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Ingredients:

1.Soya balls - 15
2.Peas - ½ cup
3.Tomato - 1 large chopped
4.Onion - 1 large chopped
5.Cumin seeds - 1tsp
6.Red chili powder - 1 tsp
7.Turmeric powder - 1 /4 tsp
8.Garam Masala - 1 tsp
9.Oil - 2 tbsp
10.Salt to taste
11.Coriander leaves (for garnishing) - 1 tbsp chopped

Method:

1.Boil 2 cups of water. Add soya balls to the boiling water. Add some salt.
2.Cook till the Soya balls are tender.
3.Switch off the stove and let it cool.
4.Take soya balls from the water and squeeze it with hand to press out the absorbed water from it.
5.Cut the soya balls in to small pieces and keep aside.
6.Heat oil in a pan.Add cumin seeds, let it splitter.
7.Add 1 tbsp of finely chopped onion to the pan and fry till translucent.
8.Add Peas and soya balls and saute for 2 minutes.
9.Add Turmeric powder,Red chili powder and Garam Masala and saute for 2 minutes.Sprinkle some water and cook.
10.In the mean time saute the remaining onion and tomato in a separate pan in 1 tsp of oil.Cool for some time. Grind it in the blender(Mixer grinder) with little water.
11.Add this onion and tomato mixture to the vegetables and cook for 5 minutes.
12.Garnish with coriander leaves.
13.Serve with Chappathi ,Nan and Bread toast.

Ingredients:

1.Mung dal(Mung beans) - 1 cup
2.Spinach - 1 cup
3.Onion - 1 Medium
4.Tomato - 1 Medium
5.Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
6.Red chili powder - 1 tsp
7.Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp
8.Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
9.Urad dal - 1 tsp
10.Whole Red chili - 2
11.Oil - 4 tsp
12.Pinch of Asafoetida powder
13.Salt to taste

Method:

1.Chop the vegetables.
2.Wash dal and cook in water till tender. Keep aside.
3.Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan.
4.Add onion and saute till translucent. Add Tomato and saute for a minute.
5.Add spinach to the pan and sprinkle some water. Cook for 5 minutes.
6.Add cooked dal to the vegetables.
7.Add Red chili powder, Turmeric powder and salt to taste.
8.Cook for 5 minutes.
9.In a separate pan heat 2 tsp of oil.
10.Add Mustard seeds, cumin seeds ,Urad dal and Whole Red chili .Allow Mustard seeds and cumin seeds to splitter. Add a pinch of Asafoetida in the last.
11.Add this to the Dal mixture.
12.Serve hot with Rice,Chappathi and Roti.

Ingredients:

1.Wheat flour - 2 cup
2.Palak(Spinach) - 1 cup
3.Red chili powder - 1 tsp
4.Salt to taste


Method:


1.Chop spinach nicely.
2.Mix Red chili powder and salt to wheat flour.Then add spinach and combine gently.Sprinkle some water and knead in to soft pliable dough.
3.Add a tsp of oil and rub it to the dough.
4.Make equal sized soft balls of 2 inch diameter from the dough.
5.Spread the dough balls in to a 4 to 5 inch diameter circle chappathi.Use flour for dusting for to avoid sticking .
6.Heat Griddle(Tawa) .Spread some oil in Tawa.
7.Place chappathi on Tawa.Roast chappathi.
8.Brush some oil on chappathi.Flip to roast the other side.
9.Serve hot with yogurt(Curd).

Ingredients:

1.Mixed vegetetables(Carrot,Beans,Green peas,Cabbage) - 1 Cup
2.Onion - ½
3.Tomato - 1
4.Oil - 1 tsp
5.Butter - 1 tbsp(Optional)
6.Corn flour - 1 tbsp

Method:

1.Heat oil.Add onion ,saute for a minute.
2.Add all the vegetables .Add water to cover the vegetables. Add some salt.
3.Cook the vegetables.
4.Gently dissolve corn flour in 2 tbsp of water .Add to vegetables and allow it to boil
till it thickens to right consistency.
5.Add pepper to taste.
6.Garnish with coriander leaves and top it with some butter.
7.Serve hot.

Ingredients:

1.Strawberries - 8
2.Banana - 1
3.Ice cream(Vanilla or strawberry flavor) - 1 scoop
4.Milk - ½ cup
5.Sugar to taste


Method:

1.Chop Strawberries and banana roughly.
2.In a blender(Mixer grinder) blend the fruits together with Ice cream and milk.
3.You can use fresh flavored yogurt(Curd) instead of Ice cream and milk.
4.Generally sugar is not required for this smoothie. If you need add some sugar to the smoothie and blend it.
5.Serve chill.

