Spinach gojju

Palak gojju

Ingredients:
Mustard seeds
Spinach/Palak - 3 cups (frozen) or 2 fresh cleaned bunch
Onion - 1
Garlic - 1 clove
Tomatoes - 2
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Curry powder - 1 tsp
Maida/all-purpose flour - 2 tsp
Oil

1. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.
2. Add chopped onions and minced garlic and fry for 3 mins.
3. Add chopped tomatoes for cook for 3 mins

4. To this add, chillipowder, turmeric powder, curry powder and the frozen spinach ( or fresh cut spinach)

5. Add 1/2 cup of water and cook for 8 mins.
6. Mix all-purpose flour in little water and add this to the spinach along with salt.
7. Cook this for another 2-3 mins.

8. Enjoy palak gojju or spinach gojju with plain rice or jeera rice.

Paneer Capsicum

Ingredients:

Paneer cubes - 250 gm

Capsicum/Bell Pepper - 2

Onions - 1

Tomatoes - 2

Cloves - 4

Pudina/Mint leaves - 10

Kasuri methi - 1 tsp

Cinnamon - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Red Chilli powder - 2 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

Milk - 1/4 cup

Oil

Sal to taste

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large pan and fry chopped onions until they are translucent. 

2. Add chopped tomatoes and fry for 4-5 mins

3. Allow onions and tomatoes to cool down

4. Blend the fried onion & tomatoes along with cloves, mint leaves, kasuri methi, cinnamon, turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder.

5. In another pan heat oil and add the bay leaves , with the aroma flower ( I dont know what they are called. It looks like a star flower)

5. Fry the chopped capsicum for 2 mins.

6. Add the blended mixture into the capsicum and cook for 4 mins.

7. To this add paneer cubes, milk and salt to taste and cook for another 2-3 mins.

Enjoy paneer capsicum with rotis, chappathis or parathas.

Rave Uppittu

One of the favourite south Indian recipe. Kids hate and start loving as they turn into adults. It happened with me and my sisters. We hated uppittu and was always forced to eat. Now we prepare this with love and relish it.

Ingredients:

Rave/Semolina - 3 cups

chopped onions - 2 

chopped tomatoes - 1

green chillies - 6-8

grated, coconut (optional) - 2 tbsp 

grated ginger -1/2 tsp.

curry leaves - 10

lemon -1 

mustard seeds -1/2 tsp

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

chana dal/bengal gram/kadle bele - 2 tsp. 

urad dal/black gram/uddina bele

turmeric powder 1/2 tsp.

coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

oil - 2 tbsp

salt to taste 

Directions:

1. Fry the rave for about 5-6 mins on low flame and set aside.

2. Heat oil in a deep vessel and splutter mustard and then add cumin seeds, bengal gram, black gram and let it turn light red in color.
3. Add grated ginger,curry leaves, green chillies, chopped onions and fry for 2 mins.

4. Add turmeric, tomatoes and 4 1/2 cups of water and let it boil.

5. Reduce the flame, add salt and then add the fried rave slowly with constant stirring, so that it does not form any lumps.
6. Add grated coconut and coriander and let it stand for 3 mins on low flame.

7. Squeeze lemon juice over uppittu before serving hot.

Strawberry smoothie

Since my MIL is here and its summer time, we had been out for strawberry picking. Had fun but it was very sunny..I know I should not complain about summer. We hardly have 3 months of sun before we starting welcoming the snow and cold winter. 

Blend of strawberries and little water. 

Strawberry farms

Our pick of berries