Hello all.. Back to blogging after many days :) Today i am back with healthy rice recipe that is GREEN LEAFY PULAO :) This is a very healthy recipe especially for kids and adults too :) Addition of green leafy vegetables gives nice taste and aroma to the dish. Who don't love or eat leafy vegetables, for them u can prepare like this and give it to them. Very simple and easy to prepare.
Preparation time : 15 mins
Cooking time : 30 - 40 mins
Serves 3
INGREDIENTS
- 1 and 1/2 glass basmati rice or normal rice, soaked for 15 mins.
- 4 onions, peeled and sliced
- 2 bunches pudina/mint leaves, washed
- 2 bunches palak/spinach, washed
- 2 bunches methi/fenugreek leaves, washed and chopped
- 2 bunches thotakura/amaranthus leaves, washed and chopped
- 7-8 green chillies
- 3 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- Salt as per taste
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder/haldi
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 3 tbsp oil
- 3 tbsp butter/ghee
- Whole garam masala spices
PREPARATION
- Clean all leafy vegetables.
- Grind pudina and green chillies into paste. Keep aside.
- Grind palak into paste. Keep aside.
- Chop methi and amaranthus. Keep aside.
- Clean and soak basmati rice.
METHOD OF COOKING
- Take a wide cooking vessel, add butter and oil.
- Once the oil is heat add whole garam masala spices. Let them fry.
- Add onions, let them fry until golden brown.
- Add ginger-garlic paste, fry until raw smell goes away.
- Add pudina - greenchilli paste and fry until raw smell goes away.
- Add palak paste and fry until raw smell goes away.
- Now add chopped amaranthus leaves, methi leaves. Mix well and fry.
- Add haldi powder, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. Mix well and let it fry for 2 mins.
- Now add 3 glasses water, salt. Mix well and let water boil.
- Once water starts boiling add soaked basmati rice. Mix well and keep the flame low.
- Check in between and cook the rice until water gets completely absorbed. Do not overmix the rice, it will get sticky.
- Serve hot with raita.
Hello all... I am back with another tasty and yummy recipe especially for kids that is TUTTI FRUITTI COOKIES... Actually i am very excited to post this recipe.Today i am in baking mood.. so thought of preparing any different recipe.. This i tried for first time and it came out very well... These are crunchy outside and soft inside.Kids love these cookies. Prepare this and keep them in air tight box and give them as snack or keep in lunch box. They will enjoy each and every bite of it. This is also a perfect tea time snack.Very simple to prepare with few ingredients which are easily available in home. So lets know how to prepare this recipe..
Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 10 mins
Serves 10 cookies
INGREDIENTS
1 cup all purpose flour / maida
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
1-2 tbsp milk
1/4 cup tutti fruitti ( i used green and red)
5 cherries, sliced into half
PREPARATION
- Melt butter in microwave for 30 secs and keep aside. If u don't have microwave u can melt on stove also but take care it should not get burnt.
- Powder sugar and keep aside.
- Preheat your oven at 160 degree centigrade for 10 mins.
METHOD OF COOKING
- Take a mixing bowl add maida and tutti fruitti, mix well. This helps in spreading of tutti fruitti evenly in the dough.
- Take another mixing bowl, add melted butter and powdered sugar. Mix well.
- Add vanilla essence. Mix well.
- Now add maida. Mix well. First mixture will resemble bread crumbs.
- Add milk slowly and mix like a dough. There should not be cracks on the dough.
- Now make small lemon size balls and flat them in between your palms. Put sliced cherry on top.
- Place a butter paper or aluminium foil on baking tray and place these cookies on this baking tray. Leave 1 inch gap in between cookies.
- Bake these cookies at 160 degree centigrade for 10 mins.
- Let them cool completely. Transfer into air tight container and serve with tea.
