Monsoon treats from my mom’s kitchen

Every year the rains bring with it numerous illnesses. Doctors and parents advice that you watch what you eat and preferable eat home cooked food. My mother’s not different. Every year during the months of these showers she dishes out some delectable treats for me. Here I am sharing some recipes that I so love to gorge on.

Momos – The Tibetan treat

Preparation Time: 20 Minutes

Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

Pieces: 8 Momos

Ingredients

For the momo wrapper

1/3 cup Maida
salt to taste

For the filling

1/3 cup boiled and finely chopped broccoli
1/4 cup shredded carrot
1/2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
1 tsp finely chopped garlic
1/2 tsp sugar
salt to taste

Method

For the momo wrapper

• Sieve the flour and salt together.
• Add warm water and knead well to make soft dough. Keep it aside for half an hour, covered with a damp muslin cloth.
• Divide the dough into 8 equal portions.
• Roll out each portion into approximately 3″ diameter circle for the momo wrapper.
• Keep this aside as well and cover with a damp muslin cloth.

To make the Momos

• Place a momo wrapper on a flat dry surface.
• Put 2 teaspoons of the filling in the centre.
• Fold over to make a semi-circle.
• Pinch at the outer rim to join the ends.
• Repeat the same procedure for the remaining Momos.
• Arrange the Momos in a steamer plate and steam for 10 minutes.
• Serve hot with chilli- garlic sauce.

Boiled Masala corn – chatpata and healthy  

Preparation time: 10 minutes

serves: 2

Ingredients

500 Gms of boiled corn
2 tbsp of chopped coriander
Chaat Masala
Red chilli powder as per preference
Salt to taste
1 tsp butter
1 tbsp of freshly squeeze lime juice

Method

• Place the boiled corn in a bowl
• Sprinkle Chaat Masala, salt, red chilli powder and lemon juice over it and mix well.
• Add the butter on top
• Garnish with chopped coriander.

What are these dishes without some piping hot drink? There are three of my favourite drinks.

Cinnamon coffee – addictive aroma

Preparation time: 10 minutes

serves: 1

Ingredients

1tsp coffee
1 ½ tsp sugar
Boiled milk for one cup of coffee
Grated cinnamon

Method

• In a cup add coffee and sugar.
• Add hot water just to cover the mixture.
• Beat it till the mixture becomes light brown in colour.
• Place aside.
• Heat milk till it boils.
• Pour the milk over the coffee and sugar mixture.
• Sprinkle powdered cinnamon over it.

Hot chocolate – Sweet and refreshing

Preparation time: 10 minutes

serves: 1

Ingredients

2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp sugar
1 cup milk
1 tsp chocolate sauce
Whipped cream

Method

• Place the cocoa powder and sugar in a cup.
• Add 1 tbsp of boiled milk and mix well.
• Boil the remaining milk and add it to the mixture.
• Top it up with a blotch of whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Adrak Chai – A monsoon must have

This is a default monsoon must have which doesn’t need a recipe that one needs to follow. If you are not much of a coffee or hot chocolate fan, then the traditional adrak chai is your pick. For all those who still have the recipe, while making your tea add grated or small pieces of ginger so that the tea takes in the aroma of the ginger. And the rest is just like making your usual tea.

So now all you have to do is sit back and bite into those delicious treats and sip your piping hot drink.

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