Leftover Recipe- Onion & Tomato Puree

 I had some leftover chopped onion and tomatoes and I wanted to make best use out of it.

To make Onion Tomato Puree you will need :-

2 cups onion chopped

Water as needed

Salt as needed

2 cup tomato chopped

Take mixture jar and then add onion and tomatoes and churn them. For smooth paste add little water to it. Take it to plastic container and add little salt to it and mix well. Freeze it and it will be good for about week.

You can use it punjabi subji, making gravy for Masala Chole or even Indian style pasta.

Note :- Do not refrigerate,  freeze it in freezer.

Leftover Recipe - Detox drink ( cucumber)

Hey guys I like to share the things which I have tried and also the taste of which is very good.

I had some finely diced cucumbers as leftover with me so I thought of making detox drink out of it.

To make Detox drink of cucumber you will need :-

1-2 cups cucumbers

2-3 slices of lemon

3-4  cups of water

Take a jug and add water and cucumbers and mix well. Add 2-3 slices of lemon and if you want you can squeeze one slice of lemon. Allow it to rest for 2-3 hours and serve. You can also add ice before serving.

Note :- Drain cucumber and lemon slice before serving. 

Tip- How to use leftover green chilies

Green Chilies are used in our everyday food. I like spicy food and when it comes to green chilies I make most use of it.

I had bought some extra green chilies as I found this week little cheaper. I washed green chilies and made them completely dry and then took out seeds and made a rough chop and freezed it in container.

Also if you find that your chilies are going to stale in few days then wash them and cut them into large pieces and keep in ziploc bag in refrigerator and it will be good for about week. 

Tip- How to store leftover naan

 I had a party last week and I had some left over naan after distributing to friends. I thought of making good use of it.

When the party was over immediately I kept all the naan (butter) in a ziploc bag and kept in freezer. I am taking out naan as required and keep at room temperature for about 1 hour before using and it is still fresh. After one hour of resting at room temperature or 30 minutes, you can microwave or make it warm on griddle. I have tried both the methods, making warm in microwave and on stove top and it does not feel chewy to me. 

So go ahead and try to freeze your naan and use it for a week!

Note :- Please check naan every time before you eat or use it, if you find bad smell or taste is bad then do not use it.

Mooli Paratha (spicy)

I have earlier showed recipe of easy version of mooli paratha but I tried with this one and it turns out real good. This method is little lengthy but the paratha comes out really good.

To make Mooli Paratha you will need :-

1 cup diced mooli

1/2 cup roughly chopped onion

2-3 cloves of garlic

2-3 tablespoon coriander leaves

Salt to taste

2-3 teaspoon oil

1 teaspoon garam masala

1/2 teaspoon coriander cumin powder

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon red chilly powder

Roti atta as needed

Oil for roasting paratha

Take grinder and add mooli, onion, coriander and garlic to it and chop it very fine. In a pan add oil and add this mixture and allow it to roast. Add all the spices and mix well. Allow it to cool down completely. Take roti atta and roll small roti and fill about 1-2 tablespoon mixture into it and cover it and then roll it again using some wheat flour. Heat the griddle and then add paratha to it. Roast on both sides and then apply oil on both sides to roast it properly. Serve hot with ketchup or yogurt.

Mango Koprapak ( Ladoo)

I like to make dessert which are simple and although liked by everyone. I know for sure that everybody likes mango too much. 

To make Mango Koprapak you will need:-

2-3 cups of coconut (dry)

1 teaspoon cadamom powder

3/4 cup mango pulp

1 cup condensed milk

few strings of saffron

Milk as needed

1-2 tablespoon ghee

Take a pan and coconut to it. Roast upto 3-4 minutes on medium flame. Let it cool down completely. Add mango pulp, condensed milk and cardamom powder to it. Add saffron in 1-2 teaspoon milk and allow saffron to loose some color in milk and then add to the mixture. Mix all the things well and make ladoo. For fine finishing rub your palms with ghee and then roll it.

This will stay good at room temperature for about 1-2 days and after that in refrigerator till 1 week in airtight container.

Vegetable and Beet Soup

Hey guys I am back with new recipe of soup. This time healthy and very tasty recipe.

To make Vegetable and Beet soup you will need :-

1 cup carrot

1 cup tomato

1 cup beet

1 cup cauliflower

1 cup cabbage

Salt to taste

Sugar to taste

1 teaspoon black pepper

Wash all the vegetables and peel carrot and beet. Make dice of carrot, tomato, beet, cauliflower and big pieces of cabbage. Take pressure cooker and add all the vegetables. Add water about 6-7 cups or till all the vegetables are completely under water. Hear about 6-7 whistles. Let it cool down completely. Then add salt, sugar and black pepper as per your taste. Mix well and serve hot.

You can also add garlic and onion powder if you like. 

Mexican Beans Chilies

I like to make recipes which are easy but tasty. Today I tried with these Mexican chilies.

