Masoor Pulao

             Happy Mother's Day!!!!

      Whether you are a mom to be,  or a mom cuddling with toddlers, or tackling teenagers (just like me ;) or just enjoying the pampering of your motherhood from your grown up kids, may your today gets filled up with more love, joy and laughter.!! My words will never do the justice no matter how hard I try to thank my mom but today I definitely want to take an extra step to please her and all the moms out there by sharing her one of many signature recipe of Masoor Pulao...

     My #foodiemonday #bloghop entry for #mother'sdayspecial  challenge this week..

Ingredients:
1 cup Rice
1/3 cup whole Masoor
1 tablespoon Ghee
1/2 tablespoon Oil
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
1 Bay-leave
1/2 cup finely sliced Onions
1 Green chili (slit)
1/3 cup finely sliced mix of Carrots and Bell-peppers
1 Potato into wedges cut
1 tablespoon ginger-garlic-green chili paste.
1 teaspoon Cinnamon & Cloves powder
1 tablespoon mix of Raisins & Cashews
Some chopped Cilantro
Salt to taste.
Method:
* First fry potato wedges till gets crispy.
* Sprinkle some salt, red chilli powder and chat masala on them and keep it on side.

* Wash and soak rice and masoor for at least about 30minutes.

* Heat mix of ghee and oil in the pressure cooker.

* Add cumin seeds and bay-leave.
* Sauté till cumin seeds gets brown color.
* Add finely sliced onions & green chili slit and sauté till onion gets light brown.

* Add ginger-garlic-green chili paste and cook for a minute.* Add sliced carrots and bell-peppers and cook.

* Add cinnamon-cloves powder and raisin-cashews.* Mix all well.
* Add soaked rice and masoor.
* Add water as required.(almost 1 and 1/4 cup)
* Add salt to taste.
* Mix well.

* Cove the lid of pressure cooker and let it cook for about 2-3 whistle.

* Once it's cooking done, open the cooker lid and mix the fried potato wedges in to Pulao.

* Garnish with chopped cilantro.

* Enjoy.!

 Nothing is better than Mom's food.. I hope you guys will enjoy my mom's recipe on this mother's day..! 

    Not always eye to eye, but always heart to heart... Happy Mother's Day!!
 

Cracked Wheat & Oats vegetable Khichdi

      I can't believe it's December already. This year has completely flown by- and soon it will be 2016! Before we head into the new year, I wanted to make sure one thing that you all eat healthy and stay healthy for ever. For many people, eating healthy is a chore. When the world is filled with all junkie food, why in the world we ever bother eating a healthy meal? But also eating healthy food is actually delicious-- no lies. If you don't know where to begin when it comes to making healthy food choice-- or if you are already following a healthy, wholesome diet but need some new recipe idea--I have one super healthy recipe to share with you all today. It is Cracked Wheat & Oats vegetable Khichdi. Sounds already healthy, right?! 
       Try not to lick the screen when clicking through this picture or blog.

      When this week's #foodiemonday #bloghop challenge of #onepotmeatmoday comes up, I was pretty sure about sharing this easy and healthy recipe. Let's set go.. Going to be part of #foodiemonday #bloghop with healthy one pot meal.

Eat better NOT less....

Ingredients:

1/2 cup cracked wheats(fada)

1/4 cup split moog dal 

2 tbls split moog dal with skin

2 tbls Oats

2 tbls Ghee

1tsp cumin seeds

1/2 cup chopped onions 

1 cup of mixed vegetables of your choice (I used chopped potatoes, green peas, some soybeans, some green onions, some corn, chopped methi leaves, chopped cauliflower)

1/2 tsp cinnamon-cloves powder 

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbls ginger-garlic paste

1 tsp green chili paste

1 tsp garam masala or bisi belle rice masala

Some cashews and raisins 

2tbls Chopped Cilantro 

Salt to taste

Adjust chilies and garam masala according to your taste.

Method:

* Wash and soak cracked wheats (fada) and both dals for about 15-20 minutes.
* Heat the ghee in a pressure cooker or a big heavy bottom pot.
* Add cumin seeds and saute well.

* Add chopped onions and cook till gets tender.
* Add ginger garlic paste and green chili paste init.

* Cook for 1-2 minutes and add all mix vegetable of you choice.

* Season with turmeric powder, cinnamon-cloves powder and garam masala.

* Add soak cracked wheats and both dals.
* Mix all well.
* Add oats, raisins and cashews. Mix again.

* Season with salt and add required water.

* Mix well.

* Cover the pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.

* Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot with yogurt or kadhi or chaas.

Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy.!