Environment Day Recipes

Smita Mishra

The best place to make a new beginning is the hearth, say the ancient treatises. The saying holds truth even today when bestsellers have taken the place of those "mundane" books with pithy sayings. Believe it or not kitchen still is the place which a family uses the most, so it’s the perfect place to start something new.

Our loyalty to the cause of environment can best be begun here by just following a little bit of discipline.

To begin with, there are five basic mantras that must be followed:

Use pressure cooker as much as possible.
Do not wash fruits, veggies, and utensils in running water.
Use cloth instead of disposable paper napkins.
Cook in the day instead of night, so that you can save electrical energy.
Eat one uncooked meal everyday.

Following are some recipes that save both time and energy as they require very little or no cooking and are filling as well as healthy. Cheers for Environment Day!

Mango Salad

Ingredients:

1 cup ripe mangoes cut in cubes
½ cup roasted cashews
1 tsp roasted sesame seeds
1 tsp lime juice
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp pepper powder

Procedure:

Mix together all the ingredients. Sprinkle pepper and brown sugar in the end. Serve immediately.

Roasted Potato with Almonds

Ingredients:

2 potatoes cut in thin strips (so that they need less time in roasting)
4 tsp almonds soaked in milk overnight(blanched , pealed and chopped)
1 tsp chopped cilantro
½ tsp chopped garlic
1 tsp pepper
Salt to taste


Procedure:

Roast potatoes till they are brown and crispy (this will happen quickly as the potatoes are in thin strips). Now place them in a bowl. Sprinkle all other ingredients and serve.