Bread Toast

Simple bread toast for a hurry-burry morning.As it has vegs n egg,provides u necessary nutrients for the day.Hope this will be useful for all busy moms!!

Ingredients:

Bread toast 1:

1.Bread slices..........2

2.Ghee / butter.......2 tsp

3.Finely chopped veggies like carrot,capsicum,cabbage,onion&cilantro......1/2 cup

4.Tomato ketchup.........2 tbsp

5.Salt & red chilli powder to taste.

6.Cheese slices.....1 (purely optional)

7.Oil........2 tbsp


Procedure:

1.In a pan,heat oil,add in all chopped veggies and fry till they are semi-cooked.

Note:If u wish to have egg here,add an egg(raw) after the veggies r done.Cook well until the egg gets fried fully.Or u can place an omelette finally between the toast.These r just my ideas,or can create ur own too.

2.Once they r done,add chilli powder,tomato ketchup.Give a nice stir and switch off the flame.The Stuffing is ready.

3.Toast bread with ghee/butter.Place a cheese slice on a toast,spread the filling on top and close the sandwich with another toast.

Note:If u don like cheese spread or slice,u can use grated cheese/paneer on top of veg filling.

4.Have this healthy toast with milk/juice.Have a great day :)

Bread toast 2:


Ingredients:

1.Boiled potato........2

2.Chopped onion,carrot & cilantro

3.Red chilli powder,salt to taste

4.Oil............2tsp

5.Tomato ketchup......2 tbsp

6.Bread slices.........4

7.Ghee/butter.........2 tsp

Procedure:

1.Heat oil in a frying pan,add onion and carrot,fry till they r half cooked,then add in mashed potato,red chilli powder and salt.Stir well for 5 mins and switch off.The stuffing is ready.

2.Toast bread slices with ghee/butter.Apply ketchup on one side of each toast.

3.Place stuffing on ketchup side of the toast,close it with other toast.Serve with any hot/cold beverage.

Plantain pepper-chilli fry

A simple side dish for lunch,with sambar,rasam and curd rice.I liked sharmis passions's vazhakai poriyal,i made lilttle modulations that match my taste.Here presenting u my version of platain fry...

Ingredients:

1.Plantain/vazhakkaai.........2

2.Red chilli..........2 to 3

3.Black pepper corns.....1 tsp

4.Grated coconut.........1/2 cup

5.Oil............3 to 4 tbsp

6.Mustard seeds.......1 tsp

7.Channa dhal...........2 tbsp

8.Coriander leaves.........few

9.Salt to taste.

10.Turmeric powder & hing...... a little

Procedure:

1.Fry chilli and black pepper corns with few drops of oil for few seconds.

2.Grind coconut,fried chilli and pepper to a powder state without water.

3.Cut plantain,a lil bigger(like medium squares) than usual,boil them separately in pressure cooker.

Note:Make sure that u dont over cook it(not too mashy).

4.Take a big bowl add in the grounded paste,salt,turmeric powder,hing and cooked plantain and mix well.Set this aside for a while,say it for 10 to 15 mins,until it marinates well.

5.Now heat oil in a frying pan,allow mustard seeds to splutter,then add in the channa dhal,curry leaves,and the marinated plantain,fry well for 10 to 15 minutes.

6.Keep stirring to avoid blackening in the bottom.Serve hot with sambar sadham / rasam / curd rice!!

Oats-Mango drink

A healthy yet tasty drink with oats and mango.

Ingredients:

Makes 2 glasses

1.Oats........5 to 6 tbsp

2.Mango fruit(cut)......1 cup

3.Sugar.............2 to 3 tbsp

4.Milk..............1 cup

5.Hot water.........1/2 cup

Procedure:

1.Boil oats with 2 cups of water for 3 to 5 minutes or until it is cooked.

2.Now take a mixer,add in all the ingredients,grind well until it turns to a smooth consistency.If u feel it is too thick,add required milk.

3.Serve chilled or unchilled.

Note:If u want to convert this in to a shake or smoothie,just add one or two scoops of desired icecream before u blend.

Here i've added chocolate ice cream,thats y it looks lil brownish :) Eat healthy,live healthy...Njoyy summer!!

Pudhina Rice / Mint Rice 1

Hi all,its been a very long time since i blogged.Had a long vacation,and now have come with new energy and variety of dishes.

Pudhina rice,a simple yet quick-tasty dish needs very simple ingredients.Here comes the method..

Ingredients:

1.Pudhina / Mint leaves.......2 cups

2.Cilantro........1 cup

3.Red chilli........3 or 4

4.Tamarind......a peanut size

5.Channa dhal........2 tbsp

6.Ground nuts..........25 gms

7.Cashew nuts.......a few.

8.Oil.....2 to4 tsp

9.Ghee.....2 tsp

10.salt to taste.

11.Mustard seeds.........1 tbsp

12.Cooked Rice.......2 to 3 cups

 

Procedure:

1.Firstly,heat 2 tsp of oil in kadai,add red chillies and tamarind,once they r done add the pudhina leaves and cilantro.Roast for 1 min then switch off the flame.

2.Grind the roasted pudhina mix without water.

3.Heat a kadai,splutter mustard seeds,channa dhal,ground nuts & cashews with oil & a tsp of ghee.Add the grounded paste.Stir it well for 2 mins and switch off the flame.

Note:As this is a simple version i avoided peas n other masala items.If u want it a bit rich,then add cinnamon stick-2,cardamom - 2,cloves-3 and a tsp of ginger-garlic paste while seasoning and boiled green peas after adding grounded paste.U also use green chillies instead of red one for strong flavor.Pudhina rice 2 is coming up soon ;-).

4.To this add cooked rice and salt.Mix well until all flavour binds together.

5.Serve it simply with papad or any raita.