Monday, 1 March 2021

Dates & Nuts Banana Smoothie || Delicious and energetic dates & nuts banana smoothie

 Dates & Nuts Banana smoothie is very tasty and energetic drink which is very creamy and delicious in taste. It is very easy to prepare and gives instant energy. This is my super drink which I always loves to have it after my walk, exercises. It is also perfect to have as simple breakfast in busy days, instead of giving your kids store bought energy powder with milk. Just give this dates & nuts banana smoothie before starting their evening studies. It gives good energy and filling too for them. I used soaked almonds and watermelon seeds, pumpkin seeds, raisins to prepare this smoothie, you can also soak cashew nuts in it if you are planning to give kids. You can use any variety banana, today chakkarakeli banana variety, this is very sweet banana with good smooth flesh, it is widely available in Coastal Andhra. Do checked out banana sheera recipe to get more information about red banana. As many of you I d't like the flavors of melon & pumpkin seeds in smoothie, so I added green cardamom. Do not use these seeds in more quantity, smoothie taste will change. Add seeds & nuts according to your taste and availability. I have other simple dates banana smoothie recipe in my blog do check out..

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this energetic smoothie to  #FoodieMondayBloghop fb group #287DateWithDates theme. Here every week one member from group in alphabetical order will suggest 2 theme, others will vote. High voted theme will be selected, everyone prepare recipes according to theme. This week I got chance to suggest theme, I suggested to prepare any recipe using dates as main ingredient. Waiting for all tasty recipes from my bloggers friends. 
                               

                   Dates & Nuts Banana Smoothie 

Preparation time  - 10 minutes
Soak time - 30 min
Serves : 2 serving glasses
Category : Beverages
Recipe Cuisine: Indian 
Main ingredients : Dates
Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients 

Dates - 10
almonds - 15
cashew nuts - 10(I did not used)
watermelon seeds - 1 tsp
pumpkin seeds - 1 tsp
raisins - 10
banana - 2
milk - 2 glasses
elachi -2 

Instructions

1) Remove seeds from dates. Soak dates, almonds, watermelon seeds, pumpkin seeds, raisins, cashew nuts(if you are using) in 1/2 cup of hot water for 30 minutes to 1 hour.


2) Later grind all soaked ingredients other than raisins in a mixer jar to smooth paste.


3) Now add 2 glasses of milk, banana pieces, elachi  to the above paste and grind it smoothly. If you want you can also add ice cubes .



4) Later take it into bowl add some finely chopped dates, almonds and soaked raisins and take it into serving glasses. Finally garnish it with nuts, finely chopped almonds and dates. 


Tips

** If you do not like melon and pumpkin seeds taste skip it.

** As I used chakkarakeli variety banana and good amount of dates, I did not added any sweetener like honey or sugar. If you want you can add it.
** If you want to serve it cool add some ice cubes while grinding.

Hope you liked delicious, quick and energetic dates & nuts banana smoothie. Also check other beverages recipes from blog and youtube channel.

                    

                           Butterfly Pea flower herbal tea    
           

          
                                
                       cold cofee with coffee jelly (youtube link)
                                  Cold coffee with coffee jelly (blog link)

                    
                         sapota milkshake/ chikoo milkshake



                                Dry fruit lassi - 3 varieties

                  Mango Mastani


         Musk melon milk shake


                    Sabja buttermilk

                  Mango falooda 


                    Mango lassi 

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Sunday, 28 February 2021

Schezwan Chutney || How to prepare Schezwan chutney at home

Schezwan  Chutney || Indo- Chinese Schezwan chutney with step by step pics and tips, it is very spicy and tasty recipe. We all love schezwan sauce and chutney a lot, it is very easy to prepare at home with easily available ingredients. We use schezwan chutney in many recipes like noodles, fries and to prepare many rice items. We always confuse the difference between schezwan chutney and schezwan sauce. The main difference is in its texture, taste and some ingredients. Use less spicy variety like byadigi variety red chilli, if you use Guntur red chilli chutney tastes very spicy that we cannot eat. If you like chutney very spicy use 3/4 : 1/2 of byadigi : guntur red chillies.  Do check many chutney  recipes in my blog & youtube   channel surely you will like it.


