Sathu Mavu Kanji/Sathu Mavu Porridge

INGREDIENTS:

Sathu Mavu - 1 cup

Oats - 1 packet

Milk -1 cup

Water - 1  and 1/2 cup

Brown sugar  as needed

Salt - a pinch

METHOD:

1.Heat water in a pan

2.Add oats and mix well

3.Add sathu mavu and mix well.

4.Add milk and required sugar  and let it start boiling.Keep mixing to avoid lumps.

5.Sathu mavu porridge is ready .Add more milk or water if needed depending upon thickness of porridge.

Healthy sathu mavu porridge is ready to serve .

                        

Vegetable Clear Soup/Simple and Easy Vegetable Soup

INGREDIENTS:

Chopped Vegetables (carrot,cabbage,lettuce etc)

Water

Butter

Garlic,chopped

Salt

Pepper

METHOD:

1.Chop vegetables and pressure cook it with required quantity of water for 3 whistles until the vegetables are fully cooked.

2.After 3 whistles let the pressure release by itself ,then open the pressure cooker.

3.Strain the vegetables stock and keep it separately.

4.Heat buttter in  a pan.

5.Add chopped garlic and saute well.

6.Add strained vegetables stock .

7.Add pepper and salt and simmer for 2 minutes.

Serve hot and enjoy!

You can also serve it with bread !!

Broccoli Soup/Easy Broccoli Soup

                                      

 INGREDIENTS:

Broccoli ,chopped- 3 Cups 

Onion -1

Garlic -4

Potato,big -1 

Water -2 and 1/2 cups

Milk - 1/2 to 3/4 cup

Pepper powder -as needed

Butter - 1 Tbsp

Salt 

Croutons to serve with bread

METHOD:

1.Heat Butter in a pan and add onion ,garlic,chopped brocolli and potatoes.

2.Pressure cook for 3 whistles on medium flame until the vegetables are cooked well.

3.Keep the cooked vegetables aside and let them cool.Remove only the cooked vegetables and add it to a mixie jar and blend it to a smooth paste.

4.The paste should be smooth .

5.Add the blended paste to the cooked vegetable stock.

6.Mix well.

7.Add milk and mix well

8.Add pepper and salt.

9.Bring it to a boil once and switch it off.

10.Brocolli soup is ready.Serve it croutons and enjoy.

Rava Khichdi

 

Serves :2

INGREDIENTS:

Rava/Semolina - 1 cup

Onion -1 

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 Tbsp

Tomato - 1/2

Green chilly -2

Turmeric powder -1 pinch

Water -3 cups

Salt 

To Temper:

Ghee -1 tsp

Oil - 1 Tbsp

Mustard -1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Channa dal - 1 tsp

Curry leaves -1 sprig

Cloves -2

Cinnamon -1 piece

METHOD:

1.Roast rava  in a tsp of oil without changing colour.Keep it aside.

2.Heat Oil in a kadai or pressure cooker.Add mustard,urad dal,channa dal,cloves,cinnamon and curry leaves.

3.Add ginger garlic paste and saute it well.

4.Add onions and tomatoes .

5.Add chopped vegetables and fry it well.Add required water and when it comes to a boil add roasted rava.

6.Add turmeric powder  to the boiling water.

7.Add roasted rava to boiling water and mix well.check for salt .

8.Let the rava absorb water and mix well.Once it gets thick,cook for 7 to 10 minutes.

Serve hot with chutney or sambhar.

Idly Upma

                         

INGREDIENTS:

Idly -6

Coconut oil -2 Tbsp

Mustard -3/4 tsp

Urad dal -1 tsp

Channa dal -1 tsp

Onion -1

Green chilly - 2

Curry leaves -1 sprig

Idly podi -1 Tbsp(optional)

Salt - as needed

METHOD:

1.In a mixie jar add idlys and pulse it a few times to shred  it.You can also shred them by hand.

2.It should look like this.

3.Heat Oil in a pan and add mustard,urad dal,channa dal,curry leaves ,greeen chilly,salt  and onion.Saute it well.

4.Add shredded idys and mix well.

5.Add idly podi and mix well.

6.Check for salt and serve.

Idly Upma is ready!!