Soya pulav using brown rice

Brown rice has a mild, nutty flavor and is chewier.It's more nutritious than white rice.It aids in weight loss as it has lot of fibre in store and low in carbohydrates.Soya chunks are more in proteins which keeps your tummy full :)


Ingredients:

1. Soak brown rice at least for 4 hrs.
2. Oil.
3. Tomatoes.
4. Cloves
5. Ginger-garlic paste.
6. Onions.
7. Soya chunks.
8. Peas.
9. Pudina.
10. Curry leaves.
11. Cumin.
12. Coriander masala.
13. Garam masala.
14. Salt.
15. Chilli powder.
16. Cilantro.

Method:

• Turn on the gas on medium flame in a pressure cooker add 2 small tb sp. of cooking oil, once the oil is heated add 2-3 cloves and cumin.
• Saute onions, pudina with ginger garlic paste until they are bit transparent now add tomatoes and let it cook for 2 minutes.
• Add soaked soya chunks, peas, coriander powder, garam masala and saute well.
• As per ur taste add chilli powder, salt.
• Now add 1:2.5 ratio of water and squeeze lemon juice, cover the lid, wait for 2-3 whistles and then simmer it for 5 minutes.
• Wait until the cooker is cooled and garnish with cilantro its READY TO EAT :) serve hot with yummy raita.

Spicy tadaka rice

This is a spicy and can be done with leftover rice.It can be done in less time and turns out to be good even with leftover rice.

Ingredients:

1. Leftover rice/white rice.
2. Oil.
3. Chili powder.
4. Onions.
5. Urad dhal.
6. Chana dhal.
7. Mustard seeds.
8. Cumin.
9. Curry leaves.
10. Cilantro.

Method:

• Take a skillet on a medium flame add 2 tb sp. of oil followed with chana dhal, urad dhal, cumin, mustard seeds, curry leaves and stir well till they turn golden red.
• Add onions and saute till they are transparent.
• Now add the rice salt and chilli powder as per your taste and mix well.
• Cook for a minute and garnish with cilantro and its READY TO EAT :)

Bread upma.

Ahhh.. this is one of my favorite breakfast and loved it especially this was our summer vacation's favorite breakfast and me with my cousins, used to ask our granny to make it often .. so here I am sharing her recipe.

Ingredients:

1. Bread(diced).
2. Oil.
3. Mustard seeds.
4. Cumin.
5. Onions.
6. Chilli powder.
7. Salt.
8. Cilantro.

Method:

• Take a pan turn on to medium flame and add 2 tb sp. of oil and allow it to heat.
• Add mustard seeds, cumin and onions and saute till it turns transparent.
• Now add salt and chilli powder as per your taste.
• Finally add diced bread and stir well and garnish with cilantro now its  READY TO EAT :)