Hello All
Happy Republic Day to All my friends and followers.Jai Hind.Jai Bharat. Living in USA we miss celebration of Republic day.When I was in school use to take part in republic day cultural program. Mainly I would be part of either Group Dance or Group song.Good old memories and always love to cherish.We should take oath on this republic day that we will follow our constitution and make India a great country.
Healthy mind reside in healthy body.And healthy body comes from healthy food.So today I will be discussing here a healthy recipe made with another healthier component Broken wheat or Daliya. Broken wheat or daliya benefits to keep your digestive tract healthy. It is absorbed slowly and helps to balance blood sugar in your body.Its high fiber content, makes you feel fuller on less food, so it can help you loose weight or even belly fat. Daliya is a good source of the daily requirement of fiber and manganese.
Today will prepare Daliya with veggies.It will be a whole some meal.You can have it papad , curd or raita or just lemon.In winters, Dalia is very opt option as we love to heat something warm and comfort food.So, lets start with the preparation :-
Ingredients :-
1 bowl roasted Broken wheat (Dry roast till the smell comes)
2 medium size chopped onion
2-3 medium size chopped tomatoes
1 medium size chopped capsicum(Optional)
1 tsp ginger garlic paste(Optional)
5-6 curry leaves
1 dry red chilli
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
2 tbsp of oil or ghee
Salt to taste
Some chopped Coriander leaves for garnishing
Procedure :-
In a cooker add one and 1/2 bowl of water with 1/2 tsp of salt and roasted dalia. Take 3 whistle.Heat another pan.Add oil.Once oil is warm add dry red chilly.Then add mustard and cumin seeds.Once they splutter add curry leaves.Now add chopped onions.As onion half cooked add capsicum.Flame should me low medium heat.
Once onion capsicum becomes soft add all the masalas mentioned and give a nice mix with spatula.Now add the tomatoes.Let them simmer.Once everything cooked properly its time to add Dalia.Add little by little and stir with the gravy.Let is cook for 2-3mins. And then you Dalia upma is ready.Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve hot with papad , pickle , lemon or curd.
Enjoy this one pot meal with your friends and family.
Note :-
1) Add salt less in the gravy as we have already added some portion of salt in Dalia
2) You can add veggies of your choice like carrot, green peas etc.
3) You can also add yellow moong dal with dalia in cooker.They both together also taste good.
Will back soon with new post soon.Till that time enjoy your food.Let me know your views and queries.will love to answer.Cia
Hello All
Breakfast is very important meal of our day.Its play vital role for our body in our daily routine.According to research also it is found that the people who do breakfast are thinner and healthy then who skips.Eating breakfast keeps us more energetic , Lively ,smarter and more productive.So in order too kick start your day with energy have your breakfast before living for work.
We should start our day with a glass of warm water as our first drink in morning.After that you can take 4-5 almonds which were soaked overnight.Then you can wait for at least 40-45 mins and can proceed for breakfast.In this way we are giving right thing to our body at right time.In busy life people don't get time to have breakfast.But for that also we have solution.Like we can take some nuts in a box with us to office or we can have an apple or banana.Sometimes my husband also will be in hurry and have no time to eat something before living for work.So will be giving him a box with nuts or an apple or chopped cucumber with some salt and lemon.A glass of milk is also good option when we are behind time.
Today will be talking here about one popular breakfast recipe i.e Rawa Dhokla.Its healthy and also very easy to make.It will be in awesome taste and liked by everyone.Quickly you can make it in no time.I prefer this once in a week in my breakfast menu.So lets start :-
Ingredients :-
1 cup Suji or Rawa
1/4 cup Rice Flour
1/2 cup Curd
1 Packet Eno ( If you don't have eno , you can use 1 tsp baking soda )
1/2 tsp of Vegetable Oil
Salt to taste
Water to make batter
For Tempering :-
4-5 medium size sliced green chilies
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
1-2 dry red chili (optional)
1 tsp Sesame seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1-2 tbsp of oil
5-7 curry leaves
Procedure :-
In a bowl take Suji , Rice flour , salt , curd.Mix it add water in order to make a lump free batter.The consistency should be dropping(but not free flowing).Add 1/2 tsp of oil and give one final mix.Keep aside the mixture for 15-20 mins so that the Suji gets properly puffed up.Keep some water in a big vessel on gas and cover it.Once steam started coming out its time to keep the dhokla for steaming. Grease a tray with oil.To the mixture add Eno and some water.Give a final stir and pour the batter in the tray.Place the tray inside the steamer.Cover it.Keep flame on medium.And cook it for 20 mins.
After 20 mins open the cover.By inserting knife check whether the dhokla is cooked or not.If knife comes out clean, dhokla is done.In another small pan heat oil.Once hot add mustard seeds, red chili.Once seeds splutter add sliced green chilies.Cook for 1-2 mins.Then add sesame seeds and curry leaves.After 1 min add chopped coriander leaves.And cook foe another 1 min.
Then spread this tempering on dhokla tray nicely covering whole plate,Cut it in a desired shape.Serve hot with green chutney or ketchup.
