Recipes Seasoned with Love

Soft & Spongy Coconut Dosa - Dosa is a healthy breakfast option. Adding coconut not only makes it more tastier but also makes the dosa even softer & nutritional. Ingredients - - 1/2 cup raw rice - 1/2 cup parboiled rice - 2 spoon white urad dal - 1 spoon fenugreek seeds - 1 cup freshly grated coconut. Method : 1. Add rice, white urad dal &  fenugreek seed into a large vessel. 2. Rinse the rice and dals thoroughly  with water 2-3 times and soak it water for about 6 hours. 3. After soaking for 6 hours drain the water completely from the rice and dal.  4. Next take a mixer jar, add grated coconut, rice, dal, 1 cup water, salt as per your requirement and grind it to a smooth paste. 5. Adjust the consistency by adding more water if required. The consistency should be thick but of easily pouring consistency. 6. Transfer the batter into a large bowl, cover it and allow it to ferment for about 8 hours. 7. Do not over ferment the batter as it will make your dosa taste sour. Once 8

Mango Lassi - Lassi is a traditional Curd based drink which is full with good bacteria & helps in improving gut health. It is usually served plain or with added fresh fruits,malai & dry fruits which increases its richness to the next level. Since mangoes are in season, do enjoy the Mango Lassi in this hot summer. Ingredients : - 1 alphonso Mango - 1 cup thick fresh curd - 1/4 cup chilled milk - 4 spoon sugar/jaggery powder - 4 ice-cubes - 4-5 almonds, cashews and pistachios. Method : 1. Peel the mango and roughly chop them. Also finely chop the dryfruits and keep it aside. 2. Take a mixer jar, add the mango pulp, sugar/jaggery and grind it into a smooth puree. 3. Next add the curd, milk, ice-cubes and blend for sometime so that everything gets mixed very well. 4. Adjust the consistency as per your requirement if you want thin consistency then add more milk to the lassi and grind it well. 5. Pour the mango lassi into a glass and garnish it with dryfruits and serve chilled. Note

Stir Fried Vegetable Salad - It is very much important to include fresh fruits & vegetables in our daily diet. One can combine these veggies in the form of salad which helps to improve the health by providing required nutrition & also it tastes really delicious. You can have stir fried vegetable salad when you feel like having something light, healthy & tasty for your dinner. Ingredients : - 2 potatoes - 2 capsicum - 1 carrot - 2 garlic cloves - 1/2 inch ginger piece - 2 spoon oil/butter - 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes - 1/2 teaspoon oregano or mixed herbs - 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder - salt Method :  1. Take potato, carrot, capsicum and cut them into batons i.e. French fries shape with 1 cm thickness. 2. Crush the ginger and garlic using a mortar pestle. 3. Take a pan, add oil/butter, once the oil/butter is hot add the crushed garlic ginger and saute it for about a minute. 4. Next add the vegetables (potato, carrot and capsicum), salt as per your requirement and stir fry it