This was late lunch-early dinner yesterday. Rice with Cashews and Peas and Healthy Vegetable Samosas (oven toasted not fried) with Geeta's Tamarind and Papaya & Orange Chutneys.
Plus 3 of this...
Do remember though that I am in Saudi Arabia... so it's a non-alcoholic beer, what a loser!
Rice with Cashews and Peas
1/2 cup green peas
1 cup rice
1 cup roasted cashews
pinch of turmeric
ghee
salt to taste
dash of hing
3.5 cups water
Heat ghee in a small saucepan. Add hing and turmeric, then quickly saute the green peas and cashews for about 60 seconds, add the rice and mix well. Add water and transfer to the rice cooker and let it do the rest.
Healthy Vegetable Samosa
2 medium size potatoes, sliced into small cubes and nuked for 90 seconds
1 medium size carrots, sliced into small cubes and nuked on high for 60 seconds
1/2 cup green peas, no nuking necessary if using canned peas ;-)
2 cups cauliflower cut into small pieces, nuked for 60 seconds
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp black mustard seeds
salt and pepper to taste
1-2 cups water
spring roll wrapper, 20 pcs, 4 in x 4 in.
Heat the ghee in a saucepan. Reduce heat or remove from heat if the ghee is too hot, then add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow to pop. Be careful not to burn the spices. Add the ground cumin, turmeric and ginger. Saute for about 60 seconds, then add all the vegetables and mix well. Add water and cook until the vegetables are soft and a little mushy. Add salt and pepper to taste. Let it cool for a while before wrapping 1-1.5 tbsps in the spring roll wrapper. Cook in the oven toaster for 5-8 minutes until brown. Serve with chutney of your choice.
Do remember though that I am in Saudi Arabia... so it's a non-alcoholic beer, what a loser!Rice with Cashews and Peas
1/2 cup green peas
1 cup rice
1 cup roasted cashews
pinch of turmeric
ghee
salt to taste
dash of hing
3.5 cups water
Heat ghee in a small saucepan. Add hing and turmeric, then quickly saute the green peas and cashews for about 60 seconds, add the rice and mix well. Add water and transfer to the rice cooker and let it do the rest.
Healthy Vegetable Samosa
2 medium size potatoes, sliced into small cubes and nuked for 90 seconds
1 medium size carrots, sliced into small cubes and nuked on high for 60 seconds
1/2 cup green peas, no nuking necessary if using canned peas ;-)
2 cups cauliflower cut into small pieces, nuked for 60 seconds
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp black mustard seeds
salt and pepper to taste
1-2 cups water
spring roll wrapper, 20 pcs, 4 in x 4 in.
Heat the ghee in a saucepan. Reduce heat or remove from heat if the ghee is too hot, then add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow to pop. Be careful not to burn the spices. Add the ground cumin, turmeric and ginger. Saute for about 60 seconds, then add all the vegetables and mix well. Add water and cook until the vegetables are soft and a little mushy. Add salt and pepper to taste. Let it cool for a while before wrapping 1-1.5 tbsps in the spring roll wrapper. Cook in the oven toaster for 5-8 minutes until brown. Serve with chutney of your choice.
4 comments:
Whadaya mean... beer? Oh it's non-alcoholic! Lol! I knew it! As if you can get crunk in KSA! Hahaha!
No way I'm gonna have the real thing here... and I have no plans of giving the police any reason to put me behind bars, lol!
hey, why use ghee? isn't it high-fat?
sunflower or olive margarine works for me as alternative.Indian food though mostly vegetarian has lots of hidden fats in it too. ;)
Ah yes, Sandy, my first yoga teacher, also told me she doesn't use ghee. It's animal-based saturated fat and based on current nutritional guidelines, people should be avoiding this type of fats.
However, ghee has its special role in yogic diet and ayurveda. I haven't really done that much study on it yet, but it's like our coconut oil, many people say it's good and many also say it's bad... I just use ghee actually whenever I cook kitcherie and indian dishes.
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