I have been Tagged

Usha of Veginspirations has tagged me for the seven facts about me. This tag apparently comes with some rules which I have listed below.

The rules of the tag are:
(a) List these rules on your blog.
(b) Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.
(c) Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

7 facts about me

1. I am so obsessed with my emails/blog/orkut that I have to check them atleast 100 times a day!

2. I have this strange habit of calculating calories before each and every meal I have(I even count the calories in a cup of coffee). One more thing is I never buy anything without seeing the expiry date.

3. Whenever I buy a new cereal, I got to try it immediately. Sometimes I have cereal for dinner.

4. I am very particular about cleanliness of the restaurant I go to. A tiny speck of food in the chair or table turns me off and I can't relish my food.

5. I don't get sleep that easily. once I sleep, I can't wake up that easily. I hate to sleep early and wake up early.

6. If someone is talking to me about something (that does not interest me), she may think I am listening to her. Actually I am not!

7.Though my husband and I have watched million movies, I can count the number of movies I watched fully. Almost all movies put me to sleep(even in the theater). The movie has to be extremely good to keep me awake!

Now it's time for me to tag 7 people..
Sripriya, Anudivya, Laavanya, Ujwal, Divya, Suma and Sukanya

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!