Mango Milkshake

Summer time in other words means mango time. Being an ardent fan of mangoes, I used to be so delighted as a kid to come home and find Mom always ready with aamras, mango lassi and mango milkshake during summer seasons. This is a delicious, refreshing and healthy drink and can also be considered as an energetic drink for kids. My son loves this drink a lot.

Ingredients:-

• 1 cup chopped mangoes
• 1 cup crushed ice
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tbsp sugar

Method:-

• Combine all the ingredients in a blender. 
• Blend it well till smooth.
• Pour into glasses.
• Top with a few mango cubes.
• Serve chilled.

Notes:-

• If you want a more rich and creamy texture, add 4 tbsp condensed milk instead of sugar to the milkshake.
• You may add 2 tbsp fresh cream or mango ice-cream also while blending.
• This yields two glasses of milkshake.

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Mutton Stew With Potatoes

I’m sure we all make stews at home but each one of us has a different recipe for it. This dish is so easy to make and very simple yet flavorful.  This is mildly spiced and I love it with steaming hot rice.  I learnt this dish from my Mom.  Actually, I altered the recipe a bit. 

My Mom’s cooking method in stew is slightly different. She takes all the ingredients and puts them altogether in the pressure cooker excluding the potatoes and water. When the meat is almost done, she opens the cooker and sautes well till oil separates the masala and onions are well mixed (not to be seen at all). Then she adds, potatoes and little hot water and cooks on simmer till done.

When she first taught me this recipe, I thought it is the easiest to prepare. But when it comes to sautéing well to mix the onions, I still don’t know where I go wrong or why it doesn’t work out for me. After lots of trial and errors, I changed my method of cooking with the same ingredients of course. But still, I miss the taste and aroma when she prepares this stew. This is the first thing I always want her to make for me, Whenever I’m in Mumbai.

Ingredients:-

• ½  kg. meat (medium sized cubes)
• 2 tbsp oil 
• 2 - 3 large onions (sliced) 
• 3 - 4 button dried red chillies 
• 5 - 6 black pepper
• 1 tsp all spice pdr 
• 1 tsp cumin pdr 
• 1 tbsp coriander pdr
• 1 tbsp green chillies paste
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste 
• 2 tbsp yoghurt (whisked )
• 3 potatoes (cut in wedges) 
• salt to taste 

Method:-

• Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add the onions and fry till golden brown.
• Add the meat and ginger garlic paste. 
• Saute till the meat changes its colour.
• Add whole dried red chillies, cumin pdr, all spice pdr, black peppers, coriander pdr, green chillies, salt and yoghurt.  
• Cook on slow flame till oil seperates.  
• Add potatoes and 2 cups water 
• Pressure cook for 1 whistle. 
• Serve hot with Rice or Chapathis.

Notes:-

• You may substitute mutton for chicken but then cook on simmer flame in a wok till chicken is done. Do not put chicken in pressure cooker.
• You may omit potatoes in the recipe if you wish. 

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