Quinoa Salad

Quinoa delight

Ingredients:

Quinoa:         2Tblsp spoon

carrot:            1 finely chopped

capsicum:       1/2 finely chopped

bell pepper:    1/4th finely chopped

spring onions: 1 finely chopped with the greens

peanuts:           2 Tbsp (roasted and crushed)
mustard seeds: 1/4th tsp
green chillies
black pepper
salt to taste
1tsp olive oil

Recipe:

• Soak quinoa for at least 2 hours.
• heat the oil, add mustard seeds and green chillies and then add all the veggies and saute it for 2 mins
• add salt and pepper as per taste and cook with a covered lid for few minutes.
• serve hot

Thepla

                                                            Thepla

Ingredients:

2Tsp wheat flour
2Tsp bajra flour
1/2tsp green chilli paste
1/2tsp cumin powder
1/2tsp coriander powder
salt and chilli powder to taste
1tsp oil

Recipe:

• Mix both the flours together and add all the dry masalas.
• Knead it into a dough and keep aside for an hour covered with a damp cloth.
• Divide the dough into 2 equal size balls.
• Roll the balls into chapatis.
• Cook on a hot tawa till they turn light brown.
• Serve hot.

Winter special choliya chilla

                                                Winter special Choliya Chilla

Ingredients

1/2 cup green choliya
1tsp green chilli paste
1Tsp besan
2Tsp Curd
1 onion (grated)
1/4tsp baking powder
salt to taste

Recipe:

• Pressure cook the choliya for 10 mins after the whistle.
• Strain the choliya, add rest of the ingredients to it and beat well.
• Heat 1tsp oil in a non stick pan.
• Spread half the mixture on it , cover it for a minute and then flip flop the chilla till well cooked.
• Serve hot with green chutney.

Tip of the week

Tip of the week:  Use Mint Cubes in your summer drinks like buttermilk, lemon water to add minty flavour in it. Add 1 fresh mint leave in each section of ice tray while setting ice cubes.
 

Crispy Fish/ Chicken

                                                            Crispy Fish/ Chicken

Ingredients:

Fish: 150gms or Chicken breasts: 100gms
Garlic: 3 cloves
Olive oil: 1tsp
Thyme (fresh): 3 sprigs
Salt and pepper: to taste

Recipe:

• Heat oil in a pan, add crushed garlic in it
• Add nicely washed chicken and fish and cook till it gets tender.
• Add salt and pepper while cooking.
• Once the chicken or fish is done add thyme leaves in it and cook for another 2 mins.
• Serve hot with lemon.

For Veg: Can use paneer instead of chicken or fish.

Summer Cool Chicken Salad

                                                          Summer Cool Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

Musk melon: 1 bowl cut in square pieces
Carrot(grated): 2
Chicken boneless: 100gms
Apple Cider Vinegar: 3 tsp
Sesame seeds: 1tsp
Garlic powder: 1/2tsp
chili sauce: 1tsp

Recipe:

• Boil chicken and cut it into shreds.
• Mix chicken, grated carrots, muskmelon in a bowl.
• Add roasted sesame seeds, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder and chili sauce, mix then thoroughly and refrigerate it
• Serve cold.

For Veg: Can add paneer instead of chicken

Carrot and walnut salad

                                                  Carrot and Walnut Salad

Ingredient:

Carrots: 4 medium
olives: 3-4
walnuts: 6pcs
raisins: 7-8pcs
olive oil: 1/2tsp
vinegar: 1tsp
oregano: 1/2tsp

Recipe:

• Grate all carrots in a bowl
• Add olives, walnuts, raisins, olive oil, vinegar and oregano and mix thoroughly.
• Serve cold.