Beetroot greens and coconut stir fry

-

The green leaves with reddish purple stalks at the ends of beetroots are edible. They need to be washed well before chopping them up. 


They are a pretty sight; the blend of purple and green in the coconut stir fry. Mom cooked the delish thoran in the customary way; with coconut mishmash and mustard seasoning.


 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tacos

-
Image
Taco is a traditional mexican  dish made of corn. You can add any kind of filling and it tastes yummy! Here's a vegetarian taco recipe For the filling, you will need Beans - 6, chopped finely Carrot - 2 small, peeled and grated Cabbage - 150gms, chopped finely Onion - 2, chopped thinly Peas - 2 Tbsp Potato - 2 small, grated Jalapenos - 1 Tbsp, sliced Olive oil - 1 tsp Salt- 1/2 tsp Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Mozarella Cheese - 6 thin slices Tacos - 6 Place the beans, carrot, cabbage, potato and peas in a microwave safe bowl. Add 1/2 tsp of salt, chilli  powder into the vegetables and mix together. Also sprinkle some water. Microwave for about 5 minutes or until the vegetables become soft and cooked. You can also cook the vegetables by steaming. Add in the jalapenos. Jalapenos in brine are  available to buy in stores. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Warm the tacos for about 5 minutes in the preheated oven. Then fill them with the combin...
Read more

Veg Sandwich

-
Image
Bread - 2 slices Cheese spread Green capsicum Yellow capsicum Cucumber - 2 slices Peas - 2, cooked and mashed Broccoli - a few small florets, boiled Lettuce Pepper - a pinch With a butter knife, apply cheese spread on one side of both the bread slices. Place yellow and green capsicum, cucumber slices, mashed peas, broccoli and lettuce with a sprinkle of pepper, inside the slices. Toast the bread. Cube a small slice of tomato, drizzle olive oil and sprinkle a pinch of salt on it. Serve this with the warm toast. Tip - The broccoli florets can be cleaned by keeping in water which has little salt and turmeric. Strain. It can be cooked either in boiling water or heating in a microwave for a minute.
Read more

Bread Upumav

-
Image
Brown Bread - 5 slices Vegetable oil - 3 Tbsp Cashewnuts - 2 Tbsp Groundnuts - 3 Tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Bengal gram - 1 tsp Curry leaves -5 Ginger - 1 tsp, grated Chilli  - 1, thinly sliced Onion - 2 small, finely chopped Carrot - 1 small, finely grated Salt - 3/4 tsp To garnish: Coriander leaves - a  fistful Pomegranate pearls - 1 Tbsp Pick the soft inside part of the bread slices and crumble into small pieces. Do the same with the outer edges too. Keep aside. Warm the vegetable oil in a pan. Add cashewnuts  and sitr . Transfer the cashewnuts  to a bowl once it starts to brown. Add the groundnuts to the oil and stir for a few minutes. Transfer the groundnuts to a bowl too once cooked. When the cashews cool. break them into smaller pieces. To the heated oil, add mustard seeds. As soon as they start to sputter, add the dals . Stir and then add the curry leaves. Stir and then add ginger, chilli and ...
Read more