BOTTLE GOURD RICE

Bottle gourd which is Sorakaya in tamil, Anapakaya in telugu, lauki or dhudi in hindi is used for many dishes in India like curries, subzi, Halwa and many more. It has more water content which is low in saturated fat and cholesterol. High in Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Zinc, Thiamin, Iron etc. This rice tastes so delicious, serve with raita and boiled egg.

Ingredients :

Basmathi rice - 2 cup 
Water - 3 cup measured

Bottle Gourd - 2 cups chopped to big cubes

Tomato - 2 chopped medium sized

Onion - 1 sliced length wise

Turmeric - little

Chilli powder - 2 tsp

curry leaves - few
Mint - few leaves

Coriander for garnishing

Masala for grinding :

Ginger - 1 inch

Garlic - 4 pod

Saunf - 2 tsp
Coconut - 1 1/2 tbsp

Seasoning:

Cinnamon - 1/2 inch

Cloves - 2
Cardamom - 2
Star anise - 1

oil and salt as required

Method :

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker , add the spices followed by sliced onion and curry leaves. 

2. Add the ground Masala and mint leaves. Once the raw aroma disappears.

3. Add the tomato, turmeric and chilli powder. Cook until they become soft and mushy.

4. Add the bottle gourd and saute lightly. 

5. Add the rice and boiling water(which is measured and kept) close the lid ,when steam comes out put the whistle and keep it in a very low flame for 10 minutes 6. Once the whistle sound subsides, remove the lid fluff the rice with the fork.  Garnish with the chopped coriander leaves.

Note:

1.Do not saute bottlegourd for long time. 

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VEGGIE BURGER

This Pattie has long list of ingredients but really it is worth the effort and tastes so good too.  This is such a flavorful pattie.   Its very healthy and has less amount of oil. Surely you will all enjoy once you try it... Happy eating!!

Ingredients :

Soya chunks - 1 cup soaked in hot water

Mushroom - 1 cup chopped finely

Onion - 1 small very finely chopped

Oats flour - 1/2 cup

Celery - 2 sticks very finely chopped

Carrots - 1/4 cup grated

Red capsicum - 1/4 finely chopped

Garlic - 1 pod grated

Pepper - as required

Salt

Mixed Italian herb seasoning - 1 tsp

All purpose - 1 tbsp

Italian mixed herb bread crumbs - as needed for binding(Normal bread crumbs also)

oil for shallow fry and frying the vegetable

Method :

1. Heat oil in the frying pan add the onion, mushroom, grated garlic.

2. When all the moisture in the mushroom are absorbed add the carrots and celery.

3. Saute for few minutes. Now squeeze the water from the soya chunks nicely.

4. Put it in blender and give it a run so that it becomes like a bread crumbs. keep it aside.

5. Now add the pepper, Italian seasoning, capsicum salt to the vegetable mixture saute well.

6. Add the salt and soya chunks to this and mix well so that everything has to blended well.

7. All the water should be absorbed. Allow it to cool for sometime.

8. Add the all purpose flour and bread crumbs mash all the ingredients and now make big balls and flatten it.

9. Shallow fry the pattie in the pan until all the sides are nicely browned.

Arranging the Burger :

1. Get the hamburger bun, you need one slice onion, tomato, lettuce, mayonnaise, ketchup and offcourse pattie.

2. If you like you can keep pickled gherkins, olive, capers whichever you want.

3. Heat the bun in the preheated oven for few seconds.

4.Arrange like a stack as shown in the picture. Put the mayonnaise and ketchup inner side of each bun.

5. Enjoy with fries and juice. Here I have used frozen fries.

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