Ingredients:

1.Rice - 1 cup
2.Tomatoes - 4 large
3.Onion - 1 large
4.Green chilli - 1 slitted
5.Red chili powder - 1 tsp
6.Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
7.Garam Masala - 1 tsp
8.Oil - 2 tbsp
9.Coriander leaves - 2tbsp
10.Salt to taste
11.Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp
12.Channa dhal (Split Chick Peas) - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Cook the Rice and spread it in the pan to cool so that the grains are separate
2.Cut tomatoes and onions in to small pieces.
3.Heat oil in a pan.Add Mustard seeds and channa dhal.Let Mustard seeds splitter and Channa dhal becomes golden brown.
4.Add Onion and saute till translucent, then add Green chili saute for a minute.
5.Add tomatoes,then Red chili powder,Turmeric powder and salt.Saute for 5 minutes.
6.Cover the pan and cook. Sprinkle water and cook till tomatoes are done.
7.Add Garam masala and cook for 5 minutes.
8. Swich off the stove and let it cool.
9.Spread the cooked tomatoe mixture in to the rice and mix evenly.
10.Add some salt if required.
11.Garnish with coriander leaves.

Ingredients:

1.Carrot - ½ kg
2.Milk - 1 litre
3.Sugar - 100g
4.Cardamom - 3
5.Ghee - 1tsp
6.Nuts(Cashews, Badam) for garnishing

Method:

1.Peel off the carrots and Grate the carrots.
2.Boil milk. When the milk boils simmer the stove , Stir Occasionally.Do this for 10 minutes.
3.Add the grated carrots to the milk. Cook the carrots in the milk. Stir occasionally.
Keep the stove simmer.This will take about 20 minutes.
4.Add Sugar and crushed cardamom. Cook for 5 minutes.
5.Fry Crushed nuts(Cashews and Badams) in Ghee and garnish the Kheer.
6.Refrigerate and Serve chill.

Ingredients:

1.Rice(Raw rice or Para boiled) - 1 cup (Soaked for 2 to 3 hours)

2.Spinach - 1 cup

3.Red chilies - 4 to 5

4.Cumin - 1 tbsp

5.Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

6.Salt to taste

Method:

1.Drain the rice.

2.Grind it along with spinach,Cumin,Red chili,Asafoetida and salt.

3.The batter is in dosa (Pancake batter)consistency.

4.Heat the Tawa or Griddle.

5.Pour some batter in the center and spread it to a circle.

6.Drizzle some oil around dosa.

7.Cook one side and flip to cook the other side.

8.Serve hot with Onion chutney or Coconut chutney.

Ingredients:

Method:

Ingredients:

Ingredients:
1.Spinach - 2 cups
2.Onion - 1
3.Tomato - 2
4.Cumin - 1 tsp
5. Corn flour - 1 tbsp
6. Oil - 1 tbsp
7. Pepper powder to taste
8.Salt to taste

Serves : 5

Ingredients:
1.Butter Milk - 2 Cups
2.Onion - 1
3.Okra(Ladies finger) - 6 (Optional)
4.Red Chili powder - 1 tsb
5.Turmeric powder - ½ tsb
6.Garam Masala - 1 tsb
7.Coriander Powder - 1 tsb
8.Coconut - 3 tbsp (grated)
9.Red chili - 2
10.Mustard seeds - 1 tsb
11.Cumin - 1 tsb
12.Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp chopped
13.Cuury Leaves - few
14.Asafoetida
15.Urad dhal
16.Oil - 2 tbsp
17.Salt to taste

Method:
1.Blend Butter milk,Red chili powder,Turmeric powder,Garam Masala, coriander powder and coconut with salt in a Blender (Mixer grinder).Keep aside.
2.Chop onion nicely.Cup Okra(Ladies finger) cross wise in circles.
3.Heat oil in the pan. Add Onion ,saute for 1 minute. Add Okra, saute until okra do not smell raw and okra is cooked , about 8 minutes.
4.Add the blended Butter milk mixture to the pan, cook for 5 minutes.
5.Heat oil in a separate pan.Add Mustard seeds, let it splitter then add cumin,urad dhal and red chilliand Asafoetida and curry leaves.Add this in to the pan.
6.Garnish with coriander leaves.
7.Serve hot with Rice or Chappathi or Roti

Ingredients:
1. Low fat milk - 2 cups
2. Ginger - 1 inch (grated or crushed)
3. Cardamom - 2 crushed
4. Tea powder - 2 tsb(depends on type of Tea you have)
5. Sugar to taste

Method:
1.Heat the milk. If you like to have a thinner tea, you can add some water. Generally I use Milk and Water in the ratio 2 :1
2.Reduce the flame. Add Tea powder, Ginger and Cardamom. Boil for some time.Longer the time you heat, stronger the tea.
3.Filter the tea.
4.Serve hot with Biscuits.

