Mosambi Juice

Lots of fruits in the market this season. Whenever we go for our weekly shopping we get home a variety of fresh fruits. Benefits of fruits are just umpteen and I need not mention all those here. It is full of vitamin C which is useful to fights colds.

My little one loves Mosambi. But peeling it and feeding her is a bit time consuming. So the alternative I chose was to make juice. Sometimes I make juice for her and she loves it. My food processor helps me do the tasks quickly and easily.

Ingredients:
2 -3 Mosambi / sweet lime
1 tablespoon sugar

Procedure:
Extract the juice of the mosambi in a food processor.
Add sugar as per taste and serve it.
Do not add extra water.

Tangy-Spicy Bitter gourd / Karatyachi Kishmoor

During my first job at Zuari Industries Ltd., one of my friend got Karatyachi Kishmoor in her tiffin box. She asked me to taste it. First I said NO, as I don't like bitter gourd. She just asked me to take one bite and promised that it tastes great. I hesitated a lot and tasted this. My goodness, I really could not imagine that it was made out of Karela - Bitter gourd. I loved this dish made out of bitter gourd. I went home and told my mom to cook Karela in this particular way, and my dad loved it.

Now I prepare this dish once in a while and it's always a hit in my kitchen. The only hitch is that it takes a lot of time for frying the karela pieces. But in the end the result is great. This is the only dish made of karela which I love. Try it and am sure that you all will love it too :)

Ingredients:
1 Medium sized Bitter gourd/Karela
1 finely chopped onion
1 fistful of tamarind
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
2 tsp Chilly Powder
1 tablespoon oil for frying
2 tablespoon grated coconut
Salt to Taste

Procedure:
Wash and cut the bitter gourd into small pieces. Discard the pulp.
Soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup water for 1 hr.

Put these pieces in water to which 1 tablespoon of salt has been added.
Let this be in the salty water for 30 min to 1 hr. This has to be done so that it will taste a bit less bitter.

Now in a pan, add oil and fry the onions.

On the other hand, drain the water from the soaked bitter gourd and wash them again. This has to be done to remove the saltiness from the bitter gourd.
Once it gets brownish, add the bitter gourd pieces and fry on medium to low heat.
Fry till the water from the bitter gourd gets dried. This should take somewhere from 30-40 Min's.

After they get fried, add turmeric and chilly powder.
Add the grated coconut.
Add the tamarind pulp and mix properly.
Add salt to taste.

Serve with rice or chapatis :)

Note: While adding salt to taste, start with little salt and taste it. It might get very salty if salt is added without tasting as the bitter gourd was already soaked in salty water.

Ragi Pudding / Nachnyache Satva

There are many beautiful memories associated with Nachnyache Satva or Ragi Pudding. 

Soon after my marriage I was at home for some time. I had learnt this Ragi Pudding from my mom and she had given me the perfect recipe. I prepared this one evening and kept it ready for my hubby. When he came home after office, he was surprised as to who made the Satva. I simply made up a story and told him that "Mom has sent a parcel from Goa and that the person who delivered this parcel has come to Bangalore by flight. So it is fresh."

Hubby believed it and I burst out with laughter. He just could not believe that I had prepared this :)

The Satva was so good and well prepared.

My little one does not like Ragi and she never eats the Ragi porridge that I prepare for her. So this time I thought of making this for her and she loved it.

Only thing to be kept in mind is to keep on stirring this, else it will stick to the bottom and will get burnt.

The ingredients are perfect and the recipe is a fool-proof one.

 Sharing with you all :)

French Toast

On a typical weekend I prefer cooking something different for the breakfast. Normally I prepare chapatis for breakfast, but on weekends I put my chef cap and start experimenting in my kitchen.
Long back I had prepared French Toast and my hubby dear did not like it. But things have changed since then. I prepared a French Toast in my kitchen and both my hubby and baby loved them. I have done some changes from what is mentioned in the original recipe that I referred. The taste was awesome and we loved it.
Hubby suggested me not to add Vanilla essence and sugar next time. I have to remember that :)

This recipe was another hit in my kitchen and super easy too. Serve it hot and eat it when hot. When it cools it won't taste that great.

Karela Subzi / Bitter gourd Subzi

I have been cooking this Subzi since a long time. But never dared to post it here because this is something which I don't like. I cook this just for my hubby. He likes this Subzi and there are many more people who like bitter gourd. I would not even dare to taste bitter gourd, but I do eat this when I cook it in a different way with a dash of tamarind which I will post later in the up-coming weeks.

Bitter gourd is very good for health specially for diabetics. If you want to get rid of the bitter taste, just cut it into pieces, discard the seeds and soak it into salty water for at least 30 Min's to 1 hour. Addition of different masalas make this dish a tasty one too. 

Announcing My First Event and a Giveaway - Desserts with Coconuts!

I am very very excited to announce my first event which is Deserts with Coconuts. I contacted Raven and asked her whether I can guest host this event for December and she allowed me to do so. She asked me what theme I would like to chose, I chose "Coconuts" which was liked by Raven :)

I want to thank Raven for letting me guest host this event. This is the first food blog event that I am guest hosting, so I would like it to be a huge success. Inviting one and all to participate actively in this event.

Life without Desserts is no life at all! Desserts create smiles, laughter, and sweet aromas that fill the house with deliciousness.

This month I am hosting the Monthly Food Blog Event & Giveaway, “Cook.Eat.Delicious-Desserts!” This month’s theme is Coconuts!


The event runs from December 1^st -31^st  and is open to all.

A random recipe will be chosen to win the Giveaway. This giveaway is open to all.
Round-up & Winner announcement will be posted on January 5th.
Raven from CookEatDelicious.com is the founder of this event.

Here are the RULES:

1. Cook up any dessert your heart desires, as long as Coconut is the star!

2. Link back to this announcement and to: CookEatDelicious.com in your blog post  (Use of logo is optional but appreciated)

3. New entries are preferred, with archived ones being re-posted.
4. Multiple entries accepted with only one going towards the Giveaway.
5. Non-bloggers are welcome to send in their entry. Please attach a photo & full recipe.
6. Post a comment in this post after emailing me!

Please email your submission by December 31^st  , 2012 to rujal29 (at) gmail (dot) com with “CEDD 5″ in the subject line and the following information:
Your Name:
Your Location:
Blog Name:
Recipe Name:
Recipe URL:
1 Dessert Photo

Now the GIVEAWAY:

Luscious Coconut Desserts:  Taste paradise when you cook up some of these delicious coconut desserts! From classics to truly inventive, you won’t be disappointed! 

By Lori Longbotham