GINGER MINT SUPER COOLER

Summer is one blessed time when we get to sip some of the yummiest cool drink of this world. Even some simple drink recipe is so refreshing that it rejuvenates us in special way.
The other day due to some work I visited a friend house and her maid prepared this simple ginger mint drink for us. Believe me in a hot afternoon it is an unbelievable satisfying thirst quencher . Give this simple ginger mint super cooler a try, I hope you will love it.
INGREDIENTS:

Ginger       1 inch sliced
Mint leaves   handful
Lemon juice   1 table spoon ( for each glass)
Lemon wedge   1 for each glass
Black salt    2 pinch
Sugar         according to choice (optional)

PROCEDURE:
Take ginger and mint into blender and crush them well. Now strain the juices and don’t throw away the strained ginger mint paste. Mix the ginger mint juice( use 1 to 1 ½ table spoon full juice for one glass) with lemon juice , black salt sugar and cold water. Put some crushed ice if you want in the serving glass and pour this mixture. Now add a pinch of the strained ginger mint paste it add special romance to this glass. Now garnish with lemon wedge and fresh sprigs of mint leaves. Your ginger mint super cooler is ready to sip.

BE HAPPY AND STAY HEALTHY.

SIMPLE SUMMERY TOMATO SALAD

Its summer, its hot and we all want something fresh yet easy and tasty dishes . Now this tomato salald is of such type. A zip zap zoop recipe! I am sure you will love this simple summery tomato salad.
INGREDIENTS:

Farm ripe tomotoes  4 large sliced
Onion    1 medium size sliced
Lime juice  1 1/2   tablespoon
Extra virgin olive oil  2 table spoon
Fennel seed         1/8 teaspoon
Dried red chilly   1
Groung cumin      1/4  teaspoon 
Cliantro          handfull chopped
Sugar             1/4  teaspoon(optional)  
Salt and 
freshly ground 
black pepper         according to taste 

PROCEDURE:
Arrange the sliced tomato and onion on a serving platter and sprinkle sugar and lime juice. Now place a pan on medium heat. Add oil and let it warm add cumin, fennel and red chilly (just broke it a little bit while giving it to hot oil otherwise it may suddenly crack and splutter and make it an aurally and visually challenging environment.) Heat the oil with all the spices for 20 second ,until fragnant. Remove from oil let it cool. Now discard the red chilly . Drizzel this spicy oil over the tomato and onion slices. Sprinkle chopped coriander and season with salt and pepper. A very tangy and yummy tomato salald is ready to serve .

BE HAPPY AND STAY HEALTHY.
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DELICIOUS STRAWBERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE

We all know how fruits help to rebuilt our body. A healthy strawberry banana smoothie is one of the most delicious and nutritious summer drink you have ever tasted. This healthy fruit smoothie is loaded with vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and enzymes that you have in whole food . Banana is rich in potassium and strawberry rich in vitamin C. Healthy fruit smoothies helps to retain the fiber from fruits which help to improve in digestion and act as a good antioxidant. This healthy delicious strawberry banana smoothie is great for summer. So have it , love it and feel satisfied.
INGREDIENTS:

Strawberry    1 cup sliced
Ripe banana   1 sliced
Strawberry yoghurt  3/4 cup
Ice cubes         1 cup
Salt      one small pinch
Sugar    according to choice (optional)
Cream    1 table spoon for each glass (optional)

PROCEDURE:
Take strawberries, banana, salt, sugar, ice cube in a blender. Process all the ingredients until smooth. If its too thick then you can add little water or milk. Blend well and your delicious strawberry banana smoothie is ready to sip. If you want your strawberry banana smoothie to be extra smooth mix a table spoon of cream in each glass. Garnish with strawberry slices.Your super yummy delicious smoothie is ready to serve.


BE HAPPY AND STAY HEALTHY.
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DELICIOUS MINT DIP

Cooking in summer is a test of culinary skill for us living in this part of the world where temperature raise every now and then.For that in such hot days I have to look for something that will give me a cool and fresh feeling from within. So I tried out this delicious mint dip a day before when temperature rise up to 41 degree.This mint dip  is healthy and give me a refreshed feeling in this hotty summer days.
Hope you will like it too!
INGREDIENTS:

Fresh mint leaves    1 small bunch
Hung yoghurt or 
Greek yoghurt        2 cups
Raisins              1/3 cups
Roasted cumin seeds  1 teaspoon
Red chilly powder and   
Salt               according to taste 

PROCEDURE:
Grind mint, cumin seeds and raisins into a fine paste. Mix into the curds with salt and chilly powder. Mix well. Serve chilled.I have it with some fruits and vegetable salad and a piece of bread. You can enjoy this delicious mint dip with your bread rolls or chicken lollipops or whatever way you like it have it . It’s all yours.
BE HAPPY AND STAY HEALTHY.
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PENNE WITH PESTO SAUCE:

A friend of mine invited me for lunch so I want to cook something fresh delicious yet light for breakfast. I open my refrigerator; saw some fresh basil leaves and this fresh green leaves motivate me to prepare delicious penne with pesto sauce. I hope you will like this simple yet yummy recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

Penne             2 cups
Fresh basil       1 cup chopped
Walnut            ½ cup
Garlic            5 to 6 cloves
Parmesan cheese   ½ cup grated
Olive oil        1/2 cup
Salt and pepper  according to taste

PROCEDURE:
First prepare the pesto sauce. Take basil, walnut, garlic, salt and pepper in your food processor.. Slowly add the olive oil while the machine is running. When it come to a consistency of mayonnaise that means now you have to stop adding oil. Mix a little bit of cheese. Make a smooth paste. Cook the penne adding salt and olive oil. Now drain the excess water. Pour the pasta in a serving bowl. Cover evenly with pesto sauce and grated cheese. Mix well. Garnish with basil leaves. Your delicious penne with pesto sauce is ready. This is a healthy breakfast because we use walnut, rich in omega-3 fat, alpha-linolenic acid(ALA) which is good for heart. For the weight watcher you can skip cheese or use a little bit of it and enjoy this penne with pesto sauce.