This is a healthy snack and you can make quickly.A delicious way to add more veggies to kids. Sometimes I use left over vegetable poriyal for Bread Uppuma.

Ingredients:
1. Bread slices : 8
2. Carrot : 1
3. Capcicum : 1
4. Cabbage : 100 g
5. Peas : 50 g
6. Beans : 5
7. Onion : 1
8. Tomato : 1
9. Red chili powder : 1 tsp
10. Garam Masala : 1 tsp
11. Oil : 2 tbsp
12. Coriander leaves : 1 tbsp
13. Salt to taste

Method:
1. In the blender (Mixer grinder) grate the bread pieces in to bread crumps.
2. Grate the carrot and chop the remaining vegetables nicely.
3. Heat oil in the pan.Add onion, saute until it become translucent.
4. Add the remaining vegetables and saute for 5 to 8 minutes.
5. Add red chili powder,Garam Masala and salt.Cook for some time.
6. Now add the bread crumps and saute for 1 minute.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves.
8. Serve hot with Tomato sauce.

Adai(Rice and Lentil Pancake):

Ingredients:
1. Para boiled rice (Raw rice can be used too) - 2 cups
2. Dhal (lentils) - 1 cup combination of Toor Dhal(Yellow lentils) , Moong Dhal(Yellow mung beans)
and Channa Dhal(Yellow split chickpeas)
3. Red Chilies - 6 to 8
4. Curry leaves - few
5. Asafoetida - ¼ tsb
6. Red Onion - 1 chopped nicely
7. Salt to taste
8. Oil

Method:
1. Soak rice and dhal(lentils) separately atleast for 2 hours.
2. Grind rice along with red chilies,salt and Asafoetida coarsely.
3. Grind Dhals very coarsely.
4. Mix rice and dhal batters along with curry leaves and onions. This batter will be thick.
5. Heat the tawa or griddle.
6. Spread some oil in tawa(griddle).
7. Place some batter in tawa .Spread them to a circle.
8. Drizzle some oil around the adai.
9. Cook(Roast) it in Medium heat.
10. Flip to cook(Roast) the other side.
12. Serve hot with Avial.
13. Adai can also be served with curd or butter and jaggery.

Ingredients:

1. Onion - 1/2 (chopped)
2. Carrot - 2
3. Beans - 8
4. Potato - 1
5. Broccoli or Cauliflower florets - 4
6. Garlic cloves - 3 (Chopped nicely)
7. Green chili - 1
8. Tomato - 1 large
9. Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
10. Oil (vegetable/Olive) - 1 tbsp
11. Low fat milk - 1 cup
12. Vegetable stock/Water - 1 1/2 cups
13. Pepper for seasoning
14. Salt to taste

Method:

1.Heat the oil. Add Onion and then Garlic. Saute until Onion become translucent.
2.Then add all the vegetables, sauté for 5 minutes.
3.Now add vegetable stock or water and salt. Cook until vegetables become soft. Let it cool for some time.

4.In the blender(Mixer grinder), puree the cooked vegetables with milk coarsely.
5.Return the puree to the pan and heat for some time(not boiling).Add pepper and some salt to taste.Add milk or water to adjust the consistency.
6.Garnish with coriander leaves.
7.Serve with toasted bread slices or crackers(salt biscuits).

Serving Size: 4

This is a healthy and delicious food .Great for packing to lunch. My husband is a great fan of this rice.

Ingredients:

Seasoning:

1. Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
2. Cumin - ½ tsp
3. Channa dhal - 1 tbsp
4. Oil - 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Cook the Rice and spread it in the pan to cool so that the grains are separate
2. Heat the oil in the pan. Add Mustard seeds ,cumin and channa dhal.
3. Now add Onions, cook until onion become translucent.
4. Add green chili, sauté for a minute.Now add the grated carrots ,sauté for 2 minutes.
3. Add the red chili powder ,turmeric powder, garam masala and salt. Cook for 3 minutes.

4. Now spread the carrot in to the rice and mix evenly.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Ingredients:

1. Spinach (Palak) - 2 cups

Servings: 4