Mixed Vegetables with Tofu Meal

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                                                 Mixed Vegetables with Tofu Meal

My today's posting is about mixed vegetables with tofu meal.  Tofu or bean curd,  high in soy protein, good for everybody, especially a healthy option for vegetarians.  Blend  it with vegetables then add sauces, the perfect meal is ready in minutes.

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   Ingredients:

§  Mixed vegetables, 1 lb (Stir fry frozen bag, available in costco or use fresh vegetables)

§  Tofu or bean curd (4 oz, 120 gms, firm, cut into pieces)

§  Hot sauce (1 tsp)

§  Sweet and Sour sauce (2 Tbsp)

§  Soy sauce (1 tsp)

§  Vinegar (1 tsp)

§  Olive oil (1 tsp)

Preparation method:

• Take nonstick skillet, add frozen vegetable mix then add little bit of water and cook it for 5 min. 
• If you are using fresh vegetables, (carrots, broccoli, capscicum, peas, beans and mushroom) cut them into pieces and boil them until they become soft.   
• Add hot sauce, sweet and sour sauce, soy sauce,vinegar, oil and finally tofu to the the mix, stir it, place the lid and fry for  3 minutes. 

• Now, mixed vegetables with tofu meal is ready to eat.

• You can add more or less sauces according to your taste.

• Try this vegetable meal for  your lunch or dinner.

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Spicy Corn Snack

Hi Friends,

Today I am posting, quick, instant and easy CORN snack recipe. 

Here is the recipe for Spicy Corn Snack.

Ingredients:

§  Corn (Steamable bag or loose corn 1 cup, available in the frozen section )

§  Carrot (Optional, grated 1/4  cup)

§  Zeera or Cumin powder (1/4 tsp)

§  Ginger paste (1/4 tsp)

§  Black Pepper powder (1/4 tsp or according to the spicy taste)

§  Pinch of Red chilli powder

§  Salt to taste

§  Oil or Butter (1/2 tsp)

 Preparation method:

1)  If you are using the steamable corn bag, follow the  instructions

 to microwave it, or if you have loose corn add adequate  water,

 microwave it or boil it in the water on stove top until it becomes

soft. 

2)  Drain the  excess water,  take it into a bowl.

3) Add all the ingredients above listed, mix well.

4)  Garnish it with coriander leaves, it is ready to eat, serve it as

such.

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Dal (Lentils) Dosa

Hi friends,

We all love to eat dosa  in the breakfast.  Now try my new recipe, dal(lentils) dosa which  is easy and instant.  It gives you more energy, proteins and fiber than our traditional dosa. Fermentation is not at all required (very cool……).

Here is the recipe for Dal (Lentils) Dosa.

Ingredients:

§  Urad dal or black gram  (1/2 cup)

§  Yellow split moong dal or pesara pappu (1/2 cup)

§  Bengal gram or senagapappu or chana dal (1/4 cup)

§  Rice (Optional – 1/2 cup)

§  Zeera or Cumin seeds (1/2 tsp)

§  Ginger (small piece)

§  Salt to taste

§   Oil (Optional)

 Preparation method:

1)  Wash all above lentils and rice,  soak them  in a bowl  for 2

 hours.

2)   You can use either mixie or wet grinder.  Except oil, Put all

above ingredients in the mixie and add little water to it, grind it into

 smooth batter.  Once done with mixie, add more water to the batter

 ( make it,  just like regular dosa batter).

3) Mix the batter well, take a nonstick griddle heat it, drop a ladle

 of batter, spread it around  into a thin crust (do just like regular

 dosa). If you want you can sprinkle the oil on dosa,  let it cook for

 2-3 min, until  it turns into medium brown color. Now  turn it and

 cook it for less than 1 min.

4) Now yummy dal dosa is ready to eat.  Serve it hot with ginger

chutney or  pudina chutney or tomato chutney or even with tomato

 ketchup.

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Spinach (Palak) moong dal fry or palakoora pesara pappu fry

Spinach has a high nutritional value and the excellent source of

vitamin A, C, Iron, folic acid and many more....  Folate (Folic acid)

which is good for women especially during pregnancy. Try to

avoid cooking spinach in the pressure cooker, where you will lose

major nutrients because of high temperatures.  So try this palak

recipe to get maximum benefits. Here is the recipe for spinach moong dal fry.

