Green Smoothie

Easy and healthy green smoothie is loaded with spinach, peas , oats and banana. Blend it all together until smooth. This will make for quick smoothie blends in the morning or for an afternoon snack. You can refrigerate for up to one day.

  

 

Fish curry / meen kuzhambu (South Indian style)

Ingredients:
🦈 Fish - 1 kg 
🦈Small onions - 10 to 15
🦈Tomato - 1 medium
🦈Green chilli - 3 
🦈Garlic pods - 8 or 10
🦈Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
🦈Red Chilli powder - 2 tsp
🦈Coriander powder - 1.5 tsp
🦈Tamarind paste - 1tbsp( as per your taste)
🦈Fennel powder- 1 tsp
🦈Salt - as required
🦈Oil - 3 tbsp (preferably gingeley oil)

To season:
🦈Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
🦈Mustard seeds+Urud Dal - 1/4 tsp
🦈Thaalippu Vadagam( sun-dried seasoning balls) - 1/4 tsp
🦈Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
🦈Curry leaves - 1/2 sprig(reserve the other half of the sprig for later)

Preparation:-

🦈Clean and wash the fish well . Cut them into pieces. Keep them aside.
🦈In a wok/kadai ,add oil. Once it heats up,add fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, vadagam, cumin seeds, and curry leaves.
🦈Add garlic pods and saute them for a minute.
🦈Add chopped small onion, tomato , green chilli and a little salt , saute it very well .
🦈 Then add 2 cups of water , red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and fennel powder. Continue cooking for half an hour on low flame.
🦈Add tamarind paste and bring to boil.
🦈 Add fish pieces and salt into the boiling mixture . Continue cooking for 15-20 minutes or until the curry is thick.
🦈Once fish is cooked well and remove from fire.
🦈 Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with boiled rice .

  

PAV BAJJI

 

Recipe:

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Ingredients
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☘️Pav Buns-2-4
☘️ Potatoes -2
☘️Coriander Leaves-1/2 cup
☘️Green Peas- 1 cup
☘️Onions, finely chopped-2medium size
☘️Tomatoes, finely chopped- 2
☘️Green Chillies, finely chopped-3
☘️Cloves of Garlic, minced-3-4
☘️Ginger, grated-1inch
☘️Butter-2tsp
☘️Cumin Seeds -1 tsp
☘️Red Chilli Powder-1tsp
☘️Garam masala -1tsp
☘️Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tsp
☘️Salt to taste
 

Method:
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☘️Add potato and peas to a large pot of boiling water and cover with a lid. Boil them along with salt till it become soft and cooked well.
☘️ Melt butter in a big pan or wok. Add Cumin Seeds and let them splutter.
☘️Then add minced ginger, garlic and finely chopped green chili .
☘️Add finely chopped onions and cook them for 2-3 minutes till they turn golden brown.
☘️Then add chopped tomatoes and cook till the raw smell of tomatoes goes away.
☘️Add Red Chili Powder, Turmeric Powder and Garam Masala to the gravy.
☘️ Add the boiled potato and peas . Mash and mix with the gravy.
☘️ Add water to adjust the consistency. It should be of a slightly thick consistency.
☘️Add butter to the gravy. Pav Bajji is ready.
☘️Sprinkle lime juice, finely chopped onions and coriander leaves on the Bajji and serve with toasted buns.