Citrus fruit Salad

Citrus Fruit Salad

This is a pretty easy, simple, refreshing, colourful and full of vitamins salad or you can serve this as a sweet and tangy dessert.

 I got this idea as now a days my daughter is preparing for her exams. So every time she needs something good to eat. As all kids she also wants chips, biscuits or fried food. But as a mother its my duty to serve her good and healthy food and fruits are the best source.However eating fruits is very boring and time consuming for her so I got an idea and prepared this easy and exotic citrus fruit salad.

Preparation Time : 20 min

Cooking Time : 0 Min

Ingredients :  

• Oranges 2 
• Sweet Lime 2
• Grape Fruit 1
• Lemon juice 2 Tablespoon
• Mint Leaves Few
• Honey 1/2 Tablespoon (optional)
• Black Salt according to taste
• Lime zest For garnishing 

Procedure :

• First of all Peel and segment all the fruits with the help of sharp knife.

• Cut away the skin and all the pith from the Oranges, Sweet lime and Grape fruit. 

• Now slice along the lines of the membrane, which separates each slice. Repeat till all the segments are removed
• In a bowl transfer segments of Oranges, Sweet lime and Grapefruit

• In a small bowl add honey, lime zest, lemon juice, black salt and mint leaves

• Mix this dressing to the Citrus fruit and toss all together 

• Before serving garnish it with lime zest and mint leaves

• You can prepare this in advance. keep it in freeze. Serve it chilled.

Tip :  

• You can use any other fruit of your choice. 

Grilled Pineapple

Grilled Pineapple

My today's recipe is extremely simple. It hardly takes just 10 to 15 minutes to prepare. It is so easy and so exotic that you will be left wondering.

We are in a fast food generation. No one is having any time. Instant gratification is needed. So one day I had some unexpected guests and being winter season they expressed desire to have something light, hot and sweet.

I asked for 5-10 minutes and checked what is all available. Fruits, sweets and ice-cream were there but expectations were for  hot and sweet. I had a can of pineapple also available at that time but again it was not a hot material to delight guests.So I was thinking of what will make pineapple wear different taste. I realized cinnamon goes very well with pineapple;honey will make it bit sweet and lemon will make it tangy. I just placed the slice on the grill marinated with honey, cinnamon powder and little bit of olive oil. I mixed all these ingredients and and then dipped pineapple slice in this mixture and then grilled it. 

This gave it a smoky flavour. It got grill lines, hot, sweet and tangy giving my guests out of the world experience 

Preparation Time :  5 Min

Cooking Time : 10 Min

Ingredients  : 

• Pineapple slice 8 to 10 (fresh or Canned)
• Honey 1 Tablespoon
• Lemon juice 1 Tablespoon 
• Cinnamon powder 1/2 Teaspoon
• Olive oil 1 Teaspoon
• Few mint leaves for garnishing 

Procedure  :  

• Take all the ingredients

• In a bowl take Honey, oil, lemon juice and cinnamon powder mix it well

• Dip pineapple slice in the mixture

• Heat a grill pan

• place pineapple slice on grill pan

• Caramelise it for 3 to 4 minute or till it get nice grill marks as shown in picture

• Cook it from both side
• Repeat the step with rest of the pineapple slice 

• Serve it garnish with mint leaves and enjoy

Tip :

• Better to use a fresh one 

Aloo Palak Parantha (Jodhpuri Parantha)

Aloo Palak Parantha (Jodhpuri Parantha)

Today I am adding a recipe called Aloo Palak Paranth, though it is very simple, it is very special to me. I always try to make stuff that is made by in house ingredients that makes it not only tasty but healthy.

The Kind of aroma it has and the home grown stuff guarantees that your loved ones are enjoying totally adulteration free food. I used my own home grown palak (spinach) into this. This vegetable has a special status due to its freshness, nutrients, delicious taste etc. and this makes the parantha taste awesome.

Though it is a simple recipe, my mother used to make it, my grandmother used to make it, but recently when we went for lunch outing in a mall, my daughter asked me to try Jodhpuri parantha listed on the menu card. I said OK let us try. I didn't know what is this Jodhpuri parantha. But when it was served, I found it exotic and delicious. I started analysing the ingredients and concluded that it is the same what I used to have in my childhood served by mom.

Whatever it is Johdpuri parantha or Aloo Palak paranatha, I love it, I love its rich taste, its aroma, its nutritious ingredients. Normally kids avoid Greens, this gave me an opportunity to make them eat Palak. So enjoy this simple, easy and exotic dish...

Preparation Time : 30 Min

Cooking Time : 20 Min

Ingredients :

For 4 Parantha

For Dough :  

• Wheat flour 2 cup
• Salt 1 Teaspoon
• Pure ghee 1 Tablespoon
• Water as required

For Filling :  

• Spinach (Palak) 1 cup shredded 
• Boiled potato 2 
• Oil 1 Tablespoon
• Garlic copped 1 Teaspoon
• Green chilly 1 Teaspoon chopped
• Zeera (cumin seed) 1 teaspoon
• pinch of hing
• Salt according to taste
• Haldi 1/2 Teaspoon
• Red chilly powder according to taste
• Pure ghee 2 Tablespoon

Procedure :  

• For dough : In a bowl take atta along with salt and pure ghee mix it well. Now add water as required and knead the dough nicely till it is properly done, keep it aside and prepare the filling

• For filling : finish all cutting and chopping 
• In a pan take a tablespoon of oil add cumin seed, hing, green chilly and chopped garlic cook it for a minute or till garlic gets cooked

• Now add haldi powder along with boiled and crushed potato. cook this for 3 to 4 minutes add salt and chilly powder

• Add spinach to this and cook for 3 to 4 minute or till it is properly done

• Now take a small portion of dough. Roll it as disk or chapati as shown in picture
• Apply some ghee to this spread a layer of filling

•  Make a round ball of this as shown in picture

• With the help of rolling pin roll out into a round disk

• Heat a tawa. Place the parantha on it. Cook it on slow flame and spread some ghee around it. Cook this on both side till it is golden brown from both the side

• Apply some more ghee on this and serve hot with fresh curd