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Today, I am sharing what we ate for dinner and the recipes. Healthy food can be interesting and tasty too. Here is the menu, with ingredients-list and the method of preparation;
Today, I am sharing what we ate for dinner and the recipes. Healthy food can be interesting and tasty too. Here is the menu, with ingredients-list and the method of preparation;
Broccoli and Yam Creamy Soup:
Ingredients:
One head of Broccoli
One medium
Yam
1 small
Onion
1 Green
Chili
Half a
teaspoon of Cumin Seeds
Few Garlic
cloves
A teaspoon
of Butter
Salt and
Pepper
Basil or
other Herbs (optional)
2 cups of
water.
Half a cup
of milk.
Method:
1. In a pressure cooker, add butter.
Once butter melts add cumin seeds, garlic, green chili, and onion. Saute well.
2. Then add cut Broccoli and Yam. Mix
well.
3. Add salt, pepper and herbs.
4. Add water and close the cooker. Wait
for a few whistles and switch of the stove.
5. Once the pressure comes down, open
the lid and blend the soup in a regular mixer or use a hand mixer.
6. Add milk and bring the soup to boil.
Adjust salt and serve hot.
Tips:
* Add
any vegetables of your choice.
* Add
Barley or even lentils, for a healthier soup.
Mixed Dhal and Rice Adai
Ingredients:
1 cup of
Rice
¼ cup of
Urad Dhal (Black Gram)
¼ cup Toor
Dhal (Pigeon Peas)
¼ cup of
Channa Dhal (Split Bengal Gram)
¼ cup of
split Green Moong Dhal (Green Gram) or yellow split moong Dhal
2 Green
Chillies (Or Red Chillies)
One inch
Ginger
Quarter
teaspoon of Hing (Asafetida)
1 -2
tablespoons shredded Coconut (Optional)
Salt
Method:
1. Wash rice and Dhals, and soak for at least two hours.
2. Grind along with the other ingredients into a thick course batter. (Grind into a thin smooth batter if you want to make Dosa-style Adai.
3. On a skillet pour batter as desired and cook with some oil. (Thick batter needs to be cooked on medium heat for longer time on both sides.)
4. Add vegetable toppings if desired
(Carrot, Onion, Capsicum…)
Tips:
* If
you have less time then, grind the batter into a fine paste and make thin dosa
style Adai. It cooks very quickly unlike traditional Adai, where each Adai
takes at least 5 minutes to cook on a medium heat.
* If
you want to save time grind vegetables like Carrot, Spinach and Beetroot along
with the batter. Bonus- Kids won’t know they are eating veggies!
Coriander and Mint Chutney
Ingredients:
One cup of
mint leaves
Some Coriander
leaves
One small
tomato
One onion
One Green Chili
One Red Chili
Small piece of
Ginger
A Garlic
Clove
1 teaspoon
Urad dal
1 teaspoon
of Channna Dal
Salt
A bit of
Tamarind (Optional)
Method:
1. On a skillet, heat a tablespoon of
oil, sauté the ingredients over medium heat.
2. At the end, add the greens and switch
off the heat.
3. Allow the mixture to cool, add salt
and grind into a fine paste.
4. Transfer into an air tight container
for storage.
Tips:
* Add
tempering on the chutney to enhance the flavors.
(Heat a teaspoon of oil, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, whole red Chili, urad dal and Hing)
(Heat a teaspoon of oil, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, whole red Chili, urad dal and Hing)
* Squeeze
a little bit of lemon/ Lime juice for a better taste.
Avocado Milk Shake
Ingredients:
One ripe
Avocado
A cup of
milk (Full fat or Skim)
Some water
if using full fat milk
Sugar to
taste
Method:
1. Cut, de-seed the Avocado and put the pulp in the mixer.
2. Add milk, water and sugar.
3. Grind into a smoothie.
Tips:
* Use
ripe Avocado for best taste.
* Replace
sugar with Dates, Brown Sugar or Honey.
Hope you
liked the recipes. Do let us know what you liked, and share your tips with us.
Happy Cooking!
