Fruits Chaat

Fruits are a must in ramadan. It helps you to retain the moisture in our body during the whole day during fasting when it is required the most. Research prove that if you eat four to five slices of fruits daily in your diet than you will remain fit and active in future. Not only that, but if you eat fruit just before meal it will help you to eat less quantity of food that help you to take less calories. So what we do is that try to intake lots of fruits during Iftar which help us to reduce snack intake.

The best way to increase fruit intake is to include one fruit salad in our Iftar dishes; whether in custard, in honey dressing, Fruit Chaat or just add any juices to the fruits. I bet you can't stop munching them..

Fruit Chaats are common in Pakistan and north-India; though gaining its own relevance in south-india too.

Ingredients:


Any Fruit of your choice:


I used:

Apple
Pears
Watermelon
Pomegranate/Anar
Banana
Dried Figs
Oranges
Grapes
Plums
Almonds/any other nuts


To Season:



Chaat Masala/ Shan Fruit Chaat -to taste ( I used 2 tsp for this bowl of fruits)
Lime Juice 1 tbsp
Pomegranate Juice 1/4 cup (optional) **
Salt to taste

Method:

Mix everything together except Dried Figs. Check the taste or smell and then adjust the taste. Garnish with figs . Figs are added at last as it may get soaked in juices or other fruits and lose its texture.Some add sugar to it too... You can do your own variations..

**You can add any fresh juices to it like watermelon juice, orange juice, pomegranate or so on..

Penne in Thousand Island

Penne and crunchy vegetables tossed in a rich creamy dressing.

Recipe Courtesy: Sanjeev Kapoor

Ingredients:


Penne, boiled 1 cup
Thousand Island dressing 1/2 cup
Olive oil 1 tbsp
Green capsicum, seeded,small triangles 1/2 medium
Onion, quartered 1 medium
Carrot, large pieces, blanched 1 medium
Broccoli, separated into small florets, blanched 1/4 small
French beans, large diagonal pieces, blanched 3-4
Cherry tomatoes, halved 10-12
Stuffed olives 4-5

Method:


Apply oil on boiled pasta and place in a large mixing bowl. Add green capsicum, onion, carrot, broccoli, French beans, cherry tomatoes and stuffed olives. Add Thousand Island dressing, toss lightly and serve chilled.




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KFC Coleslaw

Coleslaw is a type of salad consisting primarily shredded raw cabbage and carrots. I had tried lots of coleslaw recipes; tried my own varitations; but none came out perfect till I found this one some 3 years ago. I think I can give this recipe 9/10... I have the recipe of 8 cups of cabbage ; but 8 cups is a huge amount for our household use; so tried to cut it down to 4 cups. It was a difficuilt task to cut down as we won't get it that appropriate. Still tried to include both the measurements. The exact taste comes only when we measure & use each & every ingredient; otherwise they won't balance each other..

Ingredients:((For 8 cups of cabbage)):

8 cups finely diced cabbage (about 1 head) (preferably white cabbage)
* 1/4 cup diced carrot
* 2 tablespoons minced onions
* 1/3 cup granulated sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon pepper
* 1/4 cup milk
* 1/2 cup mayonnaise
* 1/4 cup buttermilk/curd/laban
* 1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
* 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

Method:

Finely dice cabbage and carrots.Use white cabbage. I used green one here & was not that good this time.

Place cabbage and carrot mixture into large bowl and add minced onions.

Using regular blade on food processor, process remaining ingredients until smooth or mix it nicely with a spoon/fork till the sugar melts.

Pour over vegetable mixture and mix thoroughly.

Cover bowl and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight before serving.

Ingredients ((For 4 cups of cabbage))

Cabbage 4 cups (1 litre), diced

Carrots 30 ml, shredded

Sugar 40 ml

Salt 1/4tsp

Pepper a pinch

Milk 30 ml

Mayonnaise 60ml

Buttermilk /Laban 30ml

White Vinegar 3/4 Tbsp 

Lemon Juice 1 1/4 Tbsp

Minced Onions 1 Tbsp

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