Sprouts Salad

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking Required
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 cups sprouts (moong, moth, channa)
• 1/2 cup chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup chopped cabbage
• 1/4 cup grated carrot
• 2 tbsp chopped onion
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander
• 1 pc green chilli finely chopped
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• Salt to taste

Method

• Steam the sprouts for 2 minutes
• Mix all the ingredients and serve

Tomato Salad

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 big red tomatoes
• 1 cup grated carrot
• 2 tbsp finely chopped capsicum
• 2 tsp chat masala

Method

• Chop the tomatoes in round slices
• Spread the tomatoes on a plate
• Spread the grated carrot on top of tomatoes
• Sprinkle chat masala on top

Hot and Sour Soup

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped vegetables (carrot, capsicum, beans, onion, cabbage)
• 4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
• 1 pc green chilli chopped
• 1" ginger chopped
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tsp soya sauce
• 1 tsp green chilli sauce
• 1 tsp tomato ketchup
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 2 tsp oil
• 6 cups of water
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• Salt to taste

Method

• In a pan heat oil and then put green chilli, ginger and garlic
• Next put the chopped vegetables and saute for a minute
• Now add water, chilli sauce, ketchup, vinegar, salt and pepper and keep stirring for 10 mins
• In a cup mix the cornflour in 1/2 cup water
• Put the cornflour mixture in the soup and boil for another 2-3 mins
• Serve hot with garlic bread or fried noodles

Masala Butter Milk

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 cups curd
• 1 cup water
• 1 pc green chilli finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp chopped ginger
• 1/2 tsp mint powder (pudina)
• 5-6 pcs of curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp Rai (mustard seeds)
• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander
• Salt to taste

Method

• In a bowl, mix curd, water, green chilli, ginger, mint and salt and churn well
• In a pan, heat oil and put mustard seeds, curry leaves
• In a glass pour the curd mixture and on top put the oil mixture
• Garnish with chopped coriander 

Curd Rice

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiled rice
• 1 cup curd
• 6-7 leaves of sweet neem
• 1 tsp Rai (mustard seeds)
• 1 pc chopped green chilli
• 1 tbsp chopped onion
• 1 tbsp peas
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste

Method

• In a pan, heat oil and put sweet neem, rai, green chilli and onion and stir till golden brown
• Now, put peas and stir for another 1 minute
• Add salt and mix well
• In a bowl, now mix curd, rice, salt and sugar and mix well
• Garnish with the prepared onion mixture

Note: You can also garnish with pomegranate 

Creamy Tomato Soup

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 4 pcs medium sized tomatoes
• 1 pc chopped apple
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 cup water
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Chopped coriander
• Grated cheese

Method

• Chop the tomatoes
• Boil the tomatoes, apple and garlic in 1 cup water
• After boiling, churn the mixture in a mixer
• Filter the mixture through a sieve
• Add salt and pepper and boil again
• Garnish with chopped coriander and cheese and serve hot

Crouton Salad

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 slices of bread
• 1/2 cup square shaped chopped carrot 
• 1/2 cup square shaped chopped capsicum
• 1/2 cup square shaped chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup square shaped chopped cucumber
• 1/2 cup square shaped chopped onion
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp schezwan sauce
• 1 tsp tomato ketchup
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Oil to fry

Method

• Chop the bread in small pieces
• Fry the bread pieces till its brown
• Mix all the chopped vegetables
• Garnish with coriander

Spinach Raita

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 2 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped spinach
• 1 cup fresh curd
• 1/2 tsp chilli ginger paste
• 1 tsp chopped onion
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

• Steam the spinach for 2 mins
• Filter the curd with a sieve
• Mix the chilli-ginger paste, onion, spinach, sugar, salt and pepper in curd
• Serve chilled

Ginger Garlic Salsa

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 4 - 6 ppl (1 bowl of salsa is prepared)

Ingredients

• 20 cloves Garlic finely chopped
• 4 pcs green chilly finely chopped
• 50 gms Ginger cut into long strips
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp Jeera
• 1 tsp salt

Method

• Mix all the ingredients properly
• Keep it refrigerated

Macaroni Salad

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking Required
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 4 tsp Thousand Island Dressing
• 1 tsp mayonnaise
• 1/2 tsp mustard sauce
• 2-3 tsp of hung curd
• 1 cup boiled macaroni
• 1 tbsp finely chopped cucumber
• 1 tbsp finely chopped capsicum
• 1 tbsp finely chopped carrot
• 1 tbsp finely chopped tomato
• 1 tbsp finely chopped boiled potato
• 2 tbsp boiled sweet corn
• 1 tsp lime juice
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
• Salt and paper to taste

Method

• Mix all the ingredients and serve

Mixed Vegetable

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients
For the Gravy

• 3 medium sized tomatoes
• 3 pcs green chilly
• 1" ginger
• 1/2 tsp Rai and Jeera
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric
• 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/2 tsp Red Chilli
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander
• 2 tsp tomato sauce
• 1 tsp chilli sauce
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste

Other Ingredients

• 1 cup thin and long chopped onion
• 1 cup thin and long chopped carrot
• 1 cup thin and long chopped beans
• 1/2 cup thin and long chopped capsicum
• 1 cup thin and long chopped potato
• 1 cup paneer (cottage cheese) chopped in square shape
• 2 tbsp oil to fry

Method

• Fry all the chopped vegetables in little oil and keep aside
• In a grinder, grind the tomatoes, green chilly and garlic
• In a pan, heat 2 tbsp oil and put jeera and Rai
• Put the tomato mixture and heat for 5 mins
• Put all the chopped vegetables, turmeric, red chilly, and salt
• Heat for another 5 mins
• In the end, add chilli sauce, tomato sauce and garam masala and mix well
• Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot

