2014/09/11

OATS MOONGDAL PONGAL


INGREDIENTS :

Oats - 1 cup
Green gram - 1/4 cup
Pepper -2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Red Chillies - 2
Asafoetida - a pinch
Ginger - a small piece
Curry leaves
Salt to taste


METHOD OF PREPARATION :


1) Soak green gram overnight .
2) Pressure moong gram for 3-4 whistles.
3) Once done , allow it to cool . Meanwhile , heat oil in a pan . Add mustard,cumin seeds,red chillies and pepper . When it splutters , add curry leaves.
4) Then , add chopped ginger and asafotida with salt .Add moong dal.
5) Boil oats in water till done.Finally add dal with it and mix it well.


Serve hot with sambar/chutney/kurma .

2014/09/10

Chickpeas Salad




INGREDIENTS :

Boiled chickpeas - 1 cup
Cucumber - 1 cubed
Tomato - 1 cubed
Onion - 1 sliced
Salt to taste
Lemon juice  - 1 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

Mix the above said ingredients in a bowl well . Leave for a minute and serve .

2014/09/04

Gavachi Kheer / Whole Wheat Kheer


INGREDIENTS :

Whole wheat - 1/2 cup(Soaked overnight and grinded coarsely )
Rice - 2 tbsps(soaked)
Jaggery - 250gms (dissolved syrup - 2.5 cups)
Ghee 
Cashews ,Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Milk -  1 cup

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Ghee roast grinded wheat and rice for few minutes till the flavour rules out.
2) Add jaggery syrup to it . Cook for few minutes .
3) Finally , mix milk and cardamom powder to it and serve with ghee roasted cashews.

Linking it with SNC  challenge

KOLLU IDLI (Horse gram Idli)