Horsegram soup

Here is a healthy and tasty horsegram soup for a cozy day.. Purely desi!

Horsegram is rich in proteins, good for weight loss and sugar control. Added vegetables and ghee turn it to be complete balanced food..

Clean and Soak horsegram for 2 hours and cook well with water in cooker. Drain and keep aside the water which is also nutritious.. Blend in mixi with garlic. Meanwhile take palak , chop it. Take carrot or beetroot and grate nicely. Cumin, pepper, ginger to be powdered and added with coriander powder. Take one spoon ghee in a thick bottom pan , cook palak and beetroot, add the powder prepared , and add the blended horsegram paste. Add the water used for cooking as per the consistency required. Salt as per taste. Few corns to make it crunchy.. Cook well and dont forget to add lemon juice !

Thank you Sandeep for this healthy soup which is unique and filling too..!

Raw papaya recipes by Ashwini

      This time I have a collection of wonderful and innovative desi recipes by Ashwini, my dear cousin and I am really elated to share these mouth watering desi dishes. 

      I knew only sabji recipe using raw papaya and these awesome colourful and varieties of raw papaya recipes by Ashwini really left me dumbstruck! Believe me.. kiddoos will definitely like it..

       Thanks a lot Ashwini for the inspiration and these amazing recipes!!

       Tutti fruity

  Cut papaya into tiny pieces

Add 1 cup sugar n 3/4th cup water

Boil for sugar syrup

Once u make syrup

Put papaya pieces n boil till they r semi cooked

Leave it over night in sugar syrup

Then drain sugar syrup

Add food colour

Or add beetroot rasa n kesari to get desi colors!!

Papaya halwa

Grate unripe papaya

Fry with ghee

Then add jaggery (I use liquid so for 1 cup papaya 3/4th cup jaggery)

Add gasgase (poppy seeds) three spoons, roasted cashew n almond 

Little salt

Cook till semi soft..you would live it if you have sweet tooth!

Papaya parata

Grate papaya, Add salt, om kaalu, chilli powder, chaat masala, make paratha with wheat flour.. Simple and differently flavoured paratha is ready!

Papaya pakoda

Grate raw papaya

Dry roast 2 spoons of coriander seeds, one spoon each of Jeera n til, half spoon of meethi n fennel seeds

Grind them dry

Add maida n corn flour to grated papaya 

Add masala powder, ginger n chilli powder to this... Add salt to taste

Mix with water...

Roll into balls, flatten n fry to get yummy crispy papaya pakodas! Totally exotic!!

Papaya bajji

Same masala powder, chilli powder n salt in besan n rice flour... Mix with water to form liquid batter... Slice papaya thin.. Dip in batter n fry

Papaya is rich in vitamin A, proteins, iron and also antioxidants.. Health benefits are innumerable.. But not to be used excessively as alleged to increase body heat and raw papaya better be avoided in pregnancy.

Hope you enjoyed raw papaya desi recipes by Ashwini and lots and loads of thanks to her.. 

        Keep sharing your desi recipes and would love to try them and share here!!