Guacamole ..

 

Ingredients & Method :

Avacado pulp from 2 avacadoes

 Finely Chopped cilantro : 1 tablespoon

Finely Chopped green chilli : 1/4 teaspoon

Fresh lemon juice : 1/4 teaspoon

Chopped tomatoes : 1/4 cup ( while cutting discard seeds)

Chopped onion : 1/2 cup ( chop onion and soak it in warm water for 5 minutes then drain and discard water)

Salt : 1/4 teaspoon

Method :

In a big bowl add all the ingredients and mix well.

Serve with tortilla chips!

Nellikaayi chutney(gooseberry chutney)..

Ingredients :

Fresh chopped Indian gooseberry - 1 table spoon
Fresh Chopped ginger - 1/2 teaspoon
Chopped Green chilly - 1/4 teaspoon (increase if you eat spicy )
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Tempering :
1/4 teaspoon coconut oil
1/8 teaspoon mustard seeds

Method:

In small saute pan roast green chilly and ginger with little oil for 30 seconds.

In a mixer jar add all the ingredients except tempering. Make a chutney using little water.

Transfer to bowl and add tempering. ( Heat oil,add in mustard seeds wait till it splutters then add it to chutney)

Serve immediately with dosa or rice.

1 Minute Idly | Microwave Idly ..

Ingredients :

For Idly batter :

Idly rice : 1 cup
Urad dal : 1/4 cup
Rice flakes(poha) : 1/4 cup

Salt : 1/4 tea spoon

Cold water for grinding : 1/8 cup

Method :

* Wash and soak idly rice in a cold water for 4 hours.

* Wash and soak Urad dal in a separate bowl for 2 hours.

* Wash and soak rice flakes in a separate bowl for 2 hours.

* After 2 hour drain water from urad dal and rice flakes and transfer it into a mixie jar, make a very fine paste from it. ( use 1 to 2 table spoon of water while grinding )

* Now drain the water from soaked idly rice and put them in the mixer jar and run the mixer for about 1 minute. (You need rice in the fine semolina consistency)

* Transfer idly batter to a big plastic bowl (must) and add salt into it. Using your hand mix the batter well for about 1 minute.
Close the bowl with lid and put the batter in a warm place for fermentation( overnight ).
(Better keep it in microwave itself-but do not switch on the microwave)

* Grease the coffee mug with a drop off coconut oil.

* Take out the batter from microwave and give it a gentle stir using spoon.

* Pour 2 table spoon of batter in a coffee mug and keep it in microwave at HIGH temperature for 1 minute.

* After cooking keep it in microwave itself for about 2 minutes and later check the idly by inserting cocktail pick into idly. If it's comes out clean idly is ready or else microwave it again for 15 to 20 seconds.

Serve idly with Chutney or with any Curry.

Lychee Tea - Healthy Tea | Vegan Lychee Tea..

Some Basics about Lychee and Black Tea Leaves .. 

What is Lychee ?

Lychee is a tropical fruit and it belongs to "Soapberry" family and it has many health benefits. 
Lychee's are high in Vitamin C and phosphorous.

Below is the Lychee picture for your reference.

Recent research supports these claims: "Studies have shown that tea may protect against heart disease, Alzheimer's and many types of cancer". And also from centuries, "Tea" has been used in alternative medicine to treat everything from cancer to constipation.

Some information on Black Tea Leaves ..

In this recipe i used "Black tea leaves"Which helps to keep your breath smelling sweet because it is full of polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that stop plaque from clinging to your teeth.
Black tea also helps stop belly fat before it starts. Studies also show that 
polysaccharides in black tea have glucose-inhibiting properties – meaning that it may also help to prevent diabetes.

A cup of hot lychee tea can be refreshing after a stressful tiring day.
 
Take a look at how to make "Lychee Tea" in a easy and quick way for a healthy life.

Ing :

Lychee : 4 no.s

(Cut and open the shell of Lychee and remove pink cover and black seed in center and then cut them into small pieces)

Black tea leaves : 1/4 tea spoon
Fresh ginger : 1/8 tea spoon
Sugar : 2 tea spoon (Adjust according to your taste)
Fresh lemon juice : 1/2 tea spoon (a small slice for garnishing-its optional)
Water : 1 cup

Method :

* Boil water in a pot and add in black tea leaves and boil it for 2 minute and switch off the flame.

* Strain the tea and transfer it to a clean pot.

* Now add in the lychee pieces,ginger and sugar and bring this to boil. Once it starts boiling switch off the flame and again strain this mixture to a serving cup.

* Add in the fresh lemon juice and stir the tea and enjoy your tea !

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