Archives for October 2022

Zesty Cranberries sauce with Orange Recipe

Oct 25, 2022 by Saumya Singh Leave a Comment

This quick and easy Orange Sauce with cranberry recipe will please the whole family. Adding ginger aids digestion while adding a spicy kick to traditional Orange-cranberry sauce. This sauce brightens your holiday table with color and zing with its sweet, tangy, and lively flavor.

Prep Time: 10 Mins
Total Time: 30 Mins
Serves: 1/2 Cup

Ingredients

¾ cup water
½ cup sugar
1 Tbsp orange zest (grated)
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ cups cranberries
3 Tbsp orange juice
1 tsp ginger (grated or dried)

Method

Bring water, sugar, orange zest, ginger, and salt to a boil in a medium pot over medium heat.
Add cranberries and simmer and keep occasionally stirring, for about 20 minutes or until the sauce thickens and about two-thirds of the cranberries have burst open.
Remove from the heat and add in the orange juice. Mix everything well and set it aside to cool down to room temperature.

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Ginger | Salt

Curd Gravy with Vegetables (Thayir Pachadi)

Oct 18, 2022 by Saumya Singh Leave a Comment

Thayir Pachadi is one of the most important and simple dishes served at any Kerala or Tamil Nadu feast. Pachadi is typically made with vegetables such as cucumber or ladysfinger. However, this dish can be made without vegetables, using only ground coconut paste and yogurt. This goes well with Sambar rice and Rasam rice and makes an excellent dip for Vada.

Good for balancing Vata Dosha

Prep Time: 5 Mins
Total Time: 10 Mins
Serves: 4 Persons

Ingredients

1 Cup curd
2 chopped onions (cut into cubes)
2 tomatoes (cut into cubes)
2 green chilis
1 sprig of curry leaves,
2 Tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)
Salt to taste
1 tsp Ghee
1 tsp mustard seeds

Method

Take a saucepan and heat 2 Tbsp of ghee.
Add mustard seed, and once it splatters, add Curry leaves, onion, tomatoes, and green chili; now lightly sauté them for 1 minute.
Now turn off the heat and keep the mixture aside. Now take curd and whisk it.
Add the whisked curd to the vegetable mixture, sprinkle some coriander leaves and salt, get a nice stir, and you are ready to go.

Serving Suggestions

Curd can also be served with peeled, grated, or diced cucumber.

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Curry Leaves | Coriander | Black Salt | Ghee | Mustard Seeds

Healthy Mashed Carrots with Buttery Leeks

Oct 12, 2022 by Saumya Singh Leave a Comment

This dish for buttery leeks with mashed carrots is simple, flavorful, colorful, and delectable. This meal is delicious, healthful, and overflowing with flavor despite using only a few essential ingredients. Beta carotene, fiber, vitamin K1, potassium, and antioxidants are all abundant in carrots. & Leeks: Leeks are a good source of vitamin K and contain chemicals that have been demonstrated to lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and inflammation.

Good for Vata Dosha

Prep Time: 20 Min
Total Time: 40 Min
Serves: 6 Persons

Ingredients

1 large leek
3 grams peeled Carrots
4 Tbsp butter
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper

Method

Remove the leek’s dark green leaves and trim the root end (keep the pale green part of the leek). Cut in half lengthwise to remove any dirt in the layers and soak.
Once you have washed the soaked leek, start slicing leeks thinly.
Now peel the carrots after trimming the stem end. Slice into 12” pieces and put them aside.
Add 1 ½ Tbsp t\butter to a saucepan or pan over medium heat.
Cover and simmer for 4 minutes & keep occasionally stirring until the leeks are translucent.
Once leeks begin to brown, turn down the heat. Remove and set aside.
Take a pan, add carrots, and just enough water to cover. Boil for 15-20 minutes or until carrots is fork-tender.
Once done, drain the water carrots, transfer them to the pan, and mash them with a potato masher.
Add 2 ½ Tbsp of melted butter to the mashed carrot. Add sautéed leeks on top and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

Serve this Mashed Carrots dish as a side dish with a complementary meat main dish recipe, and perhaps begin with a healthy salad for a well-rounded meal.

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Black Pepper | Salt