Orangeeee orange!!!!!!!!!

Too good contest ..Have selected the orange team..

All the orange flavour lovers hip hip hurray!!!! 

Very first thing would like to say as soon as we hear the word "Orange" such a nice colour and a round juicy

 fruity thing comes to our mind.The word "Orange"  itself refreshes us makes us feel so rejuvenated.

Oranges are originated from south east asia and are available in variety.

Oranges being a citrus fruit is acidic in nature but is a excellent source of vitamin C and a good source of 

dietary fiber.Oranges have many nutitional and healthy values but instead of discussing it lets move on to the 

breezer using orange flavour.Breezers using the natural orange flavours tastes awesome.Amongst all the 

other flavours Orange is  the best one to go on.Its natural tangy, sweet and  bitter taste keeps rolling  over 

the tongue.Since breezer contains just 2% of alcohol it is best suited for womens.So cheers for the orange 

bacardi breezer!!!!

Nutty delight

This recipe specially for kids who love porridges.But this one is homemade and more nutritious.

kids would love to have it.

Ingredients:

1) Wheat flour (atta) 100 gms

2) Maize flour (makki atta) 50 gms

3) Soya flour (soya bean atta) 50 gms

4) Ragi flour ( nachni atta) 50 gms

5) Almonds,cashew nuts,walnuts,pistachios.

6) Jaggery (gud) as per taste

7) Milk 

8) Pure ghee.

9) Honey

Procedure:

1) Mix all the above 4 flour and form a dough as that of rotis.

2) Make rotis out of these dough.

3) After these rotis cool down grind them along with all the nuts and jaggery.

4)Then take this mixture in bowl add some honey,ghee.

5) Mix it with warm milk to form porridge consistency.

6) Serve hot.

Note: 

1) We can store this dry mixture it in refrigerator for 7-8 days in an air tight 

     container and add milk when we want to have it.

2) We can give this to a child from age of 1 1/2 years.

3) Very wholesome and tasty meal for kids.

My Reliance Digital Experience!!!!

Hello everyone,

On this nice Sunday evening that is on 30th June 2013 I planned to visit a reliance digital store located in Growels 101,kandivali east. This store is located in such a nice area which is favorite
spot for most of the people staying nearby. As soon as I reached the store, I handed my Indi-invite to the store manager and very politely he took me to the concerned person who gave me total overview of the store.

The reliance digital store located in growels 101 is a quite big 2storyed store.All appliances, gadgets are sorted and arranged very neatly. First floor is having all the LCD's, LED's TV, Laptops, Mobile phones, all computer peripherals etc. Second floor is having all home appliances like AC's, Microwaves ovens, Refrigerators and most of the kitchen appliances. Even they have introduced their in house brand named "Reconnect" which covers many appliances too.

The 3 best things of reliance digital according to me are:

1) Reliance ResQ :In this service these people offer us extended warranty service to the product we purchase. They undertake installation, repair and maintenance of all the products. Even though they charge us for this service, I think it is an amazing thing of having warranty of the product which is out of warranty and that also for lifetime. Its simply great!!

2)Cost of the product: These guys give us the challenge regarding the cost of the product i.e.  if I purchase some product from them at a certain cost, then excluding the e-commerce website if I get the same product for the lesser value reliance digital will pay me the difference and that's there challenge.

3)Service offered: These people even give very prompt service to their customers. Onsite services, live demonstrations, Authorized service stations and even special training to their customers regarding the product.

Even if I dint purchase anything on my visit but the thing which attracted me were the pioneer HTP home theatre system which had a mind blowing sound with Dolby true HD and 3D ready. Will definitely have one!!!!!

And being a total house wife I completely liked the total range of kitchen appliances especially the LG side by side refrigerator which appears awesome to me.Will surely upgrade for one!!!

In short reliance digital can be the best place to shop for.

pakoda special!!!!

