Baked Mashed Potatoes

BAKED MASHED POTATOES

10 large potatoes (peeled, washed and cut in half)

8 oz package cream cheese

1 cup sour cream

Garlic paste 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

1 Tbsp. butter (chopped into small pieces)

 For GARNISHING:

Chopped chives and pepper

 Boil potatoes until tender then drain and mash them well now add all other ingredients. Place in large buttered casserole dish. Top with dots of butter, chopped chives and pepper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake potatoes for 15 minutes, or until they begin to brown on top.

Tips:

Make this dish ahead of time and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to heat. Let sit at room temperature for at least an hour before baking. Remove plastic wrap, and bake.

Lassi

Fruit  lassi

Ingredients

Yoghurt 1cup

1cup mango, chiku or banana finely chopped.

1lemon juice

1litre water

2teaspoon honey

Method:

Blend the yoghurt and mix in all ingredients. Serve chill. you can also use apple or lychees 

Dates and nutty balls

Honey Date Balls

HONEY DATE BALLS

INGREDIENTS:

250gms dates (deseeded)

2tbsp honey

1tbsp lime juice

25gms pistachio

25gms almonds

METHOD:

Blend the dates, honey and lime juice. Make round balls and roll over a mixer of pistachio and almonds.(note that when making round balls the date mixture gets sticky so to make the balls easier put the mixture in the fridge for 5mins then make your balls then again if gets sticky put in the fridge for 5mins and after the balls done keep in the fridge or serve immediately.

Homemade drink Penacoladah

Home made drinks are always very tasty and full of energy so here is   good several time tried recipe from my kitchen

Penacoladah

Ingredients

4tablespoon cream

11/2coconut cream milk

11/2 glass pineapple juice

4tablespoon sugar

Pineapple pieces for decoration

Pinch of orange color

Method: In a blender added all ingredients and speed for two minutes then decorate the rim of glass with coconut powder and slices of pineapple. Serve cold in long glasses.

Mango

Mr Mango

                                                  Mr.  Mango

                                             “King of fruits “

Mango is in season these days.

 Mango, one of the most popular fruit.. It’s a fleshy stone fruit and mostly grows in tropical climate the name mango is derived from the Tamil word 'mangkay' or 'man-gay'. The season of mango   start from May through July peaking with monsoon and lasting till September. Hundreds of varieties of mangoes are grown; these varieties are all different in shapes, size and hues of orange .yellow and green. Each variety has a distinct flavor and taste. The most well know mango grow in Pakistan are Anwar Retol, Dasehri, Langra, Chaunsa, Sindhri, Saharni, Alphonso, Pairi, Fazli and Neelam. Eating Mango is an art because the juice dip while cutting is very strong so keep your face towards plate and keep a napkin handy.wow the flavor and sweet taste is awesome. Yummy!

Mango when ripe is eaten  but mango is also used in preparing jam, custard and other sweet dishes. Raw green mangoes are used in making mango chutneys and pickles. It is base of many delicious eastern dessert recipes. Whenever buy Mango check if ripe properly also dip in water for few hours as the heat of this fruit is taken way. This fruits has hot properties on your body so just have some milk after having more than one mango.

Mangoes contain sugar, vitamin A, B and C. It also contains Small amounts of protein, iron, calcium and phosphorus .it has smooth, low-pulp flesh and strong, pleasant aroma. If you have good quality of mango in a house then the whole house smells with mango essence. The Mango tree it is a symbol of love and it is believed that the Mango tree can grant wish.

Mirza Gharib, a famous poet of Urdu language says that ‘You should eat more mangos then just one“ because it is so tasty and full of flavors sweet and tangy. Your stomach will be full but the temptation will stay for more.

 There is a little concerned about gain weight, sugar levels, pimples and of course managing to keep clothes clean while eating mangoes. However, let’s take a deeper look into what the mango has to offer in terms of nutrition and then the health risks involved in extensive intake. mangoes help improve digestion, help lower cholesterol, improve concentration and memory power, prevent heart diseases, do not cause diabetes, on the contrary can be used to counter the disease, and get this, can help improve your sex life. Mangoes are rich in Vitamin E which helps to regulate hormones.