To make Mexican Chilies you will need :-

2 Anaheim chilies (Long)

2 cups of Rosarita Refried Beans (Vegetarian)

2-3 tablespoon salsa

Pinch of salt

Pinch of cumin powder

Taco seasoning as required

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 cup finely chopped bell peppers

Oil as needed

Cheese as per your taste

Take 2 anaheim chilies and wash them and slit in from middle to make 2 long even parts. Remove all the seeds. Apply little oil on it. Take a bowl and add beans,salt, cumin powder, taco seasoning, onion and bell pepper to it as per your taste. Add salsa to it and mix well. Fill this mixture in cut chilies and spread some cheese on top of it. Bake it in mini oven for about 5-6 minutes or till the chilies gets tender. Serve war,

Adjust temperature of oven to medium as per your oven.

Vegetable Enchilada in Red Sauce

This is the easy version of vegetable Enchilada which can be made in within 15 minutes. I used store bought tins for beans and sauce and mixed some of the spices and my enchilada is done.

To make Vegetable Enchilada you will need :-

1 cup finely chopped onions

1/2 cup finely chopped bellpeppers

1 tin of Rosarita Refried Beans (vegetarian)

1 tin of Enchillada Sauce Red (Great Value-Walmart)

Salt to taste

Taco seasoning as needed

Pinch of cumin powder

Water as needed

Sugar as needed

Chilly powder as needed

1/2 cup finely chopped lettuce

6 large flour tortillas

Butter for roasting

Cheese for garnishing

1 small tin of Tomato puree

4-5 tablespoon of salsa

Take a pot and add beans to it and add taco seasoning as required and cumin powder  and salsa as per your taste.  Heat it on low flame. In another pot take enchilada sauce add salt and sugar as per your taste. Add 4-5 tablespoon of tomato puree to it. Add red chilly powder to it and taco seasoning. Mix well and allow it to boil.

 Roast tortilla with butter little bit on both sides. For assembling enchilada first take tortilla and apply enchilada sauce on both sides and then put beans mixture on it  and vegetables of your choice and roll it tightly. Similarly make all other. Place in large baking tray and pour some more enchilada sauce on it and top it up with cheese and put in oven for 10 minutes on lowest temperature. Remove carefully while turning off the oven and serve hot with salsa and chips.

Carrot and Tomato Soup (Baby Food)

To feed a baby is a task sometime. They also do not like same food everyday. 

To make Carrot and Tomato Soup you will need :-

1 big carrot diced

1 big tomato diced

Salt to taste

Water as needed

Pinch of sugar

Take a pressure cooker and add diced carrot and tomato after washing them properly. Add required water as per your pressure cooker. I generally add 3-4 cups of water and pressure cook upto 5-6 whistles. When pressure cooker is cooled completely then remove the excess water and churn it. If required  then pass through strainer. Add salt and sugar as needed. Serve after it is completely cooled down. Do not serve hot it might hurt your baby.

Semolina upma (Baby Food)

I am back with my new variety of baby food.  It is feed to baby when she is starting to take solids and some soft pieces of food.

To make Semolina Upma you will need :-

2-3 teaspoon of semolina

1/2 teaspoon butter

Pinch of salt

Pinch of cumin powder

Water as needed

1/2 teaspoon yogurt

Take a pan and add butter/ghee to it. Add semolina and roast it till it changes color little bit. Add water little at time  and add yogurt. Add salt and cumin powder to it. Stir continuously till it gets cooked. Take out in bowl and cool down completely. Feed your baby when it is cooled completely.

Vegetable Soup - Baby Food

I like to feed my baby different food. Today I thought of making vegetable soup for him. 

To make Vegetable Soup you will need :-

1 big tomato diced

2-3 small piece of cauliflower

2-3 small pieces of  cabbage

7-8 frozen peas

Sugar to taste

Salt to taste

Take a bowl and wash all the vegetables. Now in pressure cooker add tomatoes, cauliflower, cabbage and peas with 2-3 cups of water and hear about 5-6 whistles. Allow pressure cooker to cool down. Remove all water. Pass all the vegetables from big hole strainer and mashing it little bit so it becomes pulpy. Add salt and sugar if needed. Serve at room temperature.

Sweet Potato and Tomato Puree - Baby Food

Hey guys I am back with new baby food recipe. I tried this with my baby and he loved it.

To make sweet potato and tomato puree you will need :-

1 big tomato diced

half sweet potato washed and peeled

Salt to taste

Take a bowl and add washed diced tomatoes and washed diced sweet potato. Pressure cook them with 2-3 cups of water for about 6-7 whistles. Allow the pressure cooker to cool down. Drain the water off. Take a net strainer and pass the pieces of tomatoes and sweet potato from it with the help of spoon. Add little salt if needed. Serve your baby when it is room temperature.

Sweet Corn Soup

I like to try new things and with different ingredients. I made sweet corn soup yesterday and thought let me share the recipe of it.

