Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Kheera raita (Cucumber Raita)

Ingredients: (To Make - 3)
  1. Grated Cucumber - 1cup
  2. Yogurt (Dahi) - 1 1/2 cup
  3. Salt to taste.
  4. Cumin seed ( Jeera ) - 1/2 tsp
  5. Cooking oil - 1tsp
  6. Red chili - 2pcs
  7. Red chili powder - 1/4th tsp ( As per your taste)
  8. Mustard seed - 2 pinchs (Yellow or black)
  9. Coriander leaf - 1tsp chopped 

Directions:
  1. Take a bowl.
  2. Put beaten curd (yogurt) in it.
  3. Add salt, red chilli powder and greated cucumber and mix well.
For Tadka:
  1. Heat oil in a pan.
  2. Add jeera, red chilli, mustard seed.
  3. When it'll splutter, turn off the gas (stove)
  4. Add tadka in cucumber yogurt mix.
  5. Garnished with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve with roti or rice.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Mango mint chutney (Aam aur pudeene ki chutney)

आम और पुदीने की चटनी
Ingredients:
  1. Green Mango - 1pc(approx 1cup)
  2. Mint leaf (Pudina)- 1/4th cup( 10 pcs leaves)
  3.  Roasted cumin powder - 2pinchs
  4. Green Chilli - 4pcs or( as per your taste)
  5.  Salt to taste







  









Directions:
  1.      Peel mango and chopped it(remove seed).
  2.     Grind mint leaves, peeled and chopped mango pieces, green chilli, salt, roasted cumin powder and make a little thick fine paste. 
Serve as a chutney with roti,puri, rice or with snacks like samosa, pakoda etc.
Tip:
1.Serve cool.

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Happy cooking..
Enjoy