PICKLE

KERI JO SAAG

      Yipeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
       Summer is here. And along with summer so many fond memories come. Vacations, holiday trips, gollas, ice creams, mangoes and keris(raw mangoes).
      Along with such fond memories i remembered this lip smacking pickle that my mom-in-law taught me. It is refreshing, tangy and tantalizing. This quick pickle goes well with parathas,theplas etc... I LOVE IT my tacos too..      

Serves 8-10        prep time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

¼  kg ¼  kg 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp ½ tsp 1/4tsp 4 tbsp ½ tsp ½ tsp

Raw mango finely chopped Jaggery Salt Heaped chilli powder Heaped coriander powder Turmeric powder Asafoetida Oil Mustard seed Cumin seed

Method of Preparation

1 Heat oil in a heavy base pan. Add in the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.

2 Add the turmeric powder and asafoetida.

3 Add the raw mango and salt.

4 Stir till the mango is ¾ cooked.

5 Add in the jaggery and cook on medium flame till it melts completely.

6 Add in the spices and remove from flame.

7 If the mangos are very sour add more jaggery.

8  Never add water or sugar.

9 This dish can be preserved for one month in refrigerator.

DESSERT

SUMMER DELIGHT

     HURRRAAAYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Summer holidays are here and the kids want to have all the fun. That makes we moms job even more challenging. They want to have fun and we want them to be safe. They want to eat all exciting dishes and we want them to healthy.
          To beat all these challenges this summer delight is the perfect thing. This popsicle is tangy, healthy and full of surprises.


ingredients:

 15 tbsp  brown sugar
2cups     water
5            strawberries
2tbsp     finely chopped spinach
1tsp       butter
pinch    salt
1/4 tsp  green chillies


method:
1. in a pan heat butter and add green chillies and brown sugar.
2. stir till it melts and caramelizes. add water.
3. cook further till the sugar melts.
4. add the chopped strawberries and let it cool down.

5. when cooled add salt.
6. take popsicle moulds and add few slices of strawberries and little spinach.
7. slowly pour the sugar mixture in them and let it set in the freezer.
8. when set ENNNJJJOOOOYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!