Best Coconut Recipes to Enjoy in this Summer

Are you crazy for coconut? Here are the best coconut recipes to indulge in and celebrate ‘all – rounder’ fruit.

The humble coconut has been a part of our lives ever since one could remember. Ranging from chutneys, curries and desserts to even oil, there is hardly any part of coconut that can’t be used. With celebrities abroad going gaga over the coconut, it is soon gaining a lot of popularity so much that some reports are also considering naming it the ‘Super food’ of the year.

So in order to celebrate the fruit that we have grown up with and keep in mind the scorching summer heat, we bring you best four coconut based recipes that are delicious and that will keep you cool this summer. Without further delay here are four best coconut recipes.

Best 4 Coconut Recipes

Sol Kadhi Sarbat Recipe: Here comes the Freshening juice recipe for summer ‘Sol kadhi Sorbat’. This Kokum drink is easy to prepare, simple, Healthy, soothing and very common in Maharashtra. This Sorbat is prepared with coconut milk, spiced with green chilies, sweet and tanginess from Kokum and flavored with fresh cilantro. It looks very appealing in awesome pink color and is very good for digestion. Kokum has various beneficial properties for health like it is used for treating skin rashes, ingestions and has cooling assets. Follow the below given steps to prepare this Kokum Juice.

Alle Belle (Crepes Stuffed with Coconut) Recipe: Learn this mouth watering, lavishing Alle Belle Recipe. It’s a traditional Coconut pancake eaten at tea time. This pancake roll is closer to a crepe in texture and filled with sweeten coconut. Alle Belle is a delicious soft & melt- in- the- mouth sweet pancake. It is a very simple & quick preparation. These crepes are filled with coconut and jaggery batter. Whenever I prepare this sweet Alle belle, my home is filled with its authentic aroma. Try this recipe and let me know in comments how it works for you.

Surmai Omand Recipe: Here comes the king fish Surmai Omand and coconut recipe for fish lovers. King fish has a touch to some extent like Tuna but is less dry. It is great for western dis

hes where the natural flavor needs little enrichment. Follow the simple step by step recipe given below to prepare this luscious coconut and Surmai Omand Fish mixed recipe. This is one of the best coconut and fish precisely non vegetarian recipe.

 Kobbari Burfi |Coconut Sweet Indian food Recipe: This coconut sweet – Kobbari Barfi is one of my favorite Indian sweet. Typically this tasty and lavishing sweet is prepared using grated coconut and Jaggery. You can also use sugar as jaggery substitute, both tastes awesome. You can try this sweet for this Ugadi festival as it is very simple and quick recipe. Below is the step by step recipe of this Indian Coconut sweet. In this recipe I’m using sugar instead of jaggery

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Best Easy Simple Delicious Recipes For Ugadi 2014

Looking for the best easy and quick to prepare recipes for Ugadi? You are at the right place. On 31 March 2014, it’s the New Year day for Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka people and is celebrated as Ugadi. On this occasion people offers prayers for health, wealth and success in business. Moreover, this day is taken as the most promising time to start new business enterprise. When it comes to new starting, it is a tradition in India to start anything new with some mitha J. So we can’t lose out sweets from the menu of Ugadi.

This festival is celebrated with varieties of delicious food and even bittersweet leaves of the neem tree are eaten on this day as a part of custom. Zamah recipes have compiled some of the best recipes which make your Ugadi more fruitful and happy. The Ugadi recipes that are listed here are a combo of slenderness from both Andhra and Karnataka. And not to mention, all of these sweet recipes taste equally amazing. Here goes the list of best Ugadi recipes which are very simple and ofcourse can be prepared in no time. 

Best Recipes for Ugadi 2014

      ·         Kobbari Burfi |Coconut Sweet Indian food Recipe: This coconut sweet – Kobbari Barfi is one of my favorite Indian sweet. Typically this tasty and lavishing sweet is prepared using grated coconut and Jaggery. You can also use sugar as jaggery substitute, both tastes awesome. You can try this sweet for this Ugadi festival as it is very simple and quick recipe. Below is the step by step recipe of this Indian Coconut sweet. In this recipe I’m using sugar instead of jaggery.

    

·         Mango Shrikhand Recipe | Quick Mango Shake: Its summer again, time for Mango special recipes, then why not learn Mango Shrikhand recipe today? Today I’m sharing the very popular Indian mango shake – Aam Shrikhand recipe. It is commonly known as Amrkhand. This lavishing dessert is prepared using mango pulp and yogurt. Moreover, it is very simple and can be prepared in no time. Follow the recipe given below and enjoy this veg chilled Shrikhand with your family and loved ones.

      ·         Mango Rice | Mamidi Annum Recipe: Mango Rice Recipe is also one of the best recipe you can have on Ugadi. South Indian kitchen is a house of quick varieties of rice which are very simple to prepare and requires less ingredients. If you love lemon rice then you will surely love this tangy variety of rice. It is prepared with grated mango and commonly known as Mamidi Annum. This variant of rice is typically prepared by Andhra and Karnataka folks at Ugadi festival. You can try this on other days too.

·      Sweet Coconut Puran Poli Recipe: Enjoy this Ugadi with Sweet Coconut Puran Poli. This is the most beloved sweet dish and is prepared usually during Ugadi Festival. It is also known as puran puri or bobbattu or obbattu. This traditional dish is prepared using Jaggery and Bengal gram dal the puran poli is prepared using jaggery and Bengal gram dal. At some places in Southern India grated coconut is also used. Try this authentic sweet Puran poli for this Ugadi.

