Kesar Elaichi Shrikhand (Saffron Cardamom Yogurt)

Kesar Elaichi Shrikhand (Saffron Cardamom Yogurt)

You can't be a foodie if u do not explore the outlets around the world. That is what I love about this profession as it does not limit me to a niche element but also allows me to expand my options.

Now a days people are very enthusiastic about Organic food and skin care, so I attended the inauguration of Adri Naturals. I found out the range of products that they have there . It ranges from cold pressed oils, Coconut, Sesame, Groundnut, Almond and many more. Premium quality of dry fruits, Honey, Saffron and personal care products.

I like their Packaging style as they avoided the usage of plastic. Their packaging material includes glass and that to in different sizes. For travel also they have a small and cute bottles and jars. So it is a package of cute display, organic care and eco friendly materials. I picked few products

In todays Recipe I used Saffron and Honey from Adri Naturals. I seriously liked the smoothness, texture and taste of honey. Even saffron colour is dark red and it smells sweet floral . So I get a perfect aroma of saffron in my dish.

Shrikhund is a very popular Summer dish. Its good for kids. though it is high in calories due to use of full cream curd and sugar so to make it better I replaced sugar with Honey. It is also high in Protein, Calcium, vitamin B2 and Phosphorus.

Preparation Time : 10 min

Resting Time : 2 Hours

Cooking Time :  0 Min

Serves : 2 

Ingredients :

• Curd 500 gm (full cream)
• Saffron 8 - 10 strands soda in 1 tablespoon water
• Green cardamom powder 1 teaspoon
• Honey 2 tablespoon or you can use powdered sugar (I prefer honey in place of sugar)
• Chopped Pistachio nut chopped 1 Tablespoon

Procedure :  

• Take a hung curd. For hung curd recipe please visit Hung Curd Recipe 

• Now take the hung curd bowl, add honey, green cardamom powder and saffron 

• Mix all this together with a whisk or blender. Till you get a smooth and creamy paste.

• Take a serving bowl. Now transfer shrikhand in bowl and garnish with chopped pistachio and Saffron stands.

• Keep it in refrigerator and serve chilled

Other related R4ecipe :

• Rose Yogurt (Gulab Shrikhand) 
• Mango Yogurt 
• Fruit Yogurt 

Crispy Chana Chat

Crispy Chana Chat   

Mouth watering smell when vendor selling chana-chaat passes when we are sitting in a train. To revive same age old memories with hygiene of your home, I am presenting below chana-chaat with a twist. Chaat made of boiled chana is quite common. Here I gave it a different feel by making it crispy. Do try it and delight your kids and guests with this delicious protein powerhouse.

Preparation Time : 30 Min

Cooking Time : 30 Min

Ingredients : 

For Crispy Chana  

• Boiled Black gram (Kala Chana) 1 cup
• Cooking oil 1 tablespoon 
• Dry mango powder 1 tea spoon
• Salt according to taste
• Red chilly powder according to taste

For Chat :

• Crispy chana
• Onion chopped 2 tablespoon
• Tomato chopped 2 Tablespoon
• Green chilly chopped
• Coriander chopped
• Lemon juice 1 tablespoon
• Chat Masala 1 tea spoon

Procedure :  

• Take boiled chana in a plate or a plan surface. Now press this with a spoon as shown in picture

• In a pan take a tablespoon of oil and toast crushed chana on a low flame for 5 to 10 minutes till these are crispy

• Now add Salt, chilly powder and dry mango powder and toast it. Close the flame and keep it side

• In a bowl take crispy chana add chopped onion, tomato, green chilly, coriander, lemon juice and chat masala mix it well

• Enjoy 

Kali Dal (Black gram whole)

Kali Dal (Black gram whole)

Whole Black gram dal (urad dal) is very famous in Punjabi Cuisine and a main ingredient of dal Makhani. As we all know dal makhani is a combination of urad dal and rajma but this one is my mom's recipe she use to make only kali dal. This one is prepared in a traditional way which involves low flame cooking for an hour or two. The more it is cooked, more creamy it becomes and more tasty ... my mom serves this with Mint (pudina) parantha, butter and of course topped with lots of love and affection.... 

Preparation Time : 30 Min

Cooking Time : 50 Min

Dal Soaking Time : over night or 8 hours

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup black dal (whole urad dal)
• 2 Tablespoon chopped ginger
• 2 Tablespoon Chopped garlic
• 2 Green chilly chopped
• 1 Small onion (optional)
• 3 Medium size tomato
• 1 Teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 Bay leaves
• 1 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
• Pinch of hing (Asafoetida)
• 2 Tablespoon Pure ghee
• 1 Teaspoon coriander powder
• Salt according to taste
• Red chilly powder according to taste
• 2 Tablespoon butter
• 2 Tablespoon chopped Coriander leaves

Procedure :

• Take black dal wash and soak in 4 to 5 cups of water for 8 hours or overnight 
• Now take a pressure cooker add soaked dal along with 1 tablespoon of chopped ginger, garlic, salt and turmeric powder and cook this for 40 -45 minutes on medium flame or till it is completely cooked
• Now take a pan, add pure ghee, once heated add cumin seed, hing, chopped ginger, garlic, green chillies, bay leaves and saute it for 2 minutes

• Now add tomato onion puree to this (In a mixer add tomato and onion and blend them nicely till it forms a puree)

• Cook it nicely on low flame till the pan leaves the oil. Now add Coriander powder and chilly powder to this and cook for a minute or two

• Now add cooked dal to this and cook it on a low flame for an hour. Stir it otherwise your dal will stick to pan. and add water if required

• Add 1 tablespoon of butter and cook for 5 -7 minutes

• Now your dal is ready, serve hot with butter and fresh coriander leaves along with rice or bread of your choice 

• I enjoy this with pudding Parantha

For Pudina Parantha recipe click

Tip : Soak dal for overnight. try to cook this on low flame 

Corn Salad

Corn Salad

Few months back I realised that I should change the kind of food I am serving to my family. As every one in family needs more healthy and nutritious food for better health. But when ever I try to serve salads or fruits no one showed keenness to eat it and the biggest challenge is to make every day salad more intresting and different

Corn salad is one of the hit salad in my family due to its vibrant colours, crunchiness of veggies, juicy corns, with sweetness of honey and tangy lime .....

Preparation Time : 10 Min

Cooking Time : 0

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup Sweet corn (steamed)
• 1 Medium onion finely chopped
• 1 Tomato finely chopped (first remove the seeds)
• 1/2 Green capsicum finely chopped
• 1/2 Red bell pepper finely chopped
• 1/2 Cucumber Finely chopped
• 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh coriander 
• 1 Tablespoon lime juice
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon honey
• 1 Teaspoon dried oregano herb
• 1 Teaspoon chopped jalapeno 
• Salt according to taste

Procedure :

• Finish all cutting and chopping 
• Take frozen sweet corns and steam them

• Now take a bowl add steamed corns, onion, tomato, bell pepper, capsicum, coriander, lime juice, olive oil, honey, salt, jalapeño and oregano

• Now toss all the ingredients nicely 

• Corn salad is ready ....