Few weeks ago, we had been to a week long trip to South Dakota. We had rented a house there and we cooked most of the meals at home. Since 3 families went together, the food became a little more elaborate than what I usually make on any trips. I took a pack of freshly made peanut chutney powder , my plan was to eat it with rice. My friends mom, who also came with us, prepared this easy but delicious raita with chutney pitto. Although I was a bit skeptical when she mentioned this, I became an instant fan when I tasted this. After coming home, I tried it again. This time, I asked Ishaan to make it and he was very excited. Although, it is not actually a recipe. I thought of posting it here, it is a fun thing to do for kids and tastes great.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup grated carrots 1/2 cup grated cucumber 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes 1-2 tbl spn peanut chutney powder 1 cup yogurt Salt
Method: Mix all the ingredients and serve.
Few days ago, I asked you all to suggest some recipes that I could post here. I got many requests for salads. It is one of those areas that I have not ventured much. Salad for me was something quick, where I threw in lettuce and some other things like cucumbers, tomatoes and added store bought dressing. Very recently, I started making my own salad dressing. Now, any salad I see online asks for a new ingredient – balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar etc. I am not very comfortable buying so many different ingredients which will sit in my refrigerator forever. So I keep looking for simple ingredients that are already in my fridge. Yesterday, I wanted to use up some oranges and blueberries which I had bought on my recent shopping trip. The child in the house refused to eat those fruits although he usually loves them. I prepared this orange salad and it came out better than I expected. So I decided to post it here.
Ingredients: 3 cups chopped lettuce 1 cup peeled orange sections 2 tbl spn raisins 1/4 cup blueberries Few shavings of Parmesan cheese Freshly ground black pepper
For dressing (all measures are approximates, change according to taste): Take 1/8 cup fresh orange juice, 2 tbl spn extra virgin olive oil, 1/4 tea spn red chilli flakes, 1 tbl spn honey, 1 tea spn vinegar (I used distilled vinegar), salt. Blend all.
Mix all the ingredients in a big bowl and add the dressing. Toss the salad. Serve.
Serves : 2-3
