Toor dhal Chutney / Paruppu Chutney | Side Dish for Idli Dosa

To go with my Fenugreek Idli I made a subtle and earthy Paruppu chutney.
This is a great combo.



Ingredients:
Toor dhal / Thuvaram paruppu - 3 tbsp
Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds -  1 tsp
Garlic -  3 cloves
Pearl onions - 3 or Chopped onions - 3 tsp
Red chillies - 2
Tamarind - Size of a cranberry
Salt - to taste
Grated Coconut - 3 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
For seasoning:
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds

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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