Panchamirtha Fruity Nuts Salad

U often get bored with even ur Fav Dessert, if it is served too frequently. Try this Dessert for a change - a Fruit Salad with IceCream this Weekend.I tweaked an old recipe by adding new ingredients and the traditional taste of it still remains (Panchamirtham taste). Panchamirtham is a 'Five Fruit Healthy Mixed Sweet' which has been served traditionally in TamilNadu Temples and  as famous as 'Tirupathy Laddu' here in TamilNadu. This recipe of mine got published in Khanakhazana.com nearly 4 years ago. U can try 'Panchamirtha' Halwa, Burfi, Juice, Smoothie, Jam, Jam Tarts,Cake,etc with the 'Five Fruit Mix' mentioned in this recipe. This will get u more interested in Cooking or make cooking fun. Enjoy Cooking!. Enjoy Food!. Enjoy Delicious Life!. BonAppetit!.

Panchamirtha Fruity Nuts Salad - Tastefully, Traditionally and FruitfullyYours

Ingredients:
ripe banana - 1 no (1 cm sized cubs)
seedless grapes - 1 bunch (cut into halves)
ripe (firm) mango - 1 no (1 cm sized cubes)
jack fruit - 10 no.s (cut into 1 cm pieces)
apple - 1 no (1 cm cubed pieces)
ghee - 1 tbsp
honey - 2 tbsp
jaggery - 3-4 tbsp (crushed)
for garnishing:
cleaned raisins - 10 nos
dates - 2 no.s (chopped)
cherry - 3 no.s (chopped)
cashews - 10 no.s(crushed)

Directions
1.Clean and cut the first five fruits , add honey . Mix well and keep aside.
2.Take a pan and heat ghee. Add crushed cashews and raisins then add jaggery. Heat till the jaggery melts and then add the fruit mixture.Mix or saute this for 1 - 2 mins.Turn off the heat. Don't forget that this needs a min or 2  stirring only( after adding the fruits-just b4 it starts to melt).
3.Garnish with chopped cherries and dates.
4.Tasty Panchamirtha Fruit Salad is ready to be served.

Tips:
This can be served as a dessert with your choice of IceCreams - 1 tbsp added and few scoops of icecreams like vanilla or butterscotch on top (with usual icecream toppings or caramalized cashews and nuts) per serving head.

Corn Veg Salad

This is a simple and handy Salad and can serve a meal anytime.This colourful and half-done crunchy Vegetables can also accompany Curd rice even if it is not spicy.This serves 3.U can mix it with cucumber slices,lemon juice and 1/2 tsp white pepper powder and serve it.

Corn Veg Salad - Corn mixed with selected Vegetables and served as salad

Ingredients

    100 gms fresh American SweetCorn kernels
    1 carrot -cut into 1 cm cubes
    8 french beans - cut into 1 cm size
    1 potato - scraped and cut into 1 cm cubes
    a pinch of salt or needed
    1 tbsp coconut oil
 
Directions:
    1.Heat 2 tbsp water with a pinch of salt.Add the sweet corn kernels and 1/2 tsp coconut oil,boil for a min or 2 till water runs dry.Keep this aside.
    2.Heat 1 tsp coconut oil and stir -fry the Carrot pieces with a pinch of salt and 2 tsp water added for a min.Take that out and keep it aside - when half-done.
    3.Add 1/2 tsp oil,stir-fry the french beans adding 2 tsp water with a pinch of salt for a min.Take this out and keep it aside.
    4.Add 1 tsp oil and stir fry potato pieces with 1 tbsp water added with a pinch of salt for a min or 2.Take this out when half-done.
    5.Take a serving bowl add these four Vegs,mix this well.Check for salt.
    6.Serve this immediately.

French Fries Veg Salad in Garlic Sauce

If U buy in KFC, U get loads of French Fries which most of us keep it untouched.U can do salad with it -the best side dish for Chapati or any non-veg dishes or U can have it alone.It can accompany Biryani,pulao or fried rices like raita.Very tasty tea time salad for the kids.Best done with french fries or shallow-fried potato pieces with other Veg and garlic sauce. Try this Salad at home.Enjoy L(E)azy cooking with ur family. Bon Appetit!.

French Fries Veg Salad in Garlic Sauce - Salad Made with French Fries and Vegin Garlic Sauce

Ingredients

    3 tbsp Garlic Sauce
    1/2 carrot -cut into 1 cm cubes
    15 nos French Fries(potato Fries)-cut into bite size cubes
    4 french beans - cut into 1 cm size
    2 tbsp Cucumber-finely chopped
    1 green chilli - slit
    1/2 tsp white pepper powder
    a pinch of salt or needed
    2 tsp chopped coriander leaves
    2 tsp coconut oil
    1 tbsp crushed cashew nuts

For the Lebanese Garlic sauce:

Ingredients:
4 Garlic pearls
2 egg whites
80 ml refined oil
2 tsp lemon juice
salt to taste

Directions:
    1.Chop the French Fries into bite size cubes.Keep this aside.
    2.Heat 2 tsp coconut oil and stir -fry Carrot and french beans with a pinch of salt.
    3.Take a bowl and add the chopped french fries and half-done carrot and french beans.Mix this well and
microwave this on medium high for a min.
    4.Take another bowl and add 3 tbsp Garlic sauce,chopped coriander leaves,green chilli,1/4 tsp white pepper  powder and a pinch of salt .Mix this well .
    5.Add  the microwaved-veg bowl mix to this and mix well.
    6.Add the crushed cashews and chopped cucumber.Mix this well.Check for salt.
    7.Serve this immediately.

For the garlic sauce:
1.Press the garlic with Garlic-press and mix it with Lemon juice.
2.Add this to the Mixer Grinder jar with 2 egg whites and a pinch of salt and pulse it 2 -3 times.
3.Add the refined oil or vegetable little by little and kep on pulsing it 8-9 times till it becomes creamy and thick.


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Coleslaw

The term 'coleslaw' used in the 20th century as an Anglicisation of the Dutch term 'koolsla' - a short term for 'koolsalade' meaning 'cabbage salad'.Other variants of coleslaw,cheese savoury,which includes cheese,onion uses salad cream instead of mayonnaise,is a popular in the northeast of England.Another variant,broccoli slaw,uses shredded raw broccoli in place of the cabbage.Broccoli slaw is a variation of traditional coleslaw with shredded raw broccoli stalks substituted for cabbage and also contains mayonnaise,carrots, vinegar or lemon juice,sugar,salt and pepper.It is commonly served at potlucks or 'covered dish' parties.It is also called broccoli cole slaw or broccoli slaw salad.This simple Coleslaw recipe is given here to try at home.U can have it as salad with green onion,mayo + mustard sauce with white pepper powder.U can use it as a Sandwich filling.I used a 30 seconds M/Wave cooking in the process to make the shredded cabbage more succulent to make it taste good.If u reduce the amt of Mayo added to it,it can become a healthy intake as shredded cabbage and carrot is good for health.

Ingredients:

2 cups finely Shredded Cabbage
2 tbsp grated carrot
3 tbsp Mayonnaise
1 tbsp fresh cream or banana cream or sweetened cream (optional)
2 tsp sugar

Directions:
1.Mix Mayonnaise,fresh cream and sugar well.
2.Microwave Shredded Cabbage and Carrot in a Microwave-safe bowl for 20 - 30 secs.Take it out.
3.Add the Mayonnaise mixture and serve it with any starters.

Note:
U can refrigerate and serve it chilled .It can stand for upto 10 hours.

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