Watermelon Smoothie

Happy New Year! Today I am going to make a very easy and quick recipe, ofcourse it is healthy too. Yup I am talk about making a Smoothie. Smoothie it is fruitful, cool and delicious. It is healthy, packed full of vitamins and fibers. Smoothie is a easier way to have  fruits in your diet.

So, guys I am going to write  my first smoothie recipe "Watermelon Smoothie". This smoothie has perfect sugar, neither little nor too much.  Watermelon smoothie is loaded with vitamins.  

Ingredients:-

Watermelon                               2cups cubed
Strawberries (optional)            1 cup sliced 
Sugar (optional)                       to taste
Ice   (optional)                        5 to 6 cubes


Method....
Take 2 cups of cubed seedless watermelon and 1 cup of sliced strawberries in a bowl.

I don't want to put ice in my smoothie, so I closed my bowl with lid and put in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. (if u want to add ice in your smoothie then skip the refrigerating process)

After 30 minutes take it out from the refrigerator.

Put all ingredients in a blender and process until you get smooth texture.

 Here, we go....Garnish it with some chaat powder(Jaljira)

Note:-  I had used strawberries as well to make it little sour, just use watermelons if you don't want to make it sour.

Whipped cream frosting

Happy holidays to my blogger Readers. Whipped cream makes the perfect frosting  for the cakes and cupcakes. It is thick, creamy and fluffy to eat and tastes like out of the world. We can also use as filling for cakes or simply eat with slice of pie or bowl full of fresh fruits. We can also use this to garnish a pudding.

These days whipped cream is very popular topping for desserts, ice creams, cold coffee, hot coffee, milkshakes and hot chocolate. whipped cream frosting is made by using  heavy whip cream with the help of  stand mixer, hand mixer or by using your  muscle power with a hand whisk. As you start whisking heavy whip cream , the fat molecules present in the cream starts join together and form pocket of air, gradually making a stable structure called whipped cream but make sure don't whip for long, if you whip long too long, it will convert into butter.

For making perfect whipped cream always use a bowl wide enough for a beater. Chill the bowl and whisk before adding whip cream. We can sweeten our whipped cream frosting by adding powder sugar it will also help to make whipped cream frosting stiff. We can also add extract to our whipped cream  to give flavor. Whipped cream will be doubled  after whipping for a while, for example if you are taking 1 cup it will be turn into 2 cups after whipping.

It is little tricky to play with whipped cream frosting, because it will melted easily if it takes longer for you to frost the cake, it needs more patience and Practice to get to perfect.
In this post I am going to explain, how to make whipped cream frosting and to color the whipped cream frosting. 

Ingredients:-

 Heavy whip cream   3 cups
Powder sugar              1 cup
Vanilla essence        2tsp 
Icing color               your choice

Instructions:-
Chill the bowl and whisk attachment of a mixer for 20 minutes in the freezer. After 20 minutes take it out from the freezer and add heavy whip cream into the bowl.

and start whisking at medium speed,

once cream become a little thicker,slow down the speed to medium low and add Powder sugar and vanilla extract.

After few seconds again increase speed to medium high and whisk until we get stiff peaks.

Its done!


  Now, lets color the whipped cream frosting. For coloring we can use Pastel, gel, powdered food color, but mostly for frosting pastel and gel color are used because they are very concentrated ,so use small amount. For this recipe, I am using gel-color to color my whipped cream frosting. I took appox 1/8 tsp gel-color with the help of tooth pick.

And whisk again at medium low speed, or you can gently fold with the spatula, ( don't over whisk and turn it  into butter).

 Our homemade whipped cream frosting is ready to frost cakes and cupcakes.

Note:- Always use good quality heavy whipping cream with a high butter fat, which whips up thick's and fluffy and of course has better taste.
For chocolate flavor whipped cream frosting add food color as well as chocolate powder to get rich chocolate taste.
 


    

Cupcake Bouquet

Happy Christmas and New year. This new year you can treat your loved ones with this awesome project called "Cupcake Bouquet". This beautiful bouquet is unique, personalized gift to express our feeling, Like..I love you Mom, Dad, Son, Husband, Thank you, Get well soon, Congratulations etc....of course guys this cupcake bouquet is a perfect gift for any occasion.