To make sweet corn soup :-

1 del monte cream style corn tin

1/2 cup mixed vegetables

1 teaspoon vinegar

1 teaspoon black pepper

Salt to taste

Sugar to taste

2 cups of water

1 green chilly chopped

Take a pot and dd cream style corn and water and mix well. Allow it to boil completely. Add mix vegetables, black pepper, vinegar, salt and sugar to it and mix well. Allow it to boil little bit. Your soup is ready. Serve hot.

Raab- Baby Food

My mother taught me many different baby food to prepare for my baby.

To make Raab you will need :-

1 tablespoon wheat flour

1 teaspoon ghee

1 teaspoon mashed jaggery

6-7 tablespoon water

Take a pan and add ghee to it. Add wheat flour and saute it till it gets mixed properly with ghee without lumps. Add water and mix well and break all the lumps. Add jaggery and allow it to boil little bit till it gets thicker. Feed your baby after it is completely cooled off.

Apple Puree- Baby Food

I would like to share with you bunch of baby food. I make it everyday fresh for my baby boy so thought let me share so that it can help others also.

To make Apple Puree first peel of the apple skin, remove seeds and make small dice of it. Add it to water in pot and allow it to boil till the apples gets tender. Allow it to cool down little bit. Remove all the water and pass the apple through strainer. With the help of spoon pass it through sieve and feed the puree which comes out. You can also add water 1-2 teaspoon to make it liquidy.

Enchilada with Mexican rice

Hey guys I am giving you very easy Enchilada recipe. It is very easy to make and also delicious.

To make Enchilada you will need :-

4 flour tortillas

1 Rosarita vegetarian refried beans

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup chopped lettuce

1/4 cup cheese

1/4 cup chopped green bell peppers

1 tin of enchilada sauce

1/2 tin of tomato sauce

Taco seasoning as needed

Sugar as per taste

Chilly powder as per taste

Salsa as needed

Take a bowl and add beans and 2 teaspoon of salsa to it. Add 1 teaspoon tomato sauce to it. Add taco seasoning and mix well. Roast the tortillas with butter on stove.

In a dish add little bit of enchilada sauce and soak tortillas in sauce from both sides. Do it for all tortillas. Add beans mixture and little bit of vegetables to it and roll it tight. Put it in baking tray and pour more enchilada sauce to it. Add vegetables and cheese and bake it for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

Mexican Rice:-

2 cups rice

2 tablespoon tomato sauce

1/2 cup enchilada sauce

Salt to taste

Taco seasoning as needed

Water as needed

Take a pot and add all the ingredients and then let it simmer till the rice gets cooked.

Strawberry Sauce

Strawberry is in season and I thought of making something new. I had in mind to make strawberry sauce from long time and I finally made it.

To make Strawberry Sauce you will need :-

1 pound strawberry (cut into small peices)

1/2 pound sugar

1 lemon juice

Take a pan and add sugar and strawberries to it. Let it simmer on high flame for about 3-5 minutes. After that lower the flame to medium and stir continuously till all mixture thickens. Turn of the gas when they are fully cooked. Let it cool down little bit. Take this mixture and put it in mixing jar and blend it till it forms smooth paste. Strain it from strainer if you need.

Put strawberry sauce in refrigerator immediately, it will stay good for about 15 days. Then  put in freezer and freeze it.

You can use it in your icecream, milkshake, smoothies and lemonade.

Mexican Pizza

I tried to make mexican pizza for the first time at home and I got comments like they are much better than we eat outside. So I thought of sharing recipe with you.

To make Mexican Pizza you will need :-

8-10 tostadas (crispy tortilla- like roti)

1 rosarita refried beans tin

4-5 tablespoon salsa

1 teaspoon taco seasoning

1 cup bell pepper finely chopped

1 cup tomato finely chopped

1 cup onion chopped

Cheese as needed

2 teaspoon tomato ketchup

1 green chilly finely chopped

Make beans mixture. In beans mixture add beans, taco seasoning, ketchup and green chillies and 3-4 tablespoon salsa. Mix well and microwave it for 1 minute.

Take all chopped vegetables and sprinkle taco seasoning on it. Keep it aside.

Now apply beans mixture on 2 tostadas and place one over another. On the top tostadas add vegetables and cheese and microwave it for 1 minute. Cut with pizza cutter and serve with salsa and corn chips.

Wheat Sev with Milk

This is very unique recipe of  wheat sev. It is served with any gujarati recipe. It is my husband favorite sweet dish. I don't like it much but I thought of sharing so that it gives new idea for serving wheat sev.

To make Wheat sev with milk you will need :-

1 cup wheat sev

3 cups milk

Sugar as needed

1 teaspoon cardamom powder

3-4 tablespoon ghee

3-4 tablespoon roughly chopped almonds

Take a pan and add ghee to it. Add sev and roast till it gets brown. In another pan add milk and boil it. It will take approx 6-8 minutes. When it start making foam on top close the stove and pour hot milk in sev carefully. Add sugar as needed. Add cardamom powder and almonds to it. Stir occasionally till it gets only little liquidy. Serve hot.