Event : Shhhhh Secretly cooking challenge

Taking this hot fiery Indo- Chinese schezwan chutney to "Shhhhh Secretly cooking challenge" fb group started by Priya, and taken further till date by Mayuri di, I bookmarked her baked apple to try soon. Do check her space for wonderful recipes. We completed recipes from all states from A to Z, so now admin team and members decided a new interesting way for monthly theme that is - one group member in alphabetical order will suggest theme. Later admin team will pair interested members, then we share 2 secret ingredients among us and prepare recipe using it and all other members will guess it.

                              


This month theme was "Priya VJ" who blogs at "sweetspicytaste". Do check her space for wonderful and traditional recipes from TamilNadu cuisine. I bookmarked her Mexican bean rice recipe to try soon. This month I am paired with "Mayuri" who blogs at "Mayuris-jikoni", she is very talented chef, she is like my teacher who always guide me and inspiration to me.  I love her write up a lot, for theme she gave ginger and oil as secret ingredients and in turn I gave garlic and cumin seeds, using these 2 ingredients, she prepared her mom's favorite Garlic and tomato chutney. I bookmarked her Strawberry choco chip cup cakeBrazilian carrot cake recipes to try soon. Do check out her space for wonderful recipes from different regions.


                             Schezwan Chutney

Preparation time : 10 minutes
Soak time : 1 hour 
Cook Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 1 cup 
Category : Chinese, Chutney's
Recipe Cuisine: Chinese
Main ingredients : Red chilli
Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Byadigi red chillies - 25
garlic finely chopped - 1/2 cup
ginger finely chopped - 2 tsp 
coriander stalks - 1 tsp
oil - 1/2 cup (adjust more as per your taste)
sugar - 3/4 tsp
vinegar - 3 tsp
pepper powder -1 tsp
salt - as per taste

Instructions

1) Soak byadigi red chillies in 1 to 2 cups of hot water  for 1 hour.  



2) Mean while peel ginger and garlic skin. Chop both ginger, garlic finely and keep it aside. Also finely chop coriander stalks and keep it aside. 


3) After soaking red chilli size will double and becomes smooth. If not then cook it on low flames till it becomes smooth and let it cool to room temperature. Later take red chillies in a mixer jar grind it slightly coarse paste without adding water. ( Save red chilli soaked water).


4) Heat 1 cup of oil in a wide pan, to this add finely chopped garlic and ginger fry it on low flames till it changes color. 


5) Now add prepared red chilli paste,1/4 cup  red chilli soaked water  to the above and mix well. 


6) Later add salt, sugar to the above and mix everything well. Close the lid cook in on low flames till oil oozes out.






7) Now add vinegar, soya sauce, pepper powder mix everything well. and cook this on low flames for 5 min.



8) Open the lid mix everything well, taste it once if need adjust salt. That's it our Schezwan chutney is ready, let it cool to room temperature. Later store it in dry and air tight container.


Also check other chutney varieties from my blog and youtube channel...

                          

                Velakkaya Pachadi / Wood Apple Chutney(video link)


                          Karivepakku pachadi / curry leaf chutney

   

                          
                   mosdeng serma-tripura tomato-chutney




      Andhra kandi pachadi / toor dal chutney

                      Momos chutney

                   Mango bisi uppinakayi

              Nagaland - Pumpkin Oambal


                        Ugadi Pachadi


                Green chutney


                   Green tomato chutney




                      Guntur Dosakaya Pachadi


                 Brinjal chutney


           Kobbari perugu pachadi




               Coriander Tomato chutney



                        Coconut Chutney


   Raw Mango Moong dal chutney

             Pudina coconut chutney

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