In this post, I would like to share all the pakoda recipes. As we all are experiencing awesome weather in which everyone of us would love to have hot n spicy pakodas along with a cup of tea or coffee. So here's some of the easiest recipes of pakoda.

[A].Aaloo (Potato) pakoda:

Ingredients:

1.Aaloo(potatoes) 2-3
2.Besan (Gram Flour) 1 bowl
3.Rice flour or corn flour 1-2 table spoon
4.Chilly powder (as per taste)
5.Hing (Asafoetida) 1 pinch
6.Ajwain n jeera powder (carom n cumin seed powder) 1 tea spoon
7.fruit salt 1/2 tea spoon
8.water for mixing
9.Vegetable oil for frying

Procedure:

1.Peel the potatoes and slice them finely.
2,Soak sliced potatoes in water.
3.Mix all remaining ingredients except oil.
4.Mix water until the batter takes a falling consistency.
5.Heat oil in a deep pan.
6.One by one dip potato slice in batter and then in the pan.
7.Fry nicely until golden brown.
8.Serve with green chutney or tomato ketchup.

Note:With same procedure we can make bread, palak (spinach) pakodas,turai (ridge gourd) pakodas,

         lauki (bottle gourd) pakodas.


[B] Paneer pakoda:

Making the batter is same as above only we need to marinate paneer

For marination:
1.Garlic, green chilly,coriander,cumin powder.
2.Make a coarse paste of all above ingredients.
3.Add 2tblspoon oil and salt as per taste.
4.Marinate paneer cubes in this mixture for 10-15 min.
5.Then make pakodas same as above.

Note: With same marination procedure we can make cheese pakodas.

[C] Tender coconut pakodas:

Ingredients:

1.Tender coconut fillets (nariyal Ki malai)
2.Besan (Gram Flour) 1 bowl
3.Rice flour or corn flour 1-2 table spoon
4.Chilly powder (as per taste)
5.Hing (Asafoetida) 1 pinch
6.Ajwain n jeera powder (carom n cumin seed powder) 1 tea spoon
7.fruit salt 1/2 tea spoon
8.Vegetable oil for frying

Procedure:

1.Take a bowl add gram flour, corn flour, chilly powder,asafoetida,carom n cumin powder.
2.Add fruit salt. Mix well. It will form a dry mixture.
3.Take the coconut fillets and roll them in the dry mixture.
4.Add these rolled fillets in deep frying pan.
5.Fry until golden brown.
6.Serve with green chutney or tomato ketchup.




 

Crunchy Cutlets

Ingredients:

1.Potatoes (boiled and mashed)(2-3)

2.French Beans (finely chopped)(4-5)

3.Green Capsicum (finely chopped) (1/2 -1)

4.Onion (finely chopped) (1 small)

5.Ginger-garlic paste (1 tbl spoon)

6.Green chilles (finely chopped) (1-2)

7.Corn Flakes (1/2 bowl)

8.Oat Flakes(1/2 bowl)

9.Salt ( as per taste)

10.Lemon Juice (1 tbl spoon)

11.Coriander (finely chopped) (1 bowl)

12.Oil or Butter for shallow frying

Tip: 1.To make these cutlets more nutritious for our children we can add 
           Spinach(palak), Carrots, cabbage,cauliflower,Sweet corn etc. 

        2.Add any finely chopped vegetable which your child dont like and you want
           him/her to eat it.

Procedure:

1.In a large bowl take mashed potatoes.Add chopped vegetables.

2.Add ginger garlic paste and lemon juice.

3.Add onion,coriander,green chillies and salt

4.Mix well.Now make various shapes of cutlets out of it.

5.Take cornflakes and oat flakes in a dish,crush them a little bit.

6.Roll these cutlets in the flakes properly till they are nicely coated.

7.Shallow fry them in oil or butter.

8.Garnish with salad.

9.Serve with ketchup or green chutney.

