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A mixer grinder is not a mere purchase for your kitchen but an investment that will save time and help you avoid too much manual labour. Featuring sharp blades, it cuts and crushes ingredients quickly to yield a smooth or coarse paste. From lentils, spices, and legumes to rice, fruits, and vegetables, you can grind anything in this appliance and quickly prepare the batter, gravy base, or spice blends.
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While you have several options in the market, Usha’s mixer grinder would be the best fit. It comes with four jars, one of which can be used to extract fresh juice from fruits. It is prepared with food-grade material to ensure no leeching of chemicals into your food. Its four-fin-hardened techno blades can crush the hardest of ingredients in just a few seconds.
Smoothies
Toss any fruit, including banana, mango, berries, milk, or yoghurt into the blender, and make smooth or chunky smoothies. You can also make a nutritious glass of beverage vegetable smoothie to add more fibre to your diet. A glass of thick shake like this is a perfect snack before or after working out to curb your cravings. You can also have a smoothie with breakfast to stay full until lunch.
Green Coriander Chutney
In Indian households, a batch of green coriander chutney is a staple. It goes with everything, from snacks to thalis. You can have it with chips, layered with ingredients for a sandwich, serve on the side of samosa, or use it to make spicy water for pani puri. Add coriander, green chillies, ginger, salt, black salt, and lemon juice to the grinder and blend the ingredients into a smooth paste. You can also add raw mango slices or pudina to extract sourness or refreshing taste.
Peanut Butter
A jar of peanut butter is an essential in every home with children and fitness enthusiasts. The creamy spread is rich in healthy fats, protein, and other essential nutrients. You can purchase it from the market, but you can also make it in a few minutes at home without preservatives. Roast peanuts and grind them in a mixer grinder until you have a smooth blend. Drizzle honey and a pinch of salt for sweet and salty flavour and run the mixer again. Occasional scraping and grinding will yield a small batch in just 3-5 minutes.
Dry Masala Powder
A kitchen stocked with different kinds of spice mixture is where you can create multiple delicacies in no time. This is also where Usha’s mixer grinder will help you a lot. Depending on the type of blend - pav bhaji mix, chana mixture, chhole mixture, biryani mixture, etc., you must dry roast whole spices on a hot tawa. Grind them into a smooth powder along with already powdered spices. Just a pinch of these blends will infuse lentils, curries, and snacks with flavours.
Coconut Chutney
Much like coriander chutney, coconut chutney is also a staple in South Indian households. From uttapam and vadas to dosa and idli, it adds nutty notes to the recipe. If you make sambar spicy, you can pair the meal with coconut chutney and children will enjoy it. Blitz grated coconut, roasted chana dal, ginger, green chillies, and some water in the mixer grinder. Mix it later with some curd and temper it with red chillies, mustard seeds, and curry leaves.
