Karele Ki Sabzi/Bhujia کریلے کی بھجیا Bitter Gourd Bhujia

Karele Ki Sabzi is a very tasty and effective bhujia for many health benefits. Very simple to cook. Diabetic patients can get benefits of this vegetable.

Karele Ki Sabzi/Bhujia

Ingredients:

• Karele (bitter Gourd) chopped and shaved slightly  5-6
• Oil 3/4 cup
• Onion chopped  2-3
• Tomatoes chopped 2-3
• Salt to taste
• Red Chillies 1 teaspoon
• Haldi 1/4 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Boil chopped karele in water for 5 minutes. Drain and dry.
• Now saute onion in oil, then add tomatoes and spices. 
• Fry for 4-5 minutes.
• Add boiled karele and fry for 2-3 minutes and cook on low flame till karele are cooked and tender.
• Serve with roti and Kachi Lassi.

Chilli Garlic Chutney with Namkeen Lassi (Punjabi Style) لال مرچ اور لہسن کی چٹنی نمکین لسّی کے ساتھ پنجابی انداز

I learned from village when there is a hot and sunny day , it is better to drink Namkeen Lassi and eat simple Roti Chutney. Here is the simple village meal of summer. You will enjoy this simple meal, its very tasty and yummy.

Chilli Garlic Chutney

 Garlic  Chilli Chutney with Namkeen Lassi

Ingredients:

• Red Chillies whole 10-12 nos.
• Garlic cloves 5-6
• Salt to taste
• Butter or Desi ghee as required
• Yoghurt  1 pao (250g) for single serving
• Roti 1-2 for single serving (freshly baked)

Procedure:

• Soak red chillies in water for 10-15 minutes.
• Grind soaked red chillies with salt and garlic (in kundi and dasta or sit batta).
• The Chilli Garlic Chutney is ready.

• Prepared glass of Namkeen Lassi in a blender , add salt to taste.

• Now bake fresh roti.
• When roti is hot put some butter on it with little Chilli Garlic Chantey, spread it all around roti.
• Role the roti, and enjoy with glass of Namkeen Lassi.

Kachi Lassi کچی لسّی

Kachi Lassi is a very effective drink in summer. Its recipe is very simple but benefits are many. It is used to neutralize the heat of liver and bladder. It is also effective in burning of urine. It is widely used after eating mangoes and bitter gourd bhujia.

کچی لسّی جگراور مثانے کی گرمی دور کرتی ھے اور پیشاب کی جلن میں افاقہ پہنچاتی ھے۔ اسے عموماً  آم اور کریلے کی سبزی کےساتھ  پیا جاتا ھے۔

 Kachi Lassi  کچی لسَی

Ingredients:

• Milk chilled  1 glass
• Chilled Water 1 glass
• Salt 1-2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Add milk and salt to chilled water and mix well.
• Delicious Kachi Lassi is ready to serve after Mangoes or with Bitter gourd bhujia or any food lunch or dinner. 

Patiala Lassi پٹیالہ لسّی ਪਟਿਆਲਾ ਲੱਸੀ

Patiala Lassi is a wonderfull summer time drink of Patiala Punjab. Sweet drink with Saffron and Pistachio and chilled iced cubes.

Patiala Lassi 

Ingredients:

• Yoghurt full cream    250 g
• Sugar  2-3 teaspoon
• Cardamom  1-2
• Saffron threads  5-6
• Pistachio chopped   1/2 teaspoon
• Chilled water  1/2 cup
• Ice cubes as desired

Procedure:

• Soak saffron in 2 tablespoon of warm milk for 10 minute.
• Now in a food processor/blender  take yoghurt add sugar, chilled water, soaked saffron, cardamom and blended on high speed for 1-2 minutes.
• Remove in a glass, sprinkle pistachio and few saffron thread , also iced cubes if desired and serve chilled.  
• Tall glass of copper or stainless steel is commonly used for serving.