Bottle Gourd Raita

Bottle gourd Raita is a quick and easy accompaniment for any Indian flatbread. It's also great as a dip for chips or as a sandwich spread. Combined with plain yogurt, this raita is a healthy side, and a great addition to any weight-loss diet....


Ingredient's
Grated bottle gourd 1 Cup
Cold curd 2 Cups
Finely chopped 2 green chillies
Finely chopped coriander 1 tbsp
Jeera or cumin powder 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Cooking Method
Boil grated bottle gourd till it get transperant. Drain and let it cool. Beat the yogurt for 1 minute. Mix all ingredients in to yogurt very well. If you don't have cold yogurt, keep raita in refrigerator for an hour.
Serve this chilled raita with any biryani or sabji.

Beetroot Sabji (Beetroot Gravy)

Beetroots are a rich source of potent antioxidants and nutrients, including magnesium, sodium, potassium and vitamin C, and betaine, which is important for cardiovascular health. It functions by acting with other nutrients to reduce the concentration of homocysteine, a homologue of the naturally occurring amino acid cysteine, which can be harmful to blood vessels and thus contribute to the development of heart disease,stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.
It is a rich source of the element boron. Field Marshal Montgomery is reputed to have exhorted his troops to 'take favours in the beetroot fields', a euphemism for visiting prostitutes. From the Middle Ages, beetroot was used as a treatment for a variety of conditions, especially illnesses relating to digestion and the blood. Bartolomeo Platina recommended taking beetroot with garlic to nullify the effects of 'garlic-breath.
Source from Wikipedia

Ingredient's2 medium beetroot
1 medium onion, finely sliced, Green Chillies - 3-4, slit
Tomato - 1 large, chopped
Curry leaves - 7-8
Coconut - 2 tbsp, shredded

1/2tsp redchilly powder, turmeric 1/2tsp, coriander powder 1/2tsp, ginger garlic paste 1tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

coriander leaves as req
Oil and Salt to taste

Cooking Method

Heat oil in a kadhai. Add mustard seeds, and curry leaves. Fry for 30 sec or until seeds start to splatter. Add onions and green chillies fry to golden brown. then add tomato's and all the masala powder with ginger garlic paste. Fry until tomato's become soft, usually 3-4 min. Now add the chopped beetroot and salt, cook till it is completely cooked in a low flame. Add coconut and mix well and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. 

Serve with Roti...

Announcement Of Winners: Treat To Eyes Series-2 Event

Hi friends!!! With this announcement, it comes to the end of "Treat To Eyes- Series 2" event. Series 2 of "Treat To Eyes" received some of the best presented dishes and it was such a wonderful time for me hosting this event. My personal thanks to each and everyone of you for making it such a yummy event and sharing the best of yours.

Event received so many different types of recipes from different part of the globe and i was amazed to see the creativity of each dish. Each recipe had its own unique style and yummy factor :)
I must admit it was very difficult for me to choose best 5 out of so many recipes.

Once again thank you to each and everyone for participating in my event.

I would like to present my event's logo as an appreciation award to the winners of Treat To Eyes Series-2

So here is the TOP 5 best presented Treat to eyes :)

• Tomato Juice with Ginger and Cardamom of Kaarasaaram
• Curried Pumpkin Soup of Taste of Pearls City
• Barley Flour Cake with Chocolate Frosting of Rasoi
• The Lighthouse of Pasta and Paratha
• Banana - Berry Smoothie of Yummy O Yummy

Tomato Juice with Ginger and Cardamom

Curried Pumpkin Soup

Barley Flour Cake with Chocolate Frosting

The Lighthouse

Banana - Berry Smoothie

Plain Khichdi (In North Indian Style)

This is one of the simplest recipes of khichdi you can imagine. Great not just for sick people but also when you want to eat light after a heavy lunch. Adding ghee on top of khichri if you want to eat and it taste just superb. Khichdi is a easy to digest healthy Indian food..

Ingredient's

1cup rice, 25gram toordal

1 onion, 2 green chillies and 1 tomato, chopped finely

1tsp turmeric, 1/2tsp coriander powder

1/2tsp cumin seeds

Salt and Oil to taste

Cooking Method

In a pressure cooker add rice, dal, turmeric, salt and water. Boil for atleast 4 to 5 whistle in a medium flame. In deep frying pan add oil, cumin seeds, when turns brown, add onion and green chillies, fry to golden brown, then add tomato and coriander powder, fry till tomato soften. Now add the boiled rice and salt if needed mix it nicely. cook for 2 to 3 minutes... Serve hot with Ghee...

Brinjal Roll

Eggplants belong to the nightshade family of vegetables, which also includes tomatoes, sweet peppers and potatoes. They grow in a manner much like tomatoes, hanging from the vines of a plant that grows several feet in height. While the different varieties do range slightly in taste and texture, one can generally describe the eggplant as having a pleasantly bitter taste and spongy texture.
In this 'purple' colored plant contains several health benefits, such as; one of the brain food, rich in Phenolic Antioxidant Compounds & also cardiovascular health and Free Radical Protection.
It is a very simple yet classy veg recipe of brinjal. During winter season brinjal is a hot favorite vegetable in almost every household. These delicious rolls are perfect for parties and holidays.

Ingredient's
1 big brinjal (thinly slice)
1 boiled potato
1 onion, 2 green chillies, finely chopped
1/4th tsp turmeric powder
Red chili powder to taste
1/4th tsp Garam masala
1/4th tsp Dry mango powder (amchur)
Salt To Taste
Oil for frying

Preparation:
In a bowl mash the potatoes, now add all the ingredients with it , mix it nicely , In a frying pan add 2tsp oil and half fry the brinjal slice both the side. Then take a mixture make a small balls and keep the balls in the fried brinjal slice and roll it up and close with tooth pick. Then add a 2tsp of oil in frying pan and fry the brinjal rolls to golden brown.

Garnish the coriander leaves and. Serve hot with tomato sauce.

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