Enjoy with your family and friends.Let me know your views and queries.Will be back soon with new recipe.Till then good bye... Enjoy.. :) :)
Hey Guys
What's up ??? From long time I have not listen from you all.Hope everyone enjoying the New Year.Winter days are quite lazy and short as sunlight is for less time.I too feel so lazy in getting up in morning to prepare tiffin for my hubby.But that' my responsibility to do.After cooking , I again sleep for some time ;) .... so that's my daily morning routine .... Share your's too with me...
Being at home whole time is quite boring.And in winter this boredom increases more.Here in US winter's are quite worse than India.Very low temperatures and snow everywhere.Going out is a big task in winter.So better be at home... be cozy.. hot ... with a hot cup of tea... watching everything from window... sometimes such simple things also give immense pleasure and peace from inside.... Eating piping hot is a full-time desire in winter's.Me and my Hubby have a sweet tooth :)... After every meal we want something sweet to it.So I need to keep some or other option available all the time.In winters its easy as so many things we can make and that to good for health.Like TillGudh(TillJaggery) Chikki or Ladoo , Dryfruits Ladoo , MoongDal Ladoo , Carrot Halwa etc...
Today I am here with a delicious , yummy and healthy cake recipe for all those who have sweet tooth.Its a Wheat Flour Cake with goodness of Banana and Almonds with less sugar.It will be healthy as we are not using Maida and also sugar proportion is less due to use of banana.So let's start with ingredients.
Ingredients :-
Wheat flour 1 cups
Sugar 1/2 cup
Bananas 2 medium size
Oil ½ cup (Oil like Olive or Vegetable Oil will be good)
Baking powder 1 tsp
Baking soda 1 tsp
Chopped almonds ½ cup
Raisins 1/4 cup
Vanilla Essence 1 tsp
Procedure :-
Firstly preheat the oven at 350°F.
Mashed banana in a bowl nicely.You can used masher or hand mixer so that no lumps should be left.Then add the oil , vanilla essence and sugar in it.Now with the help of hand or hand mixer give a nice churn so that everything mix together nicely.Once mixing is done sieve the wheat flour , baking soda and baking powder in the bowl.Now with the help of spatula fold the flour in mixture.Add half of the almonds and all the raisins to the batter.Now apply some oil to the cake tin and dust some flour on it.Nicely wrap flour on tin so that our cake will not stuck in the tin.Now pour the batter in the tin.Tap it nicely from all the side so that flour get spread properly in the tin.Garnish with rest of the Almonds.
Now place the cake tin in the pre-heated oven.Bake it for around 50 minutes.Continue Baking until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.Then, take the tin off the oven and let it cool on a cooling rack.
Once cool down take out from the tin into the plate.With the help of another plate make it flip.Cut it in your favorite size and shape.Enjoy with your loved ones :)
Note :-
1) You can used dry fruits of your choice.
2) After 25 minutes check the Cake in the oven.If you feel its getting dark from outside but not fully cooked from inside.Drop the temperature of Over to 320°F.
3)Not over-mix the batter after adding flour.
This is one of the best and easy recipes of cake for those who prefers to make egg less cake. Let me know your views or queries.Will come soon with new recipe.Till that time enjoy the Winter :) :)...
Hello All
Happy New year !!!!
May this 2018 brings lots of happiness ... Success ... And prosperity for all of us :) :)... This is the first post of 2018 :) :) ... So guys excited !! ... I am full excited to start our journey of being foodie with me :) :)
Winter is my favorite season as there are lots of options for food comes with it.Its a fantastic season for that extra hour curled up under your razai; this is the time when you feel comfortable staying indoors as these months are often associated with flu-like symptoms and dreaded cold.
Cold weather brings a drop in your body temperature, which stimulates your appetite. Eating helps to generate heat and keeps your body warm
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It is tempting to use cold weather as an excuse to “gulp on” fat loaded foods like Carrot Halwa , Fried Items , Moong Dal Halwa , Jalebi etc.Also its season of weddings.So many things to do and eat is the charm of this season.So enjoy guys!!!
Pickles plays important part in our daily food.It gives a very tangy taste to our usual food.In winters also we feel to eat some time tangy things.So here I came up with very simple easy but tasty pickle which can be made in no time.Lets start with the recipe of Lemon and Green Chilly Pickle..
Ingredients :-
25-30 medium sized Green Chilly
2-3 Lemons
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
Salt as per taste
Procedure :-
Sliced the green chilly and lemons as shown in the below pic.
With the help of squeezer take out the lemon juice.In a bottle add lemon juice , sliced chilly , salt and turmeric powder.Shake well.And let it stand for 2 days so that chillies soak lemon juice properly.Then its ready :).Can be served with chapatis or rice or pulaw etc.
Note :-
1)It will be good only for 5-6 days.Also to increase its life keep it in freeze.
2) Make in Small quantity and eat it fresh.
So friends enjoy this simple pickle with your family.Let me know in case of any queries.Also share your views.Will be back soon with new recipe.Till then enjoy !!!
