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  • Spinach Pulav and Beetroot Raita


    This is one of my favorite dinner combination,especially on a friday night or on weekends.I love the colors it brings to the dinner table,making it festive right away. And both the dishes are loaded with vitamins.Its Diet Food,tasting like comfort food!
    Without further ado,here are the recipes-

    Spinach Pulav

    Ingredients-
    2 cups rice
    2 cup chopped spinach
    1 cup grate carrot
    1 onion(medium sized) finely chopped.
    1 green chili-chopped
    1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
    2 tsps chopped corriander leaves
    Cummin Seeds
    Whole spices-(2-3 ,each)
    {Cardamom,Clove,Pepper corn,Bay leaves}
    1 tsp red chili powder
    1/2 tsp turmeric powder
    1 tsp corriander-cummin powder.
    Oil 2 tsps
    water-as required for the rice you are using.normally I use 3 cups,for my basmati,when making pulav.
    salt to taste

    Preparation-
    Wash and soak rice for 10-15 minutes.
    In a pan,heat oil,add cummin seeds and whole spices.Fry for a minute,add onions and saute’ till gold brown.Add ginger-garlic paste mix well and add the spinach and carrots,followed by rice,green chillies and corriander. Add all the spice powders and salt to taste.Add the water and bring it to a boil.Lower flame,cover and simmer till rice is cooked.
    Garnish with onion rings and chopped corriander and serve hot with Raita and Papad.

    Time required-20 mins plus chopping time.

    Beetroot Raita-

    Ingredients-
    1 cup fresh low fat yogurt
    1/4 cup boiled and grated beetroot
    1/2 onion finely chopped
    1 green chili finely chopped
    1 tsp chopped corriander.
    salt to taste
    1/2 tsp cummin powder.

    Preparation-Mix everything together.Serve chilled,with chapati,rice or even as a dip.

    I am re-posting this because,this is my entry for the Combo event on Foodelicous.This is the first time,I am ever entering in a food-blog competition.

  • I’ve been Awarded

    Shruti awarded me with-

    And

    And I am sooo thrilled.To get the best blog award from you means a lot to me,Shruti.Thanks..I am going to pass it right back to you!!And I am passing this to- Nima,Mayya,Rima and Patricia
    And I award the Blogger Buddy award to some old friends and new-
    Swaram,Meira,GM,Aneela,Asaaan,Sonia,Kiran,Dipali,comfortablynam,Rayshma,Monika,
    2B’s mommy.There are so many more..but I am lazy to type and link up..So,if you are reading this.. remember you are my best blogger buddy.
    More later,my lovelies…

  • Partners-in-Crime


    Its the long weekend and its raining.We are just having a lazy weekend.I woke up at 12.00*gasp* and the father-daughter duo,didn’t wake me up,even once..*double gasp*
    When I walked out of the room,I saw them both sitting on the couch,watching cartoons and giggling.It was such a sweet sight…I walked up to cuddle them..and was greeted with-“Mom I am hungry!” hmm yeah..thats life.
    Later,when it started to rain,Aadi was excited and wanted to dance in the rain..DH has normally refuses to go out and get wet.He is a little shy,what will people say types..but today,he was totally under his daughter’s spell and the reluctant father,even went did a jig in the rain with her. He tried to get her to play in the backyard..but no she insisted the front..Poor guy,obliged.Sweet,I think.
    Watching them together..I remembered another incident-Last week when we had the medical appointment,Aadi was very happy that dad was home and we were going out,subah-subah.I fed her brekky and got her ready and she wanted to sit in the car.We still had to get dressed and eat our breakfast. When I came out of the room,dressed..Aadi was already in her car-seat,and DH was sitting with her and they were talking.I called him for breakfast.He came inside,filled a plate and went right back,out! I was like WTH? He just turned and told me,”Oh she wants me to sit with her and eat..” All my irritation disappeared..how could it not?
    I leave you with a picture of the partners-in-crime..watching the new TV,excitedly.The TV is nearly 1 year old now.

    Ohh if you are in a mood for baking,check out my other blog .Posted the cookies and bread recipes.

  • Paav-homemade buns

    If you have lived or visited Maharastra,then you will be familiar with Paav or bun paav to be precise.Its nothing but a dinner roll.Majority of mumbai’s office goers and students live on a staple diet of vada-paav and paav bhaji.Strangely,I was clueless about the existence of these two items,till I was 12..I think!
    We didn’t live in Maharastra.We lived in a small town in Rajasthan,where even the bread had to be pre-ordered.The bread man used to go around the whole colony taking orders and go to the nearest big city and come back with a bag full of baked goodies. And even though,we visited the grandparents in Nasik,every year..eating out was not always on the top of the list.It was deemed better to spend money on mithati,fruits and clothes,than on eating out. But,Paav was always a favorite.
    Paav is firmer than bread ,making it easier to dunk it in your drink..and eat,without the risk of it going all soggy.And there is no better breakfast than bun paav-butter and chai.
    One of my resolutions this year is to eliminate store bought stuff and eat more and more home-made stuff.So,I started searching for Paav recipe and found this one over at Chakali’s.
    Its amazing..the taste is just right.I left mine in the one,a little longer than required,hence they look all dried out..but the taste was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G..We couldn’t stop eaing and Aadi has been asking me to bake more bread since then.
    I will definitely be making more of these..