Apple Carrot Celery Juice

This juice is full of   vitamins,   minerals and antioxidants.

Ingredients:

Apples  2

Carrots   2

Celery  sticks  2

Method: 

Wash  all vegetables  and  fruits.  Cut off the tops of the carrots. No need to peel.  Use juicer to juice it. 

If you are using  blender,  cut into pieces and blend them  with  water (approx.   8 oz, 250 ml) and filter it.  Now the juice is ready to drink.

Making of Paneer/Indian Cheese/Cottage Cheese

Paneer is used In india a lot  to make delicious dishes to deserts.  Paneer can be prepared at home quiet easily by adding some food acids to hot milk.

 Ingredients:

1 and 1/2 L of whole milk or 2% milk.

2-4 tbsp of lemon juice or vinegar.

 

Directions:

Take the milk in a big and heavy bottomed bowl and bring it to boil. When the milk comes to a boil, add lemon juice or vinegar and reduce the heat immediately with continuous stirring  until the milk is curdled totally from the whey. 

Remove the bowl from the heat and strain the mixture through muslin cloth or cheese cloth(thin cotton towels also work fine).

 

Repeat this process if the milk is not converted into curds completely.

 

Finally rinse it with cold water and press out excess water.

 

Wrap this paneer with the same cloth and place a heavy  weight( I used cooker with full water) on it for at least 1 hour and cut into cubes. 

 

Tasty paneer is ready to use.

 

 

Banana-Strawberry Smoothie

 Banana- Strawberry smoothie recipe is as easy as 123…., quick health drink for kids. These smoothies are nutritionally rich in calcium, protein, vitamins and good bacteria culture. Strawberries are rich in antioxidants and Vitamin C. This recipe serves 3- 4 people.

 

 

 

Ingredients:

 Yogurt/Curd       (1 cup) 

 Milk                     (1 cup)

 Banana               ( 1 ripe, peel and cut in to chunks) 

Strawberries     (1 cup, fresh   or frozen) 

Method:

Add all ingredients in a blender and blend it until the mixture

is smooth.  

Just pour into glasses and serve immediately.  Love to drink chilled,

keep  refrigerated for 10 minutes.  

Note:  You can use all low fat  ingredients like milk and yogurt.  

Strawberry Smoothie

 
This Strawberry smoothie recipe is easy to make and energy drink also. This smoothie can be given as a healthy breakfast or evening snack. Serve this, tasty and nutritious smoothie to your whole family, especially for kids as a drink after coming from the school. These smoothies are nutritionally rich in calcium, protein, vitamins and good bacteria culture. Strawberries are rich in antioxidants and Vitamin C. This recipe serves 4-5 people.

Ingredients:

Plain yogurt/Curd       (1 cup)

Milk                               (3/4   Cup)

Strawberries     (1 cup, fresh   or frozen) 

Honey   or   Sugar    to taste.

Method:

Add all ingredients in a blender and blend it until the mixture is smooth.  

Just pour into glasses and serve immediately.  Love to drink chilled, keep 

refrigerated for 10 minutes.  

 Note:  You can use all low fat  ingredients like milk and yogurt. 

Groundnut Chutney/Peanut Chutney/Palli Chutney/Verusenaga Pachadi

Preparing peanut chutney is very simple and taste is very delicious.  For this chutney oil is not required, just roast all ingredients and grind it into smooth paste. 

Ingredients:

Mustard seeds    (¼ tsp)

Jeera /Cumin seeds    (1/2 tsp)

Chana dal/senaga pappu  (1 tbsp)

Coconut   (small piece, dry or fresh)

Dry red Chillies   (2 nos)

Curry leaves (1-2  )

Garlic clove   (1 no)

Tamarind  ( 5-6 strands, substitute is lemon juice)

Roasted ground nuts/Peanuts/verusengapappu   (with or without skin, 1/2   cup)

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat   a pan, add all ingredients in the same order listed bove except peanuts/groundnuts and roast them.

Remove the pan from heat and let it cool.

Grind the roasted ingredients along with roasted peanuts into a smooth paste adding required water.

Transfer it to a bowl,   finally add salt.

The peanut chutney/palli chutney is ready to serve. Goes well with dosa, idli, pesarattu.....

Dalia Chutney (Putnala Chutney)

 

Ingredients:

Dalia/putnala pappu/roasted split chick peas   (1 cup)

Grated   coconut fresh or dry   (1/4 cup)

Mustard  seeds/ avalu   (1/2 tsp)

Cumin seeds/jeera      (1/2 tsp)

Curry leaves/karvepaku  (4-5 )

Red chillies   ( 4 -5 n0s)

Fresh lemon juice    (1 tbsp)

Salt as needed

Water as required

Oil    (1 tsp)

Method:

Grind  Dalia and coconut together without water and make a  powder.

Then add ¼ cup water and grind it into smooth paste.

Transfer it to a  bowl.  Add more water for your consistency, then add salt and lemon juice.

For tempering:

Heat oil in a small pot, add mustard and jeera, let them splutter, then add curry leaves and dried red chillies, fry them for 1  minute. 

Pour this tempering into the chutney and mix well.

This chutney goes well with  dosa, idli....... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beetroot Juice With Carrots And Apples/Health Drink

                             Simple to make and healthy to drink 

                    

Beetroots have many beneficial effects on health.   Raw beet juice which is healthy and nutritious, has antioxidants  and nitrates which may improve blood flow throughout the body and helps lower the blood pressure.  Making juice with beets is easy. It is not recommended drinking   raw juice alone.  Add  carrots and apples to beets, it gives more taste and flavor.  

Ingredients

   1 Beetroot

  2 Carrots 

  1  Apple

½ inch piece of ginger

Method:

Wash all above ingredients thoroughly. 

Remove the carrots and beetroot tops. 

Then peel the carrots and beetroots.

Slice up all of them and put in to juicer.

If you are using blender, add water  to prepare juice and 

filter it.

Serve it cool.