Cilantro rolls/ “Kothimbir vadi”

This is a recipe for a starter dish from the region of Maharashtra. Its simple, easy to make & rich in Iron.

Ingredients- I bunch of cleaned & finely chopped cilantro, bengal gram flour, 1tsp of chilli powder, 1/4 tsp of turmeric, 1/2 tsp of cumin-coriander powder, 2 cloves of garlic & salt to taste.

Mix bengal gram flour with the chopped cilantro so that you can knead it into a dough. The dough shouldn’t be too dry so add the flour as much as the cilantro can accomodate.  Add very little water & oil  while kneading as the cilantro also tends to give out some water. Add the above spices & salt . Roll out the dough into elongated rolls . Steam them in a bamboo steamer or any other steamer. Don’t pressure cook ! Once they are well steamed cut them in to 1/2 thick pieces & shallow fry them till they are light brown on both sides. Alternatively you can eat them as they are.. Isn’t this a healthy & simple recipe? Try it out! Serve it with cilantro- mint chutney & your family will love it.

Sprouted Moong dosa

This is one healthy & easy to make recipe for kids. Take 1 cup of Moong dal ( green) & soak it overnight. Drain the water, cover the the container & let it sprout. Then  grind the sprouts  with little water, 1/4 tsp chilli powder, 1/4 tsp cumin seeds, curry leaves, ginger, fresh cilantro/coriander  &  salt to taste. Soak 1/2 cup of Rice flour & then it to the above mixture. Add salt to taste. Heat the pan & spread the batter to make dosas.

Kheema Cutlet/ Burger.

Have anyone of you faced the dilemma of what to make for lunch/ dinner during midweek after long working hours? Here is a recipe which is easy to make & yet mouth watering!

Ingredients- Minced Chicken or any other meat., onions, ginger-garlic paste, Chilli powder/ paprika, Cumin Powder, Turmeric, oregano, & salt to taste.

Method- Heat up the oil, add the chopped  onions & ginger garlic paste, saute well till the onions turn light brown. Thaw the minced meat/ chicken & mix all the dry ingrediens in it. Marinate it for at least an hour. Then add this meat to the onions & saute on high flame.. When the oil starts to separate out add some water & let it cook. Keep the kheema dry. Once the kheema is cooked you can add boiled potatoes mix everything together. Apply little oil on your hands & make medium sized cutlets / burgers. Coat them with bread crumbs & shallow fry them. These cutlets can be relished  with  coriander-mint chutney.

Alternate method- Instead of cooking the kheema, combine it with all dry ingredients, onions & bread crumbs & roll them into burgers. Grill these till the meat cooks.