Views: Grape Juice | Juice Recipe | Healthy Juice Recipe

Last Sunday I got fresh grapes in comfortable price. Yanshu like grapes very much but before it he never tried grape juice it was his first time ,so I made according to his taste little sweet n he enjoyed a lot.

Preparation  Cooking and Time 10 min.
Serving 4

Ingredients
3 cups Grapes(1/2 kg)
5 tbsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
1/2 tsp ginger paste
1 glass Water(100 ml)

Method
Put grapes in mixer jar along with all ingredients. Grind it and filter with help of strainer.
If required add ice cubes and serve chilled.

Note

Adjust sugar according to your taste.

For a twist use 1 tsp lemon juice.

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Views: Lauki Ke Kofte | Bottle Guard ( lauki ) Recipe | Kofta Recipe

I don't like lauki but kofte I like very much. My Mom always making because we didn't like yukky lauki and As all Moms wants to feed something healthy to their kids.
This is really Yummy n healthy recipe for fussy eaters.

Preparation Time 10 min.   Cooking Time  30 min.
Serving  3-4

Ingredients

For kofta
1 Cup Grated Lauki(Bottle guard)

1/2 cup Besan(gram flour)

1/4 tsp carom Seeds

1 tsp Green chill paste

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

Salt to taste

3 tbsp roughly chopped cashew and raisins
Oil to deep fry

For Gravy
2 Tomatoes
2 Onions
1/2 inch ginger piece
4-5 garlic

Spices
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chill powder
1 tbsp coriander powder
a pinch of garam masala
1/2 inch of cinnamon stick
1 Bay leaf
salt to taste

2-3 tbsp fresh cream

Method
Take all kofta ingredients in plate or bowl except cashew and raisins and mix well. (if needed add water)
Divide the mixture into equal portions. 

Stuff little cashew and raisin mixture into each portion and shape them into round koftas.(I gave Tikki shape)

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep-fry the koftas till golden brown and crisp on the outside. Drain on absorbent paper. 

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non stick kadai. Add onions and saute until light golden brown.Add ginger and garlic saute for few seconds then Add the tomato and 1/2 cup of water cook for 3-4 min. or till tomatoes are pulpy.
Add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and saute.

Transfer this mixture into a mixer jar, cool and grind it. 
Take pan heat 2 tbsp oil add cinnamon stick and bay leaf,now add grounded paste and saute 2-3 min.
Add 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Add koftas boil 2-3 min.
Add cream and garam masala and mix well .

Serve hot with roti,chapati,paratha or naan.

Note
You can give any shape to kofta like tikki,ball,roll etc.
I stuffed dry fruits in kofte but can use grated paneer also.
Kofta dough shouldn't be hard otherwise kofte will be very hard.

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Views: Banana Halwa | Banana Recipe

So many Bananas in my basket feeling very Sad becoz no one to eat them,so I searched this recipe on net and tried.I didn't like it very much but my Lil Prince enjoyed a lot.

Ingredients
2 Ripe Bananas,mashed 

5 tbsp Sugar 

3 tsp Ghee 

1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder

Method
Heat ghee in a nonstick pan. 
Add bananas and cook over low heat and stir continuously.
Cook till bananas become brown. If necessary add 1 tsp Ghee. 
Add sugar and cook for 2-3 min.

Add cardamom powder and off the flame. 
Serve hot or at room temperature.
To make Chocolate flavor add 1 tbsp chocolate sauce.

Note
If needed add more sugar.
cook on low heat.

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Views: Lauki Ka Halwa | Bottel guard Recipe

After a long Break....back to my world with sweet recipe which I made in Diwali time.It's very simple and easy.While we are fasting I used to make it. 

Ingredients:
3 cups grated lauki(Bottle guard)

1 1/2  cup milk
2 tbsp ghee 
4 tbsp Milk cream
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
Few dry fruits

Method:
Take ghee in the nonstick pan and add lauki and saute till it become little dry (4-5 minutes).
Then add cream and mix well.

Add milk let lauki get cooked in the milk completely.

Add sugar and again simmer till  halwa become dry.

Now add cardamom powder and dry fruits and cook for a while.Lastly add a tsp ghee cover and off the flame .

Serve hot or cool as desired.

Note
Adjust sugar according to taste.
For Royal Indulge add milk khoya(mawa)while adding sugar.

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