Recipes Seasoned with Love

Sundakkai(Turkey Berry) Podi - Sundakkai has surprising health benefits. It is a rich source of iron. Including it in your diet regularly will prove beneficial to your digestive system, promotes healthy immune system. Ingredients - 1/2 cup dried sundakkai 3 red chilli 2 spoon chana dal 1/2 cup curry leaves 1 spoon coriander seeds 1 spoon cumin seed 5-6 spoon sesame oil 2 inch size jaggery/1 spoonful of powdered jaggery Method - 1. Take a pan dry roast chana dal till it becomes aromatic and changes colour to slight golden. Next dry roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, red chilli, curry leaves for 5-6mins and transfer it into a plate. 2. Next add 4 spoon of sesame oil, once the oil is hot add the Sundakkai (Turkey berry) and fry it nicely till it becomes dark brown in colour. (It takes about 7-8mins) 3. Let all the ingredients cool down completely, add jaggery and then grind it into a coarse powder in a mixer jar. That's it your tasty healthy Sundakkai podi is ready. Note:- sundakk

Coconut Milk Delight - A very healthy vegan drink.  Coconut Milk is a versatile ingredient. Here we are going to use coconut milk instead of regular canned milk. It will increase the richness as well as the nutritional benefit of the drink. Ingredients -  - 1 large Coconut - 1 cup water - 6 dates - 10 almonds - 10 cashew nuts - 10 pistachios - 1 banana - 5 spoon honey - 1/4 cup chia seeds Method - 1. Soak almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios in water for an hour. 2. Grate the whole coconut. 3. Take a mixer jar add the grated coconut, 1/2 cup water and grind it to a smooth paste and extract the first coconut milk from it using a muslin cloth/strainer into a mixing bowl. 4. Again grind the coconut by adding the remaining 1/2 cup water and extract the second coconut milk in the same bowl. 5. Next add honey, chia seeds into the coconut milk and give it a good mix and keep it inside the fridge for one hour. 6. By the time, finely chop the soaked dry fruits, dates, banana and keep it aside. 7

Orange Cake - During festive season & celebration one thing that tops the list is Cake. Cakes always steals the show. So here I am sharing with you all a Orange Cake recipe that you can easily make at home & surprise your family & friends. Ingredients - - 1 orange - 1 cup all-purpose flour (Maida) - 1/4 cup butter/ghee - 1/4 cup hung curd - 3/4 cup sugar - a pinch of orange food colour - 1/4 cup tutti frutti - 3-4 dried figs (anjeer) - 3-4 dried apricots - 6 Almonds - 6 cashew nuts - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Method - 1. Sieve all the dry ingredients(All-purpose flour, baking powder & baking soda) and keep it aside. 2. Cut the dry fruits (dried figs, dried apricots, almonds, cashews) into  small pieces. 3. Now take a grater and grate the orange to get the orange zest. (Once you get two spoonful of zest stop grating) and then from the same orange extract the orange juice. 4. Next take a mixing bowl, add sugar, butter, hung curd, orange food

Green Peas(Matar) Paratha - A delicious and healthy dinner recipe. During winter,Fresh Green Peas are available in abundance. The stuffing made of Green Peas/Matar adds taste to the Paratha and nutrition to your diet. Green Peas is a good source of Vitamins which strength your immune system. Ingredients - - 1 cup green peas - 1 large potato - 2 green chilli - 2 garlic clove - 1 cup coriander leaves - 1/2 inch ginger piece - 1/2 teaspoon turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida - 3-4 pepper  - 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds - Salt - 2 cup wheat flour - 3-4 spoon oil - water - salt Method - 1. Take a mixing bowl, add wheat flour, salt, 2 spoon oil and mix it nicely and then add water little by little and prepare a soft dough. Apply oil all over the dough and cover it with moist cloth and keep it aside. 2. Take a vessel add potatoes, green peas, water, turmeric and salt. Boil and cook till green peas and potatoes become soft. Strain the water and allow the green peas an

Rabdi - Rabdi is a delicious and one of the most served desert in our home country.It is a heavenly sweet recipe that is served in almost every special occasions. The process of making Rabdi requires a lot of time & attention. Ingredients - - 1 litre full cream milk - 1/4th cup sugar - 6 Almonds - 6 cashews - 6 pistachios - 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder - few strands of kesar Method - 1. Soak almonds, cashews, pistachios for one hours in hot water and then chop it finely and keep it aside. Also soak the saffron strands by adding 5 spoons of warm milk to it. 2. Take a heavy bottom pan, pour the milk into it and heat it. Do not stir at start allow the cream to form at the top of the milk. 3. Once you see the cream at top of the milk, with spatula collect the cream at the sides of the pan, also stir the milk slightly and continously in between to ensure that the milk is not sticking to the bottom of the pan. 4. Allow the milk to boil and keep on collecting the creams that you get fo

Onion Theeyal - A typical dish from the state of Kerala,the God's own country. Theeyal is made using various vegetables like pearl onion or shallot, potato, brinjal, okra,  and raw mango. Here,I have shared Onion Theeyal using Shallots. Shallots are very beneficial for one's health.It has antioxidants & help manage seasonal allergies.   Ingredients   - 20-25 shallots (small onion) - 1 lemon sized tamarind - 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder - 2 spoon powdered jaggery - 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida powder (Hing) - 1/2 spoon mustard seeds - 10 curry leaves - 2 spoon coriander seeds - 1/2 spoon Fenugreek seeds - 1 spoon cumin seeds - 1/2 cup fresh  coconut pieces - 5-6 red chilli - 4 pepper corns - 1/2 cup sesame oil/coconut oil Method - 1. Peel off the skin from the shallots and do not cut the onions. Also soak the tamarind in half cup warm water for 20-25mins. 2. Take a pan add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, red chilli, pepper corns,