Showing posts with label lentils. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lentils. Show all posts

Daliya Khichdi - Cracked Wheat Upma or Kichdi


Cracked wheat is made by crushing  the whole wheat into small pieces.  Cracked wheat contain relatively less calories but high nutrition values. It will be good source for loosing weight yet get more nutrition values.

1/4 cup of dry cracked wheat serves 8 -10 % of Iron Content and protein contents of daily serving.








Fiber in Cracked wheat :

In addition to keeping your body moving throughout the day, some carbohydrates take the form of fiber, a type of carb your body does not digest. Each serving of cracked wheat has 5 g. Fiber promotes the health of your digestive system and influences your bowel health, helping to decrease your risk of developing hemorrhoids and diverticulitis. Eating a carbohydrate and fiber-rich diet aids in maintaining a steady blood sugar level, preventing spikes that can damage your health.
source : Livestrong.com 


Ingredients:

Cracked Wheat - 1 Cup
Water - 21/2 cups
Green Beans - Finely chopped; ~1/2 cup
Carrots - Finely chopped ; ~1/2 cup
Peas - 1/2 cup
Ginger, garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Onion - Chopped, 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste (optional)
Green Chilly - 1 or more :per your taste bud


Seasoning : 

Butter - 1 Tbs
Musturd Seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Hing a pinch
Turmeric - a pinch

Easy Steps :

Soak the daliya in water for 10 minutes.

Heat Butter in a pan. Add cumin seeds, urad dal, fry for couple of seconds. Add mustard seeds, hing and turmeric. Once the mustard seeds starts to crack add ginger garlic paste and green chilly. Fry until golden brown for few seconds.

Add Vegetables, soaked daliya.  Add salt, sugar and mix it well. Add 1 2/2 cups of water. Cook on a medium heat for 15-20 minutes until the hard cracked wheat's are soft and easy to chew. OR you can pressure cook for 3 whistles. use little less water if using pressure cooker.

Either you can make it like mushy like kichdi or less mushy like upma.

Enjoy this healthy kichdi with raita or yogurt or curd.

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Vegetarian Chili with Quinoa


Ingredients: Serves 2 adults

Cannallini beans - 1 cup; rinsed and drained ( from can)
Red Kidney beans - 1 cup; rinsed and drained ( from can)
Black beans - 1 cup ; rinsed and drained ( from can)
1 can  15 oz diced tomato
Vegetable broth - 3 cups
Frozen baby Lima beans - 1 cup
Green bell pepper - 1/2 cup chopped
Onion - 1/2 cup chopped
Chilly powder - 1 tbs or to taste
Minced Pickled jalapeno - 2 tbs
Garlic - 2 cloves minced
Cumin powder - 1 Tbs
Coriander  powder - 1 Tbs
Oregano - 2 Tbs
Quinoa - 1/3 cup
Cheese - 1/2 cup
Salt and pepper to taste
Hot sauce - 1 Tbs
Cilantro - Hand full

Lot of ingredients ? ah! .. don't you worry, it is very easy to make and you will love the taste!


Easy steps :
  1. Combine all the ingredients except quinoa, cheese, salt and pepper
  2. bring it to boil on medium heat for 45 minutes stirring occasionally.
  3. Add quinoa; cover and cook for 10 more minutes
  4. Add salt and pepper according to your taste
  5. Just before serving, add cheese and garnish with cilantro.
Serving options :
  • You can serve with rice
  • You can serve with bread
  • I made bread sandwich with lettuce and cucumber . Stuffed with this delicious chili inside .It was yum!
  • OR you can eat just the chili.
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Dahi Vada / Lentils balls in seasoned yogurt



Ingredients:

Mung dal   - 1 cup
Urad dal  - 1/2 cup
Salt - 3/4 tbs or to taste

Lightly beaten yogurt - 2-3 cups
Chat Masala - 2 tbs
Dates &Tamarind Chutney - 1 tbs (optional)
Green Chilly chutney - 1 tbs or to taste (optional)
Salt - 1 tbs
Roasted cumin powder - 1 tbs
Fresh coriander / Cilantro leaves - for garnishing
Water

Oil for deep frying

Method:
  • Wash and Soak mung dal and urad dal for 6 hour or overnight.
  • Grind them to thick paste with little or NO water. If it is difficult to grind, may be consider adding 1-2 tbs or water.
  • Add salt and mix well.
  • If the mixture has become little thin, add 1-2 tbs of besan or Channa flour.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Once the oil is hot, carefully place a spoon full of batter in the oil.
  • Fry until golden brown.
  • Fry the entire batter in batches.
  • 10 minutes before serving, place the fried balls into lightly salted water.
  • Soak them for 5-7 minutes.
  • Now, squeeze the balls to take out the entire water.
  • Place the balls in the serving plate or bowl.
  • Add salt, roasted cumin powder  and chat masala to lightly beaten yogurt or curd and mix it well.
  • Pour this mixture on top of the balls. Add as much or little curd as you want.
  • Garnish it with chat masala, tamarind chutney,cumin powder and green chutney.
  • And finally sprinkle freshly chopped coriander or cilantro leaves.
  • Enjoy the wonderful snack.
Variation:
  1. You can either use mung dal or urad dal only.
  2. The chutney are optional.
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