Spinach Rice

Spinach Rice is a very easy dish to make and requires no much prior preparation. A quick fix solution for those who cannot wait for long to eat good food. I usually make this after I am back from a tired day of work. I have provided a very simple and step-by-step procedure to make the Spinach Rice

Required Ingredients:

Cooked Rice - 3 cups

Baby spinach - 2 cups

Oil/Butter - 2tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1  1/2 tsp

Red chillies - 4-5

Asafoetida - a pinch

Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat a pan and add the butter (or oil). Then add the cumin seeds, red chillies and asafoetida.

• Once the cumin seeds start to crackle, add the chopped spinach to the seasoning . Add salt according to taste and mix well.

• Cook for 5-7 minutes on medium flame. The spinach will wilt and reduce in quantity.

• Spinach takes very less time to cook. Once the spinach curry is done, add the cooked rice. Mix the rice and the curry well. 

• Let the cooked rice cool for a while before adding to the spinach rice. Otherwise the rice may get lumpy and mushy.

• Hot spinach rice is ready to serve.

• Spinach rice can be enjoyed best alone. There is no side-dish required. Raita can be used as an accompaniment if needed. Enjoy your spinach rice!

Notes : 

• Usually red chillies are added while cooking greens due to the fact that people who do not want to eat chillies can easily separate red chillies from the green curry as opposed to finding Green Chillies in Greens!

Eggless Cinnamon Walnut Muffins

Cinnamon Walnut Muffins, saw these Puffy, little, cutie beauties on Sandhya's Kitchen. Bookmarked them immediately and tried them Eggless for yesterday's Breakfast!!! Came out great!!! Please Follow the Link for the Original Recipe.
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Ingredients
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
3/4 Cup Sugar
1-1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Cinnamon Powder
1/2 Cup Coarsely Chopped Walnuts
125ml Milk
4 tbsp Oil
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 tsp FlaxSeed Powder mixed with 6 tbsp of Hot Water (Replacing One Large Egg)


Method

Preheat the Oven to 200C, Grease a Muffin Tray . Sieve together Flour, Baking Powder, and Cinnamon Powder. Add Sugar to this.  Mix the Wet ingredients together in a bowl(Flaxseed powder mixed water, oil, Milk. Add the Wet ingredients into Dry ingredients and Mix gently. Stir in the Chopped nuts and Vanilla Extract. Spoon the mixture in to the muffin tray till 3/4. Bake for 20 minutes or until the Skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. 

Baking Time differs from Oven to Oven, So, do the Toothpick Test to Check Whether the Muffins/Cake is done.  I made it yesterday morning for Breakfast, had it with our Morning Coffee!!!! Warm Muffins Over a Hot Cup of Coffee on a Winter Morning, mmm!!! Delightful!!!! 
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Cabbage Stir-Fry

Cabbage is one such veggie that is green, leafy and very rich in fiber content. It is a very versatile vegetable. It can be eaten raw or cooked. Since it is rich in fiber content it is a very good veggie that cleanses the intestinal system of the body. I usually make stir-fry, Dal and Kootu with cabbage and it is the most liked veggie in my home. This stir-fry is very easy to make and can be eaten with Rice, Roti or can be munched upon just like that.

Ingredients:

Small cabbage - 1
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Chana Dal - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - About 1/8 th of a tsp
Green chillies - 4-5
Cilantro - A few sprigs
Salt - To taste

Method:

• Shred the cabbage into small pieces. Wash and drain and set it aside.

• In a pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal.

• Once the mustard seeds splutter and the dal turns golden brown, add the green chillies.

• Now add the drained cabbage, salt and turmeric powder. Mix all the seasoning well with the cabbage.Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes on medium heat.

• Keep stirring once in between. Once the cabbage has turned translucent it is cooked. Let the cabbage be a little crunchy. It tastes better that way.

• Garnish with cilantro and serve hot.

• Enjoy the stir-fry the best with Rasam rice!!

Notes:

• You can also use red chillies instead of green chillies..It will be a contrast to the green color of the cabbage.
• You can add shredded coconut about 2-3 minutes before turning off the flame. It is a variation from the normal cabbage curry.
• Using turmeric powder is optional. You may choose to skip its use.