Mix Veggie Soup

Ingredients:

1.Fresh Beetroot (1 no.)

2.Fresh Carrots (2 nos)

3.Fresh Tomatoes(1 no.)
4.Spinach (5-6 leaves)
5.Sweet corn (1 /2 bowl)
6.Green Peas (1/2 bowl)
7.garlic(3 nos)
8.Onion (half)
9. Fresh Ginger (as per taste)
10.Sugar(as per taste)
11.Salt (as per taste)
12.Cumin (jeera)powder (1/2 tea spoon)
13.Ghee (clarified butter) (1 table spoon)
14.Water (as per requirement)

Tip:We can combine whatever vegetables we have and make vareity of soups.

Procedure:

1.Cut all veggies into small pieces.
2.Heat the pressure pan.
3.Add 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter).
4.Add ginger garlic and onion,saute till onion turns translucent.
5.Add pieces of veggies and tomatoes and saute for 2 Min's.
6.Add water for cooking.
6.Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
7.After it cools down take the veggies in the blender,blend into fine paste.
8.Take the paste in a deep pan,add water to make a soup consistency
(use the water which we used for pressure cooking veggies.Do not throw that water)
9.Finally add salt,sugar as per taste.
10.Serve Hot.

Tip: 1. When we serve this soup for children in age (9 months to 18 months)
            We can add boiled rice or pieces of chapati/roti  to this soup and 
            blend coarsely.This will make a whole sum and nutritious meal 
            for your child.

 Tip: 2. For Non veg lovers we can add boneless chicken pieces while pressure
             cooking and transform it to nice chicken veggie soup.               

Bottle Gourd-Pumkin Soup

Ingredients:

1.Fresh Tomatoes (2 nos.)

2.Fresh Pumkin (kaddu)

3.Fresh Bottlegourd (Doodhi)
4 Fresh Ginger (as per taste)
5.Onion (1no)
6.Garlic(3-4 nos)
7.Sugar(as per taste)
8.Salt (as per taste)
9.Ghee (clarified butter) (1 table spoon)
10.Water (as per requirement)
11.Maggie masala cubes ( 1 cube)

Procedure:

1.Cut bottle gourd,pumkin,onion,tomato,garlic and ginger into small pieces.
2.Heat the pressure pan.
3.Add 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter).
4.Add ginger garlic and onion,saute till onion turns translucent.
5.Add pieces of bottlegourd,pumkin and tomatoes and saute for 2 Min's.
6.Add water for cooking.
6.Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
7.After it cools down take the veggies in the blender,blend into fine paste.
8.Take the paste in a deep pan,add water to make a soup consistency
(use the water which we used for pressure cooking veggies.Do not throw that water)
9.Finally add salt,sugar as per taste.
10.Add maggie masala cube.
11.Serve Hot.

Tip: 1. When we serve this soup for children in age (9 months to 18 months)
            We can add boiled rice or pieces of chapati/roti  to this soup and 
            blend coarsely.This will make a whole sum and nutritious meal 
            for your child.

 Tip: 2.This soup is rich in calcium so very nutritious for kids.Maggie masala 
            is optional.While serving it for kids avoid this masala.

Greeny Spinach Soup

Ingredients:

1.Fresh Spinach (palak) (1Bundle.)

2.Garlic(3 nos)

3.Onion (half)
4 Fresh Ginger (as per taste)
5.Sugar(as per taste)
6.Salt (as per taste)
7.Ghee (clarified butter) (1 table spoon)
8.Water (as per requirement)

Procedure:

1.Finely chop Spinach (palak),garlic,Onion and ginger
2.Heat the pressure pan.
3.Add 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter).
4.Add ginger garlic and onion,saute till onion turns translucent.
5.Add chopped spinach and saute for 2 Min's.
6.Add water for cooking.
6.Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
7.After it cools down take the mixture in the blender,blend into fine paste.
8.Take the paste in a deep pan,add water to make a soup consistency
(use the water which we used for pressure cooking Do not throw that water)
9.Finally add salt,sugar as per taste..
10.Serve Hot.

