MOODY FOODIE IDEAS!

Ingredients 2 cups chopped chaulai leaves 3  cloves of  garlic 2 green chillies 1 cup fresh plain yogurt 1tsp oil 1 tsp cumin seeds Salt to taste    Cook the leaves in the microwave for 5 mins. Cool and grind it together with garlic, chillies and salt. Mix in with Whisked yogurt.   Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and fry for a minute. Pour over the raita. Enjoy with a meal or with kebebs!

Ingredients 1 cup chopped ripe mango 1-2 green chillies, slit 2 tbsp chopped coriander 1 tsp sugar ¾ tsp mustard seeds Salt to taste 1 cup fresh yogurt  Pound mustard seeds and salt together.  In a bowl, mix together mango, coriander, chilli, sugar and mustard salt mix. Whisk the yogurt to make it smooth. Pour on the mango and stir. taste and adjust the salt. Refridgerate til serving time. Enjoy as a side or sauce with grilled meat! 

Ingredients ½ cup grated cooked beetroot ¾ cup fresh yogurt ½ tsp sugar Salt to taste 1 ½ tsp oil  1 green chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 sprig curry leaves   Mix together yogurt, salt, sugar and beetroot.   Heat oil, add cumin seeds, chilli and curry leaves and fry for 30 secs.    Add to the yogurt and mix well. Garnish with fresh coriander and enjoy as a side with your meal.

A very simple raita, but when served in hollowed out pumpkin, it becomes a main attraction. Ingredients 1 cup grated pumpkin 1 cup curd 1 tsp oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 sprig curry leaves 2 green chilies, slit lengthwise  salt and sugar to taste Method Step 1: microwave the grated pumpkin with a pinch of salt for 2 mins. Let it cool. Step 2: In a bowl, whisk together curd with salt and sugar. Step 3: Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, curry leaves and chilies and saute for a min.    Step 4: mix together curd, pumpkin and tempering. serve cold garnished with fresh coriander leaves and a sprinkling of paprika.  Raita can also be made from red pumpkin and bottle gourd in the same manner.