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Summer special... Sagoo fruit 'n' nut


This summer make Sagoo/Tapioca pudding by simply cooking tapioca pearls in milk,sugar and vanilla and serve with chilled fruit salad and sprinkle lots of nuts and if your kids never tried sagoo pudding befor,they are sure to enjoy this pudding served up in translucent glasses and enjoyed through a spoon with tapioca as the secret ingredient.

Ingredients:
For the sagoo pudding:

  1. 1 cup sagoo/tapioca pearls
  2. 11/2 cups sugar 
  3. 1tsp vanilla essence
  4. 1/2 liter full cream milk
  5. 5 cups water



For the fruit salad:

  1. 3 cups mixed fruits ( apple,banana,black and green grapes,orange,pomegranate  and pineapple)
  2. 3 tbsp powdered sugar
  3. 1tsp vanilla essence

For Garnishing
1 cup mixed nuts ( almond chopped,cashew nuts,chopped, and Raisins)
1/2 cup Tutti fruitti 

Method:

  • Soak tapioca in 2 cups of water for 1-2 hour.
  • Boil them in 5 cups of water,stirring to prevent the tapioca pearls from sticking together.
  • Cover and simmer until pearls are soft and translucent .Take it out from the fire.
  • Now add sugar and warm milk and cook again till the sugar dissolves completely.
  • Let it cool and then refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
  • Mix all the fruit salad ingredients and keep it in the refrigerator for 2 hours before serving
  • Now take a tall serving glasses,add 2 tbsp of pudding neatly.Then arrange a layer fruit salad ,nuts and tutti fruitti.Repeat the layers,Finally sprinkle some nuts.Keep it in the refrigerator for chilling.
  • Serve cold.

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Gobi Ka Bhartha


This is a punjabi dish mostly prepared with Brinjal or Eggplant.The word Bharta refers to dishes in which the vegetables are mostly roasted and mashed either before or after the dish is prepared. Bharta is a north indian dish  and made from all sorts of vegetables.My version of Gobi ka bharta is easy to make.All you need is 20 minutes to cook up a delicious Bharta.Serve it with hot chapatis or rotis or as a side dish.

Ingredients:

  1. 1 Medium sized Cauliflower,cut into florets 
  2. 1/2 cup Fresh Green peas
  3. 3 Tomatoes, finely chopped
  4. 3 Onions,finely chopped
  5. 10 Garlic cloves,minced
  6. 1 tsp,Ginger,chopped
  7. 1/2 tsp Turmeric/haldi
  8. 1 tsp Garam masala powder
  9. 1 tsp Daniya /coriander Powder
  10. 1/2 tsp Cumin/jeera powder
  11. 2 tsp Red chilly powder
  12. 1 or 2 Green chillies ,finely chopped
  13. 2 tbsp Cooking oil or Clarified butter/ghee

For garnishing :

  • 1 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves/cilantro 
  • 1/2tsp Grated Ginger

Preparation:

  1. Wash and blanch the peas and cauliflower in water and drain the water.Mash it slightly with a back of a spoon.
  2. Heat a pan on medium and the cooking oil/ghee.When hot ,add the cumin seeds and cook till the spluttering stops.
  3. Add the onions and fry soft and translucent .
  4. Add the minced garlic and ginger and fry for 1 minutes.
  5. Add the tomatoes, green chillies and all the powdered spices,including Garam masala powder.Stir well and cook for 3-5 minutes.Stirring ofter to prevent  the spices from sticking to the pan. Sprinkle a little water if needed.
  6. Now add the cooked peas and cauliflower  and mix well.Cover and cook till the dish is almost dry ,turn off the heat and serve Garnished with chopped coriander and grated ginger.


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