Bhindi raita

Recipe:-

1.) Wash, dry and chop bhindi (lady fingers )in to thin slices.

2.) Chop 3flakes garlic slices.

3.) Heat 1spoon oil add crushed cumin.

4.) Once it cracked add the garlic and get them golden .

5.) Add the chopped bhindi and sauté a bit.

6.) Cover cook and keep mixing once in every 2mins.

7.) After 5mins add salt and mix. Cover cook until well done . (Keep mixing in regularly to avoid burning ) 

8.) Add dhaniya jeera powder, red chili powder and rock salt (one pinch)

9.) Add corriander leaves and let the mixture cool slightly .

10.) Mix in cold-thick yogurt or Laban at the time of serving. 

  

Tomato feta cheese salad

Method :-

Tomato -cucumber-feta cheese salad:- 

Chop tomato(cherry tomato preferably) , cucumber ,white onions, olives in bite sized pieces, cut feta cubes and add to the chopped vegetables and add few chopped Basil/mint and Coriander leaves /parsley as per availability , add lemon juice of half lime ,dash of mixed dry herbs (oregano /thyme,etc) , pinch of pepper and a generous drizzle of olive oil , a good mix and voila the yummy salad is ready....

Sweet corn ,bell pepper and apple salad

Method:-

1.)microwave 1cup frozen sweet corn 

2.)chop red,yellow,orange and green bell peppers 

3.)crush roasted cumin ,green chili and fresh grated coconut

4.) peal (optional) and cut apples into fine dice.

5.) mix all the corn,bell pepper ,seasoning and apple 

6.) add salt n chat masala or kala namak to taste (at the time of serving)

8.) mix well 

9.) garnish with corriander leaves (optional) 

10.) serve

Garden salad decoration

Quinoa salad

Ingredients 

Quinoa 1/2 cup

1 onion chopped finely

1 tomato chopped finely

1/2boiled beat root cut into cubes , 1cucumber cut into pieces

 For dressing 

Salt-pepper

2spoons olive oil

Soya sauce

1 crushed garlic clove

Method 

1.) wash quinoa, cook in 1 cup water , little oil n salt by bringing to a boil, then simmer , cover cook until it's water is dried up , if it's cooked n water still remains , open cover n cook on high flame. Keep aside n let it cool.

2.) chop all veges (can use boiledrajma or chick peas if available)

3.) mix all ingredients of dressing separately.

4.) mix the cooked quinoa , salad vegetables and the dressing. 

5.) serve