Deshi Croûtons with Indian spices and herb

Croûtons are pieces of bread that have been toasted with various herbs. They are a easy to make and goes very well with green salad, soup or you can eat it as a tea time snack. You can make them in a frying pan or in a oven, until they are crisp and golden brown. I used dried Fenugreek leaves(kasouri methi), Carom Seeds(Ajwain) which gave it a different but very nice flavor. It takes only 10 mins to make this yummy snacks , so go ahead and give it a try.

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Ingredients:

1. Bread Slices - 6

2. Garlic salt - a pinch, if not available use plain or black salt

3. Garlic powder - 1 teaspoon

4. Ground pepper - 1/2 teaspoon

5. Red chilli flakes - 1/2 teaspoon

6. Crushed dried fenugreek leaves - 2 teaspoons

7. Carom seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

8. Melted butter/ Olive oil - 2 teaspoons

Procedure:

Step1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step2. Brush bread on both sides with melted butter or olive oil. Cut bread slices up into small cubes.

Step3. Drizzle the bread cubes with all the remaining spices. Toss once more until seasonings are evenly distributed.

Step4. Arrange cubes on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Step5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes or until they are golden browned. Let them cool. Store croutons in a airtight container . Serve in soups or salads or with a cup of hot tea. Enjoy.

Pink Lemonade

Nothing can beat a glass of chilled lemonade in this hot weather. Here is a very simple but yummy pink lemonade recipe-

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Ingredients:

1. Sugar- 300gm,

2. Pink Lemon/lemon - 1 and half, sliced . If pink lemon is not available use yellow lemon. I used pink lemons, as it gives a very nice flavor.

3. Lemon juice- 1 cup(from 5-6 lemons).

4. Fresh Water melon juice- 200ml/ 1 cup , you can also use strawberries, raspberries or all of them.

5. Ice cubes for serving.

Procedure:

Step1: Take all the ingredients(except ice cubes) in a pan. Add half cup of water around 100ml.

Step2: Bring to the boil, stirring often, then leave to cool.

Step3: Pour through a sieve, pressing down with a spoon to extract all juices from the lemons.

Step4: At this stage you can store the syrup in fridge for up to 7 days.

Step5: To serve, in a glass pour little syrup add water ice cubes(I used crushed ice). You can garnish with a piece of lemon and serve chilled.