Healthy Recipes

4.Saucy Cauliflower

Ingredients:1 cauliflower(approx. 400gm,broken into flowerettes),1onion(chopped),1 small piece ginger (grated),2 cloves garlic(crushed),1/2cup tomato puree,1 tbsp butter,1/2 tsp sugar,1 tsp brown vinegar,Salt to taste,soya sauce and chilli sauce(optional).

Method: Cook cauliflower with a pinch of salt in just enough water.Arrange in a shallow serving dish.Heat butter and fry onion,garlic and ginger till th eonions are soft and transparent.Add tomato puree,vinegar,sugar,salt and simmer for 5 minutes.Pour the sauce all around the cauliflower.

5.Carrot Paranthas

Ingredients:1 cup grated carrot,3/4 cup atta, 1/4 cup besan, 1/4 tsp jeera powder,a pinch of ajwain,salt and chilli powder to taste,oil/ghee for cooking.

Method: With oiled fingers,knead all the ingredients into a soft dough,adding water only if necessary.Roll out,as for chapatis.Cook on a tava with very little oil.A non-stick tava may also be used.

6.Stuffed Capsicums

Ingredients: 4 capsicums,1/2 cup rice,1/2 cup shelled green peas,1 cup tomato juice,1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves,Salt to taste.

Method: Halve the capsicums and remove the seeds.Wash rice well.Cook rice and peas with tomato juice and salt.Mix in coriander leaves.Stuff mixture into the capsicum halves.Steam till capsicums are soft(about 5-7 minutes.

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