summer special

indian fruit salad
Ingredients:


Seedless black and green grapes-115g/1cup

Canned mandarin segments-225g

Oranges peeled and segmented-2

Balls from honey dew melon-1

Balls from watermelon-1/2, Mango peeled and sliced-1, Juice of lemon-1, Sugar-1/2 tsp, Freshly ground cumin seeds-1/4 tsp

Salt and freshly ground black pepper



Steps:

Place all the fruit in a large serving bowl and add the lemon juice. Toss gently to prevent breaking up the fruit. Mix the remaining ingredients and sprinkle over the fruit. Gently toss once more, chill thoroughly and serve.

Peanut masala

Ingredients Needed:

Fresh Ground nuts/ Peanuts - 1 cup

Besan / Gram flour - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Fresh Garlic - 4 -5 cloves

Chili powder – 11/2 tsp

Turmeric powder a pinch

Water enough to make a stiff dough

dhania powder-1/2tsp

Method to prepare:

In a bowl, take the peanuts, besan, and all the spices. Mix well. By now you will have a thick batter coating the peanuts. If needed add some water. else you can fry it as such.



Heat oil in a kadai, when its hot, drop the peanuts into the oil. Turn when its cooked on one side