Grapes Raita or Angoor ka Raita

A simple, refreshing, easy and quick yogurt based condiment with black and green grapes. I had some green and black grapes and tried out this sweet and savoury raita. Enjoy this raita as a side dish. This grape raita tastes best when chilled.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup  yogurt or thick curd
• 1/4 cup seedless green grapes- cut into pieces 
• 1/4 cup seedless black grapes- cut into pieces
• Sugar-  1 tsp
•  2 pinch of roasted cumin powder 
• Pinch of red chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• Chaat masala as per taste

DIRECTION:

1. Take curd or yogurt in a big bowl and whisk it to make it creamy and smooth
2. Add sugar and salt as needed and whisk it again
3. Add cut grapes pieces and mix it.
4. Garnish with cumin powder, chaat masala, cumin powder and with few sliced grapes pieces.

Chicken Sausage with Spinach

Ingredients:

• Chicken sausage- 5 to 6 piece
• Olive Oil- 1 tbsp
• A hand full of Spinach
• Medium sized onion- 1 sliced
• Tomato- 1 sliced
• Green chilli- 1 chopped
• Garlic cloves- 4 to 5 chopped
• Ginger- 1/2 inch chopped
• Salt as per taste
• Oregano, Pepper and red chilli flakes- (Optional)  for garnishing and enhancing the taste

Directions:

1. Cut the chicken sausages in to small pieces
2. Take a nonstick pan. Put olive oil and add chopped green chilli, ginger and garlic.
3. Saute it for 2 minutes
4. Add onion and saute it till it becomes light translucent then add tomatoes and spinach and mix it well and saute it for 5 minutes.
5. Now add chicken sausage and salt. Saute it till the sausage turns little brown in colour.
6. Transfer in a serving plate. Garnish it with some oregano and red chilli flakes and serve hot.

Black Coffee

How to prepare Black Coffee

1. Boil  cup of water
2. Add a tsp of coffee powder to it. Don't add sugar or honey
3. Let it boil for 5 minutes
4. Now strain it and drink it.

Health benefits of drinking Black Coffee ☕️

To get maximum health benefits from Black Coffee drink 2 cups of coffee a day.

👉 Makes you happy- One of the best remedies to fight depression and stress

👉Boosts Memory- having black coffee in the morning enhances the brain function and helps the brain to stay active thus helps in boosting the memory power.

👉Improves performance during workout- have black coffee before you go for workout. It improves your physical performance and helps you to give your 💯 % during workout.

👉Helps in weight loss- helps to boost metabolism and also burns the tummy fat.

👉Powerhouse of Antioxidants

👉Reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease

👉Decrease Diabetes risk- Coffee helps by boosting insulin production in the body.

👉Cleanses your Stomach- drinking black coffee helps you detoxify your body by increasing the number of times you urinate and all the toxins are eliminated from the body through urine.

👉Benefits your Liver

Soya Chunks Fry

Ingredients:

• 1 cup soya chunks
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 Onion (large)- sliced
• 1 green chilli- sliced
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp kashmiri mirch
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp jeera powder
• 1/2 turmeric powder
• 4-5 garlic cloves- chopped
• 1/2 inch ginger- chopped
• Salt as needed
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

1. Boil soya chunks in lot of water with little salt for 5-7 minutes depending on the size, Leave them in the water for a while. Rinse them at least twice and squeeze off the excess water and keep it aside.
2. Take a nonstick pan. Add tomatoes and onion together. Saute it then add chopped ginger, garlic and green chilli. Saute it till it becomes translucent.
3. Add ginger garlic paste, salt, kashmiri mirch, corainder powder, jeera powder and turmeric powder and put 4-5 tbsp of water and mix them well. Put the flame on low and cover the pan.
4. Fry till the raw smells goes away.
5. Add soya chunks and mix them well.
6. Cover with a lid and cook on a low heat for 3 to 5 minutes without burning. Add little water if required.
7. Fry on a medium heat for 2 mins until a good aroma comes out.
8. Garnish soya chunks fry with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Fresh Guava Juice

Guava is a common fruit rich in dietary fiber and vitamin C. It boosts your immunity. The antioxidants in guava can protect your skin from damage and delay signs of aging. Guavas can be used in the treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, cold, cough and weight loss

One of the simplest of fruits, but one of the most nutritious – that’s guava for you.

Ingredients: 

• 2 medium sized guava
• 2 tbsp of honey
• 1 half glass of water

Method:

1. Wash the guavas properly and cut it into small pieces.
2. Take a mixi jar or bender. Put the guava pieces
3. Now add water and honey and blend them
4. Take the strainer to strain the juice to remove the broken seeds.
5. Healthy, homemade and fresh juice is ready to serve.

Healthy Breakfast: Banana Oats Pudding

Healthy and very easy breakfast: Banana and oats pudding mixed with some chia seeds and nuts- so simple, tasty and healthy to have it for breakfast.

I recommend to make this pudding in the evening and freeze it overnight to have super nice and healthy breakfast in the morning.

Preparation time- 5 min

Serving- 1 bowl
Cooking time- 5 min

Ingredients:

Banana- 1 large mashed

Oats- 1/2 cup

Chia seeds- 1 tbsp

Cinnamon powder- 1/4 tsp

Milk- 5tbsp

Ingredients for toppings:

Fresh fruit

Nuts and seeds

Method-

Take oats, mashed banana and milk in a pan and cook it for 5 minutes. Then add chia seeds, cinnamon powder. Transfer that in a bowl and keep it in fridge overnight. In the morning takw out the oat bowl and give it a mix. If the oats mixture is too thick add a splash of milk and mix it well. 

Add the toppings as per the choice. I have added fresh pomegranate and mix nuts like almonds, pista, cashews, raisins etc.

Grilled Mackerel with garlic and lemon

It contains a good amount of protein, Omega-3 fatty acids, Vitamin B12. All these nutrients help reduce inflammation, improve metabolic rate, and build lean muscle mass. You can have grilled or boiled mackerel for lunch or dinner to lose weight.

Preparation time: 5-10 min

Grilling time: 10 min

Serving: 1

Ingredients-

Mackerel: 1 medium, cleaned 

Salt as per tasteGinger garlic paste: 1 tsp

Lemon juice: 1 tbsp

Garlic: 2-3 pods finely chopped

Black pepper powder: 1/2 tsp

Method-

Wash the mackerel and put ginger garlic paste, salt, lemon juice, black pepper powder, chopped garlic and mix it well and marinate it for 2 hours.keep it in fridge

After 2 hours take it out from fridge. Take grill pan and heat it. Now put the fish on the grill pan and cover it. Keep the flame medium. After 5 min flip other side and cover the pan again. Check after 5 min the fish should be cooked. Sprinkle aome coriander leaves and lemon juice if required and serve it with salad.