Tasty and Tangy ...

....Tawa-fried Sweet potato bites ! Why should you eat sweet potatoes? well, because its a unsung hero of fat-fighting diet which is also considered one of the wonder foods with loads of fiber and essential nutrients.There are number of ways to eat it, the easiest of them is the one I am sharing with you today.

Boiled Sweet Potatoes

For marination: 

Salt

Red chili flakes

black pepper

Assorted dried herbs(optional)

oil as per the preference

lemon juice.

Method. Prepare marinade with above ingredients and mix sliced boiled potatoes in it. Fry them in tawa. keep sprinkling oil and flipping them over until they are crisp and brown. Squeeze lemon just before serving.

Variations:

1. Add green chutney/tomato sauce before serving.

2. Add sev, chopped onion, tomoatoes, tamaring and green chutney.

3. Think of your own personal variation and enjoy !

Sweet Dalchini Parantha

Who hasn't eaten caramelized cheeni-parantha while growing up ? We sure did ! Here a slight variation to the original simple recipe. Sprinkling a dash of a spice along with sugar gives a simple twist and it tastes even more heavenly. 

Ingredients

Whole flour dough

Sugar 

Cinnamon powder 

Butter 

Roll a small dough ball in a thin chapati. Coat it with butter. Sprinkle dry flour, sugar and cinnamon powder. pleat the parantha horizontally from one end to another and turn it round. Flatten it gently first with fingers and then rolling pin. Cook on hot tawa with butter. Flip and let it cook till its crispy.  

Eat this tasty, flaky, crispy and filling dalchini parantha with a butter blob and wash it down with a steaming cup of  tea/coffee . 

Amla Chutney

Indian Gooseberry ( Amla ) has always been considered an excellent source of vitamin C.  It's better to have it in its fresh green form instead of preserving it by making pickles and murabba. To enjoy its seasonal presence, here is a recipe of amla chutney which can be prepared in a jiffy.

Ingredients:

Amla - 8 -10

Coriander - a bunch

Ginger - an inch

Green chillies - 3/4

Salt - as per taste

Roasted Cumin powder (optional )- 1 tsp

Sugar (optional)- 1/2

Remove the seeds from Amla. Put everything in a blender. 

Mixie it into a fine paste. Add water if required. 

Relish the chutney's super-sourness and enjoy its many health benefits too!