South Indian Tomato chutney

 South Indian Tomato Chutney

Ingredients:

Tomatoes: 4 big size chopped in medium size pieces

Onion: 1 chopped

Olive oil: 1tsp

dry red chilies: 2

urad dal : 1tsp

chana dal: 1tsp

Kadi patta: few leaves

dry coconut  powder: 2Tbsp

Recipe:

• Heat oil in a pan and add urad dal, chana dal, red chilies and slightly sauté them, once dals turn red in color, add onions and saute it.
• Now add chopped tomatoes, kadi patta and salt to taste.
• Once tomatoes are mushy. turn off the flame and let the mixture cool down a little
• Blend the mixture and then add coconut powder and mix it properly.
• Optional: can add hot 1/2 tsp ghee with  hing and mustard seeds on top 

Steel cut oats and dal Dosa

 Steel Cut oats and dal Dosa (tastes same as rice Dosa with the goodness of oats)

Ingredients:                                   

Steel cut oats : 1 cup

idli rice: 1/2 cup

urad dal: 1/2 cup

methidana seeds: 1/4tsp 

Recipe:

• Wash and Soak all the above ingredients for 3-4 hours.
• Blend them with 1/2 cup of water in a mixer for good 4-5 minutes.
• cover the batter and leave it in your kitchen, till it gets fermented, it usually takes 4-5 hours in summers.
• make idlis / dosa/ uttapam out of it.

Sprouts aape

 Sprouts Aape (ideal snack for diabetic/ weight loss)

Ingredients:

Sprouts raw : 3/4 cup

onions: 1 chopped

green coriander: chopped 

green chilies : 1

Besan / chickpea flour : 1 table spoon/ 15gms for binding

eno: 1/4tsp

salt to taste

Recipe:

• Blend coarsely sprouts and then add finely chopped all veggies with besan and salt and mix it thoroughly.
• add eno and make it on appe pan with 1tsp oil .
• serve hot with amla and coriander chutney.

Bok choy soup

 BOK CHOY Soup

Ingredients:                                                                        Serves: 1

Bok choy : 4-5 stems with greens

Yellow zucchini: 1kt thin and circular slices

spring onions and green s chopped : 1 cup

ginger, garlic : 2tsp  chopped 

light soya sauce : 2tsp

chili oil : 1/3tsp

oil :1tsp

Recipe:

• Saute zucchini with 1/2tsp oil in a pan or wok till its done and keep it on side.
• Saute ginger garlic and 3/4 spring onions in a same pan till its done.
• now add soya sauce, chili oil, salt to taste with 2 cups of water and bring it to boil
• now add Bok choy (full stems) and cook it for 5 more minutes 
• garnish it chopped spring onions, previously saute zucchini, lemon juice and chopped cilantro 
• serve hot

High Protein Sandwich

Ingredients:

Paneer: 100gms

Flax seeds: 2Tsp roasted 

ajwain: 1/2 tsp

salt to taste

for filling:

cucumber sliced

coriander and amla chutney/ hung curd dip

tomatoes sliced

olives

Recipe:

- Blend paneer, flaxseeds, ajwain, salt and very little water togther

- flatten out this mixture on a parchment paper like chapati as thin as possible. bake it for 10-15 minutes 

- now cut this baked bread into 2 halves

- apply green chutney/ hung curd on both sides

- add cucumber, tomato and olives in between with salt and pepper and enjoy.

Tofu, red cabbage, pepper salad

Ingredients:

Tofu: 75gms

garlic: 2 cloves crushed

sesame oil/ olive oil : 1tsp

mixed herbs, seasoning as per taste

Red cabbage (chopped) : 1cup

red, yellow and green bellpeppers : diced 1 cup

apple: 1 chopped

raisins : 8-10

Recipe:

- take oil with crushed garlic, herbs and seasoning in a bowl, mixed it and dip whole 75gms block of Tofu in it and coat it nicely

- Grill coated Tofu in pan till it is properly grilled and red in colour

- now take it out in a salad bowl and slice it in stripes, add all chopped salad veggies 

- add chipotle dressing on top (check recipe of chipotle dressing on our blog)

- Serve it chilled 

Veg Galouti Kebabs

 Ingredients:                                                 Serves: 1-2

Soya chunks - 35gms

Paneer (low fat) - 50gms

Garam Masala - 1Tbsp

garlic: 4-5 cloves

walnuts: 2 full

salt as per taste:

onion : 1 chopped

ghee: 1tsp to cook

Recipe:

- Saute chopped onions with garlic in ghee.

- add boiled soya chunks, paneer, garam masala and salt as per taste. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes.

- add water and let it cook on a low flame for 5 minutes.

- once cooked, make sure its thick in consistency. Cool the mixture and blend it in a mixer with walnuts

-  make flat kebabs and cook it on a non stick tawa or air fryer.

- serve hot with mint chutney

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Suji Poha bites

 Ingredients:                                                            Serves: 1-2

Poha: 1/2 cup well washed and drained

Suji: 1/2 cup 

curd: 1 cup

Salt and chili powder as per the taste

For seasoning: 

Oil: 1Tsp

Jeera: 1/2tsp

Rai: 1/2tsp

sesame seeds: 1/2tsp

hing: a pinch

curry leaves: few

garam masala/ sambhar masala: 1/2tsp

Recipe:

- Mix suji, poha and curd well and let it rest for about 10 minutes.

- Make coin size balls and steam them for 10 minutes.

- Take a pan and add 1Tsp oil. Once heated , add all the seasonings and then the steamed balls, stir them well and serve them hot.

Vinaigrette Dressing

 Ingredients:                                                           Serves: 2-3

apple cider vinegar: 1/4 cup

Dijon Mustard : 4tsp

Olive oil: 1/4 cup

Salt and black pepper: as per taste

Recipe:

Take a small glass bottle with all the above ingredients in it. Shake it well and refrigerate it. Pour on salads before serving.

Chipotle Sauce

 Ingredients:                                                            Serves: 2-3

Paneer: 45gms

Soaked cashews : 4-5

Soaked kashmiri mirch : 1

cheese cube: 1

sugar: 1/2tsp

oregano/ salt : as per taste

red chili powder: as per taste

lemon juice: 2 Tsp

olive oil : 1tsp

Recipe:

Blend the above ingredients with 3-4 ice cubes. Serve it with your salads, cutlets, tikkas, saute veggies, on toast as a spread.