Instant Aam Ka Achar | Grated Mango Pickle

Learn simple and quick way to prepare aam ka achar. Indian summers are incomplete, if aam ka achar is not prepared. Simply try out this grated mango pickle recipe and enjoy this delicious Indian mango pickle with bread, roti, parantha or naan. 

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Raw Green Mangoes - 3 pcs or 250 gms

Salt, Red chili powder, Turmeric powder - As per taste

Red chili powder (Deggi mirch) - 1/2 tsp

Fennel Seeds / Sauf - 1 tsp

Melon seeds - 1-2 tsp

Raisins - 1 tsp

Dried coconut pcs - a few

Mustard oil - 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Wash the mangoes and peel it. Grate the mangoes to get long mango strands. Add all the ingredients together and mix nicely.

2. Transfer the contents to a dry glass jar and keep this pickle in sunlight for 2-3 days till the taste of the pickle develops. Do shake the jar in between.

3. After 3 days, store the pickle jar in refrigerator and enjoy instant grated mango pickle. Shelf life of this pickle is 5-6 days. 

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Healthy Fruit Ice Candy | Ice Popsicle Candy Making

Fruit ice candy is one the best treat for hot summer days. These ice popsicles are simply to make, without any added preservatives, colour or flavours and not even sugar.. Pure healthy ice cream for kids. My son's favorite one :)

               

                           

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Below is the detailed written recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Mango - 1 cup chopped

Watermelon - 1 cup cut into pcs (Remove the seeds)

Grapes - 1 cup

Method:

1. In a mixer blender jar, puree mangoes and pour into ice popsicle molds. Fill half the moulds with mango puree. 

2. Then blend watermelon in blender jar to get juice. Pour the juice on top of mango puree leaving 1/4 space in the moulds. 

3. Blend grapes to get grapes juice. Sieve the grape juice in case the skin of the grapes is too hard and has not blended in juice. Pour grapes juice in mould till rim. 

4. Insert sticks or place the mould covers which comes along with it. Freeze for ice cream popsicles for 5-6 hours till completely set. Once set, de-mould the fruit ice popsicle and enjoy fresh fruit ice candy :)   

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Masala Baingan

Learn how to cook crispy masala baingan in few minutes. Baingan masala recipe or Indian baingan masala is simple to cook and delicious to eat. Masala Brinjal can be served with roti, parantha or even butter naan. It can also be eaten as a snack.

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Long Baingan (Brinjals) - 1/2 kgs

Gram Flour (Besan) - 1 cup

Mustard seeds (Rai) - 1 tsp

Urad Dal - 1 tbsp

Salt, Red chili powder, Turmeric powder - As per taste

Cumin seds -1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Dry Mango powder - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Wash and cut the brinjals into circles. 

2. Mix all the masala together in a bowl and coat this masala with baingan. 

3. Heat 2 tbsp mustard oil in a non-stick pan with. Splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Add masala coated baingan in to the pan and cook on medium flame till it becomes crisp. Stir occasionally in between.  

4. Once brinjal slices becomes crisp, switch off the flame and serve hot with roti or bread. 

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Almond Milk (Badam ka Doodh)

Almond milk is the healthiest summer drink. Almonds are known for innumerable health benefits from improving memory, improving skin and hair and many more. Almond milk is easy way to include almonds in daily diet. In winters milk can consumed warm and in summers chilled almond milk is very refreshing.

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Milk - 1 glass full cream

Soaked Almonds - 15-20 pcs

Cardamom powder -1 pinch

Sugar - 1 tsp

Saffron (Kesar) - few strands

Method:

1. Almond paste - In a mixer jar add soaked almonds, sugar, cardamom powder, saffron soaked in warm milk along with little milk. Grind to get a almond paste. 

2. Simultaneously boil milk in a pan and simmer for 5-10 min till thick. Stir in between to avoid sticking milk at base and sides of pan.

3. Add almond paste in boiled milk and simmer for 5-10 more minutes till all the flavours gets infused in milk. Switch off the flame. Cool down and keep in fridge for cooling till chilled.

4. Serve chilled almond milk garnished with almond slices and saffron strands.  

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Bread Pizza Pockets | Veg Pizza Puffs

Do you love McDonals Veg Pizza Puff??? 

