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G reen peas is a seasonal vegetable and it was available only in winter 10 -12 years back in India but these days it is available around the year in the frozen form. But nothing can beat the taste and the flavor of fresh peas from the pods and love those cuties in my curries and rice. I buy the green peas in winter in a bulk and freeze it but today I made this curry from the fresh peas.This is a flavorful curry which is available in Annapurna restaurant to serve it along with naans and parathas.This is my close friend's recipe and now on to the recipe........................ Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Green Peas 11/2cups Onion(finely chopped) 1no. Tomato(finely chopped) 1no. Green chilly(slit lengthy) 3nos. Coriander powder/dhania podi 2tsp Turmeric powder/manjal podi 1/4tsp Garam masala powder 1/4tsp Oil 4tbs Coriander leaves(chopped) 2tbs Curry leaves(chopped) 2 sprigs Salt to taste To saute and grind Ingredient Quantity Onion(roughly chopp...

Today's recipe is a simple yet colorful salad with fruits which is perfect for summer,I love the fruit salad with custard.But whenever I have a sudden cravings to eat fruit I make this salad mixed with the sweetened yogurt. There is no specific recipe or ingredient to make this,whatever fruit is available just chop and mix it with the yogurt,top it with some nuts or cornflakes.Now off to the recipe.................. Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Banana(chopped) 1no. Apple(chopped) 1/2no. Strawberry(chopped) 4-5nos. Sweet Mango?(diced) 1/2cup Orange/Tangerine 1no. Yogurt 1/3cuptd> Sugar 1tbs Cornflakes/nuts for topping Method  Take the chopped fruit in a bowl and mix it well,keep it in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. Meanwhile whisk the yogurt along with the sugar and set it aside. Take a serving bowl put a layer of fruits then add a scoop of yogurt again one more layer. Top it with  yogurt and corn flakes and serve it immediately. Enjoy.....

Today's recipe is an instant version of mango pickle we make it in mango season.As we are not a big fans of pickle my mom doesn't make other varieties,makes this version of pickle and keep it for a week. Here the mangoes available are not firm and sour enough rarely I make it for parties to accompany with the curd rice.Now off to the recipe.................. Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Raw Mango(finely chopped) 11/2cups Chilly powder/milagai podi 11/4tsp Salt 1tsp Mustard seeds/kadugu 1/4tsp Fenugreek seeds/vendayam 1/8tsp Oil 1tbs For the tempering Ingredient Quantity Mustard seeds 1/2tsp Curry leaves 1 sprig Asafoetida/perungayam a pinch Method  Dry roast the fenugreek and the mustard seeds and powder it in a mortar and pestle,keep it aside. Heat a pan with the oil and splutter the mustard seeds,add the curry leaves and asafoetida. Now add the chopped mango and saute it for a minute,then add the chilly powder,salt and mix it well. Ad...

My son loves strawberry and his favorite fruit is strawberry and color is red,so anything with red is his favorite.Mostly in summer days I give him some fresh fruit juice after he comes back from school. The theme third week of Blogging Marathon #27 is Seasonal recipes and for the day 1 I made this refreshing lemonade. Strawberry lemonade is a quick and easy to make which tastes divine and it is a perfect thirst quencher for scorching summer.Here is the recipe for colorful thirst quencher.....   Basic Information Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Strawberry 7-8nos. Lemon juice 1tbs Sugar 2tbs Water 3cups Ice cubes as needed   Method Chop the strawberry and grind it to a smooth paste along with the sugar. Pass it through a strainer and collect the juice. To this add the lemon juice and water. Serve it with ice cubes. Enjoy...................................................... The amount of sugar and the lemon juice can be adjust...

For this month of Indian Cooking Challenge- ICC ,Srivalli has chosen a traditional sweet rice from Kashmiri Cuisine suggested by Vaishali . This is a flavorful sweet rice with a mild sweet with the richness of nuts and saffron.The original recipe calls for murabha or tutty fruty.As I ran out of tutty frutty,ddidn't use it but the taste and the flavor was awesome.Here goes the recipe....................     Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Basmathi rice 2cups Sugar 1cup Ghee 3tbs Almonds/badam 8-10nos. Pistachios 8-10nos. Milk 1/4cup Candied fruits/tutty frutty/murabha handful Cinnamon/pattai 2 inch piece Clove/lavangam 2nos. Cardamom 2nos. Yellow food color 2-3 drops Saffron 4-5 strands Method Soak the basmathi rice in water for 15 minutes,dissolve the sugar in a cup of water and make a sugar syrup,fry the nuts in a tsp of ghee,keep it aside. Heat a pan with ghee,add the clove,cinnamon and cardamom.Once it starts smell add the drained rice and ...