Soya & Vegetable Pulao

Sending this to Priya's CWS - Cardamom seeds

Ingredients

Rice      : 1 cup
Coconut milk  : 2 cups
Soya Chunks  : 1/2 cup soaked in hot water
Onion             : 1
Mixed vegetables   : 1 cup ( i used carrot, beans and peas)
Green Chilly          : 3
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Cloves
Salt
Oil

Method

Wash and soak rice in coconut milk and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pressure pan and put cinnamon, cardamom cloves, onion and slitted green chillies one by one.
Squeeze out the excess water in soya and add to the onion mixture .
Add chopped vegetables now.
Saute well and add salt
Now add soaked rice with the coconut water.
Close the pressure pan and wait for 1 whistle and reduce the flame for 5 mins. 
Let it sit for few mins.
Now open the lid and garnish with coriander and mint leaves.
Serve with raita and any side dish.

Dhokla ( with left over rice)

 

Dhokla is made with a fermented batter of besan flour.. But here i am using leftover cooked rice to make dhoklas.. it is very yummy and really really very soft.. So here is Jiffy dhoklas.. sending this to PJ's scrumptious delights from leftovers event and also to cooking Escapades steamy kitchen event

Ingredients

Cooked rice  : 1 cup
Wheat flour   : 1 tbsp
Coconut        : 1/4 cup
Green chilly   : 2
Mustard
Urad dal
curry leaves
coriander leaves
Asafotida
Salt
Oil

Method

Mix well rice , wheat flour and salt to a smooth douth..
Spread it on a greased plate and steam cook just like we cook idlis.
Leave it for 5 mins to cool and cut into pieces.
Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds,urad dal,curry leaves , slitted green chillies,asafotida one by one..
Add dhokla pieces and grated coconut and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

Wheat Halwa ( simple process with less ghee)

 

Sending this to  neve's celebrating sweets- halwa event

 Ingredients

Wheat flour   : 1 cup
Sugar            : 3/4 cup
Milk              : 3/4 cup ( or required amount)
Ghee             : 2 tbsps
Cardamom
Cashews
Saffron

Method

Mix wheat flour in milk without lumps and add sugar to it..
Mix well and cook in a pressure cooker till 1 whistle and reduce the flame and leave it for 1/2 an hour.
Heat ghee in a kadai add cooked mixture and keep stirring  continously.
When halwa starts thickening add cardamom powder,saffron and mix well.
When ghee seperates from the mixture your Halwa is done.
Finally add fried cashews to it..

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