MANGO CUSTARD

It's yet another mango season!!..Eventhough Corona is clutching its hands all over the world we are  lucky enough to be safe and sufficient. So when we bought another batch of mango i tried this custard recipe

This mango custard is a simple and easy one.It was creamy and flavorful. This one satisfied my sweet craving for the day.I had this with some fresh cream at the time of serving.

INGREDIENTS

Mango - 1
Milk - 1 cup
Custard powder  - 1tbsp
Sugar/condensed milk  - 3tbsp
Chopped nuts ,cherries - for garnishing


HOW TO MAKE

Peel mango and cut into pieces
Puree them in a mixer
Boil milk in a pan
Add sugar /condensed milk and mix
In a small bowl mix custard powder with little milk or water (around 2tbsp) without lumps
Add the custard mixture into the milk
Mix well till it becomes thick consistency
Switch off the flame
Add the mango puree
Mix well allow to cool
Refrigerate before serving
Garnish with nuts or cherries

BEEF PASTA

This beef pasta is simply delicious. It was so addictive. It tasted almost like lasagna. We are big fans of lasagna. The first time i tasted lasagna was from Pope Tate's when we visited Mumbai .We tried lasagna from different places but Mumbai one remains the best so far

I started with beef pasta and got diverted to lasagna. 😁.This pasta was made upon my daughter's request for iftar.Everday she requests for some special food for iftar ..I try my best to match with her and my husband's requests😊😊😊

INGREDIENTS

Boneless Beef -250g
Pasta - 1 1/2cup
Onion- 1
Tomato- 2,blanched
Ginger garlic paste -2 tbsp
Tomato sauce-2 tbsp
Soya sauce-1tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder -1tsp
Pepper powder- 1 tsp
Oregano - 1tsp
Salt - to taste
Water - 1/4cup
Butter /oil- 1 tbsp
Cheddar cheese - 1/2 cup grated(can even use amul cheese slice)
Chopped corriander leaves - for garnishing

HOW TO MAKE

Cook pasta in 3 cups of water..drain and keep aside
heat a pan add butter/oil
Add finely chopped onions and ginger garlic paste
Saute for 2 minutes
Add minced meat ,chilli powder and pureed tomato .mix well cover and cook for 10minutes.let the beef cook well
Now add oregano,pepper ,salt,soya sauce and tomato sauce .mix well
Add water and cook for 5 minutes
When done add the cooked pasta and mix well
Now add grated cheese and cover and cook
Let the cheese melts.
Switch off flame and chopped corriander leaves for garnishing

FROOTI/MANGO JUICE

Frooti stands close to my heart as it was the most popular fruit juice during my childhood .Those days whenever we go out ,after 5minutes of stepping  out from home ,suddenly  I used to feel very thirsty😈 ....so thirsty that only a frooti can  quench my thirst,the one in green rectangular tetrapack..Remember the  hugely popular tagline song "mango fruity fresh n juicy"

As it is mango season we bought some.But it was very sour we couldn't eat as such.So thought of some recipes with mango , preferably  a drink.And i bumped into this recipe in youtube.But i wasn't very convinced that i could recreate frooti in real.Anyway for yesterday's iftar i tried this frooti recipe  as I didn't want to waste those mangoes. And trust me it is so easy ,hassle free recipe and the result is amazing. It tasted just like the real frooti .We were singing "mango fruity fresh n juicy" while we were drinking this.I am not sure of the shelf life and i am not worried also as I know it is not going to last not beyond tomorrow. 😀😀Now to the recipe

INGREDIENTS

Mango - 2
Sugar - 1cup
Water - 2 cup
Lime juice - 1tbsp

HOW TO MAKE

Wash mangoes peel skin and cut into pieces

In a pressure cooker add the mango pieces and sugar with 1/4 cup water and cook for two whistles.

Let it cool

Once cooled grind the cooked mangoes into smooth paste

Now strain the paste in a strainer to avoid the fibres if any

Add lime juice

Now add rest of the water into the strained mango paste  and mix well

Keep in refrigerator for an hour or more

Ready to serve 

GARLIC MUSHROOM

We are not regular mushroom consumers.,but we love it.we love the flavour and goodness of it.I haven't done many experiments with mushrooms..Its just always plain sauting them with onions and pepper.Yesterday thought of making it little more flavorful for our iftar

As the name suggests, this recipe has lot of garlic in it.It got over just within 5 minutes of serving.It was delicious and simple.To the recipe  .                                                                  

INGREDIENTS 

Mushroom - 500gm

Onion - 1 ,finely chopped

Garlic -   8 pods,finely chopped 

Butter - 2tbsp

Corriander leaves- to garnish 

Salt - to taste

Pepper - 1tsp crushed

Vinegar - 1 tsp

Soya sauce - 1/2 tsp

How to make

Wash and Clean mushrooms 

Drain water and chop into  pieces 

Heat a pan add butter

Add onions and saute

After 3 minutes add the mushrooms  and saute

When all the water gets dried up and mushrooms are cooked add the garlic

Saute well

Add salt and crushed pepper

Add vinegar and soya sauce 

Give a nice mix

CHICKEN SALAD

Presenting a simple nonveg salad that i prepared for iftar yesterday. No complications here its a simple recipe with lot of veggies and chicken and some mayonnaise

A lot of vegetables like corn ,cabbage,carrot,peas,beans,broccoli,mushrooms and even boiled potato can be added in this salad. I have taken only those vegetables i had in handy

INGREDIENTS

Chicken (boneless)- 150gm
Turmeric - 1/2tsp
Salt - to taste
Ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp
Cucumber  - 1
Tomato - 1
Onion - 1
Lettuce - few leaves
Capsicum - 2
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
Mayonnise - 1tbsp
Oregano  - 1tsp
Pepper - 1tsp
Lemon - half of one
Honey - 1tsp

How to make
 Marinate chicken pieces with turmeric ,gingergarlic paste,salt for about half n hour
Heat a pan ,add chicken pieces and cook till the pieces are tender.

Wash the vegetables thoroughly

Chop all the veggies into desired shape

In a bowl add mayonnaise olive oil pepper and mix well

Add the chopped vegetables into the bowl and mix well

Now add the chicken pieces and toss

 Finally add honey and lemon just before serving

Enjoy