Achu's Recipes

Ingredients Bitter gourd - 250 gms: Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp Onion - 1 (finely chopped) Tomato - 1 (finely chopped) Raw Mango (optional) - 1 small (finely chopped) Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp Salt - as required Oil - as required  Green Chilli - 2-3 nos: Curry Leaves - as required Preparation Method Clean the bitter gourd, remove seeds and cut into thin slices. Add salt, red chili powder to the bitter gourd; mix well, and dry in sunlight for 3-4 hours. (if sunlight is not available, spread in a kitchen towel and keep aside for 4-5 hours). This will help to remove excess water from the bitter gourd and will make bitter gourd crispy while frying. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the bitter gourd till it become crispy; remove from oil and transfer to a kitchen towel. Fry green chili, curry leaves; keep aside Add onion, tomato, mango, lemon juice, pepper powder to a mixing bowl; mix well, adjust salt. Add fried bitter gourd, green chili, curry leav

Ingredients Pasta - 100 gms:  Potato - 1 medium size (cut into cubes) Sweet Corn - 1/4 cup Greenpeas - 1/4 cup Carrot - 1 medium size (finely chopped) Onion - 1 medium size (finely chopped) Capsicum - 1/2 (finely chopped) Tomato - 1 medium size (finely chopped) Mayonnaise - 1/2 cup Plain Yoghurt - 2 tbsp Fresh Cream - 2 tbsp Dijon Mustard - 1 tbsp (optional) Chilli Flakes - 1 tsp Pepper Powder - as required Salt - as required Preparation Method Cook Pasta with salt; strain and keep aside. Boil potato, greenpeas and sweet corn with salt; strain water and keep aside. In a glass bowl whisk together mayonnaise, yoghurt, fresh cream, dijon mustard, salt and pepper. Add cooked pasta, potato, sweet corn, greenpeas, carrot, onion, capsicum. tomato and chilli flakes to the sauce and mix well. Add salt and pepper powder as per yout taste and mix well. Keep the salad in refrigerator for 30-45 mins: The cold Pasta Salad is ready to serve as Salad or Starter or a full mea

Ingredients Mixed Sprouts - 1 cup Tomato - 1 no: (remove seeds and chop finely) Carrot -  1 no: (finely chopped) Onion - 1 no: (finely chopped) Corriander Leaves -  1 tsp (finely chopped) Lime Juice - 2 tbsp  Salt - as required Crushed Pepper - as required Preparation Method Mix sprouts, carrot, tomato, onion, corriander leaves and lemon juice and keep aside for 5-10 mins: Add salt and pepper as per the taste and mix well. Serve the healthy Sprout Salad.