Tip: 1. When we serve this soup for children in age (9 months to 18 months)
            We can add boiled rice or pieces of chapati/roti  to this soup and 
            blend coarsely.This will make a whole sum and nutritious meal 
            for your child.

Tip: 2. For Non veg lovers we can add boneless chicken pieces while pressure
            cooking and transform it to nice chicken-spinach soup.               

Beet-Carrot Soup

Ingredients:

1.Fresh Beetroots (1 no.)

2.Fresh Carrots (2 nos)

3.Fresh Tomatoes(1 no.)
4.garlic(3 nos)
5.Onion (half)
6. Fresh Ginger (as per taste)
7.Sugar(as per taste)
8.Salt (as per taste)
9.Cumin (jeera)powder (1/2 tea spoon)
10.Ghee (clarified butter) (1 table spoon)
11.Water (as per requirement)

Procedure:

1.Cut Carrots,beetroot,onion,tomato,garlic and ginger into small pieces.
2.Heat the pressure pan.
3.Add 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter).
4.Add ginger garlic and onion,saute till onion turns translucent.
5.Add pieces of carrot,beetroot and tomatoes and saute for 2 Min's.
6.Add water for cooking.
6.Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
7.After it cools down take the veggies in the blender,blend into fine paste.
8.Take the paste in a deep pan,add water to make a soup consistency
(use the water which we used for pressure cooking veggies.Do not throw that water)
9.Finally add salt,sugar as per taste.
10.Add Cumin powder.
11.Serve Hot.

Tip: 1. When we serve this soup for children in age (9 months to 18 months)
            We can add boiled rice or pieces of chapati/roti  to this soup and 
            blend coarsely.This will make a whole sum and nutritious meal 
            for your child.

 Tip: 2. For Non veg lovers we can add boneless chicken pieces while pressure
             cooking and transform it to nice chicken veggie soup.               

Maharashtrian Garam Masala powder

Heart of every traditional indian recipe is the "Garam Masala"

"Garam Masala" which is the mixture of 19  special spices.If not mixed in proper proportion can make a very different taste which can even spoil the recipe.So here is the exact proportion of the spices and method to make scrumptious and aromatic"Garam Masala".

Ingredients:

1.Dhaniya (coriander seeds)(1/2 kg)
2.Khobra(dry coconut) (250 gms)
3.Khus khus (poppy seeds) (150 gms)
4.Meera (peppercorns) (50 gms)
5.Jeera (cumin seeds) (50 gms)
6.Shah jeera (black cumin) (50 gms)
7.Dalchini (cinnamon) (50 gms)
8.Laung (cloves) (50 gms)
9.Elaichi (green cardamom) (50 gms)
10.Badi elaichi (black cardamoms) (50 gms)
11.Hing (asafoeitida) (50 gms)
12.Saunf (fennel seeds) (50 gms)
13.Sunth (dry ginger) (50 gms)
14.Tej patti  (indian bay leaf)(10 gms)
15.Chakra phool (star anise) (50 gms)
16.Javitri (mace) (25 gms)
17.Jaiphal (nutmeg) (2 pieces)
18.Red chilly powder (1/2 kg)
19.150 ml edible oil

Procedure:

Dry roast all the above ingredients one by one.
Roast each spice till it changes its color slightly.
After roasting all the spices let them cool down.

Then grind the mixture fine in the grinder.

Then roast the chilly powder slightly.

After it cools down mix it well with the Garam Masala powder.

Heat 100 ml oil, let it cool down to normal and mix it well with the masala.

You will experience pleasant aroma in your kitchen.
                      
This garam masala is the perfect combination of spices which gives every indian recipe a tangling taste.
Try it.....Taste it...Love it....
Waiting for your comments always..So stay tuned!!!!