Sabudana Khichdi

Sabudana Khichdi 

I have been eating this dish through out the year during my childhood. However, during winters my mom used to make a variant that we used to enjoy in breakfast with hot cup of tea. Giving below recipe of this variant where I have added green peas, potatoes, peanuts and other spices.

Do try this winter and share your feedback

Preparation Time : 10 Min

Resting Time : Overnight

Cooking Time : 15 Min

Ingredients :

• 1 Bowl Sabudana (Sago) washed and soaked for 15 Minutes and then take it out into the strainer so that all the water gets removed and allow this to rest overnight covered with wet cloth
• 1 Boiled potato cut into pieces 
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 1 Tablespoon peanuts
• 1 Teaspoon jeera
• Pinch of Hing
• 1/2 Tea spoon haldi powder 
• 2 Green chillies chopped
• Red chilly powder according to taste
• Salt according to taste
• 2 Table spoon coriander chopped
• 1 Tea spoon sugar
• 1 Table spoon lemon juice 
• 2 Table spoon oil

Procedure : 

• Take a pan add oil heat it then add zeera and hing to this

• Now add Peanuts and cook for minute or two

• Then add green peas saute it for 3 to 4 minutes, now put boiled potatoes to this and cook for 3 to 4 minutes

• Once green peas and potatoes are cooked, add haldi, red chilly, green chilly and salt

• Now add sabudana to this, mix it well, cover with lid and cook for 3 to 4 minutes

• Add sugar, lemon juice and coriander leaves and enjoy 

Dal Parantha

Dal Parantha  

Come winters and we love eating paranthas of all sorts, aloo, gobhi, mooli, pudina etc.Here I am presenting a new variant, as daughter use to frequently demand something different from routine. Here I have used dal with its chhilka (skin) so that its fibrous content gets utilized. This is prepared using desi ghee and I have also added ingredients like ginger, garlic, ajwain, coriander etc. making it a complete meal giving it delicious taste and healthy content.

I love eating this in winters while sitting in sunshine and found it ideal for breakfast and for children's lunchbox as well.

Preparation Time : 30 Min

Cooking Time : 20 Min

Ingredients : 

• 2 Cup wheat flour
• 1/2 Cup split green moong dal soaked in water for 3 to 4 hours
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 Green chilly chopped
• 1 Tbs Pure ghee plus ghee for cooking
• 1 Tablespoon chopped garlic greens (optional)
• 1 inch piece ginger chopped
• 1 Teaspoon ajwain seeds
• Salt according to taste
• 1 Tablespoon chopped coriander
• Red chilly powder according to taste
• Water as required to knead the dough

Procedure :  

• Wash and then Soak Dal in water for 3 to 4 hours. Now rub it so that the chhilka (its skin) gets removed as shown in picture

• In a bowl take wheat flour, add soaked dal and its skin, chopped onion, green chilly, garlic greens, chopped ginger, chopped coriander, ajwain, salt, red chilly powder and 1 tablespoon ghee mix all ingredients nicely and knead it into a stiff dough

• Keep this aside for 30 minutes covered with wet cloth

• Now take a small portion of dough, roll out into a round shape and apply 1/2 tablespoon of ghee on to this as shown in picture

• Now make a small cut as shown in picture. Hold the corner and make a round of dough
• Now roll this into a round 

• Heat a tawa and place the parantha over it. Cook it apply some ghee and turn it, again apply some ghee and cook it on medium flame till it gets cooked from both the sides

• Serve hot with curd and pickle 

Stuffed Moong Dal Chilla

Stuffed Moong Dal Chilla  

In winters eating moong dal chilla used to be a delicacy during good old days. Today kids like more junk food, more cheese, more corns, bell peppers etc. Same is the scenario at my home. Conventional dishes are no more attractive to this generation.

So I prepared dal chilla with the stuffing of all her favourite veggies like bell pepper, corns, paneer etc. whatever they like. This makes this Stuffed Moong Dal Chilla healthy, nutritious and tasty.

Preparation Time : 15 Min

Resting Time : 2 to 3 hours

Cooking Time : 10 to 15 min

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup soaked moong dal (for 2 to 3 hours)
• 2 Tablespoon rice flour
• 2 to 3 Green chillies 
• 1 Teaspoon chopped ginger
• 2 Tablespoon grated paneer
• 2 Tablespoon blanched sweet corns
• 2 Tablespoon chopped bell pepper
• 1 Teaspoon pizza seasoning
• Salt according to taste
• Oil for cooking

Procedure :  

• Take 1 cup moong dal, wash it and soak it in enough water for 2 to 3 hours

• In a grinder, take soaked moong dal along with chopped green chilies, ginger and salt and grind it into smooth paste. Transfer this in a bowl and keep aside

• In this mixture add rice flour and mix it well. Make sure that the batter is in a free flowing form if required add little water to this

• Take another bowl and prepare stuffing. In a bowl add grated paneer, corns, bell pepper, chopped green chillies, salt and pizza seasoning and mix it well

• Take a non sticky pan sprinkle few drops of oil and spread one tablespoon of moong dal batter on it, as shown in picture

• Now add a tablespoon of stuffing to this and spread it

• Spread some more batter on it as shown in picture to cover the stuffing

• Cook it on medium flame, when it is done from one side, turn it, apply few drops of oil and cook it till it is cooked from both the sides nicely

• Serve it hot with the choice of chutney or sauce 

Tip :

• You can change stuffing according to your taste 
• Rice flour is optional I added as it makes chill more crispy