Poha

This quick and easy recipe of Poha (flattened rice flakes) can be made either for breakfast or as a snack at tea-time.

• Poha     - 2 c
• Potato (medium)     - 1
• Onion (medium)     - 1
• Cilantro     - 1/4 c
• Green Chillies     - 4
• Mustard seeds    - 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds     - 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric     - 1/4 tsp
• Chilli Pwdr     - 1/4 tsp
• Salt     - 2 tsp
• Water     - 1/4
• Veg. Oil     - 4 Tbsp
• Lemon Juice     - 2 Tbsp
• Roasted Peanuts -  1/4 c

1. Soak the Poha in water for 10 mins and drain it completely.
2. Chop the Onion, Potato, Green Chillies and Cilantro and set aside
3. Heat the Oil in a Non-Stick pot and  add the Mustard. When it pops, add the Cumin.
4. Then add the Chopped Onion along with the Green Chillies.
5. Saute till Onions turn transparent or Golden.
6. Then add the Chopped Potato along with  little Turmeric, Salt and  3Tbsp of water.
7. Cover and cook this on medium-low heat till the Potato is cooked abt 10mins.
8. Then add the Poha along with the reamining Turmeric and Salt.
9. Add 1/4c Water and cover and cook for 5 mins.
10. Take it off the flame and garnish with Cilantro and Lemon Juice and Peanuts and serve. Enjoy.

Rava Dosa

This recipe was shared by my friend Rupali. It is quick, easy and delicious.

• Rava     - 1c
• Rice Flour     - 1/2c
• Maida     - 1/4c
• Curd/Plain Yogurt     - 1c
• Ginger-Garlic paste     - 1/2 tsp
• Salt     - 2 tsp
• Jeera/Cumin (crushed)      - 1tsp
• Green Chillies     - 4
• Curry Leaves     - 10
• Oil     -  2 Tbsp
• Coconut ( dessicated, optional)     - 2 Tbsp
• Water     - 2c

1. Beat the Curd and mix the water and salt.
2. Add the Rava, Rice Flour and Maida to this and mix well.
3. Heat the Oil in a pan and add the Ginger-Garlic Paste along with the Jeera and finely chopped Green Chillies and Curry Leaves.
4. Fry this for a 2 minutes on low flame. Add this along with the Coconut to the batter.
5. The batter should be very thin . Add more water if required.
6. Leave the Batter for 1/2 to 1hr.
7. Heat a flat Skillet/Frying pan. Drizzle a little Oil and pour the batter to make a thin Dosa.
8. Cook till it comes of the pan easily and turn over and cook the other side.
9. Serve hot with Sambhar or chutney.

 

Onion Dosa

• Dosa/Idli Batter     - 6 c
• Onion (medium)     - 1
• Green Chillies (small)     - 6
• Cilantro (chopped)     - 1 c
• Salt     - 1 tsp
• Veg.  Oil (for frying)     -  2 tsp

1. Chop the Onions and Green Chillies finely.
2. Add these along with Chopped Cilantro and Salt to the Dosa Batter.
3. Mix well. Heat a small Frying Pan on medium heat.
4. Spread little oil on the Frying pan with a brush.
5. Pour 1/4 c of the batter on the frying pan. Cook till small holes appear.
6. Flip the Dosa and cook the other side.
7. Remove from heat when both sides are golden brown.

Tip : Store in a hot pack till all the dosas are done.
Serve hot or warm for Breakfast or snack along with Sambhar or Coconut Chutney.

Fluffy Pancakes

• Flour     - 1 c
• Milk     - 3/4 c
• Vinegar     - 2 Tbsp
• Baking pwdr     - 1tsp
• Baking Soda     - 1/2 tsp
• Salt     - 1/2 tsp
• Egg      - 1
• Melted Butter     - 2 Tbsp
• Sugar     - 1 Tbsp

1. Melt the butter and keep aside.
2. Add the Vinegar to the Milk and set aside.
3. Beat the Egg in a bowl and add Milk and continue beating slowly.
4. Add the Melted Butter and mix the batter slowly.
5. In another bowl mix the Flour along with the Baking pwdr, Baking Soda, Salt, and Sugar.
6. Add the Flour mixture slowly little at a time into the Egg mixture .
7. Mix this slowly till well blended. Donot over beat.
8. Heat a small Frying Pan on medium heat.
9. Add a little butter or oil on the frying pan and spread evenly.
10. Pour the batter about 1/4 c on to the Frying Pan when its hot.
11. Flip the Pancake to the second side after bubbles are formed.
12. Cook both sides till Golden Brown.

