Mango Salsa

It's mango season. The market is full of sweet ripe mangoes and most of us are consuming them in some or other way. We bring to you yet another mango dish for your dinning table. This one comes with a twist, sweetness of mangoes along with some hot flavours. Hope you like it.



Serving: 2 as an Appetizer, 4 as Main Course Side Dish
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Refrigeration Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 fresh, large, ripe yet firm sweet mangoes, diced into small pieces
• 1/4 cup crushed pineapple
• 1/4 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded(optional) and minced
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced finely
• 1 shallot (little red onion), finely diced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh corriander leaves
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• Salt and pepper (to taste)
• Few mint leaves (optional)
  

How to make Mango Salsa

Step 1: Mix all ingredients together in a bowl
Step 2: Toss well and refrigerate for some 30 minutes to allow the flavors to mingle well.

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Vegetable Samosas with Mint Chutney

 

The Indian style vegetable samosa are great snacks and they become even more delicious when cool mint chutney slathered on the top of samosas. You can use the leftover mashed potatoes in this samosas as well. The recipe of this great dish is given here as follows.

Serving: 16
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

For Samosa

• 2 tbsp olive Oil
• 1/4 cup chopped Onion
• 2/3 cup shredded Carrot
• 2/3 cup thawed frozen green Peas
• 2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 1/2 tsp Garam masala
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 cup leftover mashed Potatoes
• 8 thawed sheets frozen phyllo Dough
• Oil for fry
  
For Chutney

• 1 cup Mint leaves
• 1 cup Cilantro leaves
• 1 tbsp Lime juice
• 1 tsp chopped seeded jalapeño Pepper
• 1 tsp chopped Garlic
• 1/2 tsp minced peeled Ginger
• 1/8 tsp Salt
  

How to make Vegetable Samosas with Mint Chutney

Step 1: In a food processor, add all the ingredients of chutney and process them until becomes smooth. Keep it aside.
Step 2: Heat oil in a skillet, then add onion and cook while stirring occasionally.
Step 3: Add carrot, peas, mustard seeds, garam masala, and salt, then cook for 2 minutes and stir in potatoes.
Step 4: Cut 1 phyllo sheet at a time lengthwise into 3 strips.
Step 5: Spoon potato mixture onto 1 end of each strip, then fold 1 corner of phyllo sheet over mixture to form a triangle.
Step 6: Fold the rounded edges together and crimp to seal.
Step 7: Repeat the same process with remaining sheets.
Step 8: Heat oil in a pan and fry the samosas in the batches of 4 to 5 at a time until they turns golden.
Step 9: Serve the hot samosas with mint chutney.
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How to make Cardamom Lassi

Classic, sweet and creamy Indian yogurt drink is healthy and tasty as well. Flavor of cardmom adds a distinct taste to the lassi. The refreshing and cool drink is very popular in North India, especially in Punjab. You can accompany the lassi with paratha or samosa chat as well. The recipe of this quick drink is given as follows.

Serving: 4
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 0 min

Ingredients
200 gm plain low-fat Yogurt
6 tbsp Sugar
4 large Ice cubes
1 teaspoon ground Cardamom
5 chopped Almonds

How to make Cardamom Lassi

Step 1: In a blender, put sugar, yogurt and cardamom, then blend them until become smooth.
Step 2: Transfer the lassi into the glasses.
Step 3: Chill them in refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Step 4: Add ice cubes to the glass and garnish with chopped almonds.
Step 5: Serve chilled cardamom lassi.

More info: http://recipes.sandhira.com/cardamom-lassi.html

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Light, soothing, nutritious and low fat soup with a touch of sweetness and spicy is great. The healthy carrot ginger soup reduce the strain on your digestive system being rich in fibres. Try out the wonderful and delicious warm soup with recipe given as follows.

Serving: 4 unit
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp Olive oil
• 1/2 diced Onion
• 1/4 cup minced Ginger
• 4 cups chopped and peeled Carrots
• 3 cups Vegetable broth
• 1 1/2 cups Orange juice
• dash Nutmeg
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup Sour cream
• Chives

How to make Carrot ginger soup

Step 1: In a saucepan, heat the oil and then saute onion and ginger until they become tender.
Step 2: Add carrot and vegetable broth and simmer until carrot becomes smooth.
Step 3: Add orange juice and stir well.

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Recipe Of Tomato Rice

Lip smacking, spicy and yummy lunch-box recipe is delicious. The south Indian style tomato rice has tangy flavor of tomato, capsicum, green chilli, samber powder and coriander leaves. The recipe of tomato rice is as follows.

