder

1/2 tsp dried oregano

1/4 tsp sugar 

Method

Dressing

1. Whisk the vinegar, sugar, salt ,oregano and pepper together in a small bowl. Whisking constantly, add the oil in a slow, steady stream and continue whisking until thickened.

In a large bowl ,

add all ingredients of salad
 and mix well.

Add dressing and mix gently.

Keep it aside for 30 minutes.

Eat healthy salad :)

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Vrat ka Dhokla (Samo rice dhokla)

Vrat ka Dhokla 

Samo rice dhokla 

Can we have something light and tasty snack in Navratre or during falahaar fasting,
yes definitely we have , here is the samo rice dhokla which is very light  and spongy.
Enjoy this dhokla with vrat ki chutney.




















Ingredients:-

1 cup samo rice (Vrat rice)
2 tbsp sabudana (Tapioca)
1 cup curd 
3/4 cup luke warm water
1 1/2 tsp Senda salt (vrat ka salt)
2 1/2 tbsp sugar (or as per taste)
1/4 tsp black pepper powder (optional)
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 1/2 Eno fruit salt + 2 tbsp water

For tempering
1 tbsp ghee/oil
1 tsp sesame seeds
2-3 finely chopped green chili

For Garnishing

Finely chopped cilantro
coconut powder


Method

In a grinder , grind samo rice and sabudana together and make it as flour.
Now mix 3/4 cup luke warm water and curd together.
In a bowl , add grinded flour, salt, sugar and black pepper  together. Mix it well.
 Then add water mixture and lemon juice into the flour, and whisk it properly.
Keep it aside. Now prepare steamer for dhokla.

Grease the container with the ghee/oil.

Now add the eno and 2 tbsp water over it.

Mix and whisk well quickly. Quickly pour the bubbled batter in a greased container.
Put the container in steamer and steam for 20 minutes.
Now turn the gas off . 

Get the lid off and cool it for 5 minutes.

Cut the dhokla into square pieces or desired shape.

Now will prepare tempering

Take a pan. heat oil/ghee in a pan.
Add sesame seeds, When it started cracking add green chilies.
When chilies cooked, add 1 tsp lemon juice(optional). Turn off the gas.
Now pour the tempering over the dhokla.


Garnish with cilantro and coconut flakes

Serve with vrat ki chutney

Vrat ki chutney:-

 ½ cup cilantro

½ tea spoon sendha salt (according to taste)

1 Green chili

Ginger   1 inch piece

¼ tea spoon black pepper

½ tea spoon lemon juice

Method :-

Add all the ingredients and blend in a blender

Add water as per thickness of chutney you want. Chutney is ready.

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Watermelon Summer drink

As summer is knocking on the door.....


Make watermelon summer drink to quench you thirst on a warm summer day.
Watermelon has lot of benefits
1) Weight loss
2) High in Vitamin C
3) Improving blood flow


I love watermelon, in summers this is my favourite drink...
I hope you will also enjoy it.
This drink contain sour and sweet flavour together.

Very simple recipe....easy to make.....healthy and delicious in taste.

For 2-3 people

Ingredients
2 cup of watermelon chunks (Use cool watermelon)
1 cup Mint
11/2 tsp Black salt or as per taste
11/2 tbsp lemon juice
some ice cubes (optional)



Method


Mix watermelon chunks, mint and black salt together in a blender.
Blend it nicely for 30-45 seconds.
Add lemon juice and mix well.
Sieve the drink gently .

 

 

Serve the drink with ice cubes an dgarnish with mint leaves .

Note :-
You can adjust quantity of salt and lemon juice as per your taste.
You can also add lemonade for sour taste.
You can add chaat masala for spicy taste.


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Besan Dhokla

Dhokla is a very famous snack from Gujrat,India.
It is very delicious in taste , spongy in texture.
It is very light snack .

Ingredients

1 cup Besan (Gram flour)
1/4 cup Sooji (Semolina)
4 1/4 tbsp sugar  
11/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp citric acid
1 cup luke warm water
A pinch of turmeric
11/2 tsp eno fruit salt + 1 tsp water

Tempering
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp oil
11/4 cup water
3-4 chopped green chilies

For garnishing  (optional)
finely chopped cilantro
coconut powder/flakes

oil for greasing



Method


Take a bowl . 

Sieve sooji, Besan, salt,sugar,turmeric powder and citric acid together in a bowl.

Add water and make smooth paste.
Whisk for 3-4 minutes till sugar and citric acid dissolve.

 

 

 

 Prepare the steamer for dhokla

Now grease the tray or bowl or container well.

Now add the eno and 1 tsp water over it. 

Mix and whisk well quickly. Quickly pour the bubbled batter in a greased container.

Put the container in steamer and steam for 25 minutes.
Now turn the gas off . 

Get the lid off and cool it for 6-8 minutes.
Cut the dhokla into square pieces or desired shape.

Now will prepare tempering
Take a pan. heat oil in a pan.
Add mustard seeds, When it started cracking add green chilies.
When chilies cooked, then add water and boil it for 2-3 minutes on medium gas.
Now pour the water over the dhokla.


Garnish with cilantro and coconut flakes.

 

 

Serve with cilantro chutney

Note:-

1) Sieving is the most important step so you don/t need to worry about lumps.
2) Luke warm water is necessary . It will give more sponginess to your dhokla.
3) Add water on Eno will give you bubbled batter, it will help you to rise the dhokla.
4) In tempering you can add sesame seed, curry leaves.

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