A swift and speedy way to a protein packed dish. With the addition of Dutch (white) cabbage with smooth pale, green leaves, Vitamin K and C is also appended to your diet :-)
Puttu , as it is commonly called in Malayalam, is a Keralite delicacy. It is made in a special utensil called puttu kutti. Since puttu is made by steaming rice powder, its totally free from oil and hence very healthy. Its usually eaten with banana, papadam and sugar. The other popular accompaniments to Puttu are black gram curry, chicken curry. Ingredients : Rice powder (red or white) - 2 cup Salt - a pinch Water - 1/4 cup Grated coconut - 3/4 cup Sprinkle salt in the rice powder and mix. Wet the rice powder and mix till the powder forms tiny balls. Spoon it into a puttu maker (puttu kutti) layering it with coconut. Add water in a pressure cooker and close the lid. Place the puttu maker on the cooker, so that the steam cooks it. Cook till steam comes out from the holes in the top of the puttu maker (15 mins). Remove the puttu maker . Push its bottom side to force the puttu out onto a plate. It will fall out in nice chunks of red/white layered with cocon...
Cashewnut is a rich source of healthy fats. This is a cheesy vegan sauce made from cashews, ideal as a veggie dip. The contents are... Cashew - 1/2 cup Nutritional yeast - 1 Tbsp Garlic - 1 clove Lemon juice - 1 Tbsp Salt - a pinch Pepper - a bit Water - 2 Tbsp The procedure... Soak cashews in water overnight, to soften them. Strain water. Fling in cashews, yeast flakes, minced garlic, lemon juice, salt, pepper and water into blender jar. Blitz until the texture becomes smooth and creamy. Use the sauce as a dip or as a spread. Get high on the cheesy sauce! A sketch by my daughter :-)
This is the most basic of all salads and it is quick to conjure. The only juncture to twiddle your thumb is when the onions are soused in vinegar. This is done in order to take away its bite and strong odor. The components of the overly simplified salad are... Onion - 1 Cucumber - 1 Tomato - 1 Apple cider vinegar - 2 tsp Salt - a smidgeon The procedure... Peel onion and cucumber. Slice onion, cucumber and tomato into small pieces. Douse the onion bits with vinegar and set aside for an hour. Drain vinegar. Combine with cucumber and tomato. Add in salt and give it a good stir. Enjoy as a side dish to pulao, biriyani and fried rice.
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