Sunday, May 24, 2026

Watermelon rind roti

 Like I said don't waste the rind, nutritious as the fruit. In today's economic condition, one should never waster any healthy part of fruit/ veges, always think how can you convert it into a healthy dish. I often make kootu with rind, by grinding coconut with urad dal, jeera and chilies.

Today with the same rind, we're going to make roti.

Ingredients and Preparations

watermelon rind after removing the red part of the fruit, remove the soft white part of the fruit, wash well, roughly chop about 1 big cup of rind, 2 green chilies, 1/2 tsp jeera, 1 tbsp ginger roughly chopped. garlic cloves 6, grind all well without adding any water, add 2-3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.

Put the paste in a big bowl,  you may need 2-3 cups of atta, whole wheat flour, salt to taste to knead into a soft dough without adding water. If too hard/ dry sprinkle little water and knead to a soft dough, run a tsp of oil all around, cover and rest till you make the gravy.

After 20 minutes, knead again, take a big ball of the dough, sprinkle some flour and roll into as thin roti as possible. Cook on a hot tawa, on both sides on medium heat by smearing some oil over it. Press and cook by turning it over and over and again and pressing it down till brown spots appear all over, Remove, serve hot with some dal, or with rice.

 

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Watermelon rind Kuttu- Gravy made with lentils

 People buy watermelon, cut the red part and throw away the white part, which is as nutritious as the fruit. To make the most of it, cut the white part, chop into small pieces,pressure cook along with arhar/ chana/ moong/ masoor dal. The quantity of the dal will depend how much rind you got, and for how many people you want to cook for.

Once the dal and rind are pressure cooked along with water and turmeric powder, keep it aside.

In a kadai/ pan, fry urad dal 1 tbsp, jeera 1 tsp, green / dry red chilies as per taste. You can dry roast or fry with wee bit of oil till dal turns golden, remove, cool a little, grind with a cup of coconut to a fine paste. Add this ground paste to the cooked dal and rind, add salt to taste, mix well, let it boil well on low flame for 2-3 minutes. If the gravy is too thin, mix some atta / rice flour with little water, add the boiling gravy/ kootu, mix well, let it boil well for another 2 minutes, along with finely chopped coriander leaves. Season with urad dal, jeera and curry leaves in little oil, pour over the kuttu, serve hot with roti/ rice. It goes well with adai also. 

 

 

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Yummy watermelon juice

If you are tired of eating the watermelon, just put the pieces in a mixer jar, add little jaggery, salt and pepper powder, run the mixer till all the watermelon pieces are crushed, pour it in a glass and keep sipping to quench your thirst in the heat which people are facing in many parts of the world, especially in India, due to El Nino effect.

I liked this drink than the one I made with banana as a smoothie. 

 

 

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Friday, May 22, 2026

Stuffed idli, no grinding !

 This idli is quick, filling, as it requires no soaking OR grinding, OR fermenting. 

Ingredients and Preparations 

 Rava 1 cup

curd 1 cup

water 1 cup mix well rest for 15 minutes
heat 2 tbsp oil, 
add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2 tsp chana dal, 
2 tsp urad dal, 
hing little
onion 1 finely chopped, 
ginger-garlic paste 1/.2 tbsp
green chili 1 finely chopped,
coriander pdr 1/2 tsp
red chili pdr 1/2 tsp
turmeric pdr 1/4 tsp
fry well, add 2 boiled mashed potatoes, salt to taste, coriander leaves 1-2 tbsp finely chopped mix well.
cool, roll into long oval shape, the size to fit into a glass
mix rava batter well, add 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp baking soda mix well
grease 4 glasses well, pour 1 1/2 tbsp batter, keep the rolled masala in, cover with batter, steam for 15 minutes, remove, cool slightly, remove the edges with knife
in a pan heat 1 tsp oil,
add little turmeric pdr, 
chili pdr,
salt little, 
coriander leaves chopped little, 
fry the prepared rolls well, 
serve hot with chutney
 

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Delicious Apple upside-down Cake.

