Quinoa Dosa

Qunioa - 1 cup
Rice flour - 2 tbsp
Green chillie - 1
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Eno - 1 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Oil - as needed

Method:

1. Soak Quniao for 10 mins and later drain away the water.
2. Grind Quinoa, rice flour, green chillies, ginger and salt with less water.
3. Add eno and let it rest for 5 mins.
4. Batter should be like our regular dosa batter.
5. heat the skillet and make dosa's.
enjoy





 

Green Gram Dal

I got this  dal idea from my elder sis, she always tries to make healthy food at home and this dal is very regular.

Ingredients
Green Gram - 1/2 cup
onion - 1/2 sliced long
tomato - 2 chopped fine
green chillies - 2
dry red chillies - 2
mustard - 1/4 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
urad dal - 1/4 tsp
turmeric - 1/4 tsp
salt - to taste
tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp (if u r using amchur powder , then add 3 pinches)
Cilantro - 2tbsp chopped

Method :

• Wash n soak  green gram for over night n cook for 3 whistles nicely and mash them .
• heat oil in pan add mustard, cumin and urad dal n let it splutter.
• now add garlic,red chilli and green chillies n fry nicely.
• add onion n fry till they r little brown.
• add tomato n turmeric n cook till tomatoes r mushy
• now add mashed dal n salt n tamarind paste give a nice boil .
• add 1/4 cup water if u think its thick.
• garnish with cilantro

You can eat this with Roti or Rice ..enjoyyyyyy

Simple Mutton Curry

My elder one, Pari likes mutton in any form. this is specially for her. Love you chitti thalli..

Ingredients:

Mutton  - 2 lbs
Onions - 2 medium chopped
ginger pate -  2tsp
garlic paste - 2 tsp
Tomato - 3 (pureed)
red chili powder- 11/2 tsp
coriander powder - 2 tsp heaped
salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
coriander leaves - 3 tbsp
green chilies - 3 whole ( don't slit)
Dry garam masala's - cardamoms (4), cinnamon ( 2inch), cloves ( 4)

• Heat oil in pressure cooker add all dry masala's n onions
• fry till onions turn golden brown as this gives curry nice color.
• now add mutton pieces n ginger garlic paste n fry till water is all gone
• add all spices n saute for 2 mins .
• then add tomato , salt and mix well n wait for 2 mins
• now add 1 cup of water n close the lid n give pressure for 3 whistles .
• open the lid and add green chili and coriander leaves n mix well n cook in slow flame for 5 mins...
• yummy mutton curry is ready.

Caroot tomato upma for Kushi

 My Kushi is 2 yrs old and this is her fav.

Sooji - 1/2 cup
onion- 1/2 chopped fine
tomato - 1/2 chopped fine
carrot - 2tbsp grated
green chilli - 1 (optional)
mustard - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4tsp
urad dal - 1/4 tsp
curry leaves - 4 chopped fine
turmeric - 1/8tsp
salt - to taste
oil
water - 1 or 1.5 cups

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan add mustard, cumin, urad n curry leaves ..
• fry nicely till light brown .
• add onions, green chillies, tomato and carrot.
• saute nicely till tomato is mushy...
• add water n salt and let it boil .
• now add sooji n mix well n close the lid for 2 mins..
• upma is ready.