Kachumber (Salad)

Hello today I am going to show how to make Rajasthani  famous Kachumber (Salad). In the cuisine of Rajasthan salad  are very popular Kachumber salad. Friends in whole world lots and lots of varieties of salads are available these day Like:- Greek salad, Potato salad, Garden salad, beans salad, Fruit salad, Bound Salad ,etc.. Salad is a dish full of raw or cooked vegetables, fruits, lentils. Most of salads are served cold , although some are served warm.

  Salad can be served at any point during meal like, Appetizer salads, Main course salads, Palate cleansing salads, Dessert salads. Basically the word salad comes from the French. Guys everyone wish that they could have a quick & easy meal which is high in nutrients, but low in calories & fat that a Salad is a healthy option for any time of the day.

Ingredients:-

Chopped Tomatoes                        1 cup
Chopped Cucumber                      1/2 cup
Chopped Onion                            1/4cup
Chopped cilantro                         2 tbsp.
Finely chopped Green chill         1/2 tsp                   
Salt                                               to taste
Lime                                             to taste
Cumin powdered                        1/2tsp

Method:-
In a bowl add chopped tomatoes,

add chopped cucumber,

add chopped onion, cumin powdered, salt.

and mix well. Now it's time to add cilantro and green chill and lime juice.

 mix well and ready to serve.

 

Pesarattu Dosa

Most popular breakfast recipe of Andhra Pradesh, Pesarattu or Adai. Pesarattu Dosa is similar to dosa, but it is prepared with batter of green gram (moong daal) or whole moong. Pesarattu dosa is little different from rice and urad daal dosa.  In pesarattu, we don't have to use rice as well as urad daal and no need to wait until it ferments. Pesarattu dosa batter can been used right away. Pesarattu is nutritious, because Green moong has zero cholesterol and rich in soluble fiber, the food that are rich in soluble fiber are helpful in lowering "bad" LDL cholesterol.

 Green moong has less GI, Food low in GI ( glycemic index) helps in maintaining ideal level of blood sugar. We can eat this healthy dosa for breakfast, lunch, evening snacks as well as for dinner. The authentic pesarattu is served with upma as filling.  It can also served with Coconut chutney, Ginger chutney, Onion chutney, Tamarind chutney and Ketchup. Pesarattu dosa should be crispy and thin.

  
Ingredients:-

Whole moong                   1 cup
Green chilli                       1 or to taste
Ginger                              appox 2inch 
Hing (asafoetida)            1/8 tsp
Salt                                  to taste
Water                              4 cups

Filling:-
Chopped cilantro               1 cup
Chopped onion                 1 cup
Chopped green chilli        to taste

Instructions:-

Wash whole green moong. Boil 4 cup of water and add green moong in it and soaked them of 6 to 7 hrs. Don't soak it for long, the lesser soaking time will turn pesarattu more crispy and thin.

 Cover with the lid and leave it for 6 to 7hrs.

After 6 hrs drain all the water from moong.

 After six hrs moong look like this

 

In a grinder add green moong

 add green chill

add ginger

add salt

add hing  (asafoetida)

 add grind it with water as required until we get smooth batter like dosa.

Heat the dosa tawa at high flame, pour the dosa batter with the help laddle and spread it into thin round shape thin layer with the help of laddle. Add ghee on the edges of dosa

and  reduce the heat to medium high spread some chopped cilantro, onion and green chill on the top of dosa.

When the dosa firms up, scrape off lightly the thick part with a non stick spoon, moving it to the thinner parts. When your dosa is roasted well, you get a thin Pesarattu Dosa.

 Note:- If  you are going to spread batter in thick consistency on tawa, Make sure it is well cooked on either sides before adding cilantro, onion and green chillies on the top.
            If your tawa is very hot, it will be difficult to spread batter on tawa, just sprinkle some cold water on tawa, allow it to evaporate and repeat the procedure for making Pesarattu Dosa.