Paneer Veggie Moonglet

1. Soak one cup yellow moong dal for couple of hours or overnight until the dal becomes soft.

2. Add the moong dal in a mixi jar, add 1 inch piece ginger, 2 green chillies, salt and grind it to a smooth paste by adding 2 tbsp water or as required. The batter should be thick like dosa batter.

3. Now add cumin seeds, finely chopped curry leaves, coriander leaves to the batter.

4. Now grated some paneer, finely chop 1 small onion, half green capsicum, grate one small carrot,mix them all and keep aside.

5.Heat dosa pan, add oil, spread a paddle full of batter on the pan, add little oil around edges.

6.Now spread the paneer Veggie mix and put lid and cook in medium flame.

7. Now flip and cook on the other side also.

8. Serve with mint chutney made by grinding mint, coriander leaves, 4 garlic cloves, 2 green chillies, half lemon juice, 2 tpsp Yogurt.

Sweet Potato Soup

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add 1 tsp cumin seeds, 4 large garlic cloves, 1 medium onion chopped, 2 small carrots chopped, 2 medium size sweet potatoes chopped and saute well.

2. Add salt, water as required and pressure cooker for 2 whistles.

3. After the steam is gone, open cooker, add 1 cup of coconut milk powder and cook for 5 min.

4. Add some pepper powder, squeeze half lemon and adjust salt.

5. Serve with garlic bread or croutons by adding little ghee on top.

Healthy Jowar Roti (Easy method to prepare for beginners)

 

1. Take 1 cup of water in a vessel, add some salt and bring it to boil.

2. Take 1 cup jowar flour with the same cup. Here I took 100g flour which will make 4 Rotis.

3. Put the flame to low and slowly add the jowar flour into boiling water  and mix with a spatula.

4. Keep smashing it and ensure that there are no lumps. You can add 1 or 2 tsp additional boiling water if needed.

5. Now switch off the flame and put a lid on the vessel and leave it for 10 mins. This will make the dough to get softer and will be easy to roll with rolling pin.

6. After 10 min, take the dough in a plate mash it well with your hands while the dough is warm and divide it into 4 portions.

7. Take one portion of the dough, and start rolling it with rolling pin by dusting with some wheat flour.

8. Now heat a pan and put the roti on the pan and when it starts getting slight bubbles, take a small cotton cloth and dip it in cold water and apply water all over the top side of the roti with that cloth. This step is very important to ensure rotis are very soft.

9. Now flip the roti on the second side. No need to apply water this side and cook until its done.

10. Serve hot with any curry of your choice. 

Healthy Oat Bran Methi Roti

Oat bran is high in soluble fiber, which may help to lower cholesterol, control blood glucose levels and improve digestive health and hence it is very good for weight loss. So to include Oat bran in your diet.

This recipe makes 3 rotis. Each roti contains approximately 118 calories.

1. Take a small cup (45g) Oat bran, same cup wheat flour (45g), Greek Yogurt 1 tbsp, 1 tsp Flax seeds, 1 tsp black sesame seeds, 1 tsp turmeric powder, salt in a mixing bowl.

2. Add little water as required and make the dough ready.

3. Devide into 3 portions and roll into roti shape by dusting with wheat flour as needed.

4. Prepare the roti on tawa as usual by spreading oil or ghee as needed and serve hot.