Piña colada Smoothie

I nearly had a mild panic attack yesterday when I spotted someone wearing  a scarf!! 

Are you kidding me? 

But yes, considering Chicago's weird  weather swings, it was reasonable..

Um yea.  it's that weird time of the year again..excited-for-Fall-n-scared-of-winter kinda time. 

If only I could switch between Northern & Southern hemispheres.If only..

I always make myself  a smoothie to calm my nerves. It works like  a charm

This time I treated myself with a pineapple & coconut smoothie... 

so tropical, so delicious....

We all know that the combo of pineapple and coconut is a match made in heaven.. Puerto Rico, to be precise :P

Trust me guys, this smoothie is so creamyyy, delicious and guess what it's vegan!! *hi5*

                                 

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups pineapple chunks(fresh or frozen)
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 2 tsp honey/sugar/sweetener
• 1/4 cup ice cubes

Method

• Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Pour into a tall glass/wine glass or just drink right outta blender

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Sambar - Tamarind Stew with Vegetables

An authentic South Indian (SI) meal is like a melody that you can taste.

Music has a rhythm, a beat and a soul; a SI meal has colors, spices and texture.

Music is all about striking a chord in perfect harmony; a SI meal is all about striking the beautiful balance between different tastes (sweet, sour, hot, tangy, salty, bitter, pungent, astringent and etc.)

It is a king’s meal with rice being the king’s favorite minister. The three-course meal menu includes sambar rice, rasam rice (recipe here), yogurt rice with any choice of vegetable curry and of course, a dessert (Didn’t I tell you it is the perfect blend of so many flavors and tastes?)

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Having said enough, here is the recipe for 'sambar' ( the first course of the meal) , which is translated as 'Tamarind Stew with vegetables'. It is a simple track with catchy beats. There are so many other beats to this stew that will soon be posted here.Until then, here is the most basic version of Sambar.Mix it with steamed white rice and enjoy the pride of South India.

Vegetable Kofta Curry/ Gravy

Kofta in simple words is minced vegetable balls mixed with Indian spices, which can be deep fried or baked. This gravy is sweet and mildly spicy, usually goes well with Indian Flat breads (Chapathi, Naan, Roti etc..) and Mild Pulao. It's tomato onion based gravy cooked with rich cream and milk. This gravy is too rich, as daily routine, so you can plan for special occasions. Kofta is like a appetizer. It's your call you can eat the kofta as such or along with the gravy. When making kofta balls it will tempt your taste buds to have as such, it might be silly right but I did it ;). Here you go with the recipe.....Enjoy the royal treat :)