Tip : Serve Hot or Warm with Butter and Maple-Syrup or regular Pancake-Syrup or any fruit jam.  Fruits like bananas/strawberries/blueberries can be added to the batter too.

Vegetable Rava Upma

• Rava     - 2 c
• Water     - 4 c
• Salt     - 1 tsp
• Mixed Veg     - 1 c
• Onions (medium,chopped)     - 1
• Green Chillies     - 3
• Ginger  (finely chopped)   - 1 inch
• Curry Leaves     - 10
• Veg. Oil     - 3 Tbsp
• Mustard     - 1/4 s
• Urd dal     - 1/4 tsp
• Chana dal     - 1/4 tsp
• Jeera     - 1/4 tsp

1. Heat 1 Tbsp of Oil in a Thick Pan (Kadai).
2. Add Rava and fry on medium heat for 10 minutes.
3. Keep stirring to avoid burning the Rava.
4. Remove the fried rava into a bowl.
5. Heat 2 Tbsp of Oil in the Kadai.
6. Add Mustard. When it splutters add Jeera, Channa dal and Urd dal and fry for few minutes.
7. Add Curry leaves and Onions. Fry till Onions turns transparent.
8. Add chopped ginger and mixed veg along with salt and turmeric.
9. Cover and cook vegetables for 10 minutes on medium heat.
10. In the mean time boil water and add to the Kadai then add the fried Rava little at a time and keep stirring.
11. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 minutes.

Serve hot  plain. or with sambhar  This can be had for breakfast or as a snack at tea time.
Tip : For tastier Upma add one more table spoon of Oil or ghee.

Rava Upma

• Rava (Farina) Coarse     - 2 c
  
• Onion                           - 1/2 sliced finely


• Ginger                          -  1 inch finely chopped


• Green Chillies               -  5 split


• Curry Leaves                 -  10


• Mustard                         -  1/4 tsp


• Salt                               -   1-1/2 tsp


• Veg. Oil                         -  4 Tbsp


• Boiling water                  -  3-1/2 c

1. Take a thick bottomed deep pan (Kadai). Add 2 tbsp of oil. Add the Rava and keep frying for 10 minutes on medium flame, Transfer this fried Rava to another bowl.
2. To the same  pan  set  on medium flame  add  the remaining 2tbsp oil. When hot, add mustard seeds. After it splutters, add onions and curry leaves.
3. When onions turn golden in color, add ginger and green chillies. After 1 minute add the fried Rava along with salt. Fry for 5 minutes on medium .
4. Add hot boiling water slowly to this pan stirring,  constantly. Once the Rava is throughly wet, reduce flame and cover the pan and cook for five minute on low.

Serve this either plain or with bananas and sugar or if u like it spicy serve it with sambhar.
Hope u enjoy this quick and easy Indian breaskfast/snack item.

Healthy Muffins

This delicious Healthy Muffin recipe was shared by my sister-in-law Teena.
It has become a favorite at home.

• Wheat Flour      -  1 c
• Flaxseed      -  3 Tbsp
• Honey/MapleSyrup      -   1/4 c
• B.soda     -   1/2 tsp
• B.pwdr      -  1/2 tsp
• Oil      -  1/4 c
• Milk      -  1/2 c
• Sugar     -  3 Tbsp
• Raisins ( optional )     -  1/2 c

1. Mix the flour with the flax seeds, baking soda, and baking pwdr and set aside.
2. Mix the liquid ingredients together and add the flour a little at a time to make a batter.Add little more milk if required. Add raisin at the end.
3. Bake in a muffin tray at 375 F for 20 minutes. Take out and cool. Makes 6 muffins.

Hope you enjoy this recipe.