Try These 4 Yogurt Recipes To Beat The Heat

Beat the heat this summer by consuming curd in different forms. It will keep you cool and it is also very good for your stomach. There exist endless options but I feel this is the cheapest, tasty and good for diet option. It also has so many health benefits hands down. It hhas essential nutrients like vitamin B-2, calcium, magnesium potassium and majorly vitamin D and protein. So, to get you started, here are some recipes that I could come up with from breakfast to dinner.

Yogurt Parfait

Ingredients

• 250 gms yogurt
• 1/4 watermelon
• 6-7 kiwis
• 3-4 tbsp pomegranate
• Pine nuts
• 1/4 pineapple
• 1 orange
• 2 apples
• 1/2 cup goji berry
• Guava juice
• Cereals

Method

• Mix all the fruits in a bowl. 
• Add guava juice.
• Take a jar and add a layer of yogurt then the layer of fruits.
• Then add a layer of pre-soaked oats.
• Add another layer of yogurt and add pine nuts and cereals.
• Then add layer of fruits, oats and then add a final layer of yogurt. Top it up with some nuts.

Curd Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• 1 green chilli
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 cup curd
• 2 tsp urad dal
• 2 bunch curry leaves
• 2 red chilli
• 1/2 tsp hing
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 carrot
• 1 bunch coriander leaves
• 2 tsp oil
• 2 tsp mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp chana dal

Method

• Add rice and water in a pressure cooker and git it 3 whistles.
• Let it cool for a while and then mash it all.  
• Add curd and milk to it and mix well. 
• Take another pan and heat some ghee or oil.
• Put carrot, green chilli, ginger, salt and coriander leaves and mix.
• Add mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves, red chilli and hing together to make a tadka. 
• Saute them well and pour the tadka before serving.
• You can serve it hot but a little chilled is tastier.

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Dahi Bhalla Recipe

Ingredients

For The Bhallas:

• 400 gms moong dal
• 2 tsp zeera
• 1 tsp chironji
• Oil (for deep frying)
• 1 cup urad dal

For The Khatti Chutney:

• 1 cup coriander leaves
• 1/4 cup pudina leaves
• 1 green chilli
• 1 Lemon (juiced)
• 20 ginger cloves
• 1/2 tsp black rock salt
• to taste salt
• 1/2 tsp garam masala 

For The Meethi Chutney:

• 250 gms tamarind pulp
• 1 tsp degi mirch
• to taste salt
• 1/2 tsp black rock salt
• 800 gms sugar
• 3 tsp kachri powder
• 1/2 tsp saunth powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala 

For Dahi:

• 3 cups yogurt
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar

For Chaat Masala:

• 2 tsp peeli mirch
• 2 tsp zeera powder
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp kali mirch

Method

Bhallas:

• Soak moong dal and urad dal for 2 hours.
• In a food processor grind them nicely.
• Whisk the dal together till it becomes light and fluffy. Add zeera and chironji. The batter is ready.
• With wet palms add small portions of batter into hot oil. Deep fry the bhallas till golden brown.

Khatti Chutney:

• Blend coriander, mint, green chilli, ginger, black salt and salt, together.
• Add garam masala and lemon juice. Mix.
• Your khatti chutney is ready.

Meethi Chutney:

• Soak the tamarind pulp in water for 25-30 minutes.
• Squeeze it with your hand to extract all the pulp.
• Strain and thrown away the residue in the strainer.
• Add the tamarind water in a saucepan and add sugar.
• Cook on low heat till the sugar dissolves. Let it cool.
• Once it cools down add kachri powder, saunth powder, degi mirch, salt, black salt and garam masala.
• Your chutney is ready.

Dahi:

Whisk yogurt with some powdered sugar. Keep it in the fridge to cool.

Chaat Masala:

Mix all the ingredients together.

Plating up:

• In a plate place bhallas. Break them a little from the middle.
• Add sweetened curd, khatti chutney, meethi chutney.
• Garnish with pomegrante and sev.
• Sprinkle some chaat masala and serve.

Oatmeal, Yogurt and Fruit Breakfast Medley Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp oats
• 1/3 cup juice
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder 
• 3 tbsp flavoured yogurt
• 4-5 tbsp fruits chopped
• 1 tbsp crushes and roasted nuts  
• 1 tbsp raisins
• 1 tbsp honey

Method

• In a microwave proof bowl, put in the oats and juice.
• Pop into the microwave for about 2-3 minutes.
• Check to see if the oats are cooked through.
• Stir in a little more juice if it is too thick.
• You may add and mix in some cinnamon powder if you like.
• Put into the fridge to cool.
• The ingredients are put into a glass in layers. Make sure that oats go in at the bottom.
• In a tall glass, spoon in the oats and flatten it a little to level it off.
• Layer up raisins along with some fruit.
• Then comes the yogurt and some more fruit followed by nuts and some more raisins if you like.
• Lastly, drizzle over the honey.
• Chill in the fridge for a bit before serving.