Day 3

 Today my husband made lunch - a very delicious pizza!

Lunch

We have used store bought ready to bake pizza dough of company - POP bakery. Sett ovan to 220 degree gas or 209 fan setting. Use the pizza saude you like and brush it on pizza base. Then add Finley chopped onions, red and green capsicums , jalapeños and sweet corn kennels. Then bake the pizza in lower rack in the oven for 8 min. Now top the pizza with shredded mozzarella along with salt, pepper and olive oil and bake for another 6 min. Serve hot !! 

Dinner

Methi - tomato dal

In a cooker add 1 cup of washed toor dal and add 2 cubes of frozen methi and 1 sliced tomato along with 1 slit chilli. Add sufficient water and pressure cook. Once the pressure comes down add tempering. For tempering take 2 tbsp oil, once hot add mustard seeds, one they start to splitter add urad dal and fry till red along with fry red chilli. A little hing. Add this to dal along with tamarind water ( 1/2 small lemon size soaked in 1/4 cup on water). Add salt , turmeric powder and fry red chill powder. Mix well and serve with rice. 

Okra - onion fry

In a wide pan add 3 tbsp oil. Add sliced okra or bhindi and fry on low flame till okra is cooked. Now add Finley diced onions and fry till everything is cooked. Add salt, fry chilli powder and turmeric powder. Serve hot with rice. 

Cabbage curry

In a pan add oil, one hot add mustard seeds, urad dal and dried chilli. Now once they are fried add finely chopped green chilli and finely chopped cabbage. Do not put lid. Mix and fry till cabbage is done. Add turmeric powder and salt. Garnish with chopped coriander. 

Quick tomato pickle 

In a pan add oil and chopped tomatoes. Add salt and turmeric powder. Cook tomato mashed up. Take it aside. In the Sam pan add more oil and add mustard seeds, once they splitter add urad dal and dried red chilli and hing. Now quickly add red chilli powder and immediately add cooked tomatoes. Mixed well and turn off the stove. Serve with rice. 

Day 2

 After a long time in this post corona year , we went out had lunch  outside. 

Lunch

We had veggie-delight subway! Mums!

Dinner

For dinner have prepared south Indian , Andhra dishes. I made okra fry, tomato daal, eggplant curry served with rice and plain curd/ yogurt!

Tomato daal

In a pressure cook 3/4 cup on toor dal and 2 cups of water along with 2 - 3 diced tomatoes and 1 green chilli. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. Once it cools down add salt, turmeric powder and chilli powder as per taste. Now in a small pan add 2 tbsp oil and once it’s hot add mustard seeds and let them splitter l, then add 1 tbsp urad dal. Add this tampering along with pinch of hung and curry leaves to the dal. 

Okra fry

Slice okra and add them to oil. About 3 tbsp oil and about 300 gr of okra. Let them fry in medium frame and cook it’s done. Add salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder at the final stage. 

Eggplant curry 

In a frying pan or handi add 2 tbsp oil and mustard seeds. Once they splutter add urad dal and dry red chilli. Once dal turn little red add 2 inch long slices of eggplant. Cook till they become tender. Add salt and turmeric powder! Serve with rice!

Day 1 - 1st jan 2021

 After a very long time started blogging, have been busy with my MBBS program! Now as a new year resolution thought of writing a food journal. 

Lunch

For lunch I have prepared Paneer tikka masala and Chapati (Multigrain atta)

Paneer Tikka Masala

Take 200gr paneer (indian cheese) and cut into cubes. In a wok add oil and when it is warm add chopped onions (1 medium size) and green chilli (1 sliced). Once onions cooked add thinly sliced tomatoes ( 2 medium sized). Cook them with lid on for about 5 min or till the mixture cooked well. Now add the paneer tikka masala (prepare according to the brand of masala you buy) and thinly sliced green capsicum (1/2 capsicum). Cook for another 5 min and then add paneer cubes, 1 cup water and Dried fenugreek leaves/ kasoori methi (1 tsp, crush between palms). In medium flame cook for another 5 min and serve hot with roti.

Snack

For evening snack I have prepared Sweetcorn- Mozzarella Quesadilla.

Sweetcorn - Mozzarella Quesadilla

Take 2 corn tortillas, on a tava/ hotplate set one tortilla and top it with finely chopped onions, jalapeños, sweet corn and shredded mozzarella according to your preference. Season with salt and pepper and also add ketchup. Put another tortilla and do like a sandwich. Carefully flip over the quesadilla and cook it become crispy! Enjoy it hot!

Dinner

For dinner I have prepared south-indian style simple Rava Upma.

Rava Upma/ Semolina Upma

In deep pan add oil (2 tbsp) and when it is warm add mustard seeds (1-2 tsp) and urad dal (1 tbsp). Once mustard seeds splutter and urad dal turn into red add crushed cashew nuts and finely chopped green chilli (1 small).  Add a few curry leaves, once they splutter add 3 cups of water, once water starts to boil add 1 cup of semolina / rava and salt (according to taste). Take care while adding the rava as they may form lump, so keep addling rava in slow and keep on stirring. Cook it till rava is cooked. Sprinkle with chopped coriander leaves and enjoy hot!