Yummy mojito fruit salad

Hello friends,

Here I am with another cool recipe and by cool I really mean a recipe which will help you beat the heat this summer. Its a cocktail style fruit salad.
In summers your body wants more liquid than solid food, thus this recipe will not only prove a thirst quencher in summer but also you can serve it to your guests as a summer starter, as I did and got much appreciations :)

The source of this recipe btw was one of Jamie Oliver's show. Thanks Jamie for this delicious invention :)

And as I always say, Keep Eating! Keep Reading and now Keep Watching
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Yummy veggie grilled cheese sandwich

Hello Dear friends,

You know breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And a good and healthy breakfast is a must for everyone. For me it is a mood enhancer too, if I have good breakfast, I am happy the whole day and vice versa.
I am sure you must have had days when you feel like having some good mood enhancer breakfast but there is nothing good in your fridge.

This quick and easy veggie grilled cheese sandwich will not only fill you up but also give you good energy for the whole day.

Hope you will enjoy it.

Yummy Chocolate strawberry cake

Hello Dear friends,

Here I am again with a new post. I recently prepared a chocolate and strawberry cake for my husband's birthday. Thought I should share the same with you lot.

Hope you guys will like it.

Please feel free to share your feedback with me.

Thanks.

Keep eating , Keep reading and Keep watching :)

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Yummy Orange Chicken

Hello dear friends :)

Here I am again with a new recipe in a new style. As you know times are changing and so should we. Everyone likes quick videos these days, be it recipe, making a hairstyle or any sort of DIY stuff. So why shouldn't I.  :D
I can see times evolving in my blog itself. Earlier I used to just write text with a picture of the final product, then I started putting pictures of the steps involved in between and now going by the latest trend, I am going to post a video of my latest recipe, Orange chicken.

Hope you guys will like it. Please share your feedback with me. Thanks.

Remember, Keep eating, Keep reading and now.. Keep watching :D

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Delicious Puran Poli :)

1. Take the chana daal in a pressure cooker                        
2. Fill it up with twice the amount of water   
3. Grind the fennel seeds, peppercorn, cinnamon sticks and cloves in the pestle
4. Add the ground mixture to the cooker and let it cook until one whistle.
5. Open the cooker and add jaggery             
6. Mash all the ingredients together  
7. This mixture is called Puran
   
              
8. Now mix the two flours, add ghee milk and water and knead
9. Put a pan on the hob and roll a small portion of the flour
10. 
    Put the puran mixture in, close the side and roll
    
    
    
    
11. Put on a heated pan and let it cook from both sides, apply ghee to both sides as well
    
    
    
    
    
    
12. Enjoy delicious Puran Poli
    
    
    
    

Hope you enjoyed the recipe.

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Chatpata Bombay Sandwich!

Hello my dear friends,

Its strange how I keep addressing you, sometimes as friends, sometimes as readers, sometimes as foodies but I have no idea who you guys are. Which part of the world you live in and what your interests are. This is how small internet has made our world these days. I love writing about the food I cook and sharing it with people hence I keep posting my recipes in the hope that at least some of you might find it helpful:)
I will be glad if anyone of you can post me their interests, hobbies or just introduce themselves to me, I will have new friends that way.

Coming to the food topic, a few days ago there was festive season in India which means no non vegetarian cooking for a few days :P I was perfectly fine with it but my husband finds it really difficult. But this time, he also didn't realise where all that time flew away. This is because there are 1000's of varieties of vegetarian dishes you can make. As my favourite chef  Rick Stein says, "I am mesmerized to see the variety of vegetarian options Indian cooking offers, its a country where being non-vegetarian is being an exception " and I completely agree, infact I was a vegetarian until my early 20's and never realised I was missing out on anything.. and then I discovered KFC :P

Jokes apart, the recipe I am writing today is most popular in Mumbai, Pune and rest of Maharashtra.
You can find them being sold at every snack shop and are a popular choice among people.
I had my first encounter with it whenI was in Pune and I loved it from the very first bite. Its called Bombay Masala Sandwich. Vegetarian sandwich  but I bet it can beat any non-veg sandwich in the world.

