Delicious recipes to delight mothers on Mother's Day
United Kingdom and United States of America celebrates the spirit of motherhood in March or April and May respectively. If you are wondering when is Mother's Day in 2012 then kindly note that it will be celebrated on 18th March in UK and 13th May in India and USA. To make your mom feel really special on this day, other than sending gifts to India, you can make mouthwatering dishes for a perfect celebration of Mother’s Day.
Mother’s Day recipes to India varies from mouthwatering starters to main course dishes, desserts and many more. Starting from varieties of dal to paneer dishes, different rice dishes, soups, and many more are some of the dishes that you can either cook for your mother or send to India on Mother’s Day. In the following, recipe of Mushroom and Capsicum Rice is detailed which can be an interesting dish this Mother’s Day on Mother's Day 2012.
Mushroom and Capsicum Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup of rice
- 2 tablespoon of oil
- 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon of chopped ginger
- 200 grams of sliced Button Mushroom
- 1 sliced capsicum
- 2 tablespoon of curry masala
- Salt
Method
- Soak the rice in water for about 15 minutes after washing it
- Heat the oil in medium temperature
- Add the chopped ginger and cumin seeds
- Stir it for sometime
- Add the capsicum and the Button Mushroom
- Continue stirring
- Flavor it with the curry masala
- After the ingredients are blended completely and before the mushroom releases water, Add the rice after draining the water
- Keep stirring the rice till it becomes clear and the mushroom becomes dry after releasing the water
- Add water and salt
- Cook the rice for about 10-15 minutes, until the rice becomes tender
- Garnish with dried red chillies and coriander leaves
- Serve it hot
If you want to send delectable recipes on Mother’s Day to India, then do make sure that you send the recipe of Gajar ka Halwa. A widely popular dish, Gajar ka Halwa fits well in any occasion and is enjoyed by most. In case, your mother is staying with you, you can surprise her with this mouthwatering dish on Mother’s Day. If you are eager to know about the ingredients required and method to cook, then check out the details given below.
Gajar ka Halwa
Ingredients
- 1 kg of carrot
- 1 litre of milk
- 3/4th cups of water
- 1 teaspoon of cardamon seeds
- 3 tablespoons of ghee
- 2 tablespoon of almonds
- 2 tablespoon of pistachios
- 2 tablespoon of raisins
- 450 grams of sugar
Method
- Shred the carrots after washing
- Keep the raisins in water for about 30 minutes
- Burn and grate the nuts
- Boil water and add the shredded carrots and cook for about 7 minutes
- Pour the milk and cook in low heat for an hour. Keep stirring at regular intervals.
- Add the sugar. Cook till it dissolves and the milk is absorbed
- Heat the ghee for 3 minutes after adding it
- Add the raisins and crushed cardamons
- Take the gajar ka halwa out of the heat
- Garnish the dish with pistachios and almonds
- Serve it hot or cold
Other than this sweet dish, you can also go for the varieties of sweets which are stocked in GiftstoIndia24x7.com on the occasion of Mother’s Day. Among the delicious recipes on Mother’s Day to India, Shahi Kaju Aloo is one of the most favored one. No matter your culinary skills, you can prepare this really simple dish easily and impress your mother. The recipe for this delicious dish has been mentioned in the following.
Shahi Kaju Aloo
Ingredients
- 300 grams of potato
- 1 tablespoon of chopped ginger
- 15 cashew nuts which should be kept in 1/4th cup of water
- 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ teaspoon of black cumin seeds
- 2 chopped onions
- ¼th cups of milk
- ½ teaspoon of garam masala
- ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
- ½ cups of yogurt
- 2 tablespoon of chopped coriander leaves
- Oil
- Salt
Method
- Chop the potatoes in small pieces after washing them
- Cook the potatoes in oil till the color turn to golden brown
- Grind the ginger, cashew nuts and garlic and make a paste
- Heat the oil and add the bay leaf and the black cumin seeds
- Add the onions
- Add garam masala and turmeric and stir it
- Mix the paste of the ginger, ginger and cashew nuts and cook for about 2 minutes
- Add milk, yogurt and water and boil it
- When the gravy starts to thicken, add the chopped potatoes. Cook for 4 minutes
- You can serve it hot with paranthas or naan
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