Pulao

This is a simple pulao recipe.

Pulao

Ingredients

2cups  Basmati rice
1/2cup  Vegetable chopped(beans,carrot and peas)
1cup     Onion sliced
2-3        Green chillies
2-3       Ghee
1/2sp   Ginger garlic paste
2-3        Cloves
1/2"   Dalchin (cinnamon)
 4cups  Water
Method

• Heat ghee in cooker add cloves and dalchin and fry for 1min
• Add sliced onion saute it add ginger garlic paste ;fry till raw smell goes
• Add chopped vegetables and  fry for 2-3mins
• Add washed rice and  fry for 2min
• Add  water and salt  close led and keep gas on high flame
• When  steam comes out

• Instead of  putting cooker weight close it with a glass.

• Low the gas flame and cook for 20min
• After 20min; off the gas and keep aside for 2-3 minute
• Then remove cooker led and mix
• Serve hot with any veg/non-veg curry

Note:This is how I cook  even rice in cooker; instead of cooker weight  I use glass.

Healthy salad

Eating salad everyday is one of the most healthy eating habit.Salad is mixture of vegetables,nuts,cheese and sprouted grains. Salad hepls to low cholesterol and  lose weight.

Healthy salad

Ingredients

1/2cup Sprouted  Moong gram (green gram)
1/2cup  Carrot chopped
1/2cup Cucumber chopped
1/4cup Fresh coconut grated
1         Onion chopped
1         Tomatoe chopped
1         Green chilly chopped
1/2sp Lime juice 
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves chopped for garnish

Method

1. Take sprouted moong in a pan add little salt and water 2cups of water ; cook sprouted moong on low flame;when it starts to boil close led and off the gas .Keep aside to cool.
2. In a bowl add chopped carrot,cucumber,onion,tomatoe,green chilly mix all together and keep aside
3. Strain water from moong and add to above bowl and mix well
4. Add  grated coconut,lime juice,coriander leaves and salt mix well and serve  

Note: Add salt just before serving or else cucumber will leave water.