Lets get started with it.

Ingredients:

1	White Bread	7-8 loafs
2	Boiled potatoes	3-4
3	Capsicum	1
4	Cucumber	1/2
5	Tomatoes	2
6	Onion	1
7	Butter	5-6tbsp
8	Grated Cheese	1/2 cup
For Mint Chutney
9	Mint	few leaves
10	Coriander	1/2 bunch
11	Green chillies	1
12	Salt	to taste
13	Garlic cloves	1
14	Ginger	tiny piece
15	Lemon juice	1tbsp
16	Water	4-5 tbsp
For Masala
17	Chat Masala	1tsp
18	Cumin powder	1tsp
19	Garam Masala	1/2 tsp
20	Dry Mango powder (Amchoor)	1/2 tsp

Method:

For chutney, take a blender and blend all the ingredients together to form a smooth runny chutney.

Mix the ingredients of Masala together to make a chatpata dressing.

To Prepare the sandwiches:

1. Chop the vegetables as shown in picture
   
   
2. Take two slices of bread and apply butter on top
   
3. Then apply chutney
   
4. Put the boiled potatoes on top
   
   
   
5. Dress with the masala
6. Put cucumber and dress with masala
   
7. Put onions and again dress with masala
   
8. Now put the other slice of bread 
   
9. Put capsicum and tomatoes and dress with masala
   
10. Put lots of cheese and cover with another slice of bread
    
11. Heat a grill pan and sear the Sandwich from both sides
    
    
    
    
12. Remove when its golden brown from both sides
    
13. Serve with salad and chips
    
14. Enjoyyy!

Hope you'll enjoy this sumptuous sandwich too :)
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Impress your guests! Guacamole

Hello/ Namaste/Assalamualaikum/Sat Sri Akal :)

I hope you all are doing well. I am sure you guys love and enjoy cooking as much as I do. I know cooking can be time consuming and boring sometimes. I would say try to don't over exert yourself while cooking because that may lead to you losing interest. Also try innovating and experimenting every time you cook and it won't be boring anymore.

Follow any food channel or your favourite chef, draw inspirations from their cooking. Try their recipes and enjoy the whole world of cooking. I personally like Rick Stein, I think he is not only a brilliant cook but also an amazing host. I love all of his series. Also his cooking methods, ingredients are so simple and easy to follow. And the way he picks up traditional recipes from the places he visit is just amazing. I wish I could do that one day, food and travel tourism.. Phew!

But here we are now, in our own lives, sitting at at homes and reading this post :)
Today I have a very simple recipe for you. You may already know it but I am sharing it anyway so that after a few years, I can turn back and look into it if I forget.

Its called guacamole, it is like a Mexican chutney, you can eat it with nachos, on a bagel, with quesadilla etc. It is really easy to make and you can store it for somedays as well.

Its one of the dishes I like making when I have guests over because guacamole along with nachos make a great starter.

Lets  get started now. Here are the ingredients.

Ingredients:
                    

Avocado	2
Chopped Onions	1
Chopped Tomato	1
Chopped green chillies	1
Chopped coriander	1/4 bunch
Lemon juice	1tbsp
Chilli powder	1/2 tsp
Salt	to taste

        
Method:

1.  Take the avocado and peel it.
   
2. Chop it roughly and put it in a bowl.
   
3. Now mash it with a fork if its ripe enough, if not you can grate or grind it as well.
4. Now to the mashed avocado, add chopped onions and green chilies
   
5. Add tomatoes
   
6. Now add coriander
   
7. Add lime juice, salt and chilli powder and mix
   
8. Serve with Nachos
   
9. Enjoy!!!
   
   

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