Healthy Paya Soup

Healthy Paya Soup
Ingredients
6 pieces of Paya
2 Tomatoes chopped
1 big Onion chopped
3 Garlic cloves chopped
1/2 cup Spinach chopped
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
1/2 tsp Pepper powder
1/2 tsp Cumin powder
1/2 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Lime juice
2 tbsp Coriander Leaves for Garnishing

Method
Take a big pressure cooker. Add all the ingredients except lime juice and coriander leaves. Add 8 cups of water. Pressure cook it on slow flame. Give 10 to 12 whistles... Let the pressure release and simmer for 15 minutes on or more till the payas  are tender on slow flame. Add lime juice and coriander leaves... Serve it hot with Pav.

Su's Food Venture - Cup Cake Eco Friendly Ganesh....

Cup Cake Eco Friendly Ganesh.... #cupcakesganesha 

3000 cupcakes were made by 100 Mumbai Home Bakers to make Eco friendly cupcake Ganesha. The cup cakes were later  distributed among the underprivileged children. This was the brainchild of Rintu Kalyani Rathod, and was executed by the Food Army team, who had made Chocolate Ganesha last year which was dissolved in milk and distributed among the underprivileged children. There were many volunteers who in many ways opted to help in this noble cause. Some of the volunteers provided the raw materials in terms of chocolates, sprinklers, food colours.... Some of them made Ganache. Some of the volunteers opted to pickup cupcakes for different destinations and get it to the venue. Some came to help at the venue a day before and on the day of the event too. 

The cupcake Ganesh  was open to the public on Sunday 6th September 2015 from 10 am to 6 pm at Ramkrishna Mission Khar. This event was inaugurated by the Ramkrishna Mission Sawmiji, Swami Sarvalokananda Ji. There was a blood donation camp put up at the venue. 

The day was packed with activities for the volunteers. The volunteers packed around 300 gift bags and food boxes during the afternoon break to give away to the underprivileged children.

Photo Coutersy - Anupama Porohit

 Some of the B.M.C school children were invited at the venue. There was magic show put up for the children in the evening.

 The public began to pour in for the darshan. No one went back empty handed, Prasad was distributed to all the devotes. The atmosphere was filled with devoutness.

Photo Coutersy - Anupama Porohit

After the magic show,  Aarti was conducted by one of the Bramhachari Maharaj from Ramkrishna Mission. 

Photo Courtesy - Anupam Porohit

This was followed by Visarjan. The event came to an end by distributing books, bags, water bottles, eatables and cupcakes to the children. 

Photo Courtesy - Anupama Porohit 

Later on the extra cupcakes were distributed to other underprivileged schools and other poor children.
This experience left me in high spirits..

Kesar Pista Barfi Handi filled with Malai Rabdi...

Kesar Pista Barfi Handi filled with Malai Rabdi...

Kesar Pista Barfi
Ingredients
1 cup Pistachio powder
1 cup Cashewnut powder
1/4 cup Khoya
1/2 cup powder Sugar
2 pinch of Saffron
2 tbsp hot milk
1 tsp Ghee
1 tsp Almond flakes for garnishing
1 tsp Pistachio powder for garnishing

Method
Take a mixing bowl. Mix pistachio powder, cashew powder and sugar. Take 2 tbsp hot milk, add saffron and let the saffron soak for 5 minutes. Take a pan. Add the Khoya. On low flame, cook the Khoya for few seconds, add the dry ingredients. Mix it. Add the saffron milk. Keep stirring the Barfi.... till it starts to leave the pan edges. Grease a plate. Pour the mixture. Let it cool a bit, but it should be still warm to shape the Barfi.  Apply ghee on the palms. Knead the mixture so that the mixture becomes smooth and forms a dough and it will be easy to shape it. Take a palm size portion and give it a handi shape. Make a hole in the handi to fill it with Malai Rabdi. Once the handi is made.. Sprinkle Pistachio powder and almond flakes on the handi. Sprinkle some pistachio powder on the Rabdi.

