Oats Idli with chutney

This is a healthy dish when has less oil and lots of fiber in it.Oats is a healthy fiber and is helpful in stomach filling which also aids in weight loss.this recipe be can done very quickly and can be made nutritious by adding grated vegetables and kids will love eating it.

For Oats idli:

Ingredients:

1. Powdered oats.
2. Rava.
3. Curd.
4. Turmeric.
5. Water.
6. Salt.
7. Oil. 
8. Mustard seeds.
9. Cumin.
10. Grated carrot (can add any veggies).
11. Chilli paste.
12. Urd dhal.
13. Channa dhal.
14. Cilantro.
15. Curry leaves

Method:

• First in a bowl mix equal quantities of rava and oats, salt to taste, turmeric, cilantro, curry leaves, grated veggies.
• Now add curd and water to make the idli batter consistency and rest it for a while say about 10 minutes.
• On a medium flame take a skillet add very little oil for tempering once oil is heated add mustard seeds, cumin, chilli paste following with the dhals.
•  Once done mix with batter and give a proper stirring and scoopful on to the idli plates.
• Steam it for 15 minutes.
• Serve it hot with splash of ghee on idlis and when eaten with choice of chutney even tastes yumm and its READY TO EAT :)

For Chutney

Ingredients:

1. Coconut(wet).
2. Putana/Fried channa dhal.
3. Chillies.
4. Garlic.
5. Salt.
6. Urd dhal.
7. Cilantro.
8. Oil.
9. Cumin.
10. Curry leaves.
11. Asafoetida.
12. Mustard seeds.
13. Water.

Method:

• In a blender jar add chopped coconut, putana, chillies, salt, garlic clove, and cilantro.
• Blend it to a fine paste or consistency of chutney by adding sufficient water.
• To make tempering in a small skillet on a medium flame with little oil add mustard seeds, cumin followed by urd dhal,curry leaves and asafoetida.
• now mix this tempering to chutney mixture and serve with your choice of idli, dosas, rotis ... Here serve with Idli and its READY TO EAT :)

Roasted Egg biryani

This is a simple and quick egg biryani recipe made out of simple ingredients.Recipe is modified by me for a healthy eating as i mentioned earlier i love eating less spicy food so that it benefits in a long run.

Ingredients:

1. Hard boiled eggs.
2. Basmati rice.
3. Bay leaves.
4. Star anise.
5. Onions.
6. Ginger-garlic paste.
7. Chillies.
8. Salt.
9. Oil.
10. Cilantro.

Method:

• In a cooking pot 2-3 tb sp of oil on a medium flame add star anise, bay leaves, chillies fry for a minute.
• Add onions until they are golden brown now add very little ginger-garlic paste.
• Add salt to taste and mix well.
• Cook the basmati rice(with salt) separately strain the excess water and mix in this cooking pot contain onions mixture.
• Now in a separate skillet cut the hard boiled eggs into halves and roast on the skillet with butter/oil until they change in color.
• Add the roasted egg into the biryani, garnish with cilantro and its READY TO EAT :)

Vegetable Pulav

This is the most loved recipe and yummiest of all flavoured rice with blend of vegetables and spices.There are lot of varitions in making this particular recipe, I make it less spicy and healthy to eat and I love to add more veggies in it.

Ingredients:

1. Veggies(beans,carrot,turnip,onions,tomatoes,broccoli)
2. Rice.
3. Salt.
4. Chilli powder.
5. Pudina(mint leaves)
6. Cloves.
7. Ginger-garlic paste.
8. Lemon.
9. Oil.
10. Cilantro.
11. Water.

Method:

• In a pressure cooker on a medium flame add 3-4 tb sp, of oil and add 2-3 cloves.
• Now add long chopped onions,mint leaves saute until golden with a 1 tb sp. of ginger-garlic paste.
• Add chopped tomatoes and mix well, now add all chopped vegetables and fry for 2 minutes.
• Now add washed rice with salt and chilli powder to taste.
• Squeeze half lemon add water in 1:2 ratio.
• Close the lid until 2 whistles (depends on the pressure cookers)
• Check of the rice and stir carefully so that rice grain does not break.
• Add cilantro for garnish and its READY TO EAT :) with raita as well.

Fried Brown rice

As I have previously mentioned brown rice aids in weight loss and also helps in controlling blood sugar level. This brown rice is little mushy and chewy in taste when compared to regular white rice.. Developing a liking towards brown rice and seeing its health benefits added them in the menu small variations with regular rice.
This recipe is simple easy and healthy.

Ingredients:

1. Chopped veggies.(Refer pic)    (Broccoli,carrot,beans,bell pepper,turnip)                    
2. Brown rice (cooked).
3. Chillies.
4. Onions.
5. Salt.
6. Oil.

Method:

• Take skillet on a medium  flame add 2-3 tb sp. of oil allow to heat and add chillies, chopped onions and bell pepper.

• Saute until golden now add all veggies, add salt to taste and stir fry for 3-4 minutes.
• Now add cooked brown rice(with already salt in it while cooking rice) and stir well...  its READY TO EAT :) 

Vegetable Korma

This is one curry loved by most of the people goes with roti, rice, dosa, pooris, parathas etc. Its a combination of all vegetables and flavour of coconut and other blended masalas.

Ingredients:

1. Oil.
2. Onions.
3. Tomatoes.
4. Carrots.
5. Beans.
6. Turnip.
7. Broccoli.
8. Ginger-garlic paste.
9. Peas.
10. Coconut (wet)
11. Chillies.
12. Spices.
13. Salt.
14. Cilantro.

Method:

• In a cooking pot with few tb sp. of oil on a medium flame add cloves,chillies,ginger-garlic paste,roughly chopped onions, sliced coconut (little),coriander powder,tomatoes,cilantro(little) one by one and saute them till they look slightly sauted.
• Turn off and cool and blend it into a paste consistency by adding water.
• Now in a pressure cooker with little oil pour all the vegetables fairly chopped in cubes and for for 2 minutes once done add the blended masala paste and mix well.
• Add salt to taste, pour water if its too dry and pressure cook it until soft say 1-2 whistles.and garnish with chopped cilantro its READY TO EAT :) with your choice of breads.