STRAWBERRY MANGO ICE / SORBET

We are into summer early this year. Presenting the first cooler of the season which is a simple strawberry mango ice. Mangoes are already in the market and I love them  Just waiting to try out more recipes with the king of fruits !
This month's theme in our group," Shhhhh Cooking Secretly" is also summer coolers. I am paired with Priya Suresh who blogs at Priya's Versatile Recipes has

PRAGRI / PRAGREE / SINDHI HOLI SWEET / CRISPY FRIED MAWA PUFFS

Pragri is a Sindhi sweet specially made during the Holi festival. It is somewhat like gujiya with mawa filling but the outer covering is multi-layered, flaky and very crispy. It needs a lot of patience to make this sweet as it is time consuming. The frying has to be done on very low flame. For best results use only desi ghee or dalda. The oil does not give the required crispiness to the

CHAKKA PRADHAMAN / JACKFRUIT PAYASAM

This is traditional dessert from Kerala. Jackfruit is a delicacy there and many desserts are made from this fruit. One of them is this simple pradhaman made with the addition of jaggery and coconut milk. Some also add chana dal to it and I prefer it this way as dal gives the thickness and added flavours to the dish.

Ingredients:
Jackfruit ..... 1 cup
Chana dal .... 1/4 cup
Jaggery .......

COLOURFUL SWIRL MATHRIS FOR HOLI / SPINACH CARROT AND BEETROOT MATHRIS

Any festival is incomplete without sweets and snacks. As Holi is the festival of colours I made some colourful swirl mathris without the addition of food colours using the pureed spinach, beetroot and carrots to knead the dough. To make them extra healthy I have also added wholewheat flour to the maida.








Ingredients:
Spinach ........... 2 cups
Carrots ........... 1 cup
Beetroot .......

SPINACH BEETROOT CARROT PARATHA ( Holi Special)

Holi is the festival of colours. Let's add some colour to the food as well to celebrate this festival. make a colourful layered paratha using the pureed spinach, beetroot and carrots to knead the dough.




Ingredients:
Spinach ........... 2 cups
Carrots ........... 1 cup
Beetroot ......... 1
Wheat flour and Maida ... Half and half (as needed)
Ajwain / carom seeds ... 1 tsp
Salt .............

CILANTRO SCALLION TAHINI ROLLS

These soft and spongy rolls filled with honey, tahini, cilantro and scallion mix are sure to win your heart. They taste absolutely Divine.






Ingredients:

Dough

All purpose flour ... 2 cups and little more for dusting

Boiled and mashed potato .... 2 tbsps

Oil ............................ 2 tbsps

Sugar ......................... 1 tbsp

Salt ............................. 1 tbsp

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