jowar bhakri Kala / bhakri tadka

Friends,
I am sure most of you need to manage leftover food. This is one of the favorite dish made of leftover Jowar Bhakri in many homes in Maharashtra. It is my favorite too. Sometimes we prefer to cook a couple of extra bhakris so that it could be utilized for a delicious breakfast dish.

Recipe:
1. Grind bhakris in grinder. Avoid fine grinding.
2. Make tadka with a 2 table spoons of oil, Mustard seed,  Kari leaves and hing. Add some pea nuts if you like. You can use green peas ( mutter) or sweet corn kernels also as per your likings.
3. Add finely cut onions,  fry till golden brown,  add finely cut tomatoes,  mix well.
4. Finally add grinded bhakris,  cover the pan for 5 minutes,  garnish with coriander and serve.

Palak corn shorba / soup

Dear friends try this and full your,stomach with healthy soothing soup that sets your stomach. It is simple, ready to cook in 15 _20 minutes, low calorie and last but not the least yummy!

Ingredients :
Palak 1 bowl
Onions 2 medium sized
Butter / ghee 2 table spoons
Black pepper 1 tea spoon, salt to taste.
Fresh corn kernels half coup.
Cornflour 2 tea spoons mixed in water or milk.
Cream to garnish ( optional)

Steps:
1.  Put butter or ghee in pan.
2.  Add chopped onions, cover the pan for 5 minutes till onions become translucent.
3.  Add  palak, corn kernels and cover the pan again for 5 minutes. Let it boil.
4. Blend the above boiled mixture well to a fine consistent liquid.
5. Filter the liquid and add mixture of cornflour and boil again for 5 minutes.
6. Add salt to taste,  black pepper and serve by adding cream if you wish.

Nutritious Sprouted Moong Salad

Friends, hope all have enjoyed the latest long weekend! So here is A dish that will not only set your stomach but also very nutritious. Hope you will also prefer the same to start a healthy day!


1.  Soak moong for 5-7 hours.
2.  It will be sprouted in 12 hours.
3.  Take finely cut onions,  tomatoes,  carrots,  cucumber,  coriander and fresh curd.
4. Mix all ingredients well.
5. Add salt to taste and some chat,Masala, lemon juice

Diet special- Protein-n-fiber-rich cooked veggies

Friends, Today’s dish is dedicated to all my diet conscious friends! Isn’t it an issue close to our heart. While reading humorous material on healthy food I came across a funny quote……. “I need to start eating healthier, but first I need to eat all the junk food in the house so it is not there to tempt me anymore!! It is really a challenge to keep healthy eating habits. It is not a one day, or a one week’s job, we need to develop an attitude of eating right which is the most difficult thing! Anyways there are better advisory authorities to recommend healthy food. I just wish to share my favorite dish when I suddenly wake up one fine day and get frustrated by the weighing scale reading ;)  So please try this and give me feedback. I hope you will like it. Cooked veggies packed with fiber and proteins. You will love to see the colorful refreshing ingredients. Just to share some facts about colorful food please read this: Red (tomatoes and bell pepper) are rich in antioxidants lycopene and anthocyanins, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Green (mutter / peas and bell pepper) are good for your eyes, bones and teeth, and their vitamin K content helps your blood to clot properly.  Orange and yellow ( Carrots and bell pepper) are rich in beta-carotene, which your body converts to vitamin A, a nutrient that not only improves night vision, but also helps keep your skin, teeth and bones healthy. They also contain folate, an antioxidant that prevents neural tube defects in unborn infants.  White (mushrooms, baby-corns, paneer and onions) are high in dietary fiber, helping to protect you from high cholesterol, and antioxidant-rich flavonoids, such as quercetin. They may also lower your risk of stroke, according to a group of Dutch researchers who published a study with the American Heart Association in 2011. After the veggies are cooked, add 2 table spoons minced fresh oregano, 2 table spoon chill flakes, 2 table-spoons of black pepper powder and salt to taste.  Its a full meal in itself. Have this generously and treat yourself with the rich nutrients with very low caloric value.  If you wish to make it as "subji" then add some chat masala or any masala powder of your choice, and it is ready to be served with roti / chapati / phulka / paratha or even rice!!! Diet special- Protein-n-fiber-rich cooked veggies Ingredients 1 Green, yellow and red bell pepper (1 each) 2 Fresh mushrooms(approximately 1 bowls) 3 Finely sliced carrot(1 medium size) 4 Finely sliced tomato (1 medium size) 5 5-6 baby corns 6 Fresh paneer cubes 7 Green peas 8 Sliced onion (1 medium size) 9 2 table spoons minced fresh oregano, 2 table spoon chill flakes, 2 table-spoons of black pepper powder and salt to taste.   Cooking time 30-40 minutes Steps 1 Put a table spoon of oil in pan. 2 Add sliced onion. After onion turns golden yellow add all other ingredients. Cook all the ingredients. 3 Before serving, add 2 table spoons minced fresh oregano, 2 table spoon chill flakes, 2 table-spoons of black pepper powder and salt to taste.   Tips Use of olive oil will add to health value of this dish!

Kids' Tifin special Palak Dosa (Spinach dosa)

Dosa flavored with Palak (Spinach)    This reminds me of one ad that I have seen in which a boy yells at his mother saying, “Pizza main Baingan??? Koi nahi dalta….” Moms are always after feeding nutritious meals for their kids. In doing so, we try to add different veggies in various dishes. I found one way of adding palak (Spinach) to one of the kid’s favorite dishes that I am posting today. I have tried this as a mid day snack and my kids loved it. I hope you too find it good! Palak Dosa / Spinach dosa Ingredients 1.   Rice (1 bowl) 2.   Urad dal (1/2 bowl) 3.   Palak (Spinach- grinded into a fine puree (1 bowl) 4.   Butter to fry. Salt to taste. Steps 1. Soak rice and Urad dal separately in water for around 5-6 hours. 2. Grind rice and urad dal together and allow fermenting.  3. Add palak (spinach) puree to the grinded mixture. 4. Prepare medium size dosas (pancakes) on a fry pan. Add a little butter while frying to taste! 5. Serve with a chuney, pickle or tomato sauce of your choice.

Fresh colorful salad to soothe your stomach!

Dear friends,
Had a spicy and heavy food this week-end? Have this salad to soothe your stomach! I am sure it will say thank you to you for detoxification.

It is made up of fresh Cucumber, carrots, cabbage, and dry mango (kairi).

1. Take chopped cabbage, carrots,cucumber and tomatoes.
2. Grate dry mango to have tangy flavor.
3. Grind 3-4 green chilies, fresh coriander leaves and curry leaves for dressing.
4. Mix well all the above and put some lemon juice.
5. Have this salad generously by skipping Sunday dinner and experience the effect.
6. Your stomach will say a B...I....G thank you to you!!

Pastry dressed with ice-cream, dry-fruits and chocolate sauce!

Pastry dressed with ice-cream, dry-fruits and chocolate sauce 

Dedicating a special dessert on my beloved father's birthday !

Dear God,

Take a bunch of flowers in Heaven and place them in my father's arms. 
Tell them that they’re from me.
Tell him that I love him and miss him

I remember him every day because that is easy,
but there’s an ache within my heart because I’m missing him today.
Tell him that everything is fine and I smile, because I know my father is with me as I am walking the path of life!