Broccoli Carrot Upma

Today Anush and me got up late in the morning and the climate was also not so good, it was cloudy and dull. We both didn't feel like eating a big breakfast. So I thought upma will be the right choice, which will be warm enough, but didn't want to make it unhealthy, so thought of using broccoli and carrot combination. Tried this recipe for the first time, we both liked it.

You can also substitute rawa with corn meal or cracked wheat.

Ingredients:

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1 cup Rawa/Corn Meal (yellow or white)

2-3 Carrots washed, peeled and grated

1 head Broccoli washed and cut into florets. 

1 Green Chili chopped

(Note: please don't throw the broccoli stem, it's the best part of broccoli, we need to skin off with a peeler or knife and use the tender inside part of the broccoli stem)

1 tsp Tomato paste

1 tsp Sugar

Salt to taste

1 tsp Oil/Ghee

2 cups water

Method:

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1. In a pan add 1/2 tsp oil or ghee and roast the raw on low flame for about 4-5 mins.

2. Transfer this to a plate and let it cool.

3. In the same pan add rest of the oil, broccoli and saute it for a 2-3 mins. 

4. Now add tomato paste, grated carrot and add 2 cups of water, sugar, salt and green chilies and bring it to a boil.

5. Now reduce to flame to very low and slowly add the rawa, stirring continuously so that no lumps are formed.

6. Cover and let it cook in the steam for about 5-7 mins or until the rawa is cooked, stir once or twice in between.

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7. Serve this warm with your choice of chutney or it tastes good without any chutney too.

Sending this recipe to event:

Ayeesha - Taste Of Pearl City - Event Name: Any one can cook

Strawberry Apple Mocktail

Strawberries, strawberries and strawberries......we love strawberries. :-)

I am my Son are great strawberry eaters. Especially I love the color and taste of strawberries, raw or in any kind of dish I prepare. 

It's summer now, I decided to make something out of strawberry other than cake, or pie which my son does not eat. If it is a juice, I can somehow manage him to drink or taste it at least once. I made this drink and he liked it and we loved it too.

I have posted the nutrition value of strawberries in my previous post - "Strawberry Salsa" (click on the link to view the recipe or the nutrition value)

Ingredients:

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1 box fresh Strawberries de-stemmed, washed and quartered/halfed

2 Red Apples (sweet), chopped

Sugar/Honey as needed

1 pinch salt

2 tsp colored Sugar Crystals/Sprinkles

Water as needed

Method:

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1. In a heavy sauce pan add the strawberries, apples and water and bring it to a boil and simmer to medium to low flame and boil  the fruits until the apple is soft.

2. You can add either sugar or honey, if the fruits you are using or not sweet enough. I added about 2 tsp because I thought the apples and strawberries were not sweet enough.

3. Allow the juice to cool and strain it and pressing the fruits with a wooden spoon or hand to squeeze out the juice when in the strainer. Keep the juice cold in refrigerator until the time to serve.

4. Add the colored sugar crystals (I choose orange) in a plate.

5. Wet the rim of the glass with water and dip the glass upside down into the sugar crystals so that the rim is coated with sugar.

6. Keep it on a serving plate and pour the cold juice and enjoy your drink with adults and kids. I am sure kids will love it too.

Note: You can also make it as a adult party drink by adding strawberry wine or strawberry liquor.

Re-posting this recipe to send it to event

Ayeesha - Taste Of Pearl City - Event Name: Any one can cook

Spicy Peanut Garlic Chutney Powder

I love making peanut chutney and powder especially it is very yummy and tasty to eat with dosas. I always asked my Mom to prepare the peanut chutney, whenever she used to make dosa. What more to tell, whatever my Mom makes it used to taste so good...miss her a lot. :-( She makes simple recipes tastes so good, can never replace Mom with anyone or anything. Hats off to all the Mom's in this world!

Ingredients:
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1/4 cup Peanut
7-8 Dry Red Chili
4-5 pods of Garlic
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tbsp Tamarind paste
Salt to taste


Method:
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1. In a pan dry roast each ingredient separately and allow it to come to room temperature except salt and tamarind.
2. In a mixer add all the ingredients and grind it to a coarse powder.

3. Very simple and easy right. The same recipe if you add water to it, you can make chutney of it.

4. I served this chutney powder with Quinoa Chick Peas Dosa.