Methi (Fenugreek) leaves have good health benefits. The fresh leaves are used for variety of recipes like dry side dish, paratha, paneer dishes, sambhar and non-veg dishes as well. The fenugreek leaves are aromatic has cooling effect. The methi leaves provide a unique flavor to the recipe. Fresh methi leaves are slightly bitter and can be stored only for a short duration. This recipe helps in reducing the bitterness and also can be stored longer than fresh leave and retaining the same flavor.
Frankie or kati roll is a popular delicious street food in India. The Frankie could be prepared either vegetarian or non- vegetarian by just adding grilled meat either chicken or fish. This recipe is prepared using grilled/tandoori salmon fish with roasted bell peppers, onions, green lettuce and flavored with yogurt mint chutney. The outer layer used is carrot round paratha/chapati. This is really a great travel food which you can prepare and carry with you on your travel. Kids love this dish on the go and it’s very easy to serve when rolled in aluminium foil. You can always experiment with your own veggies.
Mint Yogurt dip (chutney) is a recipe prepared from fresh mint leaves, coriander leaves and yogurt or curd. The dip/chutney goes very well with any kind of grilled/kabab starter recipes either vegetarian or non-vegetarian like grilled paneer, tofu, veggies, chicken, meat, tandoori chicken or fish. It’s very simple and easy to prepare.
Salmon fish marinated with aromatic Indian tandoori spices and grilled either in to clay tandoor or oven is really a great dish. Salmon fish has less bones and its really very tasty and healthy. Flavored tandoori salmon recipe is perfect non vegetarian meal for summer outdoor grilling. When served with yogurt mint chutney and green salad it makes it more delicious.
Grilled Tofu as such is a nice appetizer recipe, however marinating it with raw mango gives a unique taste. The recipe is prepared with sweet & sour sauce made from raw mangoes and marinating Tofu in that sauce along with other vegetables. Raw mango sauce gives a tangy flavor to tofu. This recipe is quite easy to prepare and perfect for summer appetizer.
Guacamole Dip is a very common dip. The recipe is a classic Mexican delight and is very healthy due to the avocados. The dip goes very well with tortilla chips, and is also used as a salad or side with other dishes. There are many dips with different available flavors.
Khandvi is a Gujarati snacks which is made with gram flour(besan). I have shared another version of Khandvi earlier and you can find it here. Making khandvi is easy however it’s very important to get the right consistency of batter. Kalakhattha khandvi uses ingredients like Indian blackberry (Jamun), beetroot and some spices and stuffed with khatta meetha raw mango chutney or chundo. Jamun and beetroot gives a nice color and different taste then normal khandvi. The khatta meetha and tikha taste of this recipe gives a nice twist to khandvi. All colors are natural color in the recipe.
Fafda is a very popular traditional Gujarati snacks. The recipe is made of gram flour and spices. The crunchy Fafda, Jalebi and roasted chili is a awesome snacks combination and generally it is served to guest in the same manner. Although not very hard but recipe requires some practice so don’t get disheartened when you are trying first time. It would need some practice to get it going. Generally Fafda is deep fried however I also tried baking the same and that too came out pretty tasty.
