Mango Salad

 Mango Salad

This flavor-bursting Mango Salad with refreshing cucumbers and red bell pepper,onions, drizzled with sweet and spicy tangy   dressing. This vibrant looking mango salad is full of flavours and is a huge hit with everyone at home. 

I have used ripe mango, raw mango, cucumber, red bell pepper, onions, coriander leaves and mint leaves to make this salad. For the dressing, I have used , lemon juice, honey, red chilli flakes and black pepper powderMango salad  you can have bowls of this salad just like that oryou can enjoy this salad as a side dish with your main meals.

 

Ingredients

 Cucumber (diced)-1/2 Cup

 Red Bell Pepper (diced)-1/2 cup

 Green Capsicum (diced)-1/2 cup

Cherry Tomatoes (halved)- 5-6 halfed

Carrot (diced)-1

Peeled Raw Mango-1/2 cup

Alphonso Mango (diced)- 1 cup

Grated ginger-1/4 tsp

Black Pepper powder-1/4 tsp

Salt—asper taste

Red Chilli  flakes1/4 tsp

Powdered Sugar/honey-11/2 tsp

Lemonjuice- 1 tsp

Chopped coriander leaves – 2tbsp

Chopped mint leaves -1 tbsp(optional)

Method:

 1.In a small bowl, add lemon juice, honey, red chilli flakes and black pepper powder. Mix well. Refrigerate the salad dressing  for 1 hour.

 2. In a mixing bowl, add ripe mango cubes, cucumber cubes, chopped raw mango, chopped onion, chopped red,yellow green bell pepper, chopped carrot,coriander and chopped mint leaves.

3.Add salt  . Pour the salad dressing and toss to combine.

 Serve mango salad  immediately.

 

Mango Kesari

 

Mango Kesari, also known as Mango Halwa or Sheera, is an easy dessert made with ripe mangoes, semolina, cardamoms, sugar, nuts and raisins. Rava infused with the delicious flavors of mango. The fruit tinge and flavour enrich the whole kesari. Mango Kesari is yet another delicious kesari variety with the richness of ripe mango puree.I made this Kesari for our Wedding day!

No food colour-Adding mango pulp not only adds colour but also adds flavour, goodness of mango in the sweet.So I didnt add any Foodcolour.

 Previously I made FruitKesari & Pineapple Halwa

Ingredients:

Sooji| Rava  -1cup

Fresh Mango pulp   1/2 cup

Water- 3 cup

Cardamon powder 1 tsp

Sugar  1/2 cup

Ghee  3-4 tblsp

Cashew nuts - few

Raisins-few

 Method:     

1.Fry Rava with 2tbsp of ghee,till aroma leave out on medium flame(Don't over fry) and keep it aside.

2. Add 1 tsp ghee fry raisins and cashewnut and keep it aside.

3.Scoop the mango pulp firstly from the mango. Then puree it to make it smooth.

4.In  the pan, add water and bring it to boil. When the water starts to boil, add roasted semolina little by little and keep stirring and cook completely till it soft.

5.Then, add sugar and mango pulp and stir well. Sugar dilutes the mixture. But stirring continuously, makes the kesari to become thicker quickly.

6.When the whole mixture gets thicken, add  cardamon powder remaining ghee and mix well.  Finally, add roasted cashews and mix well. Switch off the flame.

 Yummy, Mango kesari is now ready to serve

Eggless Cranberry Orange Muffins

 

Eggless Cranberry Orange Muffins

These Eggless Cranberry Orange Muffins are soft, Tangy-sweet and moist, these cranberry orange muffins are heavy on the flavour and bejewelled with beautiful cranberries in each bite packed with delicious tangy cranberries and with fresh orange . Easy to make and super moist, so simple these muffins are ideal treat for Breakfast  or in teatime. I make this muffin as a sweet treat for my Daughter’s Birthday .

Ingredients:

AllPurpose Flour/Maida-1 cup

Butter/Oil-1/4 cup

Powder sugar-1/2 cup

 Milk-1/2 Cup

Vanilla essence -1 tsp

 Baking powder -1tsp

 Baking soda -1/2 tsp

 cashew nuts- !/4 Cup

 PackedCranberries -1/2 cup

Orange Juice-1/2 cup

Orange zest rind-1 tbsp

 

Method

1.Preheat the oven to 180°C.

 

2.Sift together flour, baking powder and baking soda into a bowl

3.In another bowl, combine sugar and orange zest. Work the zest into the sugar with your fingertips until evenly combined, and the sugar feels like wet sand.

4.Whisk in the butter /vegetable oil, milk,  orange juice, and vanilla until well combined.

 

5.Add the remaining ingredients and whisk to combine gently.      

6.Then  add the cranberries and nuts gently fold them in.Don't over mix the batter.

7.Spoon batter into prepared muffin cup, filling each cup about full.

8.Bake them in the oven till the tops are golden brown and done.

9.Insert a toothpick in the middle of the muffin. It should come out clean if the muffins are done. the medium ones take about 15-20 minute.

 

10.Remove from oven and let sit for 2 minutes, then transfer muffins to a wire rack to cool fully.

Serve at room temperature

 

Instant Falooda-Rose Falooda!

 Instant Falooda

Falooda is a delicious milk based dessert popular across India & favorite dessert of my family. A uniquely delicious dessert drink and very popular in India.This is a rose  flavored falooda, is a fantastic summer treat!

In this recipe you can make instant falooda mix which is usually available in the market in nice packets and use it with milk & prepare falooda whenever you want. These are cost effective, hygienic and made without any preservatives. It takes just few minutes to cook the Homemade Falooda.  You can easily prepare this chilled drink with various layered elements. In addition, it tastes amazing with falooda milk mixture, ice cream, and a nice garnishing with colorful tutti fruity, fruits, and dry fruits and it is best served chilled. I used Rose flavour  in this recipe.( I didnt add Sugar)

 

Ingredients:

Fat Milk- 1 litre

Soaked sabja seeds -1 tbsp

Rose Syrup- 1tbsp

Icecream 4 scoops

Chopped nuts-3 tbsp

Tuttifrooti-1 tbsp

Instant Falooda mix- 1 pkt.

Method:Rose Falooda Mix:

1. Heat full fat milk with water in a pan to boil.

2. Lower flame & pour the rose falooda mix in to it.

3. Stirring constantly allow milk to come to boil again.

4. Lower flame & cook for 8-10 min.

5. Switch off flame & mix.

6. Transfer rose falooda to a bowl & allow it to come to room temperature & then put it in refrigerator to chill for 3-4 hours.

7. To serve rose falooda put 1 tbsp rose syrup per glass

8. Pour rose falooda over it.than add sabja seeds.

9. Put 1 scoop vanilla ice cream over it in each glass.

 

10. Garnish with pieces of cashew nuts & pistachios &tuttifrutti

11. Rose falooda is ready!