Vegetable Rava Upma (Savory Semolina Pudding) by Archana's Kitchen Vegetable Rava Upma is a traditional South Indian breakfast dish that is made from semolina and cooked along with vegetables and seasonings. The Rava Upma is served along with Coconut Chutney and Rava Kesari Bath. This combination is popularly called as Chow Chow Bhath in Karnataka.
Makes: 4 servings
Ingredients
1 cup semolina/rava/sooji
1 large onion finely chopped
an inch piece of grated ginger
2 green chillies finely chopped
5 curry leaves, finely chopped
1 carrot, peeled and finely diced
10 to 12 beans; finely chopped
1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
1 teaspoon of halved urad dal
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida oil for cooking
3 tablespoons ghee
juice from one lemon
Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
Directions for Vegetable Rava Upma Recipe
Steam the carrots and beans and set aside.
In a saucepan; boil 3 cups of water along with salt and a dash of sugar and set aside.
Heat oil in heavy-bottomed pan on medium heat; add mustard seeds, half Urad dal seeds and allow it to crackle.
Stir in the onions, ginger, asafoetida, curry leaves and green chillies and sauté until onions are tender.
Stir in the semolina and roast along with the onion mixture until you get the light roasted aroma and not letting it brown.
Gradually pour the hot water into the above mixture and continue to stir in the process. Turn the heat to low, cover the pan and allow the Rava Upma to cook and steam in the heat.
Keep stirring occasionally to avoid lumps. This will take about 10 minutes.
Finally stir in the ghee, steamed vegetables and lemon juice and sauté for a couple of minutes on low heat until all the ingredients are well combined.
The Ghee enhances the flavour of the Rava Upma.
Serve the Vegetable Rava Upma hot with Coconut Chutney and Rava Kesari Bath to make wholesome complete breakfast.
Note: This is another tricky dish if you have not made it before; with experience and practice you will get the desired texture. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Di-3jIEQF0&feature=youtube_gdata 0 0 | 
Sukhi Aloo Sabzi Recipe (Indian Spiced Roasted Potatoes) by Archana's Kitchen Sukhi Aloo Sabzi recipe are hot and spicy potatoes flavoured with coriander and spices that makes a great travel food. Gujarati’s are very famous for travelling long distances with a lot of cooked food along with boxes of dry snacks to munch along.
Sukhi Aloo Sabzi and Thepla/Puri is one of the most popular among all their travel foods as they are relatively mess free for travel and stay fresh for a long time because of its salt and spice content. At home we savour this dish along with Gujarati Dal or Kadhi with Tawa Paratha or Thepla as the choice of bread.
Ingredients
4 large potatoes, boiled, peeled and cubed
2 tablespoons of oil
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon fennel or cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon garam masala powder
1/2 teaspoon dry mango powder
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder (optional or to taste)
salt to taste
a small bunch of chopped coriander leaves
oil for cooking
Directions for Sukhi Aloo Sabzi Recipe
To begin making the Sukhi Aloo Sabzi, it is important to keep your potatoes boiled. Boiled potatoes, helps in making this sabzi really quickly and saves cooking times and preserves the nutrition of the potatoes. See video of how to cook potatoes in a pressure cooker.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok or kadai or a heavy bottomed pan on medium heat; add the mustard seeds, fennel or cumin seeds and allow them to crackle. Add the potato mixture, the remaining spices and salt. Stir to combine all the ingredients well. Sprinkle some water, just about a tablespoon, so that there is a small amount of moisture for the potato to cook well.
Cover the pan and reduce the heat to low. Allow the aloo sabzi to simmer for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
Remember potatoes drink a lot of oil; try to avoid the temptation to add adding more oil while cooking. By doing so it will make the texture of the potatoes more roasted as opposed to a slight wet and spicy feel.
Once the potatoes are well combined with the spices, stir in the chopped coriander leaves and allow it to rest for a few minutes before serving.
Serve the Sukhi Aloo Sabzi along with Gujarati Dal or Kadhi with Tawa Paratha or Thepla as the choice of bread.
If you plan to pack them for travel or in a lunch box, allow the potatoes to cool completely before packing them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rynP2uZmd4&feature=youtube_gdata 0 0 | 
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How to Make Dal Palak Recipe by Archana's Kitchen Dal Palak Recipe is a nutritious and wholesome dish that is rich in proteins and minerals. This recipe is made from fresh steamed spinach that is mixed along with cooked lentils and spices to make a delectable combination. The addition of a ghee tadka (seasoning) along with cumin and red chillies adds to flavor of the Dal Palak Recipe.
You can use a combination of lentils to make the Dal Palak; like Masoor and Moong, Toor Dal or even Channa Dal. Serve the Dal Palak for a simple and healthy weeknight dinner along with steamed rice or Paneer Pulav or traditional Tawa Parathas.
Recipe Link: http://www.archanaskitchen.com/recipes/indian/main-course-dal-kadhi-curry-recipe/247-dal-palak
Ingredients
1/2 cup yellow moong dal
1/2 cup masoor dal
250 grams spinach, chopped and steamed
1 large tomato, finely chopped
an inch piece of ginger, grated
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
Salt to taste
Ingredients for seasoning
1 tablespoon ghee
1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds
1 or 2 whole dry red chillies
Directions for Dal Palak Recipe
To begin making the Dal Palak recipe we will first cook the lentils (dal) using a pressure cooker using 3 cups of water. See video recipe of how to cook lentils using pressure cooker.
Next we will cook the spinach with the spices. There are two ways you can do it - in a sauce pan by sauteing it or in a pressure cooker.
