Bread Halwa

Bread Halwa can be served as an after meal dessert. Bread pieces are roasted in ghee and then cooked in milk. Finally the nuts and spices are added to make it into a rich dessert. It is very easy with simple ingredients and my kids loved it.

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Now let’s go to the recipe,

Prep time	Cooking time	Serves
5 mins	20  mins	4  persons

Ingredients Bread -10 slices Milk- ½ litre Sugar- 1 cup Ghee -6 tbsp. Cardamom powder -1/2 tsp Dry fruits and nuts –few (garnishing) Almond and cashews -8 no’s (to grind)

 Method

1. Chop the bread into small pieces. Boil milk. Set them aside.

2. Heat a table spoon of ghee is a Kadai. Fry the dry fruits and nuts. Keep it aside. Add the chopped bread pieces with little ghee and roast them. Once it is roasted well add in the boiled milk.Add milk and sugar and mix well. With the help of ladle mash the bread pieces well. Add the cardamom powder and 2 tbsp. of ghee.

3. The halwa mixture is now in sticky consistency.Grind the Cardamom, cashew and almond with 2 tablespoon of water.Add the ground paste into the halwa mixture.  

4. Cook the halwa in low flame for 15 mins.The mixture reaches the halwa consistency. 

5. Bread Halwa is now ready to serve. Garnish with roasted nuts of your choice.

 

Notes

While adding milk into the bread make sure it is hot.
Brown bread can also be used

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Green Smoothie

Green smoothies are made by blending large amounts of raw leafy green vegetables with fruit to soften and sweeten the taste. This smoothie is packed with superfoods to get more nutrients into your smoothie.These smoothies are naturally dairy-free, using creamy fruits like bananas, mangoes or papayas to give them a smooth texture. It is easy to make and is loaded with all kinds of good for you ingredients. This smoothie is also great for breakfast. Enjoy!
This month Shhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge  introduced the new theme "Fusion" or "Any two colour ingredient " for Holi special.I have taken the colour theme and played with coloured fruits and greens.My partner is Avin S Kohli who gave me the lovely two ingredient as green and yellow.

Prep time	Cook time	Serves
15 mins	5 mins	3 serves

Recipe Type: Smoothies

Ingredients Fresh Spinach -2 cups Coconut water -2 cups Pulpy mango -1 cup Pineapple chunks -1 cup Bananas -2 no’s Ice cubes -1 cup

 Method

1. Cut all the fruits and keep aside.Prick the spinach from the stem and wash it properly.

2. I used the coconut water from normal coconuts.

Put all of the fruits in a blender and puree until smooth. 

Mash the banana and blend everything.

Pour into glasses and serve. Enjoy your smmoothie

Notes
Pour in an air-tight container and freeze. Make sure you take the smoothie out of the freezer about 30 minutes before you want to drink it.You can also store the smoothie in the refrigerator.

Mint and Coriander Chutney

Mint and Coriander Leaves Chutney is spicy and is a great accompaniment with any dish. The best part about it is the freshness of mint and coriander leaves. It is always best to make this chutney fresh with your main dish. Mint and Coriander are the best combination for a Chutney recipe. 

Prep time	Cooking time	Serves
10 mins	15  mins	4 persons

Cuisine: Indian

Recipe Category: Side Dish for Idli /Dosa

Ingredients Mint leaves -2 ½ cups Coriander leaves -1/2 cup Green chillies -6 nos Garlic cloves -10 nos Tamarind paste -1 tbsp Lemon juice -1 tsp (optional) Salt – to taste Seasonings Oil -1 tsp Mustard seeds- ½ tsp Curry leaves –few sprigs

 Method

1. Pluck the coriander leaves, mint leaves from the stem and wash it properly.You need not chop very finely as everything is going to the grinder eventually. 

2. In a grinder grind everything together with little water to form a paste.Chop the green chillies and keep aside.Fresh Mint and Coriander Chutney is ready. 

3. Enjoy the fresh mint and coriander chutney with your favorite dish.

Served with

Idli /Dosa

Chaat varieties

Pakoras,Samosa

Paneer Tikka

Notes

the leaves are chopped to small they will not grind properly.