Thursday, 6 November 2014

Fenugreek ( Vendya keerai masiyal)

Fenugreek dish (Vendya Keerai Masiyal)

Ingredients
1.Fenugreek bunch
2. Dhoor dhal 1/2 cup
3. Tumeric 1/2 teaspoon
4. Garlic 1 PC, Onion 1pc

Garnishing
5.  Cummin seed 1/2 teaspoon
6. Salt 1 teaspoon
7. Dried red chilli 1pc
8. Oil 2 teaspoon

Method

1. Cut the roots out then wash the leaves
2. Dice the leaves and onion
3. Boil the Dhoor dhal with tumeric
4. Once the dhal becomes tender add the fenugreek
5. Then crush the garlic and add to the boiling dhal.
6. In another pan boil the oil and add the garnishing items
7.Fry well then add this to the dhal
8. Finally add salt to taste.
9. Serves well with chappathis or rice dishes









Stir Fry Vegetables

Stir Fry Vegetables


Ingredient


1 carrot
1capsicum
1broccoli
1zucchini
1/2 teaspoon of salt
Sprinkle the pepper

Method

Dice all vegetables
Heat the frying pan with medium temperature
Add 2 teaspoon of olive oil
Add all vegetable and cook until vegetables are tender 
Then add salt & pepper
Mix well and then ready to serve.
If you eat 1 1/2 cup vegetables this would add enough
high fibre in your diet daily.



Horse gram Curry (kolluk khuzhambu)

Kolluk kozhambu


Ingredient

1 cup horse gram
1 onion
2Tomatoes 
Salt 1 teaspoon
Oil-2 teaspoon
Garlic 1 PC

Garnishing
Mustard seed -1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seed -1/2 teaspoon
Fenugreek-1/2 teaspoon
Pinch of asafoetida

Method

Soak the horse gram-3 hours before cooking
Dice the onion and tomatoes
Boil the horse gram, onion, garlic and tomatoes in the cooker with 5 whistles
Heat the oil in the frying-pan
Add all garnishing items and curry leaves 
Add salt 
Boil for 10 more minutes. 
Now ready to be served