Kurma for ghee rice

A spicy gravy to go with ghee rice.

Serves 4 to 6

Category - Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner


Diced or cubed Mixed vegetables - 1Cup (Carrots, green beans, potato and green peas)
Oil - 2tsp
Curry leaves - A few
Bay leaf - 1No.
Coriander powder - 1tsp
Salt to taste
Lemon juice - To taste

Dry roast the following and ground to fine paste using water -
Onion - 1/4
Tomato - 1 small one
Poppy seeds - 1tsp
Cashew nuts - 4 to 5No.
Garlic - 2 to 3 pods
Green chillies - 3No.
Red chillies - 3No.
Clove - 1No.
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Fresh coconut - 1/2 Cup
Coriander seeds - 1/2tsp
Coriander - 1 handsfull (Fry only for a few seconds)

In a pressure cooker base heat the oil, bay leaf and curry leaves, later add the mixed vegetables and sauteé for two mins. Now add the ground mixture, salt and little water. Close the lid and wait for the pressure. Just one whistle and your done. Release the pressure, check for the seasonings and consistency, adjust, add lemon juice and serve hot with Ghee Rice.

This gravy tastes good with Palak chapathi, Chapathi, Plain basmati rice and also with jeera-pulao.

Oats Parfait / Breakfast trifle

Oats Parfait is a healthy breakfast bowl which includes oats, fresh fruits, dry fruits and some cornflakes. In other words its a breakfast trifle.

Serves, 2 single serving trifles

Category - Breakfast

Cooked Oats with honey / sugar & milk - 4tbsp (I used quick cooking oats here but you can use any of your choice.)

Fresh mango cubes - 4tbsp

Dried figs - 2, cut to bite size pieces

Cornflakes - 2tbsp (I used plain but you can use any of your choice.)

Spoon 1tbsp of cooked oats in a clean serving glass cup, next top 1tbsp of the mango cubes, next top one more tablespoon of oats, next 1tbsp of mango cubes, add 1tbsp of cornflakes and  lastly add the chopped figs. The breakfast trifle is now ready to be served.

Follow the above procedure to make another trifle using the remaining ingredients.

Variations - 

You can add any seasonal fruits of your choice and also you can add in your favorite nuts and dry fruits.

You can make these trifles and cover it with a foil paper and store it in the fridge for upto 3 days.
You can cook the oats with almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, to make it vegan friendly.

  

Healthy Breakfast Smoothie

Serves 2 to 3 Glasses

Category - Breakfast

Ripe Banana - 1
Oats - 2 to 3tsp
Milk - 2 Cups (Any kind of milk works)
Pitted Dates - 2
Honey - To taste

Add all the above into a blender and blend for 3 minutes on high. Now the smoothie is ready.
Easy n healthy breakfast for everybody :)

Variation - You can add in sugar instead of honey. You can add in any of your favorite fruits. Experiment with various fruits n nuts.

Comment below to share your variations :) Cheers!!!