YOGURT DIP RECIPE | SUMMER RECIPES

Generally yogurt dip will be made with greek yogurt. But in normal Indian homes buying greek yogurt and making it at home will be bit out of question of turns out expensive too. Greek yogurt dip will be very thick and creamy and will be perfect for dips. I have already posted a sour cream dip recipe.  While some part of the world is experiencing heavy snow till now, here Summer already started  and to beat the heat we are taking loads of water, cucumber, coconut water, oranges and all. Some times get bored with eating the cucumbers or salads as such. So to make it interesting and cool, i am sharing you the recipe of yogurt dip . Just try with any salads or even for tikkas. I will be sharing some summer cooler recipe here often. Stay tuned.

MOONG DAL BHAJIYA RECIPE | MOONG DAL PAKORAS

Looking for a interesting and easy tea time snack, then this moong dal bhajia | Pakora recipe is a perfect one for that. I happened to taste this in a friend's place during Navratri last year. Later i noted down the recipe from her but completely forget about that. When i was going through my last year's notebook, i happened to see this recipe of moong dal pakoda. So made this yesterday. It turned out very well. She didn't add onions to the recipe when she made it, but i added in the post. This pakora tasted great without onions too.

SWEET BEEDA RECIPE | MEETHA PAAN RECIPE

When i posted the recipe of Paan juice , i told i will post the recipe of sweet beeda too. I got the gulkand and cherries from India during my trip quick trip in February first week. Before this Chinese New year long weekend holiday here, i went to the Indian shop to buy veggies. Saw betel leaves over there and thought this will be the right time to buy this and make a post for meetha pan. Me and my hubby do not eat paan or any supari too. In our friends group all of them love paan. So we had a get together during the long weekend holidays and so i clicked this before going to the party and took it for them. Gulkand played a wonderful role in the taste of paan(as said by my friends). This video helped me in making the shape of the paan. Stay tuned for recipes using gulkand coming up in jeyashris kitchen.

RAGI ALOO METHI PARATHA | MILLET RECIPES

Ragi also called as Kezhvaragu in tamil | Finger millet in English , is an easily available millet everywhere. Generally my mom makes puttu with ragi and also dosai and adai too. Though i have tried these all, wanted to try something new with ragi flour. This ragi aloo methi paratha i have tried for the mangayar malar book . Ragi is an excellent source of calcium and very good diabetics. It is a very good source of iron too. You can make this as a stuffed aloo paratha too.
Check out my other millet recipes.

GREEN CHUTNEY FOR CHAATS AND SANDWICHES | CHAAT CHUTNEY

 

I have already posted a version of green chutney in my Khaman Dhokla recipe, but Green chutney is a simple and no onion and garlic one, shared by a punjabi friend. This green chutney goes perfectly all Indian chaat and sandwiches. I didn't give stepwise pictures for this recipe as it is just grinding of all ingredients. Also i have another recipe for green chutney with yogurt, which can be used as a dip for paneer tikkas |kebabs too. Will post that soon.

CORN AND SPINACH SANDWICH | CHEESY CORN AND SPINACH SANDWICH

Few days back while casually talking with a friend she was telling that she made corn spinach sandwich for breakfast. I have heard about this winning combo of cor, spinach and cheese in sandwich but never tried. So wanted to try out this cheesy corn and spinach sandwich as i had all the ingredients at home. It turned out very well, clicks were not upto the level i expected but i don't want to miss posting this recipe. You can try this sandwich on weekend for breakfast or for evening snack too. Perfect snack for kids when they come back from school.

GUTTI VANKAYA KURA| ANDHRA STYLE STUFFED BRINJAL RECIPE

Gutti vangaya kura is basically a dish from Andhra. I happened to taste this in a friend's place few months back. Hooked by the taste of this andhra style stuffed brinjals recipes, noted down the recipe from her. Last week while going to drop the kids to class, saw this cute brinjals | eggplants in the Indian store located there. They were so fresh too. Picked a pack of this keeping in mind to make the Gutti vangaya kura a popular andhra dish, made during weddings too. Everyone has their own touch of making this dish but i adopted this from my friend's recipe, from whom i learnt andhra style pulihora.

KHATTA DHOKLA RECIPE | MILLET DHOKLA RECIPE

Khatta Dhokla is a healthy gujarati snack made with rice and urad dal. I wanted to try this for a long time . Since i have tried idli withVaragu , i thought let me replace in this dhokla recipe too. Varagu arisi is  also called as Kodra in Hindi and Harka in kannada and Koovaragu in malayalam. The dhoklas turned out very soft and spongy. I just tried this recipe in small portion and also  i have mentioned in the ingredients list too. Try out this Millet Khatta dhokla and enjoy your evening snacks.

BHINDI FRY RECIPE | VENDAKKAI VARUVAL | LADIES FINGER FRY

Bhindi fry | Vendakkai varuval is a crispy recipe which can be had with rice and also as a tea time snack. We always make Vendakkai curry | Poriyal but i wanted to make varuval | fry for a long time. Yesterday when i saw fresh ladies finger in the nearby Indian shop , i bought  the and made vendakkai varuval with a portion of the vendakkai i bought. The ladies finger fry turned out so crispy and kids took with rice and dal for lunch box.

SWEET AND SOUR TOFU WITH VEGETABLES | TOFU STIR FRY

Tofu i rarely use in cooking, and even if i use i add it instead of paneer in gravies. Though i know it is a very good source of protein, i somehow didn't like to attempt it in any other form. When i gave the Singapore recipes for Aval Kitchen in Sept 2014, this sweet and sour tofu was one among them. I know few recipes with tofu which they deep fry too. When i tried this sweet and sour tofu, i liked it very much. I like the addition of pineapple in this. So i wanted to share the recipe too here. This can be had as an evening snack or can be served with vegetable fried rice. This dish is a mix of sweet and sourness and not being a lover of local Singapore veg food, personally i liked this very much. Will post the gravy recipe also soon.