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Zucchini Sambar/ Zucchini ToorDal

Of late I started going to gym to burn lot of calories and walking more steps,rather than concentration on losing weight. I am in search of eating healthy meals since I am at home. Buying Vegetables during weekend is lot more fun,because I love to experiment with new vegetables. Eventhough I know Zucchini is now a part of Indian Vegetable, this is the first time I got one...Yeah, Just one.

Before trying it as a just plain curry ,just thought about it mixing with Toor Dal r Moong Dal, and I came up with Sambar.Ofcourse, I googled it and saw Zucchini Sambar on their list. So had an idea to continue it further. Along with this I made Brocolli Curry with Small Onions.

Before I start out with the recipe, I should say it tasted yummy and was same like Radish without the Radish-smell.

I am sending this Entree: Veggie/Fruit- VFAM – Zucchini : Event - Zucchini hosted by CooksJOy

Ingredients:
Toor Dal - 1 cup cooked and mashed lightly
Tamarind- size of a small lemon(india size not the american one)
Vegetables :-
Zucchini- 1 cut in to small cubes
Onion- 1 chopped
Tomato - 1
Green Chillies - 1 slit lengthwise
Sambar powder - 1.5 tsp

Tempering:
Mustard- 1 tsp
Ural Dal - 1/2 tsp
Long Red Chillies/Milagavathal - 1
Curry leaves - a few
Hing/Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Oil and salt
Coriander LEaves for Garnishing

Method:

1)Keep cooked Dal ready
2) In a Pan with oil, Add Mustard and wait till splutter. Add Urad Dal and Long Red Chillies and Curry Leaves, Asafoetida
3)Add Onions ,Zucchini. Fry for 5 Minutes and add Tomato,green chilli.
4)Add Pulp of Tamarind ,Sambar Powder,salt .Let it boil for about 10-15 minutes on medium-high
5)Once you know the consistency, add toor dal ,Coriander Leaves and little pinch of Coriander Powder at last.Coriander powder is just a option but I bet it taste different and yummy.

Carrot peas Paratha- Healthy and easy paratha

It's been a wonderful experience looking at ll other super food bloggers and learn from there recipes. Not only that, but also the photography part. Need to get one SLR cam soon...As my guests were arriving to my house for the weekend, got panic and started to think about something new I wanted to make but as well tastes good. I came across couple of blogs and saw a beautiful narrated website than a blog. It's


She is a wonderful cook and a photographer too...she sure has passions for cooking and clicking which is what her website says. So inspired by her 'carrot peas paratha',I made my own version just to impress my guest. I know this is just my new recipe which I haven't tried so far and to impress a guest ,I dare to try for the first time and came out perfectly.


Ingredients:
Wheat flour- 2 cups
Grated carrot -2
Frozen peas - 0.5 cups
Oil and salt
Jeers seeds- 1 tsp
Ginger- garlic - 1 tsp
Coriander-jeera powder- 1tsp
Coriander leaves - 1 cup for garnishing


Method:


1) In a Kadai with oil, add Jeera seeds and grated carrot and peas and fry for 5 to10 minutes.
2) Add all the masalas and salt.
3)Add these to the Wheat Flour with water and little bit of oil and knead the dough.
4)Make little balls and roll it in to parathas.

Yummy carrot peas paratha is ready.

I made this with Dal Makani made out of whole Masoor Dal and raita.

Channa vathakhuzhambu/kondakadalai vathakuzhambu

Sounds different but I bet it's a tasty treat. When it comes to kuzhambu ,we simple add some vegetables such as onion, tomatoes ,methi leaves or even add appalams but what it's like to add Channa in vathakuzhambu?i had the same doubt when I saw making this in my in-laws house , but I bet, it was very very yummy. Not only it contains high protein but it was hmmmm... Before it gets over I thought I need to pen down this recipe.

Ingredients:

Big lemon-sized tamarind(puli)
1 spn Mustard seeds
1 spn Channa dal
1 spn Urad dal
1 spn Toor Dal
1 cup of Channa / chole , soaked in water overnight and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles
4-5 Methi seeds
4-5 Red Chillies
2 heep spn Sambar powder
6-7 Curry Leaves
5 Spoon Gingely Oil


Method:


* Take a kadai, Pour Gingely oil
** Add Mustard Seeds
** Add Channa Dal
** Add Urad Dal
** Add Toor Dal
** Add Methi Seeds
** Add Red Chillies
** Add Channa/chole

* Then add the pulp of Tamarind Juice

* Add Sambar powder and Salt

*Let it boil for 15- 20 minutes till it becomes semi-fluid consistency.