JACKFRUIT FRIED RICE

Ingredients:

250gm, green jackfruit(cut in to equal medium size)
2 cup long grained basmati rice
2 Onion, chopped
1/2 cup, tomato puree
1/2 tsp, Garlic paste
1 tsp Ginger paste
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tsp Ground cumin seeds
2 cloves
2 Cardamoms
1 tsp, Garam masala
1 Cinnamon stick
1 Bay leaf
Juice of a 1 fresh lime
coriander leaves, chopped
Oil for frying
Salt to taste

Method:

* Wash the rice and soak it in cold water for at least 15 minutes.

* Drain water from soaked rice and place the rice in a heavy bottomed vessel with 4 cups of water, salt and few drops of oil.

* Cover it and bring to boil 5 minutes on high heat. After five minutes, uncover it and cook on low heat until rice becomes just tender. Rice should not be overcooked.

* Now heat oil in a non sticky pan and add jackfruit pieces and fry them for 10 min on medium heat and keep aside.

* Now sauté a cumin seeds and fry garlic and onion till golden brown.

* Add tomato puree, turmeric and ginger paste, mix well and fry them for 3-4 minutes.

* Add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaf and garam masala.

* Add cooked rice and Mix lemon juice and Place the jackfruit in the rice without breaking the pieces and stay on high flame for few minutes till rice becomes hot.

* Turn the rice out on a serving plate and arrange some jack fruit pieces on top.

* Garnish with chopped .

Enjoy your jack fruit fried rice!

BROCCOLI PASTA

 Broccoli is very healthy and easy to cook. It is rich in nutrients, low in calories and high in fiber. Avoid over cooking broccoli because nutrients may be destroyed .Children like pasta; they can get high nutrients by adding broccoli from it.

Whole-wheat pasta is higher in natural nutrients and also contains fiber. If you want to eat pasta but keep your calorie low, you can eat whole wheat pasta.

Olive oil contributes many health benefits. Olive oil is healthy monounsaturated oil.

Low-fat butter contains less fat and calorie content as compared to butter.

Ingredients:Broccoli Florets, Boiled Pasta, Chopped Onion and Tomato

Chopped Garlic, Butter, Parsley and Pasta Sauce

Salt, Black Pepper and Olive Oil


 1 Cup whole wheat pasta
 1 Bunch Broccoli (Cut into small florets)
 1 Onion, chopped
 1 Tomato, chopped
 4 Garlic cloves, chopped
 ½ tsp Black pepper
 2 tsp Low-fat butter
 6-7 tsp Pasta sauce
 1 tsp Dry crushed oregano leaves or parsley
 4 tsp Olive oil
 Salt as per taste

Method:

* Heat water in a pan and add pasta with 1 tbsp of oil in it and cook until just tender.
* Add broccoli florets for the last 2-3 minutes or lightly steam them in a separate pan.
* Remove pasta from the heat and drain the excess water, if any.
* Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add garlic, onions and tomatoes and fry them
* Then add pasta, salt and black pepper. Stir well.
* Add the oregano leaves or parsley and the butter
* Now add broccoli and pasta sauce, mix well and keep cooking till the desired time
* Put off the flame and serve hot.

WATERMELON BLOSSOM

Watermelon is summer fruit. This drink is icy cold and can quench thirst on these hot days. It can be the apt energizing drink during hot summer days.

Ingredients:
4 cups watermelon juice

4 tsp lemon juice

8 tsp strawberry crush

2 cups soda

Sugar and salt to taste

Ice cubes or crushed ice

Strawberry slice for garnish


Preparation:
* Blend Watermelon juice and the strawberry crush for few seconds.

* Add lemon juice, sugar and salt

* Add ice and stir well.

* Pour drink into tall glasses.

* Garnish with slice of strawberry or lemon slice and your drink is ready now.

CUCUMBER MINT APPETIZING DRINK

This refreshing drink is so good for health specially in hot months. It is perfect cooler on hot days. It works as an appetizer also. Serve it before or with a meal.

Ingredients:
2 Cups fresh yoghurt

30 Mint leaves

1 Cucumber (peeled and cut into pieces)

2 tsp Chopped coriander leaves

½ Roasted cumin seeds

½ tsp Black Salt (rock salt) to taste

 2 Cups Chilled water

Mint leaves for garnish

Method:
Combine all the ingredients except water and blend in electric blender till smooth. Add chilled water. Blend till frothy. Pour it into glasses and garnish with mint leaves. Your healthy drink is ready now.

LEMONADE GRAPES DRINK

It is quick and easy to make. This drink helps reduce body heat and will make you feel cooler in the summer. You can change the quantity of lemon and grapes juice to your choice.

Ingredients:

½ Cup lemon juice

1 Cup grape juice

Sugar to taste

2 Cup soda

1 Cup crushed ice

Lemon slice for garnish

Method:

Mix grape and lemon juice together

Add sugar also

Add soda and ice

Mix well

Pour it into tall glasses

Garnish with lemon slice

Serve cool

SPROUTS FRIED RICE

It is very healthy and nutritious becaused sprouts are one of the most nutritional food and rich with vitamins, minerals, proteins and enzymes. Try it.

Preparation Time : 5-10 minutes
Cooking Time : 30 minutes
Serves / Makes : 4 portions

Ingredients:

Basmati rice – 2 cups

Mung bean sprouts – 1 cup

Soya sauce – ½ tsp

Tomato sauce – 1 tsp

Chopped onion – 2 tsp

Chopped garlic – 1 tsp

Vinegar – 1 tsp

Red chilli paste – 1 tsp

White pepper powder –to taste

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method:

Finely wash the rice and soak for 10-15 minutes and drain.

Boil water in a pan and add rice and salt.

Cook on low heat and should be uncovered. It’s important that rice should not be over cooked.

Heat oil in a non stick pan.

Add the garlic, onion and ginger, Stir and fry them for few seconds on medium heat.

Add chilli paste and vinegar and mix well and stir for 10 minutes.

Add sprouts and cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Now add Soya sauce, tomato sauce and white pepper powder and mix gently.

Add the rice (cool rice) and stir fry for 2 minutes.Serve hot.

KESAR PISTA KULFI

It is very famous Indian dessert. Saffron is easily available in the market. Saffron has been used as spice and coloring agent and it gives nice taste and yellow color to kulfi.You can add any other nuts to your choice.

Ingredients

Cream milk – 2 cups

Khoya or Dry milk – 150 gm

Sugar – 10 tsp ( according to taste)

Saffron (kesar) – 2 tsp

Pistachios – 10-12(chopped)

Cream – 2 cups (beaten)

Cardamom seeds – 4-5

How to make

Put the milk and khoya in non stick pan and stirring constantly in low heat.

Add Cardamom seeds

Add cream in mixture

Add sugar and stir well

Add Saffron and Pistachios

Stir well and allow cooling

Filled the mixture into Kulfi molds

Cover with foil wrap

Now freeze it until firm

Dip each kulfi mould into water

Remove the ice-cream from the molds with the help of knife around the corners.

Cut into slices and serve in ice-cream bowls.