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Showing posts with label Healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthy. Show all posts

Friday, 11 November 2011

Fada Ni Khichdi(Gujrati Khichdi)

















Ingredients:
1/2 cup broken wheat(dalia)
1 cup moong dal
2 tsp. oil
1/2 tsp. cumin
a pinch hing
2 cloves
1" cinnamon
1/2 tsp.whole black peppercorns
1/2 cup potato(small cubes)
1 cup peas
1cup cauliflower
1 cup onion(finely chopped)
1 cup tomato(finely chopped)
2 tsp. ginger paste
1 tsp. chilly powder
1/2 tsp. turmeric
3 cups water
salt to taste

Method:
Wash the dalia and moong dal and soak it in water for 30mins. Drain the excess water before cooking.Put the oil in a pressure cooker, add the cumin,hing and the garam masala.Fry for a minute then add the onion, ginger paste and tomato and fry till the raw smell goes.Then add the drained dalia and moong dal, vegetables , turmeric, chilly powder , 3 cups of warm water and salt. Let it pressuer cook for 3-4 whistles.

Saturday, 5 November 2011

Healthy Poha


Ingredients:
1 cup poha (rice flakes)(washed in water and kept for 10 mins.)
1 tsp. oil
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
1 tbsp. peanuts
1 small onion(chopped)
5 curry leaves
1 tsp. green chilly (chopped)
1 cup of beans+carrot+peas
1/2 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. chilly powder
1 tbsp. grated coconut( optional) for garnish
1 tbsp. coriander leaves (chopped)
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp.sugar
salt to taste

Method:
Take oil in a non stick pan, put the peanuts and stir them till done.Add mustard seeds and rest of the ingredients one by one till chilly powder. Cook the vegetables till almost done, then add the soaked poha, sugar and salt. Cover and cook for 5 mins.Add the lemon juice, coriander leaves and coconut.Serve.