Ginger Pickle

Ingredients

• Chopped ginger (About 50 gm)
• Garlic (2 cloves)
• Tamarind concentrate (per taste)
• Jaggery (per taste)
• Red Chili powder (per taste)
• Salt (per taste)

For tadka

• Oil
• Mustard seeds
• Cumin seeds
• Asafoetida
• Curry leaves
• Urad daal
• Dry red chilies
• Chopped garlic
• Pinch of turmeric
• Fenugreek seeds

Procedure

1. In little quantity of oil saute chopped ginger, let it cool down.
2. In tamarind concentrate add jaggery, ginger, salt, red chili powder and 2 cloves of garlic and blend it in smooth paste. If needed add very little bit of water.
3. for tadka add the ingredients in this order - oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chopped garlic, urad daal, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilies, asafoetida and turmeric.
4. Add tadka on above paste.

Strawberry Spinach Salad

1. Greens - baby spinach

2. Veggies/fruits - strawberries

3. Protein - none

4. Crunch - dried cranberries and walnuts

5. Cheese - crumbled feta

6. Dressing - lemon juice, honey and little bit of salt

Add a boiled egg on the side for protein.

Pineapple fried rice

Curry Powder

Ingredients

• cumin seeds
• coriander seeds
• mustard seeds
• turmeric powder
• 1 dry red chili
• black pepper

Procedure
Dry roast and blend all above ingredients to make a fine powder.

Pineapple fried rice

Ingredients

• Pineapple chopped
• Cooked rice (cooked at least 3 to 4 hours earlier)
• carrots chopped
• peas
• spring onion chopped
• cashews
• raisins
• ginger chopped
• garlic chopped
• green chili chopped
• coriander chopped
• soy sauce
• curry powder
• salt
• sugar (I used brown sugar)

Procedure

1. Mix curry powder in soy sauce and keep it aside.
2. In a pan heat oil, add ginger, garlic and green chilli. Add cashews and raisins and saute till cashews are golden brown.
3. Add spring onion, carrots and peas and saute for 1 to 2 min.
4. Add rice, pineapple and soy sauce mixture. Add salt and sugar, mix well. Cover it for few minutes,serve hot with coriander garnishing!