A Very Happy New Year 2011

To all my friends, visitors and readers A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2011. MAY ALL YOUR DAYS BE FILLED WITH JOY AND GOOD HEALTH. 

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Whole Wheat – Soy Dosa

This is a yummy and healthy dosa and instant.

Ingredients: 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour 1 cup Soy Flour 1 cup Semolina (Upma Rava) 1 tsp Ginger Paste 1 tsp Coriander-Cumin Powder 1 tsp Flax Seed Powder 1 tsp Red Chili Powder Few Cilantro Leaves, finely chopped Salt Oil Preparation: Mix everything under ingredients except oil to form a thin batter by adding water as needed. Adjust salt. Heat a pan and pour a ladleful of batter and quickly spread into a thin circle. Pour little oil around it and allow dosa to cook for some time. Then flip it over and pour some more oil around it and again allow it to cook. Transfer the cooked dosa to a serving plate and enjoy with desired chutney. Repeat the same process with remaining batter. Enjoy these delicious and healthy dosas for breakfast/lunch/dinner. We had our dosas with Tomato Chutney.  Yummy!!

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Pumpkin – Cranberry Muffins

A delicious muffin recipe for Thanksgiving

I prepared these for Thanksgiving Day and posting now after several days. I know, delayed posting!! :)

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Simple Potato – Eggplant Stir Fry

Ingredients:

• 1 cup peeled Potatoes, cut into long strips or small pieces
• 1 cup Eggplant, cut into long strips or small pieces
• ¼ cup Onions, cut lengthwise
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• A pinch of Turmeric Powder
• Few Curry Leaves
• Salt
• 1 tsp Oil
• ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
• ¼ tsp Cumin Seeds
• ½ tsp Bengal Gram (Chana Dal)
• ½ tsp Black Gram (Urad Dal)

Preparation:

1. Heat oil in a non-stick pan and add mustard seeds. When they pop, add cumin seeds and the dals. Fry for a while until the dals turn light golden brown in color.
2. Then add the curry leaves + potatoes + eggplant + onions and mix well. Add turmeric + chili powder + salt and mix well.
3. Cover and allow the veggies cook for some time. Keep the flame on low flame. Sauté well and leave on the flame until the veggies become soft and cooked.
4. Then transfer the contents to a serving bowl and enjoy with steaming hot rice or chapathis. Yummy!

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Healthy Chapathis

Presenting a healthy chapathi recipe with healthy ingredients.

Ingredients: 4 cups Whole Wheat Flour 1 tbsp Ground Flax Seed Powder ½ cup Alfalfa Sprouts (available in stores) Courtesy: Healthy Sprout Company  1 tsp Cumin Seeds Salt Oil Preparation: Grind sprouts into a paste by adding little water. Or you can also add them to the flour without grinding. In a big bowl add wheat flour + sprouts + flax powder + cumin seeds + salt and mix well to form thick dough by adding water as needs. Knead well to form soft dough. Keep aside covered for 30 minutes. Later take small portions of the dough and form into balls. Roll these balls into a thin chapathi and keep ready. Heat a pan and place these chapathis one after another and cook well by adding little oil on both sides. Enjoy these healthy and delicious chapathis with your favorite curry.

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