Showing posts with label wholegrains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wholegrains. Show all posts

Sunday, August 10, 2008

16Bean Adai With Aviyal and Pineapple Chutney

Every body knows adai is very very healthy food,for adding more healthy i thought making adai with 16bean soup mix instead of few beans ,for more fiber,protein,etc...Not only adai my side dish avial and pineapple chutney also healthy and nutritious.

Adai:
Ingredients:

16 Bean soup mix - 3/4cup
uraddal -4tbsp
Brown rice or Raw rice - 1/2cup
Red chilli - 2
cocount - 2tbsp
salt - as needed
Asafodia powder - 1pinch
cinnamon - 1/2" piece
Garlic - 1cloves
curry leaves - 1sprig(finely chopped)
Medium size onion - 1/2(finely chopped)

Direction:

Soak 16bean soup mix for atleast 6hours,in a separate bowl soak ural dal,chillis and rice for 2hours.Drain and grind in to corse paste everything together with remaining ingredients in table except curry leaves and onion.Add curry leaves and onion to the batter now.

Heat a griddle until smoking hot. Pour a laddle of batter onto the griddle and swirl in a concentric circular motion starting from the inside to the outside. Sprinkle a little oil around the edges and roast till golden brown. Flip and roast the other side till done. Serve with avial and pineapple chutney.

Aviyal:
Ingrediends:

Drumsticks - 1
Brinjal -2
Potato - 1/2
Green plantain - 1/2
Carrot small - 1
Beans - 6
Diced White pumpkin - 1/4 cup
Raw mango - 3 slices(i've used frozen)
Turmeric -1/2tsp
Curd - 1/4cup

For Grinding:
Grated cocount - 1/2cup
Green chilli - 2
cumin - 1/2tsp
curry leaves - 5

For Seasoning:
Onion - 1/4 chopped roughly
Mustard - 1/2tsp

Directions:
Cut all the veggies into lenth wise pieces,in a pan add 1cup of water,all the veggies,turmeric and salt.Bring it to boli till all the vegetales are tender.Grind together coconut,cumin seeds,green chilli, & curry leaves.Once the vegetables are cooked well,add the ground paste and cook for few minutes.Switch it off when its done and add curd and mix well.
Heat a 1tsp oil in kadai,lets pop the mustard then add onion saute it 30 to 40sec.Add it to the aviyal.

Pineapple Chutney:

Ripe Pineapple diced - 1/2 cup
Turmeric - 1/2tsp
Cumin - 1/4tsp
Green chilli - 2
Grated cocount - 6tbsp
Mustard - 1/4tsp
curry leaves - 5(optional)

Method:
In a pan add pineapple,cumin,turmeric with 4tbsp water,cover and cook it for over low till the pineapple tender.Switch it off ,let it cool.Grind in a blender with green chilli and salt,Season it with mustard and curry leaves.This is my most favorite side dish for adai.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Whole Grain Veg- swril Bread

Whole grains are very healthy and also playing important role when we looking for diet.As unbelievably tasty bread as it is easy,this bread proves that we can make the whole grain bread with great flavors and taste.

For Bread:

Whole Wheat Flour - 2cup
All purpose Flour - 1cup
salt - 1tsp
sugar - 2tsp
Regular dry active yeast - 1pkd
Warm Milk - 11/4cup
canola oil - 2tbsp
Melted Butter - 2tbsp
egg - 1

For Filling:

Grated Mixed Vegtables - 11/2 cup
Onion Chopped finely - 1
green chilli very finely chopped - 2
Minced ginger and garlic(not ginger garlic paste) - 1/2tsp
salt - 1/2tsp
Jeera - 1/2tsp

Direction:

Grease bottom of loaf pan or cookie tray with shorting.

In small bowl add milk,yeast and sugar,cover it and keep aside for 15mins.In Large bowl mix flours and salt,add oil and egg ,add the milk mixture into flour bowl; sitr until flour is completely moistented and knead well for make good dough.Then keep aside for an hour.

Haet oil in a pan add jeera once it splutter add onion,salt,green chilli and minced ginger and garlic; fry for 5mins over low-medium heat,add mixed vegies cover and cook for another 10 to 15mins.let it cool completely.

After an hour roll out the dough using rolling pin or hand by 1 to 11/2 inch thickness as round or rectangular shape,spread the stuffing over the dough and drizzle some oil.

Roll the dough from one corner to another,seal it.then cover the stuffed dough,keep it some warm place for an another hour.

Heat oven to 350deg F .Bake 35 to 45 mins or top of bread is golden brown.Remove it from pan to wire rack.Brush top with melted butter.Serve with your favorite sauce.

This is my entry for Healthy Cooking - A Cookbook Giveaway Event