Tasty and Easy Recipes

Ingredients:
3 cups fresh spinach
½ cup chopped green onion
1 pear sliced
10 ounces mandarin oranges
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup feta cheese, crumbled

Dressing:
½ cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 shallot, minced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/3 cup raspberry jam

Method:
Place all dressing ingredients in blender container.  Spin well to thoroughly combine. Pour over salad mixture

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup cooked chickpeas
3 tb tahini
3 tb lemon juice
2 small garlic cloves – optional
4 spoons chopped pasley – optional
1 ts cumin powder
1/2 ts paprika
1/2 ts salt
1/4 ts black pepper
2 to 3 tb water
olive oil

Method:
In a food processor  add the chickpeas and lemonAdd the cumin and minced garlic,add the tahini , add the salt and few table spoons of the humus waterabout 2-3
Blend everything together and check for the thickness,if you find it to be too thick add a little more of water. add parsley now if using. serve on plate with olive oil  or as dip.

so many varieties are around can be eaten with olive oil, minced meat or cooked faba beans etc.

Ingredients:
For Koftas:
200 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
2 Potato (Aloo)
1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
1/4 tsp Garam Masala
2 tblsp Cornflour
Oil for frying

For Gravy:
4 Onion (Pyaj)
4 Tomato (Tamatar)
Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)
1/2 cup Curd (Dahi)
1/2 cup Cashewnut (Kaju) Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Seed (Jeera)
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
1/4 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
1/4 tsp Garam Masala
1 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)
2 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)

Method:
Boil potatoes and peel them.
Grate paneer and potatoes.
Add salt, red chili powder, garam masala, cornflour and mix well.
Make round balls of this mixture.
Now heat oil in a pan.
Fry balls in the oil till brown in color.
Grind onion and tomatoes together.
Chop coriander leaves very finely.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add cumin seed and bay leaf.
Add onion, tomato paste and brown it, stirring continously.
When it leaves oil add curd, cashewnut powder, salt, red chili powder, turmeric, garam masala.
Stir it continously for a minute.
Then add 2 cup of water.
Put on the lid and simmer for 5 minutes.
While serving reheat the gravy and then add koftas to it.
Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.