Ingredients 

 • 4-5 apples 

• 1 lemon, zested 

• 1tbsp ¼ Cup + butter 

• ¼ Cup + 1 tbs. sugar 

• 2 tbs. sugar

• 1 tsp. cinnamon  pdr

For  Cake 

• ⅓ Cup butter, room temperature 

• ¼ Cup + 1 Tbs sugar 

• 3 eggs 

• 3 tbsp sour cream 

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract 

• 2 tsp. baking powder

• ¼ tsp kosher salt 

• ½ Cup all-purpose flour 

Garnish (Optional) 

• Maple syrup 

• Vanilla Ice Cream


Preparations

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Melt and combine 1/3 cup butter and 1/4 cup sugar to a saucepan until golden brown. Butter a 9-inch cake pan, adding the caramel sauce to the bottom (the butter and sugar mix). 

Layer the peeled, sliced apples in the cake pan and coat with 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon cubed butter. 

Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a bowl, add 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder and mix well until combined. 

In a separate bowl, add 1/3 cup butter, 1/4 cup sugar and mix well, until the texture is smooth. 

Add 3 egg yolks to the ingredients listed in step 4 (put the egg whites aside) and combine well. Then add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and the zest of 1 lemon. Add the dry flour mixture (as indicated in step 3) to the mix as well as 3 tablespoons of sour cream. Combine all ingredients well. 

In another bowl, add the 3 egg whites, whisk until firm peaks form. Then, add the egg whites to the flour and egg yolk mix. Combine well. Remove the caramelized sauce and apples from the oven. Coat in 1 teaspoon cinnamon and pour the cake batter over the apples. 

Bake at 350°F for 25 to 35 minutes. Let cool for five minutes, invert onto a plate and serve with a scoop of ice cream or maple syrup.


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Home-made Healthy Whole Wheat Easy Pasta

Ingredients and Preparations

atta 2 cups
salt 1/2 tsp, mix well, 
add water n knead to a stiff dough, 
roll into a ball, take a knife cut into small pieces
 
boil 3 glasses water, add little salt, once it boils, add the cut pieces boil for 3-4 minutes drain and rinse well in water for the stickiness to go, drain well and keep in a bowl

heat 2 tbsp oil, add 1 " ginger finely chopped, 4 garlic finely chopped
add 1 onion cut long, then add tomato 1 cut into pieces, add carrot & capsicum cut long, cook for 2 minutes, it should not be over-cooked, add 1/2 tsp Kashmir chili pdr, garam masala 1 tsp, salt mix well, add 1 tbsp tomato ketchup, add 3-4 tbsp water, once it boils, add the cooked pasta, spring onion, stir well.
If desired, add some grated cheese on top, as it will melt in the heat and serve hot.  

 

 

 

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Cauliflower Paneer in Gravy

 INGREDIENTS AND PREPARATIONS

1 medium cauliflower, cut into florets, soak in hot water with salt for 3-4 minutes, strain well, wash, drain, add to the mixer jar along with 1/4 tsp salt, 1 green chili , 1 " ginger and 1/2 cup curd, blend well. 
 
ADD  2 tbsp cornflour/ maida, if need be add another tbsp, 1/4 tsp baking soda, thick , blend well, spread on a greased plate ( if  you feel a bit watery, add 1-2 tsp cornflour to get the thick batter consistency)
 
in a pan add 2 glasses water, keep a small bowl upside down in the center, peel a big onion and roughly chop into 4 put around the bowl in water, along with 4 small tomatoes whole, 2 green and 2 red chilies, 10 garlic cloves, ginger 1 tsp cut into long pieces 
 
 Over the bowl n the center, place the greased plate on which the cauliflower mixture is spread, cover and steam for 10 minutes in high flame, to test for done, insert a knife, it should come clean
 
take out the onion, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and chilies, remove tomato skin, once cool grind to a smooth paste, keep the water in which the vegetables were boiled.
 
heat pan add 2 tbsp oil, once hot, add 1 bay leaf, cinnamon 1", cloves 2, cardamom 1, 1 tsp saunf, once saunf fried, keep flame low, add the ground paste, add 1 tsp Kashmir chili pdr, 1 tsp red chili pdr, 1/4 tsp turmeric pdr, jeera n pepper pdr, garam masala & coriander pdr 1 tsp each, salt 1 tsp, mix well, keep in sim, cook covered for 2 minutes, add cooked water, 1/2 cup water in the mixer jar, mix well, cook covered for 5 minutes, cut cauliflower paneer into pieces, add paneer, stir light, cover and cook for 2 minutes in low flame, add crushed kasturi methi.
 
Serve hot with roti, dosa, bread toast, rice. Healthy cauliflower paneer. 
 
TIP
Soaking cauliflower florets in hot water, helps to remove dirt, small insects hiding between florets, 
 

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