Serving: 1 unit
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup Rice
• 2 large chopped Tomatoes
• 1 diced green Capsicum
• 3 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 chopped Green Chili
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 3 tsp Samber powder
• 1&1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 cup chopped Coriander leaves
• 2 cups of Water

How to make Tomato Rice

Step 1: Wash and soak the rice in water for 15 minutes, then drain the water and set aside.

Step 2: Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds to it.

Step 3: Add tomato, green chilli, turmeric powder, capsicum, samber powder, salt and coriander leaves to it.

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Recipe Of Besan Ki Burfi

The easy-to make besan ki barfi made from roasted besan, ghee and sugar alongwith the garnishing of nuts, make it a perfect dessert that can be served at any time. Look over the recipe given here as under.

Serving: 10 units
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 60 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup Besan
• 2 tbsp Sooji
• 1/4 cup Almond powder
• 6 tbsp Ghee
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Water
• 8 green Cardamom seed powder
• 1 tbsp crushed Pistachios

How to make Besan ki Burfi
 

Step 1: In a bowl, firstly mix besan and sooji.

Step 2: Fry above mixture with ghee in a pan until it becomes pink or ghee starts separating.

Step 3: Meanwhile, heat sugar and water in a saucepan, and form the thick syrup of 1 thread.

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The soothing cold drink is blend of mango, milk and yogurt, is fabulous for the hot summer days that can brighten up any meal. Also, in place of sugar honey can be substituted. The delicious lassi made from juicy mangoes ever tastes yummy and perfect, and liked by all age groups. Try out the traditional and non-alcoholic beverage at your home with the recipe given below.
 
Serving: 4
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 0 min

Ingredients

• 2 cups peeled and chopped ripe Mangoes
• 1 cup Yogurt
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 3 tbsp Sugar
• 1/8 tsp Cardamom powder
• 1 tbsp chopped Mint leaves
• 3 cups crushed Ice
• 1 tsp chopped Almonds
• A dollop of thick cream

How to make Mango lassi

Step 1: Put mangoes, yogurt, milk, sugar, cardamom powder, crushed ice and almonds in a blender.

Step 2: Blend all the ingredients until becomes smooth.

Step 3: Pour it into the glasses.

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The baked fried Italian herb chicken legs are bursting with flavor, when they are coated in flour, then dipped in egg mixture and then in panko mixture really tastes great. It really turned out fabulous with crispy coating. Try out the wonderful recipe given here as under.

Serving: 1
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 skinless Empire Kosher Leg Quarter
• 1/4 cup Flour
• 1 Egg
• 1 Egg white
• 1/2 tsp Olive oil
• 1 crushed Garlic clove
• 1/2 tsp yellow Mustard
• 3/4 cup Panko Japanese Bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup Italian herb seasoning

How to make Baked Fried Italian Herb Chicken Legs

Step 1: In a bowl, whisk egg, egg white, oil, garlic and mustard together well.
Step 2: In an another bowl, combine bread crumbs and herb seasoning together.
Step 3: Dry leg quarter with paper towel, then dredge chicken leg in flour to coat evenly.
Step 4: Afterwards, dip chicken leg into the egg mixture one by one.

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Serving: 6
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 60 mins

Ingredients

• ¾ tsp black Pepper
• ¾ tsp smoked Paprika
• ½ tsp dried Oregano
• ½ tsp ground Cumin
• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• 2 medium sliced Lemons
• 2 tbsp Lemon juice
• 6 pieces of bone-in, skinless Chicken breasts
• Parsley for garnish
• 1 1/2 Salt
• 3 tbsp minced Garlic
• 1 tsp minced Thyme leaves

How to make Lemon Chicken Breasts

Step 1: Heat the oil in a pan and add cumin, garlic to it.
Step 2: Cook for a minute, then add lemon juice, oregano, thyme, paprika, salt and pepper, and mix well.

Step 3: Pour the above mixture into a baking dish.

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Serving: 10
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 2 hours

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Olive oil
• 2 tsp Paprika
• 2 tsps dried Parsley
• 2 pinches ground all Spice
• 1/2 tsp kosher Salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black Pepper
• 22 ounces frozen gefilte Fish (Loaf)
• 1 sliced Onion
• 2 minced Garlic cloves

How to make Baked Herbed Gefilte Fish

Step 1: In a bowl, mix olive oil, parsley, all spice, salt and onion well.

Step 2: In a baking pan, mix loaf, parsely, pepper and garlic well.

Step 3: Place the herb coated onions on the top of loaf.

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