My Junk Salad

Have you anytime given a thought of combining junk food with healthy stuff. My junk salad is a mixture is all the crazy ingredients you would get in the market , making it entirely delicious.

Ingredients:
4 boiled potatos, chopped into pieces and deep fried
2 small packets of Bingo masala tangles
A small packet o f Haldiram moog dal
SIL mayonaise ( 2 spoons)
A small packet of haldiram salted groundnuts.
Salary leaves (2  nos finely chopped)
Few pieces of pineapple
A few boiled chick peas
Olive oil
Salt and pepper for taste

Mehtod:
Cut  pineapple into fine pieces, Smash chickepeas till it is coarsely powdered. Mix chickpeas with the potoat and pineapple pieces. Add the moog dal, fine pieces of salted groundnuts, finely chopped salary leaves, 2 spoons of mayonaise and coarsely powdered bingo masala tangles. Add a dash of olive oil, a little of salt and pepper for taste. Refrigerate and serve . Its your junk salad, with ingredients that are cheap and easily available , a mixture of health with a little bit of fun !

This can be done with simple boiled potatoes too... no hard and fast rules with your potatoes here....

A twist to Rabdi !

Bringing India and Pakistan together this sweet dish can be enjoyed in many ways. Here are some tips on enjoying your rabri.

Ingredients:
1 container of Rabri (In Goa, the best rabri can be purchased from Punjab and Sind Outlets)
A few jalebi
A few walnut, cashew nuts, pistachio and raisins (soaked)
Cherries for garnishing

Divide Rabri into 2 part.
In the first part, mix rabri with small pieces of jalebi. If you find your rabri too thick, add a little of sweetned milk to it. Refrigerate it. Serve to your guest nice and chilled.


To the other portion of Rabri, add fine pieces of walnut, cashewnut, pistachio and your soaked raisin. Mix well, and top it with few pieces of cherries. This needs to be served a little thick !. There you go, this is your twist to Rabri. Do try and let me know how you liked it, my email address is friendlynads@gmail.com

Marie Biscuit Salami ( Quick Dessert)

Having guest over for Xmas or dinner and really stuck on what dessert to serve. Try this quick recipe.

2 Packets of Marie Biscuit (Big packets)
A chocolate Slab
1 Fruit and Nut chocolate (Indians you would know what it is :), for those not from India, any chocolate of your choice having a mixture of nuts and raisins)
Vanillla icecream


Method: Make small pieces of marie biscuit and keep aside. Heat the chocolate slab, using a double boiler.

Once the chocolate is melted, add the fruit and nut slab. Wait till this mixes well with your chocolate. Slowly add the marie biscuit pieces, mix well.

Once done, arrange the entire mixture in the form of a long roll. Roll neatly and freeze for 10 min.Remove and cut into fine circular pieces

In your fruit bowl, place a scoop of  vanilla icecream, make small pieces of your salami and serve. Or Marie biscuit salami can be served just plain. Try making this and you will simply love it. Do mail me your feedback to friendlynads@gmail.com. would love to hear from you :)