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  Smokey Cherry Plumb Mojito  If you want to add something new to your healthy fresh cool drinks, include this smokey plum Mojito in your menu!   Choose both types of plums in this drink orange for sourness red ripen for sweetness.     Ingredients..... 2 smokey plums Few mint leaves  ½ lemon into 2 parts ½ teaspoon 3 mix powder  Soda water Ice cubes  Presentations... 3 mix powder.... Heat a pan on high flame and switch off the flame when heated up. On that hot pan add one teaspoon spoon full of cumin seeds keep continue stirring when start splutter remove and make a powder along with one teaspoon of white pepper and half teaspoon of salt.  Mojito making.... Slice smokey plums into pieces and place in tall glass.   Add mint, lime juice,  and 3 mix powder.  Using a muddler, muddle the plum and mint until the plum’s juices are released and mint leaves are slight broken apart. Add chilled water and then top with soda wate...

  Dahi lau santula is a healthy and refreshing side dish from the Odisha Cuisine made with steamed bottle gourd and curd. The recipe is very simple and requires a few basic ingredients. Ingredients.... 1 Bottle gourd  1 cup thick curd 1 green chilli  5 garlic cloves round slices  1 tsp urad dal 1 tsp mustard cumin seeds  2 Chopped dry red chillies  Few curry leaves  Oil Salt to taste  Preparations.... Wash bottle gourd peel it and cut into small pieces. In a pan add bottle gourd, little water and salt boil until bottle gourd smooth and transparent. Remove from flame. In a bowl add curd mash one green chilli and add salt mix well and pour this on boiled bottle gourd mix well keep aside  In a pan heat oil add all tempering ingredients one by one when all done spread this on top of dahi bottle gourd mix well and serve as side dish. You may also add chilled curd and serve like raita.