Coffee Milkshake

Its tooo hot here, we guys are going behind chilled water or refreshing juices..Am quite busy in many milkshakes, salads and fresh juices nowadays, i have some weakness for coffee flavoured desserts, if anyone ask me to choose hot chocolate or hot coffee , my choice will go definitely to hot coffee, but in this hot climate am damn sure that this delicious coffee milkshake was definitely a refreshing drink to enjoy..I prepared this coffee milkshake with vanilla icecream, chilled milk and instant coffee, this milkshake take very less time to prepare and its really fabulous to drink while its hot outside..U can also prepare this coffee milkshake with coffee icecream, milk and vanilla extract too.



3scoops Vanilla icecream
1/2cup Milk
1tsp Instant coffee

Blend the coffee with vanilla icecream and milk until they turns smooth and serve immediately..Enjoy!!

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Mutta Kuzhambu
French Bread Toast

Kasuri Methi Aloo

If u dont get that much easily fresh methi leaves, dried methi leaves are really very handy and easy to prepare dishes and its replace very much the fresh methi leaves, i fond always for bitter foods, as it well known for their health benefits, for me its kinda hard to get fresh methi leaves from the Indian groceries as i dont go often there, also i dont have patience to grow up in my balcony..My pantry had a big bottle full of this kasuri methi (dry methi leaves) which i bought them in Indian grocery long back, i make rarely foods with this kasuri methi but sterday i wanted to prepare something with this kasuri methi along with potatoes and voila am here with my kasuri methi aloo which tastes prefect with curd rice, its very quick to prepare and the complete dish get ready in less minutes..



5nos Potatoes (pressure cooked & cubed)
1no Onion (big & chopped finely)
2nos Garlic cloves (crushed)
1tsp Red chilly powder
3tbsp Kasuri methi leaves (crushed)
1tsp Coriander powder
1/2tsp Cumin seeds
Salt
Oil

Heat enough oil, let crack the cumin seeds, add immediately the chopped onions, crushed garlic cloves, sauté until the onions turns transculent, add the cubed potatoes, red chilly powder, coriander powder with salt, toss everything gently in high flame and put the flame in simmer, cook for few minutes..finally add the kasuri methi, give a stir and put off the stove..

Serve warm with rice or rotis..

Corn & Bread Cutlet

Sometimes with few bread slices we can prepare many delicious dishes na, most of us will agree with me, yesterday while preparing our lunch, i wanted to make some side dish with sweet corns as cutlet, but my vegetable basket was quite empty and i wasnt  able to find out even a single potato..Fortunately my pantry is always filled with bread slices, immediately i soaked few whole wheat bread slices and prepared this delicious cutlet within few minutes..This cutlet is quite easy to prepare also very tasty, which goes prefectly as side dish for rice dishes at the same time for snacks with ketchup..Even if u have some sudden guest, this cutlets will get ready in few minutes and u can serve them along with a cup of coffee..



5nos Bread slices
1cup Sweet corn
1no Onion (chopped)
2nos Green chillies (chopped)
1tsp Garam masala powder
1/2tsp Cumin seed powder
Salt
Few curry leaves
Oil for shallow frying

Heat few drops of oil, saute the chopped onions, chopped green chillies until the onions turns transculent and keep aside, soak the bread slices and squeeze out the excess of water...take the bread, sweet corn, garam masala powder, cumin seed powder,curry leaves, salt and sauteed onions, green chillies in a bowl, mix everything well..make a medium sized cutlets from the mixture, heat enough oil for shallow frying, fry the prepared cutlets and cook on both sides until the crust turns golden brown..

Enjoy warm!

Fenugreek Tea

Are you surprised to read the name of this post???may be but am not coz this fenugreek tea has been prepared since quite a long here at home, this fenugreek tea have numerous healthy benefits and also good for health, u can prepare this fenugreek tea either by soaking the fenugreek seeds or by boiling the fenugreek seeds in water..Rich in vitamins and minerals, this tea helps in increasing the supply of milk in nursing mothers and nourishes the baby also.Fenugreek tea is very beneficial for type-2 diabetic patients.It helps in reducing hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms.

Fenugreek seeds are very effective in curing a disease called beri beri, caused due to deficiency of Vitamin B.It helps in inducing and easing labor in pregnant women.Fenugreek tea cleans kidneys and intestines and minimizes the risk of heart attacks.It reduces the level of cholesterol and blood sugar.Since fenugreek tea suppresses appetite, it is effective in weight loss.The tea is consumed to get relief from constipation, indigestion and muscle pains. I prepared this tea just by boiling the fenugreek seeds and enjoyed them warn,never use the grounded fenugreek seeds for making this tea..



1tbsp Fenugreek seeds
1cup Water

Bring the water to boil, add the fenugreek seeds and boil them for 5 minutes..remove from the heat, let them sit for again for 10-15minutes..pour this fenugreek tea through a strainer to remove the seeds, drink immediately or stor in fridge to drink later, u can drink either  sweetened or unsweetened, but i'll advice to drink them as unsweetened tea either chilled or warm...