   Ingredients:

1) Spinach   (16 oz bag chopped)

2 )Yellow split moong dal or pesara pappu (half cup, electric rice cooker cup)

3) Oil  ( 2 tsp)

4) Mustard seeds (1/2 tsp)

5) Zeera or Cumin seeds (1 tsp, or you can use powder 1/2  tsp)

6) Garlic cloves (6 No, minced or crushed)

7) Red chillies  (4 No, break into pieces)

8) Turmeric powder (1/4 tsp)

9) Salt to taste

 Preparation method:

1)  Wash the dal first and soak in the water for 30 minutes at least.  (2 hrs better)

2)  Wash the spinach and chop into pieces.

3)  Heat the oil in the Non-stick vessel or pan (Calphalon hard anodized works best), add   mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, garlic, red chillies and finally turmeric powder.  Stir it  for 2-3 minutes.

 4) Then add chopped spinach,  soaked moong dal, mix it well, add little bit water then close the lid and cook it for 6-8 minutes on medium temperature. The mixture will become soft and tender, then add salt according to taste.

           Nutritious and delicious spinach dal fry is ready.  It goes well with rice, chapati, naan and roti.

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Vegetable Names (Telugu to English)

Telugu Name --- English Name

 

Yendu mirapa kaaya -- Red Chilli

Chukka koora -- Red sorrel

Puttagodugulu -- Mushroom

Vellulli -- Garlic

Usirikaaya -- Goose Berry

pudina Akulu   -- Mint Leaves

Kobbari Kaaya  -- Coconut

Maamidi Kaaya  -- Raw Mango

Mokkajonna   -- Corn

Bhatani -- Green Peas

Bangalore Mirchi -- Capsicum

Chikkudu Kaya  -- Broad beans

Beetroot    -- Beetroot

Cabage    -- Cabage

Califlower/Gobi  -- Califlower

Arati Kaaya   -- Raw banana

Tamata    -- Tomato

Chema Dumpa -- Colacasia

Pachi Mirapa Kaya -- Green Chilli

Boodidhi Gummadi kaaya -- Ash gourd

Kothimeera   -- Coriander

Menthi Kura   -- FenuGreek Leaves

Gongura    -- Sorrel

Karivepaku   -- Curry Leaves

Paalakura   -- Spinach

Bachalikura   -- Chinese spinach

Thotakura   -- Amaranthus

Mulakkaaya   -- Drumstick

Kandagadda -- Sweet Potato

Panasa kaaya  -- Raw Jack fruit

Dosakaya    -- Cucumber

Mullangi    -- Radish

Bendakaya   -- lady's-finger, okra

Goru chikkudu  -- Cluster beans

Dondakaya   -- Tindoora

Anapakaya/Sorakaya -- Bottle Gourd

Potlakaya   -- Snake Gourd

Beerakaya    -- Ridge Gourd

Kakarkaya   -- Bitter Gourd

Vankaya    -- Brinjal

Alugadda/Bangala dumpa -- Potato       

Spinach - Healthy Cooking Tip

Hi  viewers

Today I am posting one healthy tip about spinach cooking style.  Generally we cook spinach in the pressure cooker with lentils, so most of the nutrients will get destroyed because of high temperatures. To get maximum health benefits from spinach, cook the spinach either on the stove top or use microwave as quickliy as possible.

I hope you follow my healthy tip whenever you cook spinach now onwards.

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Moong Dal soup with Tomato or Tomato pappu (pesara) or Tadka dal

Moong dal  is loaded with fiber and protein which is the perfect combination.  Add some tomatoes to dal, it  enhances the taste of  moong dal, which is  easy to make and tasty to eat.  Here is the recipe for moong dal soup.

Ingredients:

1)   Yellow split moong dal washed  (1 cup, electric rice cooker measuring cup)
2)   Tomatoes  (6 Medium, chopped )
3)   Oil 1 tsp (Olive oil is preferred)
4)   Mustard seeds  (1/2 tsp )
5)   Zeera or cumin seeds  (1 tsp)
6)   Green chillies   (2 Nos)
7)   Garlic  cloves   (4  No, chopped)
8)   Turmeric powder   (1/4 tsp )
9)   Cilantro/coriander   (1/2 bunch finely chopped )
10)  Salt to taste.

Preparation:

1)  To make cooking easy,  take a pressure cooker, add 1 tsp oil, heat it, then add mustard seeds, cumin seeds,  green chillies and garlic,  let it turn into brown color, add turmeric powder.

 2)  Then add the washed moong dal, tomatoes and then 2 cups of water, mix the contents well,  pressure cook on high flame.  After 3 whistles, turn off the heating and allow the contents to cool down. Finally, add salt to taste and garnish with cilantro. You can add more water for your required consistency.

                                                                Tasty and healthy moong dal soup is ready.  It goes well with rice, chapathi, naan, pulka even with poori.  This recipe serves for 5 people.

I hope you will try my recipe and enjoy the taste.

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