TAWA PULAO ! KIDS LUNCHBOX !

Lunch Box : Tawa Pulao, Cucumber and Avarekaalu (Fried field Beans snacks) !
Snack Box : Seasoned Black Channa and Peaches !

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Tawa Pulao

Ingredients :

Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Onion - 1 small (Finely Chopped)
Tomato - 2 small (Finely Chopped)
Carrot - 1/2 cup (Chop lengthwise)
Beans - 1/2 cup ( Chop lengthwise)
Potato - 1/2 cup (Chop to small cubes)
Green Peas - 1/4 cup
Green Bell pepper - 1 small (chop to small cubes)
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Pav Bhaji Masala - 1 1/2 tsp
Chilli Powder - 1/4 tsp
Kasoori Methi - 1 generous pinch
Garlic - 3
Ginger - small piece
Juice of Half Lemon 
Salt as Needed
Coriander few Chopped 
Oil - 1 tbsp
Butter - 1 tbsp

Method :

1. Clean and Wash Basmati rice.  Soak them for 20 minutes and cook rice with 1 1/2 cups of water. Cool them and make sure the grains are separated. If you are going to make this recipe for lunch box in the morning. You can Cook the rice and refrigerate night before.  Left in the fridge overnight, the rice grains will firm up, making it easier to separate and decreasing the chances of Tawa pulao turning out mushy. 
2. Steam all the vegetables and Keep it aside.  Make sure vegetable are nice and crisp. Don't over cook them.Its enough if you cook 3/4th.
2.Heat oil and butter in the pan. Add Cumin seeds.
3.Add finely chopped onions when it become translucent, add Ginger + garlic paste. Saute till raw Aroma disappears.
4.Add chopped tomato and little salt.  Add spice powders. Saute until tomato becomes Mushy.
5. Now add all the vegetables and crushed Kasoori Methi. Stir them couple of minutes and add cooked rice.
6.Add salt and squeeze Lemon juice. Toss the rice until everything is mixed well and rice is nicely coated with the vegetable Masala Mixture. When Rice becomes hot enough switch off the flame.
7. Garnish with Chopped coriander.

DISCLAIMER :

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THE RECIPE OR PICTURE.  YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO USE THIS RECIPE WITH THE DUE CREDIT.

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DRUMSTICK LEAVES / MORINGA LEAVES DOSA !

Hi all ,I am Blogging after so many months ...No no after a year.  Yes I been busy with so many things, so my blog has taken a back-seat.  I got a lot of messages from so many friends asking whether I stopped blogging.  Definitely I don’t want to stop blogging.  Priorities change all the times, so I took a big break from blogging.  I used to spend hours together every week for daily cooking, shooting and posting in blog.  I really miss those days and feel guilty of not doing those now.  That being said, does not mean I am not cooking and taking pictures, I am very active on FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM.  I do cook a lot and take pictures (Using my phone) .. During the time of the day when I shoot pictures, I don’t have the luxury and time to take pictures with my camera :(.  When I post pictures in social media, I get lots of recipe requests, which is a one thing that made me comeback to blogging.  I should thank my wonderful friends and followers who encouraged me to do my blog again. 

I want to bring to all of your kind attention, I have been tired of hearing people writing my relative or school friend taught me or gave me this recipe and end up taking an other person's recipe and do very slight change to the recipe.  You are most welcome to use this recipe with due credits. I have done my home work and have not found any recipe in the Internet, that is remotely close to what I have. 

To start off with I will post recipes requested by so many friends and followers in FB and Instagram.  I am going to use the pictures taken with my phone, I don’t want to redo the dishes again just for taking the picture.  Let me post whatever picture I have and try to update them with DSLR pictures when I do them in future.  Hope to see you all regularly here ..  Stay tuned. 
Here is the recipe for superfood Moringa Dosa/ Drumstick Leaves Dosa. 

I usually don't get Moringa leaves in Indian grocery store where I live.  But off late I am getting these leaves.  These are one of my favorite greens. I have been making so many dishes using this leaves, which I have been missing all these years.  So I am putting them into full use :) :) Moringa/ Drumstick leaves which is commonly touted as a superfood since it is rich in nutrients, antioxidants and other beneficial compounds. Back home in India Moringa leaves / drumstick leaves are given to new moms which helps in improving and boosting Lactation.

Sharing one of my favorite dosa.  It is so flavorful and its wonderful combo with Spicy garlic chutney.  Even though seperating each leaves from the stem is a tedious process.. it’s always worth it and you will feel the amazing aroma of the green goodness.  Let me know if you are interested in more Moringa/ drumstick leaves recipes.... Do comment below. 

MORINGA / DRUMSTICK LEAVES DOSA 

INGREDIENTS :

Idli rice - 1 cup
Fresh Moringa/ drumstick leaves - 1 1/2 cup (Remove the leaves from the stem and use leaves alone)
Salt as needed

Here is the Recipe for Spicy Garlic Chutney 

Method :

1. Wash and soak rice for 3 to 4 hrs.
2. Grind the leaves and soaked rice smoothly with required salt.
3. Ferment the batter overnight. 
4. While making dosa dilute it with water. Batter has to be like Rava Dosa consistency.
5. Heat the skillet. Pour a ladle full of batter starting from the edges of the skillet in a circular way.
6.Since the batter is loose it auomatically fills the middle part , unfilled part can be filled with the batter using the ladle.
6. Add 1 tsp oil , when it turns slightly brown on the edges flip it over and make crisp on other side too.
7. Serve with Spicy Garlic chutney. Dosa tastes great with Idli spice powder, tomato chutney , onion chutney or coconut chutney as well. 

Enjoy the yummy aromatic and healthy Dosa !!!  

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EGGLESS MANGO MOUSSE - VERY VERY HEALTHY !!!

Hi all hope everyone is doing well.  Here is quick, easy and healthy mousse that you can prepare in no time, this is so easy and I have made this 'n' number of times. This is absolutely egg less mousse, here egg is substituted with silken tofu. You will not believe you have tofu in it.  For those who don't like tofu you got to try this.  I am sure you will start loving tofu this way.  You can also make this vegan just by substituting condensed milk with agave, honey or Maple syrup.  I am not sure when and where I got this recipe but we love this a lot.  Just four ingredients whip it up and you are all set go with creamy and silky dessert. 

Eggless Mango Mousse

Ingredients:

Silken Tofu - 6 0z (170 g)

Coconut cream or thick milk - 1/3 cup

Mango - flesh of 1 mango (preferably sweet and ripen one makes this dessert so yummy)

Condensed Milk - 3 tbsp (If your mango is really sweet then 2 tbsp is enough)

Method:

1.  Just whip the above ingredients until smooth, refrigerate and serve cooooooool :)

 

Note:

1.  If you are vegan just substitute condensed milk with agave, maple syrup or honey of your choice.

2. You can also substitute mango with banana, papaya or strawberry (my favorite) too.

Enjoy the healthy and delicious mousse with your favorite fruits :)

If you buy a Tofu pack it is 12 oz use half of the Tofu for this mousse and keep remaining half in the refrigerator.  Stay tuned to see what I am doing with other half :)

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