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In summer, I don't feel like spending too much time cooking. All I need are some no fuss, no cook recipes. Today's dessert is a traditional Marathi Mango yogurt delight, well known as Aamrakhand or Mango Shrikhand. My Mom used to make Aamras Puri , Aamrakhand and many other mango delicacies for us every summer. This year I made it for my little girl.

The other day I was talking to Mom and she told me about Pachadi. Its a vegan salad with coconut, raw mango and protein rich chana dal. And now mangoes are available. So, here I am with a traditional Konkani side dish.

Dadpe Pohe is a quick and easy Maharashtrian snack made of flattened rice or parched rice or beaten rice. All you need is chopped veggies and your mid morning snack gets ready within 10 minutes. Other than roasting peanuts, no cooking is involved. Ingredients: Patal Pohe/Thin Parched Rice - 2 1/2 cups Onion - 1 medium Tomato - 1 medium Grated Coconut (Fresh or Frozen) - 1 cup Lime/Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp Coriander/Cilantro Leaves - few sprigs Green Chilies/Hirvi Mirchi - 2 Roasted Peanuts/Groundnuts/Shenga - about 1/2 cup Cumin Seeds/Jeera - 1/2 tsp Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp Sugar - about 1/2 tsp Salt How to make easy Dadpe Pohe: Finely chop onions, tomatoes, green chilies and coriander leaves. In a mixing bowl, add onions, tomatoes, chilies, coconut, cumin seeds, turmeric, salt, sugar and lemon juice. Mix well.  Now add thin parched rice, cilantro and roasted peanuts. Mix all the ingredients well and taste it. Add more lemon j...

Sasam is an iconic Konkani delicacy. A friend of mine ate this Sasam at a Konkani wedding and asked for its recipe. So here it is. A sweet and savory fruit salad with coconut and mustard seeds. Generally, this fruit salad is made with mango (Ambe), pineapple (Avanas) with a few grapes. This treat gets its name from mustard, which in Konkani is called as Sasam. Ingredients: Mango (chopped) - about 2 cups Pineapple (chopped) - about 11/2 cups Red Grapes (halved) - 1/2 cup Shredded Coconut (fresh or frozen) - 1 1/2 cups Mustard Seeds/Saasam - 1/2 tsp Dry Red Chilies  (Byadagi variety)  - 2 or 3 Turmeric/Haldi - 1/8 tsp Jaggery/God/Gool (grated) - 3 tsp Salt - 1/8 tsp How to make Konkani Ambe Sasam: Peel the mango skin and dice the flesh into bite size pieces. Repeat the same for pineapple as well. Cut the grapes into halves. You can make this Sasam with just mango as well. I like adding grapes for a little more color. You can skip grapes. Grin...