Malai Rabdi
Ingredients
500 grams Full Cream Milk
5 tbsp Condensed Milk
1 pinch of Cardomon powder

Method
Heat and simmer the milk on low heat. Reduce the milk to 1/2 the quantity. Add the condensed milk and cardamom powder. Let it simmer and keep on stirring constantly till the milk has become thick....
Take it off the flame and cool it.

Bhappa Hilsa Fish

Bhappa Hilsa Fish
Ingredients
6 pieces of Hilsa fish
1 Garlic clove
3 tbsp of Mustard seeds washed and soaked in water
1 tsp Poppy seeds
2 tbsp Curd
4 Green chillies slit
Salt to taste
1 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tbsp Mustard Oil

Method
Marinate the fish with 1/2 tsp Tumeric powder and salt. Drain the water out of the mustard seeds, take a grinding jar. Add the mustard seeds, poppy seeds, garlic, 1 green chilli and curd. Grind it into a fine paste. Add 1 tbsp or more water if required. It should be a thick paste. Strain the paste. Add mustard oil, salt and the remaining turmeric powder into the paste. Mix it. Apply the paste on the fish. Take a steel vessel with a tight lid on top. Transfer the fishes in the box add the chillies. Cover the lid. Put it in a steamer and steam it till done. Serve it hot with hot Steamed Rice.

Combination Sandwich.......

Combination Sandwich.......
OR
HochPoch Sandwich 😖😨😳😓 Don't get confused seeing the Ingredients.... The result is mouthwatering..... 😃😃 it's a whole some meal.. It's Fruity, Nutty, Veggie, Eggy.....
Ingredients
8 pieces Big Triangle Sandwich White or Brown or Multigrain Bread
1 cup Scramble Egg OR Cottage cheese Scramble
1 cup Papaya and Tomato chopped with Roasted
Cumin seeds and Black Salt
1 cup Potato Mayo Yogurt Salad with Salted Crushed Peanut and Pomegranate 
1 tbsp Nutralite

Method
Take 4 pieces of bread. Apply Nutralite on 2 pieces of bread. Take one piece of the Nutralite bread.
Place the bread on the Sandwich grill. Nutralite side should be facing downwards. Add the egg or the cottage cheese scramble. Place a plain bread, add papaya and tomato pieces. Place another plain bread on top, last layer add the potato salad. Place the Nutralite bread on top. Nutralite side should be facing upwards. Grill the sandwich till golden brown. Cut it and serve it with tomato and chilli sauce.  Repeat the process with the oth bread pieces.

Scramble Eggs OR  Scramble Cottage Cheese
Ingredients
4 Eggs Or 1 cup of Cottage Cheese Broken into small pieces
1 Onion Finely chopped
2 Green Chillies chopped
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Pepper powder
1 tsp Butter and 1/2 tsp Oil

Method
Take the butter and oil. Let it heat. Add the onion and chillies. Sauté it for 2 minutes. Add the eggs or Cottage cheese... Add salt and pepper powder. Mix the ingredients well. The Scramble is ready.

P.S. Boiled Shredded chicken or Canned Tuna fish Or sausages can also be added along with the eggs...

Papaya and Tomato with Roasted Cumin seeds and Black salt
Ingredients
1 cup chopped Papaya
2 chopped Tomatoes
Black salt as per taste
1/2 tsp a Roasted cumin seed powder

Method
Mix all the above ingredients....

P. S. Apple, Water melon, Cucumber , Carrot, Strawberry can be used with chilli flakes, dried oregano and salt as different combination.

Potato Mayo Yogurt Salad with Salted Crushed Peanut and Pomegranate   
Ingredients
2 Potatoes boiled and cut into cubes
1 tbsp Mayonnaise
3 tbsp Hung Yogurt
1/2 tbsp Dejon Mustard Paste
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Pepper powder
1 tbsp Salted Crushed Peanuts
3 tbsp Pomegranate

Method
Take a bowl. Add all the above ingredients and mix it well.

P. S. Boiled Sherdded Chicken or Sausages can be add to the potato. Leafy salad leaves chopped with chopped  avacado with chilli flakes and salt or sauted spinach and corn can be added for different combination...