Try making healthier version of Bread pizza pockets is a healthy, delicious snack recipe. It is a kids special recipe which can be made in oil free manner in airfryer. No refined flour required. 

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Brown bread slices - 4-5 pcs

Chopped Tomatoes - 1 cup

Chopped Onions, Capsicum, Carrots, Peas - 1/2 cup each

Butter- 1 tsp

Chopped Garlic - 1/2 tsp

Black pepper, Salt - As per taste

Oregano - 1 tsp

Amul cheese cubes - 4 pcs

Method:

1. Heat non- stick pan, melt butter. Saute garlic and all vegetables. Add spices. Cook for 5-10 min till soft and tender. Cook till there is no moisture. 

2. Transfer the contents into a bowl. Add grated cheese into it and mix well. Cheesy vegetable stuffing is ready. Keep aside for cooling.

3. Take bread slice, remove the brown sides. Flatten up the bread using rolling pin. Keep the stuffing in the center of the bread. Moisten the edges of the bread with water and fold to form pockets. Seal the edges of the bread pockets properly. Use little water, if required. 

4. Neaten up the sides of the bread using knife. 

5. Preheat airfryer at 180 degrees for 5 min. Air fry all bread pizza puffs at 180 degrees for 5 min. 

6. Crispy cheesy pizza puffs/pizza pockets will be ready to serve. 

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How to Preserve Pineapples at home | Sweetened Canned Pineapple

Learn how to preserve pineapples by canning it. This is a simple sweetened canned pineapple recipe. Need only 2 ingredients to make it. If you have extra pineapples, then this is perfect idea to store it and use the canned pineapples in smoothies, cake, drinks etc.

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Below is the detailed written recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Pineapples slices - 5-6 pcs

Sugar - 1 cup

Method:

1. Prepare sugar syrup. In a pan add sugar along with half cup of water. Melt sugar and cook till the syrup gets little thick. 

2. Add pineapple pcs and cook for 5-10 min till soft and tender.

3. Cool down the syrup completely and store the pineapple sugar syrup in a sterilized glass jar and store in a refrigerator. 

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Eggless Homemade Mango Ice Cream (without condensed milk)

Learn how to make summer delight, mango ice cream, easy mango ice cream recipe at home. This is eggless mango ice cream without condensed milk. Mango ice cream is simple to make yet is very delicious.

   

                                         

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Mangoes - 3
Castor sugar - 200 gms
Malai (homemade cream) - 150 gms

Method:
1. Puree 2 mangoes and cut dices of 1 mango.
2. In mango puree blend in the sugar to get a smooth sweetened mango puree.
3. On a ice base, take malai in a bowl and add sweetened mango puree. First mix gently with hand, then use hand blender to mix everything together to get smooth icecream.
4. Keep this icecream bowl in freezer for 2-3 hours till semi set. Then take out the bowl, and again mix it to avoid any ice crystals formation. Add the mango dices at this stage and mix again.
5. Transfer the contents into an aluminium bowl/ plastic container. Cover with lid and freeze for atleast 10 hours or overnight till set properly.
6. Once mango icecream is frozen, scoop out ice cream immediately into cups and garnish with tutti fruity and mango cubes.

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Fennel Seeds Water | Herbal Tea

In summers drink this herbal tea instead of normal tea for digestion and many other health benefits. This is an effective weight loss detox tea recipe using mint and fennel seeds. Do make it a part of your daily routine and see tremendous changes in yourself.

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Fennel seed - 1 tsp
Fresh mint leaves- 3-4 leaves

Method:
1. In a pan add 1.5 cups of water along with both mint and fennel seeds. Boil the water till it reduces to 1 cup.
2. Once ready, sieve it immediately and drink hot as normal tea.

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Green Chutney | Raw Mango Chutney Recipe

Green chutney is must with any Indian snack. Coriander cucumber chutney further enhances the taste of any starter. This chutney will not only help you stay cool in summers but is also very healthy too. Learn how to make this simple, healthy and delectable green chutney.

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Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Coriander - 1 cup
Raw Mango (Green Kaccha aam) - 1 mango
Cucumber - 1
Salt, Rock salt, Sugar, Green Chilli - as per taste

Method:
1. In a mixer jar, add all ingredients and grind it together to prepare this green chutney. Serve with any snack or lick just like that. Your healthy green chutney is ready to serve.

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