Corn Spinach (Corn Palak)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 500 gms Palak (Spinach)
• 4 cloves garlic
• 3 pcs finely chopped green chilly
• 1" grated ginger
• 1 1/2 cups boiled corn
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp cream
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• Salt to taste

Method

• Steam the Spinach in 1 cup water and 1/2  tsp sugar for 5 mins
• Cool and grind the mixture into a smooth puree
• In a pan, heat the butter
• Add jeera and then garlic, ginger and green chilly
• Add Palak puree after 2 mins
• Saute for 5 mins and then add corn, salt and garam masala
• In the end, add cream and mix well

Note: Serve with Tandoori Roti

Cold Spicy Tomato Soup

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 5 pcs tomato
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2" ginger
• 1 pc green chili
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 pc bread
• 1/4 finely chopped cucumber
• 1/4 finely chopped capsicum
• 1/2 cup finely chopped paneer (cottage cheese)
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp black salt
• 1/2 tsp salt

Method

• In a grinder, churn tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chili, coriander and water
• Keep aside the soup mixture, and clean the grinder
• Now, grind the bread piece till it becomes powder
• In the prepared soup, mix all the other ingredients and serve

Note: Can be served chilled in summers

Chola Salad

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 cups Kabuli Channa (Chole), soked for 12 hrs in water and boiled
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped tomato
• 2 tsp chopped coriander
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup chopped capsicum
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

• Mix all the ingredients
• Garnish with coriander and serve

Green Salad

Preparation Time: 45 mins

Cooking Time: no cooking required

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 long cucumber
• 1 cup finger sized, long and thin sliced vegetables (red/green/yellow capsicum, carrot)
• 1 1/2 tsp chaat masala
• 1 tsp lime juice
• Salt to taste

Method

• Without peeling the cucumber skin, cut long and very thin strips of it
• Add chaat masala, salt and lime juice to the vegetables (not the cucumber) and mix well
• Put the mixture on one end of the cucumber strip and roll
• Repeat the same for other strips
• Refrigerate the rolls for 30 mins
• Add salt and lime juice on top if required

Khandwi (Pittor)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients
For the stuffing

• 1/4 cup grated coconut
• 1 chopped green chilli
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tsp oil
• 1/4 tsp Rai

Other Ingredients

• 1 cup Besan
• 1 cup curd
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 tsp Jeera
• Salt for taste

Method

• Heat oil in a pan
• Put Rai and green chilli
• After a minute, add coconut and red chilli powder and stir for another minute
• Keep the stuffing aside
• In a cooker, mix besan, curd, water, jeera and salt and mix well
• Now boil the mixture with the cooker top open
• After the mixture boils, put the cooker top and heat for another 5-7 mins in low flame
• Now, spread the mixture on a slab. Make sure the spread is thin but wide and long enough
• Spread the coconut mixture on top
• Now using a knife, cut the spread into 3 inch wide ribbons, that is, only in one direction
• Role the cuttings and serve

Grapes Delight

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking Required
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp fresh green grapes juice
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp ginger juice
• 1 tbsp vanilla ice cream
• 1 bottle of sprite
• 2 drops of green colour

Method

• Mix grape juice, lemon juice, ginger juice and green colour
• Pour the mixture in 2 glasses
• Add Vanilla Ice cream
• Pour Sprite immediately and serve

Note: Make sure sprite is chilled

Tri Color Shikanji (Lime Water)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking Required
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4 glasses of chilled water
• 8 tsp sugar
• 2 pcs lemon
• 1 cup red pomegranate
• 1 chopped apple
• 1 drop green colour

Method

• Mix lemon, sugar and water and prepare lime water
• Add the green colour to lime water
• In a glass, put pomegranate first, next add lime water and then drop apple pieces into it

Note: Make sure to serve it chilled

Sooji/Rawa Dhokla

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 cup Sooji/Rawa
• 1/2 cup curd
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp eno
• 2 green chillis, cut into long pieces
• 2 tsp Rai (mustard seed)
• Meetha Neem leaves (Sweet Curry Leaves) 
• 2 tbsp oil

Method

• Mix sooji, curd, salt, water and 1 tsp sugar and prepare a paste and keep aside for 10 mins
• Add eno and mix well
• Put it in Dhokla container and heat for 15 mins
• Allow it cool for some time and then remove and cut it into small pieces
• In a pan, heat the oil, and add rai, chilli and neem
• Add dhokla and remaining sugar and mix well

Note: Best tastes with coriander chutney

Stuffed Idli

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3 cups Idli paste
• 1 tsp Eno
• Salt to taste
• Meetha Neem 
• 1 tsp oil
• Rai (Mustard seeds)

For the Stuffing

• 2 pcs potatoes boiled and mashed
• 1/3 cup boiled green peas
• 1/4 cup chopped capsicum
• 1 tsp green chilli paste
• 1 tsp aamchoor (Khatai or dried mango powder)
• 1/2 tsp coriander
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• Salt to taste

Method

• Mix the ingredients for stuffing and prepare small flat balls
• Grease the Idli plates with oil
• Mix salt and Eno in Idli paste
• Put the prepared balls in the Idli paste
• Make sure the the stuffing balls are completely covered by Idli paste
• Put the balls on the Idli stand
• Steam for 10 mins
• In a pan, put 1 tsp oil and heat
• Put rai and neem and sauté the prepared Idli

Note: Best tasted with Green chutney or coconut chutney