I will write a recipe of how you cook the spinach in a pressure cooker, as the method is really fast. If you are using a saucepan method, then follow the same procedure, but just cover the pan and cook until the spinach is soft.
Into a pressure cooker, add a teaspoon of oil; add the ginger, green chillies, tomatoes, turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder, salt and spinach. Stir all the ingredients together just to combine them. Once combined, cover the pressure cooker, place the weight on. Pressure-cook until you hear one whistle.
After the first whistle, turn off the heat. We will now place the pressure cooker under cold running water to release the pressure immediately. This way, we will release the pressure quickly and the spinach does not get over-cooked and remain fresh and green.
Now that you have the spinach and lentils ready, if your cooker is large enough, add the cooked dal into the spinach and give it a stir. Bring the Dal Palak to a quick boil.
Our next step is to proceed to make the seasoning. Into a small saucepan, heat a tablespoon of ghee. Add in the cumin seeds and dry red chillies. Roast them until they crackle and sizzle.
Add this seasoning to the Dal Palak and give it a stir.
Serve the Dal Palak for a simple and healthy weeknight dinner along with steamed rice or Paneer Pulav or traditional Tawa Parathas.
Also, do make sure to slice up some onions, squeeze in some lemon and toss it along with salt and serve it with the Dal Palak. The combination is delicious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShZ3hJujn-Y&feature=youtube_gdata 0 0 |
How To Make Bread Upma (Poha) Recipe by Archana's Kitchen Recipe Link: http://www.archanaskitchen.com/recipes/indian/indian-breakfast-tiffin-recipes/1631-quick-and-easy-bread-upma-recipe
The Bread Upma Recipe is a dish that we look forward to whenever we have excess bread lying around the refrigerator. This recipe is a great way to use any kind of excess bread. The addition of onions, green chillies, sambar powder and fresh herbs like coriander leaves along with toasted buttered bread is super delicious.
Makes: 3 to 4 servings
Ingredients
16 bread slices
3 large tomatoes, chopped small
2 onions, thinly sliced
2 green chillies, finely chopped
1 teaspoon sambar powder
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
2 to 3 sprigs of curry leaves
salt to taste
butter and oil for cooking
1 small bunch of coriander leaves, finely chopped
Directions for Quick and Easy Bread Upma Recipe
To begin making the bread upma recipe, we will first toast the bread. You can toast it in your toaster or on a skillet. I personally prefer the toaster as it is quicker.
Once the bread is toasted, apply the softened butter over the toasted bread. Next cut the bread into small dices and keep aside.
In a large wok or a kadai, heat 1 tablespoon of oil and add in the mustard seeds. Allow the mustard seeds to crackle and add in the onions and green chillies. Saute the onions on medium heat, until soft and tender.
Once the onions are soft, add in the tomatoes, curry leaves, turmeric powder and sambar powder. Stir and cook the tomatoes until they turn lightly soft as well.
Finally add in a little salt and the toasted buttered bread pieces. Stir well to combine all the ingredients and stir fry on medium to high heat for a couple of minutes.
We stir fry just to make sure the bread pieces have got all the spices and salted well. Check salt levels. Remember the butter you used could have some salt as well.
Stir in the chopped coriander leaves into the bread upma to get the delicious fresh flavour.
Serve the Bread Upma for breakfast or a teatime snack for friends and family. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUMk2Nl-s4Q&feature=youtube_gdata 0 0 | 
Roasted Red Pepper Pumpkin Soup Recipe by Archana's Kitchen Spicy Roasted Pumpkin and Pepper Soup Recipe is wholesome, nutritious and easy to make. There are certain food combinations that simply work extremely well together. One of them are pumpkin and peppers. Both have a sweet flavor and the crunchiness of the carrot is a wonderful contrast to the juicy softness of the pumpkin.
Ingredients for the Roasted Pepper and Pumpkin Soup
2 red peppers, diced
500 grams of yellow pumpkin, peeled and diced
1 or 2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup milk
1 cup vegetable stock
salt and red chili flakes to taste
Method
To begin making the Spicy Roasted Pepper and Pumpkin Soup Recipe we will first roast the pumpkins and the red peppers in a wok.
Heat a teaspoon of olive oil into a wok; add in the garlic, the red peppers and the pumpkin. Sprinkle some salt and saute for a few minutes until you notice the peppers and pumpkin are cooked and are getting soft.
Once the pepper and pumpkin have softened, allow it to cool a bit before we can blend all the ingredients. Although if you have a blender that can take in heat, then you can blend it right away.
Add all the ingredients into the blender along with the roasted pumpkin and peppers. Blend adding little stock and milk at a time to make a smooth puree.
Adjust the consistency of the soup by add more milk or water or stock. Check the salt levels and adjust to suit your taste.
Warm the Roasted Pepper and Pumpkin Soup just when you are ready to serve topped with some crushed black pepper for those cold winter nights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3h79qYfi8o&feature=youtube_gdata 0 0 | 
Kadai Vegetable Sabzi Recipe by Archana's Kitchen The Kadai Vegetable Sabzi Recipe is a quick and easy sabzi to make that has the goodness of a variety of vegetables adding colour, taste and nutrition to your weeknight dinner. This recipe I have steamed the vegetables a little but before tossing them on the kadai to make the sabzi. By doing this, we preserve nutrition and also helps in the faster cooking process.
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How to make Puran Poli Recipe by Archana's Kitchen Puran Poli is also called as Vedhmi in Gujarat; Puran Poli is a in my family. Puran Poli is part of the menu along our family's favorite Undhiyu every festival and on special occasions. Though puran poli is sweet dish; many Gujarati families have them along with the vegetables as an alternative to other rotis (flat breads).
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