Recipes Seasoned with Love

White Pumpkin Raita (Ash gourd Raita) - Ash Gourd is a great source of potassium & contains various minerals which are required for our body. It helps to improve your immune system & has a cooling effect. Ingredients - - 250gms Ash gourd/white pumpkin - 1/2 cup water - salt - 1 cup thick fresh curd - 2 green chilli - 1/4 cup grated coconut - 2 garlic cloves - 1 inch ginger piece For tempering - 2 spoon sesame oil or coconut oil - 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds -1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon urad dal - 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida - 6 curry leaves Method : 1. Cut the ash gourd roughly into large cubes. 2. Take a pan, add the chopped ash gourd cubes, salt, water and cook it for about 15mins/ till the ash gourd becomes transparent. 3. Allow the ash gourd to cool down completely. 4. Take a mixer jar, add grated coconut, green chilli, ginger, garlic and grind it to a smooth paste. 5. Add the grounded masala to the thick curd and whisk the mixture using a hand blender and keep the

Dark Chocolate (sugar-free ) - Chocolates are one of the favourites that all long for. But one thing that can be replaced in chocolate is sugar which makes it more healthier without compromising its taste. Today I am sharing with you all a simple and easy way to make chocolate. Ingredients - - 4 spoon butter - 5 spoon unsweetened cocoa powder - 6 spoon honey - 3 almonds - 3 cashew nuts - a chocolate mould. Method - 1. Finely chop the dry fruits and sieve the cocoa powder and keep it ready. 2. Create a double boiler by bringing a medium sized pan filled with 1/4th water to simmer and then place a mixing bowl that sits on top of the pan properly. 3. Now add butter in the bowl and wait till the butter melts completely. 4. Next add the cocoa powder little by little and keep mixing it continuously and cook the mixture for about 3-4 minutes. (See to it that the mixture should be of pouring consistency. If you find the mixture thick then do add a spoonful of butter again) 5. Switch off the