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 You can make natural blue color at home using fresh or dried Aparajitha flower/Butterflypea flower.  Just boil the flowers in a glass of water for few mins. Strain and use . The blue  concoction has many medical benefits as well. It's a freak stress buster,antioxidants rich .

 A yummy and tasty snack Recipe,which can be made instantly, with veggies of your choice.Smart way to introduce veggies to kids!!! Ingredients: Chopped Onion 50gms  Chopped cabbage 50gms  Chopped carrot 50gms  Chopped beetroot 50gms  Add any other leftover veggies,or veggies of your choice Ginger garlic paste 1tbsp  Salt to taste  Oil for frying  Cornflour 2 tbsp Maida 2 tbsp Chilli flakes 1tbs Preperation Method: In a large bowl mix all the ingredients, don't add water.Mix into a smooth dough. Make even sized balls of the veggie mixture.If required refrigerate the mix for 30 mins(optional) Heat oil in a pan, keep medium heat,add the veggie balls deep fry until golden brown. Serve with your favourite chutney or sauce. Do try the recipe,let me know in comments how you made it and your choice of veggies!!! Video Recipe link in my youtube channel 

All time favourite Indian sweet Laddu recipe Ingredients  For laddu mix: Besan/gram flour 1cup Salt 1pinch  Water as required  Turmeric powder 1/4tsp Ghee for frying 1cup For sugar syrup: Sugar 1 cup Water 1/2 cup Cardamom powder 1tsp Saffron few strands Melon seeds 1tbsp  Method: For making laddu mix: Add 1cup besan in a bowl,seive, mix with salt,turmeric powder and water.Make a smooth runny batter without lumps Heat a frying pan,add 1 cup ghee or oil. When ghee is hot pour the batter like strings into the oil.keep medium flame, fry until crispy and golden brown. Remove and keep aside,Fry the entire batter into crispy bits Blend the fried crisps into a coarse powder.keep aside.  Method For sugar syrup: Heat a pan,add sugar and water.Melt in medium flame, strain and cook the syrup for 10-15 minutes on medium heat, keep stirring continously.Press a small drop of sugar syrup between your fingers and pull for a single thread consistency. When sugar syrup reaches this stage,swich off flame

 Happy to share my winning ✨️🏆 moment in kerala cuisine International cooking contest 🎉  Declaration of results by Minister of Tourism kerala  https://youtu.be/GmRNu76WCV4 My winning recipe olan youtube link: https://youtu.be/NRugCx30PRY My name made it to Malayalam Newpapers 

 Beat the summer heat with this cooling,Probiotic cucumber Raita Recipe.  Ingredients: Grated cucumber  250gms  Grated coconut  1tbsp Oil 3 tsp Mustard seeds 1tsp  Urad Dal 1tsp  Green chilli  1 Dry red chilli  1 Chopped Curryleaves,  Coriander and mint  }       1tbsp Leaves Fresh Curd 1cup Jeera 1tsp  Salt to taste  Recipe video link: Method: Heat oill in a pan, add mustard seeds, jeera, urad dal.saute until mustard seeds splatter.  Add Dry Red chilli, green chilli, Chopped greens,sauté few mins. Switch off flame, add Grated fresh cucumber, Grated coconut, salt to taste. Mix well. Add fresh Curd, mix well. Raita is ready,serve with rice or rotis.  Video Recipe link  https://youtu.be/UJjufuS4-4M

 Olan is a mild stew of pumpkin and black eyed beans,cooked in coconut milk .spices are mild just green chilli and ginger.olan recipe belongs to kerala cuisine,it's an essential part of their festivities. A special mention would be that my olan recipe was chosen as winning recipe in kerala International cuisine cooking competition 2021.It was an online competition where participants from across the globe participated.  Ingredients: Red/white pumpkin 1cup Fresh coconut milk 1cup coconut oil 1tbsp salt to taste  Boiled Karamani/blackeyed beans Green chilli 3 Crushed ginger 3inch piece Video Recipe link:

 Flaky,melt-in-mouth Badusha sweet dish  Ingredients : For Badusha: Maida/Allpurpose flour 2cup Salt 1pinch Ghee 3tbsp Fresh Curd 3tsp Baking soda 1/2tsp Ghee/oil for frying For sugar syrup: Sugar 2cups Saffron 1 pinch Lemon juice 1tbsp  Method For Balushahi dough: Mix maida with salt,Baking soda, curd,Ghee into a curmbly dough with adequate water. Donot over knead the dough.Rest the dough for 30-45mins. For sugar syrup: Boil sugar in a thick bottomed pan with 1 glass water.Boil in medium flame for 20 minutes. When sugar reaches single thread consistency, add Saffron, lemon juice.switch off flame ,keep syrup warm .Addition of lemon juice prevents formation of crystals in sugar syrup.  Heat oil/Ghee for frying .keep very low flame . Divide the badusha dough into small portions ,press In center.Fry the balushahi in very low heat.Try and maintain the temperature in the same low heat. When Badusha turns light golden brown remove and soak in warm sugar syrup. Remove and serve after 10 minut

 Rich, creamy melt in mouth softness, garnished with saffron strands and dry fruits... Must have Lauki ka Halwa. Lauki or Bottle Gourd is 80%water and has a bland taste. Hence halwa with Bottle Gourd or Lauki tastes Yummy. Lauki Halwa 

 A easy quickfixrecipe... Red wheat Rava Upma that has medium glycemic index hence diabetic friendly and adding cashewnuts render good fats. 

 Crispy, tasty sizzling Rava Dosa.. Make it your signature recipe. Just follow these simple steps.

 KASHMIRI DUM ALOO.... Baby potatoes cooked in Mustard oil and subtle spices like Saunf powder and Saunt powders imparts the kashmiri flavor and aroma to the dish.

 No onion, No Garlic SATTVIC MEAL PLAN for your hectic day!!! Simple to cook, easy to follow recipe, tastes yummy. SATTVIC meals Enhances your physical and mental health,improves longevity!!!

 Coriander,mint leaves,jeera ... blended with Salt into a coarse green chutney... versatile uses as spread, mix with curd becomes raita,used in chaat recipes...do try!!!

  RAVA IDLI  Ingredients  Suji /Rava 1cup  Semiya /vermicelli 1cup Salt to taste  Curd 4tbsp Water as required  Oil 3tbsp Mustard seeds 1tsp Urad Dal 1/2 tsp Bengal gram dal 1/2tsp Onion 2 Greenchilli 3 Ginger 2inch piece  Asafoetida 1/4tsp Curry leaves few