Main meals & Grains

Biriyani Rice

Biriyani rice

Serves 2 persons

Ready in 20 minutes

Ingredients

  1. Basmati rice – 1 cup (250 ml)
  2. Ghee/Butter – 1tbs
  3. Cloves – 4
  4. Cardamom – 3 pods
  5. Bay leaves – 1
  6. Cinnamon stick – 1 medium size
  7. Water – 2 cups
  8. Lemonjuice-1/2 tbsp.
  9. Salt- ½ tbsp.

10. Ghee/Butter – 2 tbsp.

11. Vegetables – Cabbage, Carrot, Beans, Spinach, Onion –  2 tbsp. each

12. Ginger garlic paste- 1 tbsp.`

13. Salt-1/4 tsp

14. Coriander leaves- 1 tbsp.

15. Mint leaves- 1 tbsp.7.Sesame oil- 2 tsp

16. Brown sugar- 1tsp

Method of preparation

  • Take 1 – 9 ingredients in a pressure cooker and cook until one whistle sound in medium flame. Or cook it in the rice cooker . If you are using sauce pan it may take 8-10 minutes to cook ¾th and filter it and keep aside to cool down.
  • Meanwhile heat a pan and add ghee and when it gets warm, add ginger garlic paste. Sauté it until the raw smell goes.
  • Now add all the vegetables, salt, brown sugar and Sauté it in medium flame for 2 minutes.
  • Mix cooked rice with along with it and Sauté for 1 minute.
  • Finally garnish with chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves and sprinkle with sesame oil.

Notes: You may add cashews, raisins along with veggies.

 

Oats Uppma

Oats Uppmav

Uppumav is a classic dish for south Indian breakfast or a snack

Serves 2 persons

Ready in 20 minutes

Ingredients

  1. Oats (dry roasted) – 1 & 1/2 cup
  2. Hot water – 1 & 1/2 cup
  3. Oil – 1 tbsp.
  4. Black mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  5. Green beans – ½ cup
  6. Carrot – ¼ cup

7. Ginger – small piece (finely chopped)

8. Onion – ½ (finely chopped)

9. Curry leaves – 1 string

10. Grated Coconut – ½ cup

11. Green chili (optional)

12. Salt

Method of preparation

  • Heat a pan. Add oil and wait until it get hot. Then add black mustard seeds, curry leaves, ginger and green chili, saute for 1 minute.
  • Add all the vegetables and salt, saute for 2 minutes.
  • Add oats and water into it and mix well. Close with a lid and keep it in low flame for 5 minutes.
  • Now add coconut and mix well. Here you done with healthy and tasty oats upmav.

Notes:

According to different brands of oats, the cooking time and amount of water may differ.

Tomato Dosa

Tomato Dosa

A yummy South Indian pancake

Serves 2 persons

Ready in 20 minutes

Ingredients

  1. Whole wheat floor- ½ cup
  2. Semolina – 1/2 cup
  3. Tomato – 1
  4. Ginger – small piece
  5. Curryleaves – 4 leaves
  6. Salt

7. Water – ½ cup & 1 tbsb.

8. Spring onion (optional)

9. Capsicum (optional)

Method of preparation

  • Add 1- 7 ingredients into a blender and blend it into a smooth dough
  • Now heat a pan and pour 3 tbs of dough and spread it to thin, round dosa/ pancake
  • Spread some capsicum and spring onion over the pancake
  • Close it with a lid until it cooks and then take it out from the pan. Dosa is ready to serve.

Notes: Carefully add appropriate amount of water to make a medium loose dough.

 

Oats Chappati

Oats wheat chappati

Yummy soft unleavened Indian flatbread

Serves 2 persons

Ready in 20 minutes

Ingredients

  1. Oats – 1 cup
  2. Whole wheat floor – ½ cup
  3. Water – ½ cup + 1 tbsp.
  4. Salt (to taste)
  5. Oil – 2 tsp

Method of preparation

  • Finely powder the oats and well mix with wheat floor and salt.
  • Take water in a wide bowl and add oil and salt into it.
  • Now slowly add the powder and mix it. You will get a dough which should not be sticky on your hand.
  • Give a resting time of 15 min – 2hour.
  • Now make small rolls and spread into a shape of pancake on table top with the help of a roller.
  • Heat a pan and cook the chapatti’s by tossing each side

Notes:

  • You may use ghee for making the dough or spreading on chapattis
  • You can make chapatti with whole wheat floor itself