Cabbage in Garlic and soy sauce!

This was an innovation by my MIL for her cabbage-carrot-beetroot baby..yes for my Hubby dearest:-)if not for this recipe i would have ended up making the same thorans again and again...but here's the break!

Cabbage cubed- 2cups

Onion cubed-1 medium

Garlic-5 cloves thinly sliced

Green chilly-4-5nos

Soy Sauce-4-5 tablespoon

Pepper-1 tablespoon

Salt-if needed

Oil for cooking

Heat oil in a saute pan until hot . Saute onions and garlic with a little salt over medium heat.Once done add the cabbage,green chilles and pepper ..then cover and cook. Once cooked add soysauce and stir just until the cabbage is wilted.Remove from heat.

Mango LASSI

Here's more with the queen of fruits..Mango lassi ..a great way to cool off and quench you thirst!!

Mango sliced and cubed-1 cup
Yogurt-1 cup
Ice cubes-5-6nos

Sugar-2-4 tablespoons
Cardamom crushed-3 nos
Pulse all the ingredients in your blender until pureed.Serve cold.
DONE:-).

Note:-We can add 1/4-1/2 cup of chilled water to the Lassi depending on our preference for thickness/consistency.

Another Veggie delight...

This is an interesting Veggie Combo prepared by my buddy 'Su' of Idayz....
.... just loved this!
Follow this link for the Cocktail thoran as she puts it http://idayz.blogspot.com/2008/04/cocktail-thoran-snow-peas-black-eyed.html

Curried Sausages...

Sausages and frozen spinach's...these are the two things that always consume my freezer space.Purpose-feed my surprise guests! :-)

Here' my adaptation of Curried Sausages from Hot food.

Turkey /Beef/pork Sausages-8-10 thick pieces

Grated Ginger-2 teaspoons

Garlic Cloves crushed-3nos

Onion-1

Meat Masala-2 tablespoon

Garam Masala-1 teaspoon

Turmeric Powder-1/4 teaspoon

Chilly powder-1 teaspoon

Tomato Paste-2 teaspoon

All purpose Flour-1 tablespoon

Hot chicken stock-preferably home made-21/2 cup

Bay leaves-2

Oil for cooking

Cook the sausages and remove from the heat and allow them to cool in the water,then drain,pat and dry cut into 3/4 th inch pieces.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over high heat and fry the sausages for 2-3 minutes or until golden all over.Drain on paper towels.

Using the same pan,heat oil again then add ginger,garlic and onions.cook over medium heat or until the onions are soft.Add all the powders and cook until fragrant.stir in tomato paste,then add the flour.stir to combine,then gradually pour in the stock making sure that no lumps form,now put the sausages and bay leaves and bring it to simmer and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes or until thickened.serve with rice or chappathi.