Peas Corn 'n' Sprouts Pulav,Easy Pulav Recipe

Last recipe of this year and here comes a multi vegetable rice delight.With few ingredients,this one pot recipe will be easy to prepare and a treat for rice lovers.My little one savoured this dish as i had made it mild spicy.You are always open to make your own modifications and make it more spicy according to your taste buds.So here it comes,

Ingredients:
Fresh peas,Sweet corn,Green Moong Sprouts all together in a cup
Onions 1 finely sliced
Garlic 3 chopped
Ginger small piece chopped
1 bay leaf,1 small cinnamon,2 cloves
Salt to taste
Basmati rice 1 cup,soaked for 20 mins
Water 1 3/4 cup
Ghee and oil 2 tsp

To grind:
Coriander leaves,Mint leaves(if preffered) 1 bunch
Green chilly 1 no. Adjust as per taste
Soaked Badam 5 nos
Coconut 2 tsp (optional)
Grind with very little water to a smooth paste

Method:

• In a pressure cooker,add in ghee and oil and fry the dry masala spices.
• Add cashesw if preferred.
• Fry onions,ginger and garlic pieces.Add in salt.
• Now saute the vegetables.
• Once slightly roasted,add in the ground paste.Mix well.Add required water and soaked rice.Check salt and allow it to boil.
• Close the cooker and cook the pulav in low flame for 10 to 12 mins.
• Garnish with  cashews and ghee if preferred.

Serve hot with any raita of your choice.

Protein Millet Ladoo, Quick Ladoo Recipe

Pearl  Millet (Kambu) is a very good source of nutrients and this combined with fried gram(potukadalai) makes it a delicious healthy snack.A sweet delicacy cant get healthier than this :)

Kids and Elders can enjoy this ladoo and add a nutritive value to ones regular menu.This can be prepared in a jiffy and makes it a great option for kids evening snacks or handy outdoor snack.

Ingredients:

Kambu (Pearl Millet) flour 1 cup -(You can also try using any health mix powder if you have)

Fried gram(Raw potukadalai) flour 1/2 cup

Naatu sakarai/Vellam powdered to taste

Flax seeds 1 tsp

White Sesame/Ellu 1 tsp

Ghee as required

Raisins finely chopped as needed

Method:

Dry roast the flax seeds,white sesame,kambu flour and potukadalai flour slightly till a nice aroma comes.Do not over roast it.Switch off and allow to cool.Mix in the jaggery powdered and raisins as per sweetness required.

Slightly melt the ghee and add in the above mixture and mix with dry hands.When the mix is still warm,make ladoos of any shape desired.Do not add more ghee.It is sufficient if you are able to make balls with the mixture without breaking.

Store  in an airtight container and enjoy this guilt free yummy treat.

Nutty Capsicum Rice

Delicious Capsicum rice with nutty flavours.This easy to prepare recipe comes handy during busy morning hours.Combined with a vegetable raita,this sure will be a hit in your menu.With the goodness of flaxseeds and nuts,this healthy varierty- rice is a must try.

Ingredients:
Capsicum - 1 nos chopped medium size (you can chose any colour or combine all  the  3 colours)
Rice 1 cup( I prefer raw rice,you can experiment with basmati rice too)
Onions 1 no finely chopped
Oil as needed
Curry leaves few
Urad dal 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Peanuts roasted 2 tsp
Cashews roasted as needed
Coconut shredded 1 tsp
Salt to taste

For the powder
Red chillies 4 nos
Urad dal 1 tsp
Chana dal 1 tsp
Coriander seeds 1.5 tsp
Flax seeds 0.5 tsp
Peanuts 0.5 tsp
White Sesame 0.5 tsp
Cinnamon 1 small piece (optional)


Method:

In a kadai dry roast(refer under For the powder:) urad dal,chana dal,dhania,flax seeds,peanuts,sesame and red chillies.If needed you can add a piece of cinnamon.After cooling the mixture grind to a coarse powder (not too powdery).

Boil rice and keep separate.Make sure the grains are separate and rice is not mushy.You can chose any variety.
In the same kadai,add oil ,urad dal followed by onions and capsicum.Do not fry too much.Onions and capsicum can remain bit crunchy.Add turmeric powder,fried peanuts,fried cashews and salt.Add curry leaves and give a toss.
Now lower the heat and add in the rice.
Add the powder grinded as needed per rice qty and taste.
Add a  teaspoon of gingelly oil or ghee and gently mix till well mixed.

Top it off with more nuts ,shredded coconut as per taste and serve it hot with carrot//bhoondi/cucumber raita.

Tip:You can store the powder in air tight container and use when required.Comes handy during busy cooking hours.