Summer food iteams

Summer fruit salad

Ingredients:

1 & 1 / 2 cup chopped mango

1 cup sliced bananas

1 cup sliced grapefruit

1 cup sliced strawberries

Juice of 1 fresh lime

2 tablespoons honey

1 / 4 cup salad oil

1 / 8 tablespoon salt

6 lettuce leaves

Method

1st Chill fruit. Blend lime juice and honey in a small bowl.

2nd Add salad oil and salt.

3rd Place cooled fruit (expect strawberries) in a large bowl.

4th Pour the lime-honey mixture over fruit. Mix gently.

5th Arrange fruit on lettuce leaves in individual salad bowls.

6th Top with strawberries.

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Pineapple rasam

Ingredients:

1 / 2 cup - finely chopped pineapple

2 - tomatoes

1 - green chilli

2 tbsp - tour dal cooked

1.5-2 tsp - rasam powder (depending on how spicy your powder)

A pinch of asafoetida

Salt

Curry leaves a few

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Juice of 1 or 2 limes (depending on acidity)

To temper: 1 tsp - ghee

1 / 2 tsp - mustard seeds

1 / 2 tsp - cumin

Pineapple pieces for garnish

Method

1st Cook together tomatoes, pineapple pieces, a few coriander leaves, curry leaves with 1 / 2 cup water until they turn soft (6-7 minutes).

2nd Blend mixture with a hand blender to a smooth paste.

3rd To this add green chillies, rasam powder, salt, asafetida and cooked dal mixed with 3 cups water.

4th Cook the mixture on medium heat until the raw smell of rasam powder goes off (15 min).

5th Turn off the gas, temperament and add lime juice.

6th Top with finely chopped coriander leaves & pineapple pieces.