Kattu Pongal with Quinoa | Khara Pongal with Keenwah | Quinoa Ven Pongal

Ven pongl is a well know break fast dish in south India.It's a combination of rice & moong dal with a kick of black pepper to it.I'm gonna share a little healthy version of pongal made of quinoa & dal here.The texture looks dry & you can change it to a creamy one by adding a little extra water while cooking. 

2 Servings 
Ingredients
1 Cup dry quinoa
1/2 Cup moong dal 
1/2 Cup coconut powder
1&1/2 Cup water 
Salt 
Seasoning
1 Tbs mustard seeds 
1 Tbs Jeera
2 Tbs ghee or butter
1 Tbs chopped or grated ginger
2 Tbs black pepper powder
2 Red chili's 
2 Tbs peanuts
Few curry leaves 

In a pressure cooker take quinoa, dal, coconut & salt with 1& 1/2 cups of water. Cook it for 2 whistles & switch off heat.

Heat a pan with butter. To that add peanuts and fry them for few seconds & to that add mustard seeds, jeera, ginger, pepper powder red chilis & curry leaves. Fry them till mustard starts jumping & off heat.

Now transfer the contents directly to pan while it is hot & mix well with the seasoning.

Allow it to sit for ten minutes & serve with chutney.

Appetizers

- Grissini - Italian Breadsticks | How to Make Grissini
- Mango Avocado Salsa
- Omelette in Mug
- Veg Momo
- Mini Omelette | Omelette Paniyaram
- Paneer Kabab
- Asparagus Fry
- Gobi Manchuria
- Veggie Dumplings
- Quesadilla with Hummus

BWW #92

Sending this to Susan's BWW event which was passed to Cindystar & being hosted @ Simona of briciole.

Non-fat Yogurt Mango Parfait

Yogurt, which is also an Indian staple, is loaded with calcium, protein & vitamins. It’s nutritious & filled with health benefits. In India it's also believed that consuming yogurt drinks on hot summer days will cool your body temps. 

This recipe is made of non-fat yogurt, which is also believed that consuming a non-fat yogurt will help in your weight loss. So with this little intro I'm getting to the recipe, which I'm here to share.

Ingredients 

Serves:2

2 Ripe mangos pulp

2 Cups non-fat yogurt 

2 Tbs sliced almonds

Few mango pieces for garnish

Arranging parfait is very easy. In first step take a bowl or a glass first lay the mango pulp as base then on top off it with yogurt. Sprinkle few almonds, which will give a nice crunch for the yogurt & repeat the process till the bowl or glass filled.

Once you have arranged your parfait add the mango pieces & sprinkle the almonds on top. Now refrigerate it & serve it chill. 

Note:

For full flavor you can replace non-fat with a full fat yogurt.

Paneer Mutter Sabji | Paneer Peas Curry

This is a easy to go recipe for busy mornings & lazy evenings. The pressure cook method reduces the minimum time to about 15 mins & also assured that it's done perfectly.

Ingredients

1 Medium onion diced

2 Tomatoes chopped

1/2 Cup green peas/mutter

10 Cubes paneer 

2 Cloves 

1 Elachi / Cardamon 

Small pies of Cinnamon

1 Tbs ginger garlic

1 Tsp red chili powder

1 Tsp garam masala

Pinch of turmeric

1 Tbs butter 

1/2 cup water 

1/2 Tsp mustard seeds

1 Tsp sugar (optional)

Pressure cooker

Heat a pressure cooker with butter. Add in mustard,cloves,cinnamon & elachi. Next add ginger garlic paste & onions. Fry that for 1min & next comes tomatoes & mutter. Top them with garam masala powder, turmeric, chili powder, salt & water.Close cooker with a lid & cook for 2 whistles.Switch off heat & allow it to cool for 5 mins.
Mean while fry paneer in a nonstick pan till lite crisp (that way you don't have to add some more oil to it).Now remove the lid of cooker & add paneer & sugar to it. Cook for 2 mins on low heat & switch off heat. 

Note : 
1. You can avoid frying paneer & save some time there. 
2. Adding sugar is totally to balance the taste. So it's optional. 

Andhra Recipes

Kothimeera Pallila Pachadi	Kodiguddu Pulusu	Charu
Omelette in Mug	Menthi Avakaya	Pulihora
Vankaya Pulusu Pachadi

Kothimeera Pachadi | Kottumalli Thuvaiyal | Coriander Chutney | Green Chutney

I'm sharing a simple Green Chutney with you all which is packed with lots of antioxidants.This chutney is made of very simple ingredients & also a non stove top chutney.

Ingredients

1 Bunch of coriander/cilantro

1 Tbs Lemon Juice ( Adjust acc.)

2 Green chili's

1 Tbs Jaggeree powder 

Salt 

Clean the cilantro bunch & dry it on a towel. Now in a blender add cilantro, green chili''s, salt & jaggeree powder. Blend it to smooth paste. Now add the lemon juice to the chutney & mix it well. 
Serve it with hot rice & a little ghee. You can also side up this chutney with idli & dosa also.

