Mango dhokla

Ingredients:
Mango pulp: 1 cup

Sooji: 1 cup
Yogurt: 1 cup
Dosa batter: 1 cup
Green chillies; 2-3
Lime juice: 1 teaspoon
salt to taste

For seasoning:
Mustard seeds: 1 teaspoon
cumin seeds: 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida: 1 tinge

Method:
 Step1: Mix all the ingredients together. Add salt to taste
Step2: Grease a pan and pour the mixture. Steam for 10-15 minutes.
Step3: Allow it to cool down. Do the seasoning and pour it on the dhokla.

Garnish with coconut flakes and cilantro!

Rajma chawal

Ingredients:

Rajma: 1 cup (soaked in water overnight).

Onion: 1 (finely chopped)

Tomatoes: 3 (finely chopped)

Garam masala: 11/2 spoon

Red chilli powder: 1/2 teaspoon

Turmeric powder: 1/2 teaspoon

Oil to fry  and some cilantros.

Method:

Step1: Pressure cook rajma for 8-10 whistles with salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder.

Step2: Fry onion until transparent. Add tomatoes and little water. Close lid until tomatoes are cooked.

Step3: Add rajma, garam masala powder and mix well.

Step4: Crush some od the rajma dhal to thicken the gravy (optional) 

Rajma dhal is ready and is best with steamed rice!.

Egg less Mango Cheesecake

Ingredients

For the crust:

Graham cracker powder: 1 cup

Butter: ½ stick

Sugar: 1/4^th cup

For the filling:

1 large ripe mango

Cream cheese: 8 oz (thawed at room temperature)

3/4^th cup of sugar

1 teaspoon corn starch

Method:

For the crust:

Step1: Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.

Step2: Mix the graham powder, sugar and butter.

Step3: Put the graham cracker mix in a pie plate and spread evenly and firmly.

Step4: Bake for 6 minutes at 350 degree F.

For the filling:

Step1: Peel mango and chop into small chunks.

Step2: Blend mango chunks, cream cheese, sugar, corn starch.

Step3: Pour mixture on the baked crust and bake again for 35 minutes at 350 degree F.

Step3: Let the cheese cake cool and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Step4: Garnish cheesecake with mango pieces and strawberries (this step is optional).

Tomato chutney

Ingredients:
Tomato: 3
Onion: 1
Chana dhal: 3 table spoon\
Red chillies: 2
Garlic: 1 clove
Ginger: 1 table spoon
Tamarind: 1 small piece

For seasoning:
Mustard seeds: 1 teaspoon
Split urad dhal: 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves: 4-5 leaves

Method:
Step1: Fry onion until transparent Add tomatoes and fry until it turns mushy.
Step2: Fry chana dhal, red chilies, tamarind.
Step3: Grind them together into a fine paste
Step4: Heat oil. Add mustard, urad dhal, curry leaves.

Broccoli Dhal

Ingredients:


Moong dhal: 1 cup (boiled and mashed well)
Broccoli: 1 (cut into florets)
Onion: 1 cup
Tomatoes: 1 cup
Green chillies: 2
Ginger and garlic: 1 tea spoon
Asafoetida: 1 tinge
Garam masala: 1 teaspoon
Tamarind paste/Amchur powder: 1/2 tea spoon
Turmeric powder, chilli powder: 1 tea spoon

Method


Step1: Boil dhal with turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt, asafoetida.
Step2: Boil broccoli florets in microwave for 5-8 minutes and blend once they cool down.
Step3: Take a saucepan and fry ginger, garlic, green chillies.
Step4: Add onions and fry. Once they turn translucent add tomatoes.
Step5: Add ground broccoli and close the lid for 5 minutes.
Step6: Add dhal to the above mixture and mix well for 5 - 10 minutes.

Broccoli dhal is ready :)

Mango Corn salad

Ingredients:


Mango: 1 large (cut into small cubes)
Corn kernels: 1 cup (frozen)
Onion: 1 large (fine;y chopped)
Tomato: 1 medium (finely chopped)
Green pepper: 1 small (finely chopped)
Mint leaves: 10-12 leaves (finely chopped)
Oregano and Thyme leaves dried
Salt & pepper, lemon juice.

Method:


Mix the above ingredients together and keep aside for 10-15 minutes :-)

Masala Vada

Ingredients:

Chana dhal: 1  cup

Onions: 2 medim sized (finely chopped)

Cumin seeds: 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder: ½ teaspoon

Chilli powder: ½ teaspoon

Fennel seeds: 1 teaspoon

Green chillis: 3 (finely chopped)

Ginger: shredded (1 teaspoon)

Cilantro (Optional)

Method:

Step1: Soak chana dhal for 3-4 hours and grind into semi-coarse paste with cumin seeds, fennel seeds, green chillis, ginger, salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder.

Step2: Mix onion and cilantro with the batter and toss well.

Step3: Make small batches of batter and fry in oil until it turns golden brown.