Monday, October 17, 2016

Semolina Upma

Fried coarse semolina 2 cups, urd dal 1 tbsp., frozen corn, carrot and baby broccoli, 1 cup, coconut flakes half handful, salt to taste, onion 1 chopped, ginger garlic paste 1 tsp., ghee 1 tbsp., red chilli 1, broken into 2, mustard seeds 1/2 tsp.
Heat ghee in a pan, drop in urd dal followed by mustard seeds and red chilli, add onion, sauté till tender, add ginger garlic paste, sauté and add frozen veggies. Saute till cooked, add salt followed by fried semolina, combine well, add 3/4 cup of boiling water and coconut flakes. Combine well till the mix become cooked and water absorbed. Serve with banana. Fruits along with dish is a healthy option.

Rice flakes in jaggery

Rice flakes 2 cups, coconut milk 1/2 cup, grated jaggery 1/2 cup, grated coconut 1/2 cup, cashew nuts 1 tbsp., raisins 1 tbsp., ghee 2 tbsp., salt a pinch.
Heat the ghee and fry the raisins and cashew nuts separately. Keep it aside.
Pour the coconut and milk and add jaggery and salt to the rice flakes. Squeeze with your hands well, add fried nuts and raisins. Combine well and serve with evening tea.

Instant Dosai with veggies

Fine semolina 1/2 cup, besan flour 1/4 cup, grated carrot 1/4 cup, chopped spinach a handful, baking powder a pinch, hing a pinch, salt to taste. Mix the ingredients with required water to prepare the batter. Keep the mix for half an hour and make the pan cake. Heat a pan and brush sesame oil on the pan. Pour a ladle of batter, allow to cook the side and flip to cook the other side. Serve hot with coconut chutney.