Note: Adjust lemon juice acc. to your taste & also the green chili too.

Finale of BWW # 88

It's been a couple of months that I'm away from blogging & after a short break I'm so happy to come back into blogging world with BWW event. The response was just awesome & I'm so thankful to all who participated in this event.

Scones & the Dough by DeepaliJain of Confusion Cook

Pizza Rustica by Lynne of Cafe Lynnylu

Calendule in Cucina / Calendula in the Kitchen by Simona of Pulcetta

Beginnings by Priya of The Humpty Dumpty Kitchen

Eataly by Barbara of Bread & Companatico

Grapes by Chitrangada Kundu of Color & Spices

Pagan Ecstacy by Rosa of Rosa's Yummy Yums

Drink in the View by Haalo of  Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once

 

Mormore-Mediterranean Fish by Cinzia of Cindy Star

Herb Flavored Green beans & Beetroot Stir Fry by Usha of Sizzling Indian Recipes

 

Raphanus Sativus aka European Red Radish by

Tanusree of Ma Niche

Asparagus by Me 

Black & White Wednesday Week # 88

I'm so happy to announce the Black and White Wednesday #88 event @ my blog.This event was initially started by Susan of The well-Seasoned Cook, Wich was passed on & now being managed by Cinzia of Cindystar.

Simple rules: 
1. Send in a Black & White or a monochromatic pic of a food or something that represents food.
2. A file size should be as mentioned below:

• For portrait/500 wide & 700 long
• For landscape/700 wide & 500 long or 600 square

3. Send in your Pics to Valli.sunil@gmail.com with below details: 

• Subject : BWW#88
• Name
• Title of pic
• Url to your page 

4. Event starts from 12th of June13 to 19th of June13.
5.Non bloggers can send in your pics to the above mail id & I would be happy to post it for you. 
6. For queries you can leave a comment below.

 
Ammaji Recipes

Oats & Peanuts Ladoo

This month for "Something Sweet" I have invited " Divya Pramil of You Too Can Cook " to share a wonderful recipe with all of us.In my words her space is filled with yummy recipes & beautiful pictures. Do take some time & visit her space here.
In Her words

When Sreevalli, asked me to do a for a guest post I was not able to send her one immediately, but she was kind and patient enough and gave me enough time to send her a post. Though I was ready with the recipe, I had my special post (300th post) coming up so I had to delay this guest post, which when I explained to her, she kindly understood and obliged. (Thank you so much Sreevalli). I came to know about Sreevalli and her blog recently, the best thing that caught my attention immediately was her brilliant and clean blog design and clicks, needless to say she has good collection of recipes too with drool-worthy pictures that will push you to try some. 

As per her request I made a simple delectable sweet with oats and peanuts, that is both healthy and delicious. Its so easy to make and way more healthier than ghee sweets. Moreover it keeps well for more than a week or even 10 days, in normal room temperature. The cardamom pods added gives the ladoos a very appetizing aroma and flavor, whereas peanuts and oats combines together to make a delicious combo. These ladoos have a powdery texture and melts in your mouth as you bite, you will definitely enjoy relishing the flavors in it. You need a very few minutes to make these and they make a very delightful and sweet evening snack. If you are conscious about the calories that sugar can give you can try replacing with jaggery or palm jaggery. So now lets move on to the recipe. Hope you like it. Thanks again Sreevalli for the opportunity..!!

Makes 6 small ladoos 

Total Preparation Time - 15 to 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS

1. Oats - 1 cup (50 grams)
2. Peanuts / Groundnuts - 1/2 cup (50 grams; roasted & skinned)
3. Sugar - 1/2 cup (5 spoons / 50 grams)
4. Cardamom pods - 2 
5. Milk - 2 to 3 spoons or as required

PREPARATION METHOD

• Dry roast (i.e. roast in pan without oil or fat) peanuts and oats together in a medium flame for about 3 to 4 minutes. 
• When done remove from flame and set aside until it reaches a bearable temperature. 
• Now add this roasted oats peanut mixture and sugar into a blender and grind into a fine powder. 
• Then remove from the jar and empty it on a plate. Sprinkle milk little by little and simultaneously rub the mixture well using your hands. Do this until you can press some flour well into a firm ball that does not fall apart. 
• Then take some amount of the flour and make balls by pressing firmly. 
• Serve or store in airtight boxes. Keeps well for 7 to 10 days when stored in an airtight container. 

 

TIP 1: You can try the same ladoos without peanuts. 

TIP 2: You can add some ghee and make the ladoos if you want it to be more rich. 

TIP 3: Instead of sugar you can use palm jaggery also, it will be more healthy. 

Healthy and tasty ladoos are now ready!! You will love the flavors for sure!!

I love to thank Divya Pramil for sending this delicious recipe to my guest post.