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Mango Shrikhand Recipe | Quick Mango Shake

Its summer again, time for Mango special recipes, then why not learn Mango Shrikhand recipe today? Today I’m sharing the very popular Indian mango shake – Aam Shrikhand recipe. It is commonly known as Amrakhand. This lavishing dessert is prepared using mango pulp and yogurt. Moreover, it is very simple and can be prepared in no time. Follow the recipe given below and enjoy this veg chilled Shrikhand with your family and loved ones.

Category	Dessert
Cuisine	Indian
Preparation Time	15 min
Refrigerating time	3 hrs
Servings	3 - 4

What are the ingredients I need to make Mango Shrikhand?

·         Yogurt / Curd                                     3 cup, thick

·         Mango Pulp                                        1 ½  cup

·         Cardamom                                          ½ tsp, powder

·         Saffron                                                 ¼ strands

·         Milk                                                       2 tbsp

·         Crushed Nuts                                    2 tbsp

·         Pistachios                                            2 tbsp

·         Almonds                                              2 tbsp

·         Sugar                                                     ¼ cup or as required 

What is the method to prepare Mango Shake?

·         First of all, strain the yogurt in a muslin cloth overnight

·         Add  ¼ tsp of Saffron strands to 2 tbsp of warm milk for 15 – 30 minute

·         Beat the thick curd for 1 – 2 minutes until it turns creamy.

·         Add mango pulp, Saffron milk, sugar, cardamom powder and mix well.

·         Refrigerate for 2 – 3 hours

·         Serve them in individual bowls or cups with crushed nuts on top.          

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Mango Rice | Mamidi Annum Recipe

Today I’m sharing a hot and tangy variety that is Mango Rice Recipe. South Indian kitchen is a house of quick varieties of rice which are very simple to prepare and requires less ingredients. If you love lemon rice then you will surely love this tangy variety of rice. It is prepared with grated mango and commonly known as Mamidi Annum. This variant of rice is typically prepared by Andhra and Karnataka folks at Ugadi festival. You can try this on other days too.

Category	Vegetarian
Cuisine	Indian
Preparation Time	20 min
Cooking Time	20 min
Servings	4

What are the ingredients I need to make Mango Rice?

·         Rice                                        2 cups, Cooked

·         Raw Mango                        1 cup, Grated

·         Turmeric Powder             ¼ tsp

·         Ginger                                  1 tsp, finely chopped

·         Dry Red chili                       2 no’s, broken

·         Salt    to taste

·         Oil                                           2 – 3  tsp

·         Mustard seeds                  ¼ tsp

·         Urad Dal                               1 tsp

·         Chana (Gram) Dal            1tsp

·         Peanuts                                               2 tsp

·         Curry Leaves                      1 sprig

What is the method to prepare Mango Rice?

·         Cook rice and spread it a plate. Let it cool.

·         Wash & peel off raw mango skin and grate it using vegetable grater.

·         Now take a frying pan and heat oil in it. When it is hot enough, add mustard seeds and    wait till it fume.

·         Add peanuts and roast till golden brown.

·         Add channa dal & urad dal in it, and fry till they turn in to light golden brown

·         Now add ginger, dry red chili, curry leaves and stir fry well and add grated mango and  turmeric powder and Saute for a minute. Keep stirring and don’t cook for longer

·         Next, add cooked rice, salt and cook for 1-2 minutes

·         Your tangy & tasty Mango Rice ready. Serve With fryums or potato fry.

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      Sol Kadhi Sarbat Recipe

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Kobbari Burfi |Coconut Sweet Indian food Recipe

This coconut sweet – Kobbari Barfi is one of my favorite Indian sweet. Typically this tasty and lavishing sweet is prepared using grated coconut and Jaggery. You can also use sugar as jaggery substitute, both tastes awesome. You can try this sweet for this Ugadi festival as it is very simple and quick recipe. Below is the step by step recipe of this Indian Coconut sweet. In this recipe I’m using sugar instead of jaggery.

Category	Dessert
Cuisine	Indian
Preparation Time	10 min
Cooking Time	8 min
Servings	12

What are the ingredients I need to make Kobbari Burfi?

·         Coconut                                               1 cup full, grated

·         Sugar                                                     1 cup

·         Cardamom (Elaichi)                         ½ tsp. powder

·         Cashews                                              5, chopped

·         Ghee                                                     1 tsp

What is the method to prepare Coconut Sweet?

·         Take a pan and fry cashews till golden brown and set aside

·         Keep a tray ready greased. Fry coconut and sugar together and mix well

·         Keep heating with stirring often in medium flame. Let sugar melts and form a thick liquid.

·         Continue this until the mixture starts leaving the pan and forms a lathered whitish                 bubbles while stirring.

·          Now add cashews, cardamom powder.

·         Transfer this immediately to the greased tray and level it with a greased aluminum foil to        give it a smooth finish. Cut in to pieces while it is still warm.

·         That’s all! The sweet and appetizing mithai is ready! This stays good for even a week in      shelf.

Tips

·         The time taken to get the finish steadiness fluctuates upon the pan thickness you use,          the heat and moisture in coconut

·         If you keep the mixture in tray for so long that it cools down, then it will be difficult for              you to make pieces

·         The sugar will get caramelized and color will start to change if you keep on stirring on            flame even after the required consistency is reached

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