Apple Green Grapes Drink

Last week i have been to Mumbai to meet our friends there.I fell in love with Mumbai about 3 years back.Friends ,chaat ,shopping everything has been soooo  special and wonderful ever since.Like the previous visits, had a great time this time also..thank u soooo much M & R:)

While i was going through Vanita pachakam magazine at my friend's place in Mumbai i came across this recipe .Without any delay i just clicked the recipe in my mobile  and once i reached back home i tried this drink.It was green in colour as soon as i made the drink.But very soon ,even before i finished straining the juice it started changing colour to dark brownish green.I guess its the apple which changed the colour.

Recipe for apple green grapes drink
ingredients

1. apple - 1
2. green grapes - 1/2 cup
3. lemon - 1, chopped into small pieces
4. sugar - to taste (optional)

How to make

• in a blender blend apple and green grapes nicely along with little water.
• strain the juice. 
• take a tall glass add lemon pieces and icecubes(if u are using).
•  pour the juice into the glass and serve.

Notes

• u can add soda water to this drink
• sugar is optional since apple and grapes are already sweet
• u can even add mint leaves for the flavour

Sending this post to srivalli's CC Challenge of the month-april 2014, week 3

Paalaada

Paalaada is nothing but rice crepes which is very soft and thin.This is one dish my mom used to make whenever we had guests or on birthdays or on special occassions like Eid.It is very simple to make and we don't have to wait till the batter gets fermented like we do for dosa or appam.We have to grind the soaked rice ,coconut and egg and use it then itself.

From my mom my sister took this recipe and mixed it with her mother in law's recipe .My sister is an amazing lady who seems to have ten hands when she is in the kitchen.She always amazes her guests with delicious food. She assured me that paalaada is very easy to make.So before i came to Hyderabad soon after i got married ,i noted down this paalaada recipe in my small recipe dairy along with few other recipes from my mom and mother in law.So now when i decided to participate in this cookbook challenge of srivalli i chose this softy beauties .

I feel extremely happy and excited to be part of this cookbook challenge.Thanks a ton srivalli for the opportunity

Recipe for paalaada

ingredients

1. idly rice - 1 cup
2. coconut - 1/2 cup
3. egg - 1
4. water as required for grinding

 How i made

• soak the rice for 2 hours

• grind the rice along with coconut little by little adding enough water

• pour the batter onto a strainer and strain the mixture into a vessel.

• while grinding the last batch of rice add the egg and grind

• strain the mixture . add salt and mix well.add water if necessary.the batter should be very thin

• now heat a nonstick pan and pour one ladle full batter and swirl and spread the batter

• cook covered for about less than one minute in medium flame .

• transfer to a plate and fold it into triangle or lengthwise shape

             

•  serve it hot with chicken /mutton curry or any kurma of your choice

this post is for CC Challenge of the month-april 2014, week 1