Soya Chunks in Moong Gravy

I include lot of whole moong in my cooking compared to other beans because of the nutritional benefits. Most of the times I don't stick to any particular recipe while cooking the moong beans gravy. I had some soya chunks which need to be used up, else it will find its way to the bin, very soon. So decided to add those soya chunks to the moong bean gravy, I was to make as a side for roti. This is a simple recipe yet very flavorful with the ingredients in the ground paste. And easy to prepare.

Whole moong dal- 1 cup

Soya chunks - 10 nos

Sambhar powder - 2 tspn (optional)
Salt

Turmeric - 1/2 tspn

For ground paste

Grated coconut - 2 tbpsn

Chopped coriander - 4 tbspn

Chopped mint/pudina - 2 tbpsn

Green chilly - 3 nos

Pearl onion - 5 nos

Garlic - 2 pods

Grind all the ingredients to a fine paste

Seasoning

Oil - 1 tblspn

Mustard seeds - 1 tspn

Jeera - 1/2 tspn

Pressure cook whole moong. Moong beans doesn't require pre-soaking. I cook the bean with out soaking. It turns mushy on pressure cooking. If you have the habit of soaking them, do soak and proceed with cooking. Soak the soya chunks in hot water for 10 minutes. It must have puffed up well by then. Squeeze and drain the water. Wash the chunks in cold water with two changing of water. Chop the chunks into 2/3 pieces.

Heat kadai with a tablespoon of oil. Add the seasoning ingredients - mustard and jeera. Add cooked moong beans, soya chunks, salt and turmeric. Bring to a boil. Add ground paste and let it simmer for 5 minutes till flavors sink into the gravy.

Enjoy with hot rice/ chapathi

Sweet Corn Soup- Fat Free

There is no oil or butter in this soup thus making it fat free and super healthy!
I am sending this recipe to Divya's Diet Foods Event
Ingredients:
Frozen petite sweet corn-2 cups
Cabbage finely chopped-1 tbsp
Beans finely chopped-1 tbsp
Salt
A dash of onion powder
Pepper powder-1/4 tsp or more
Corn flour-1 tbsp
Milk-1/4 cup

Method:
Boil water and corn together till corn turns soft(takes 10 minutes approx). Cool and grind it to a fine paste and pass the ground corn paste through a strainer. In a pan, add this paste, chopped cabbage, beans, milk, salt, pepper, onion powder, water(to desired consistency) and boil the mixture for 5 minutes.
Make a thick paste of corn flour with water. Add this as well. Simmer for 2 minutes.
Soup is ready!

Spicy Vegetable Cheese Sandwich

What's in the stuffing?
Sauteed Jalapenos, Onions and Capsicum, sliced Cucumbers , Tomatoes and yummy Pepper jack cheese.

Method:
In 1/2 tsp oil, saute jalapenos, onions and capsicum on high heat for 1 minute.
Heat a pan(tawa), drizzle oil, toast one side of the bread and place a slice of cheese on the other side(top side). Layer with sauteed veges, salt, pepper and sliced cucumbers and tomatoes. Toast another bread and place on top. Cut diagonally into two pieces and serve.

Makes an ideal brunch on lazy weekends.