ENJOY A LOVELY WEEKEND!

BE HAPPY AND STAY HEALTHY.
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DELICIOUS SWEET CORN SOUP

This week some beautiful lines inspired me to cook this wonderful delicious sweet corn soup. A friend of mine e-mailed me this lines- Soup is a lot like a family. Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteristics; and it needs time to simmer to reach full flavor. -Marge Kennedy . It is so true I wish and hope everyone of us understand this, then life will became more healthy and prosperous in every sense.I hope this sweet corn soup remind you the above lines whenever you have it.
INGREDIENTS:

Chicken stock       3 cups
Cream style corn    1 tin
Milk                1 cup
Corn starch         1 table spoon
Boiled chicken cube  1 cup
Egg                   2
Salt and white pepper  according to taste

PROCEDURE:
In a saucepan pour chicken stock, corn and salt and pepper. Place it on flame and mix well. Let it boil for 5 minutes. Now add milk let it boil then mix cornstarch with little water and add it to the soup. Mix well. Then add chicken cubes. Beat eggs on a different bowl and pour beaten eggs slowly through a sieve. Stir well. Adjust seasoning. Your delicious sweet corn soup is ready to serve.
This is a feel good soup I hope you will like it!

While you taste this delicious soup I want to share few of my awards with you all
First I want to thank Catherine over at Living the Gourmet for giving Tips for Delicious and Healthy cooking The Happy 101 blog Award. Catherine thank you so much for being such a wonderful friend. From the early days of my blog you are one of my great inspiration. You know how to cheer up friends . I am blessed to have friends like you!

I also want to thank Kristy from My Little Space, a beloved friend of mine who have presented me bunch of lovely awards and make my day shine. Thank you friend its all your appreciation and love that make life so beautiful.

It would be hard for me to select whom I want pass this awards , because all my friends are special, they are my blessings. So this time I thought that whoever come to my blog and comment this awards of appreciation is for all of them. Please feel free to pick this award and let me know . I will edit this blog after a week and put all your names in the list with a back link. I love you all !

BE HAPPY AND STAY HEALTHY.

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DELICIOUS PEACH MELBA

Peach melba a great summery dessert . A friend of mine prepared this delicious peach melba in her Easter Sunday dinner party last year. From then onward she prepared it number of times on our request of course. So I thought that today is the right day to share this lovely mouthwatering dessert with you all. Peach melba invented in 1892 by a French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, this dessert once invented to honor Nellie Melba one of the most famous Australian singers still have its delicious effect. My family drool at its taste whenever I make it.
INGREDIENTS:

Ripe peaches 
dipped in peach syrup   1 halved
Raspberries sauce       20 gram
Vanilla ice cream       2 scoop
Whipped cream           20 gram
Roasted almond         5 gram sliced
Wafer biscuit          1 
Fresh mint leaves      2

PROCEDURE:
Take a serving plate arrange the halved peaches on one side and spread the raspberries sauce on it. Now place two scoop of vanilla icecream in front of it. Above it spread whipped cream then sprinkle roasted almond. Place wafer biscuit on one side and garnish with mint leaves. You can make this whole arrangement on a icecream glasses also. Presentation is upto you but I bet you will love the taste.
Wish you all a very Happy Easter!

BE HAPPY AND STAY HEALTHY.

SEVEN LAYER SALAD

I was introduced with seven layer salad few years back. I served it in many of my summer time dinner parties and every time it gets lot of appreciation from the guests, it looks beautiful and taste great. As Easter is knocking the door you can keep this cool salad in your list. I think every guest will love this eye catching salad.

INGREDIENTS:

Lettuce     1 large chopped
Baby spinach leaves  10 to 12
Baby tomatoes       10 to 12 halved
Egg                 6 hard  cooked  sliced
Mustard powder      1/ 2 tea spoon
Red and green onion  1/2 cup each chopped
Green sweet pepper       1 cup chopped
Green peas               2 cups thawed
Carrots                  1/2  cup juliennes
Bacon                    1 1/2  cup cooked & crispy
Mayonnaise               1 cup
Low fat cheddar cheese   1/2 cup shredded
Sugar                   1 table spoon or to taste
Salt and pepper       according to taste

PROCEDURE:
Take a big clear salad bowl. Make a base of green with lettuce and baby spinach. Now above it make layer of tomatoes. Then a layer of sliced egg sprinkle mustard powder. Then a layer of red onion and green onion. Then a layer of green pepper , carrots and then green peas and crispy bacon. Sprinkle salt and pepper in every layer. Mix sugar and mayonnaise. Top the salad with the mayonnaise . Garnish with spring onion. Wrap the bowl tightly with plastic wrap, chill for 5 to 24 hours. Serve with grated cheese and toss gently while you serve.
You can serve this seven layered salad in trifle dish so that your guest can enjoy all the colors of this delicious salad.

*For the weight watcher skip the cheese part and use diet mayonnaise. Yes I know that taste will vary but health should be your first priority.


BE HAPPY AND STAY HEALTHY.


A special Good Friday wish for all my friends and loved ones!

 

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