Chikoo Milkshake | Sapota Milkshake

Chikoo milkshake and Mango Milkshake are my most favorite among all varieties of milkshakes and would love to have it  anytime especially during summers.I prefer to make milkshake with chikoo rather than eating the whole fruit.Now off to this simple and refreshing milkshake recipe.

Check out various milkshake/smoothie recipes which I have blogged earlier.

• Banana Milkshake
• Butterfruit(Avocado) Milkshake
• Mango Milkshake
• Strawberry Milkshake   
• Strawberry-Banana Smoothie
• Oats-Fruits Smoothie

Chikoo Milkshake Recipe:
(Serves 2)

Ingredients:
2 big ripen Chikoo/Sapota

3-4 tbsp Sugar
2 cups cold Milk 

2 scoops of Vanilla ice cream (optional)

Method:

• Remove the skin and cut the chikoo into pieces.
• In a mixer/blender add chikoo pieces, sugar and 1/2 cup of milk and blend into a smooth puree.Check the sweetness and if needed add extra sugar.
• Add remaining 1 1/2 cups of milk and vanilla ice cream and run again to the desired consistency.Add more milk if you need a thin milkshake and also adjust the sugar accordingly.

Serve the chilled Chikoo milk shake immediately.

 

Notes:

1. Add more sugar if required while blending the mixture.
2. You can substitute chikoo with mango or banana or apple. 
3. Milk also is to be adjusted according to your desired thickness.
4. Addition of ice cream is entirely optional,it adds a nice creamy touch to milkshake.

Red Cabbage Stir fry with Peanuts | Red Cabbage Recipes

When I am lazy to cook anything I usually prepare some quick Stir fry and Rasam for lunch and I would say it is my most comforting food.Usually it does not take more than half an hour to cook this meal with rice,stir-fry and rasam and hence it is apt for a quick meal.I like this particular combination of cabbage with peanuts,the addition of peanuts not only adds taste but also the crunch to the stir fry.You can serve this as a salad or a side dish for rotis and rice,it goes very well.

Red(Purple) Cabbage Stir fry with Peanuts:

(Serves 2-3)

Ingredients:

1 small Red or Purple cabbage,finely shredded

1/2 cup roasted Groundnuts,skinned and halved

4-5 Red chillies,broken

a sprig of Curry leaves

1 tsp Cumin seeds

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

Salt to taste

1 tbsp Oil

Method: 

• Heat oil in a kadai and crackle mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
• Add broken red chillies and curry leaves and saute again for a minute until they turn slightly crisp.
• Add shredded cabbage and fry on medium-high flame for 2-3 minutes and cover it and reduce the flame and cook for another 3-4 mins.Now the cabbage would start slightly change the color and is 3/4th cooked,it should be crunchy and not become soggy.
• Slightly crush half the peanuts in a mortar and pestle or do it using a rolling pin.
• Add salt and crushed peanuts and halved peanuts and stir fry on high flame for 2 minutes.

Serve it hot immediately with Roti/Rice.You can have this as a salad as well,it tastes nice too.

Notes:

1. Always add peanuts at the end otherwise they will loose their crunch and it does not taste that good.
2. In case you are preparing this stir fry ahead of time do not add peanuts in it,add the peanuts jsut before serving and give a quick stir on high flame.
3. You can replace red chillies with green chillies in the recipe.
4. Regular cabbage can be used instead of red cabbage and follow the same recipe.
5. Grated carrots can also be added along with carrots in the recipe.

BHURJI PAV RECIPE | PANEER BHURJI PAO

Mumbai - the city that never sleeps...!!

This city is filled with lot of energy and you can see large crowds even at odd times in the night.Many food joints and street hawkers open until late nights. While we are not one of those who love to venture late nights, there are a few times when we go for a party or a late night movie. Many hawkers open their Anda Bhurji stalls and make the sizzling Anda bhurji in their heavy bottomed hot tawas and is usually served with pav. I have not tasted this anytime, as I do not eat eggs (use them in cakes though). I usually prepare Egg Bhurji (Anda Bhurji) for TH sometimes and try to make something else for me. 

Paneer Bhurji is a good alternative for those like me who do not eat eggs. We both love it very much and so several of my weekend breakfast or dinner would feature this simple Paneer bhurji paired with butter laden roasted pav.I would say that it is a simple yet delicious food which you can prepare as breakfast/lunch/dinner.

Paneer Bhurji Pav Recipe:

(Serves 2)

Ingredients:

1 cup crumbled/grated fresh Paneer(Cottage Cheese)

1 medium Onion,finely chopped

2 Green chillies,finely chopped

1/2" Ginger,finely chopped

1 Tomato,finely chopped

1 small Capsicum,finely chopped

1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste

1/2 tsp Red chilli powder

1/4 tsp Garam masala

1 tsp Pav Bhaji masala

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

1 tbsp Lemon juice

2 tbsp Coriander,chopped

Salt to taste

1 tbsp Oil

2 tbsp Butter

Method:

• Heat oil in a kadai/pan and add finely chopped onions and green chillies and fry until the onions turn pink.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and fry well.
• Now add finely chopped capsicum and fry for a minute and then add chopped tomatoes and saute until it becomes slightly mushy.
• Now add garam masala,pav bhaji masala,red chilli powder and turmeric powder and fry for a minute.
• Add crumbled paneer and salt and give a good mix and saute for a couple of minutes.The mixture should be moist and not dry,add a tbsp of water if required and cook for a minute.
• Add the butter at the end and mix it properly.
• Switch off the flame and add lemon juice,chopped coriander and chopped ginger and mix it.

Serve it hot with roasted butter ladened pav with some sliced onions and lemon wedges.

Notes:

1. It can be placed in a chapati and make it into a roll and serve for kids.
2. This can be used as a filling for parathas,Samosa,Bread rolls.
3. You can add colored bell peppers along with capsicum in the recipe.
4. Instead of Pav bhaji masala you can even add Kitchen king masala in the recipe.
5. Replace Paneer with 2-3 eggs in the recipe to make the famous 'Anda Bhurji'.Just break the eggs and add them instead of paneer and let them sit for a minute and then run your spatula to scramble them and follow the same process.You can avoid lemon juice for Anda bhurji.