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Friday, August 7, 2015

Multigrain Roti



Multigrain Roti Recipe













Ingredients:-
½ cup rolled oats
½ cup millet flour (ragi flour, jowar flour or bajra flour (can use mixed))
½ cup whole wheat flour
1 tbsp. oil
¾ cup hot water
Additional hot water as needed

How to make multigrain roti:-

  • Powder oats finely in a blender.
  • Add the powder to ¾ cup of hot water and stir well to break lumps. Keep this aside for 5 minutes
  • Add whole wheat and millet flours to the same bowl and mix with hot water. Knead till it becomes a soft, pliable and sticky dough.
  • Pour oil and repeat kneading.
  • Smear more oil over the dough. Cover it in a moist cloth. Keep aside for about 30 minutes.
  • Divide the dough to 8 to 10 equal sized balls and knead them again, roll to smooth balls, put them back to the moist cloth and cover.
  • Sprinkle wheat flour lightly on the rolling area. Lightly roll each ball to a roti. If needed sprinkle flour. Do not make them very floury.
  • Heat a griddle. Add water to a bowl and roll a cloth to a ball and dunk it in the bowl.
  • Prepare a small bowl half filled with water and roll a clean cloth to a ball and dunk it in the water.
  • Transfers the roti with floury side facing towards you, with the damp cloth apply water to the roti including the edges. Do not pour the water.
  • Flip it to the other side and repeat the dampening on the other side too. Flip to the moist side; press the roti gently to puff it.
  • Transfer to a plate or insulated casserole. Cover to retain the softness.
  • Enjoy this healthy roti with your favorite curry.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Methi Rice



Methi Rice Recipe

















Ingridents:-
·         Cooked Rice – 3 cups
·         Oil – 1 tablespoon
·         Bay leaf – 1
·         Cloves – 2
·         Cinnamon stick – ½ inch piece
·         Green cardamom – 2
·         Ginger paste – ½ teaspoon
·         Garlic paste – ½ teaspoon
·         Green chilies – 2, chopped finely
·         Onion – ½ cup, chopped
·         Tomato – ½ cup, chopped
·         Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon
·         Coriander powder – 2 teaspoons
·         Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
·         Red chili powder – 1 teaspoon
·         Salt – to taste
·         Fenugreek leaves (Methi leaves) – 3 cups, washed and chopped



How to make Methi Rice:-
  • Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add cumin seeds. Let them sizzle.
  • Then add whole spices (bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom). Let it cook for about 30 seconds and you will get nice aroma from it.
  • Then add ginger paste, garlic paste and chopped green chilies. Let them cook for 30-40 seconds.
    Then add chopped onions. Mix it.
  • Let onion cook till it gets light brown.
  • Then add chopped tomatoes, salt and spice powders (cumin powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder).
  • Mix it well and let it cook for 2-3 minutes or till tomatoes get soften, not mushy.
  • Then add chopped methi leaves and mix it well. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add cooked rice.
  • Mix it very gently so rice grains do not break. Let the rice get heated through.
  • Serve hot.