Vegetarian Recipes

Hotel-style vegetable kurma:

For 4 persons

Ingredients:

Vegetables 2 & half cups : Carrot, cauliflower, peas, potato, beans etc..
Fennel seed -  2 tsp
Bay leaves - 1
chillies - 3 nos
Big onion - 1no
curd - 2tbsp
Milk - 50ml

To Grind:
Cinnamon sticks - 2 small pieces
Cloves - 4 nos
Cardamon - 1no
Grated coconut - 4tbsp
cashew nuts - 10nos
Coriander powder - 1tsp

Method:

Take oil in the pan and add the fennel seeds, chilli, bay leaves and the onions. Fry the onion till golden brown and then add all the vegetable. Then add salt and water and cook until the vegetables are done.
Then grind the " to grind"items and add this to the vegetables. Then allow it to cook for 5- 10mins. Then add curd. After sometime add milk. Coconut milk can be added to enhance the flavor.


The tasty hotel kurma made easy at home......



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Capsicum Gravy:

Capsicum is one of the vegetable i like the most...but my hubby does not like much :( 

For 3 persons:

Ingredients:
Capsicum 3nos
Onions 2no
Ginger and garlic paste
Fennel seeds 1tbsp
cinnamon a small piece
cloves 3nos
Ground nuts or cashew nuts 2tbsp


Method:
 Take a tbsp of oil in a pan. To this add fennel seeds, cloves, ginger garlic paste, ground nuts and a half onion. Fry them for few minutes until the raw smell goes off. Grind it too smooth paste.

Then cut the capsicum in cube size and add it to the pan.To this add salt and chilli powder and water. Once it is 90 % done add the gridded paste. Then allow to boil for few minutes and then off the flame.

The yummy capsicum grave is ready to eat with rice or chapatti.



Nutritional value:


Capsicum helps in curing many diseases that include lowering blood pressure, reducing cholesterol and warding off strokes and heart attacks, speeding up metabolism, treating colds and fevers, preventing cancer and pain control. Capsaicin is a flavorless, odorless chemical concentrated in the veins of chiles and peppers.

Capsicum contains  Vitamins A and C, and beta-carotene. It’s low in fat, calories and cholesterol. If you thought your diabetic diet was supposed to be boring, try spicing up your cuisine with capsaicin-based products, like hot sauce or jalapeno peppers.




For 4 persons:

Ingredients:
Moong dhal: 10 tbsp ( 2 rice cooker cups)
Ginger - a small piece
Chillies -2nos
Jeera- 2tsp
Mustard seeds- 2tsp
Curry leaves and coriander leaves
Dry chillies -2nos
Chopped Tomato - 1no
Lemon -1 no 
Oil for seasoning

Method:

Take moong dhal in the cooker. To this add Jeera, tomatoes,salt, chillies and  half tsp of turmeric powder. Add 3 cups of water ad presure cook it.
Once it is done  in a separate pan add oil, split the mustard seeds and then add the dry chillies. Then add this to Moong dhal. If needed you can also fry 1 onion and can add this t the moong dhal.
Allow this to boil it for some time and garnish with curry and coriander leaves.
Then after 15 mins add lemon juice to this and mix it and the tasty moong dhal is ready to be served with rice or chappathi.

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Nutritional Value:

A cup of Moong Dal boiled with salt at home has 212 calories, 40 g of carbs, 15 grams of protein and only 0.8 g of fat which makes it a perfect choice for weight conscious people.




Dosa made easier :

10-12 dosai

Ingrediends:

Rice               - 1/2 cup
Toor dhal       - 1tbsp
Channa dhal  - 1tbsp
Urad dhal      - 1 1/2 tbsp
Beaten rice   -  1/2 cup
Fenugreek seeds- 1tbsp

Method:

Soak all the ingredients together for about 6- 8 hours.
Then grind it into a smooth batter.
Allow to ferment for 1 day.

Crispy yummy dosa is ready. You can serve with spicy tomato chutney.






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