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Carrot Chutney

Coconut is full of calories and should be used sparingly I am told repeatedly that pushed me to find alternate options with steaming idlis or hot crispy dosas . I love carrots and wanted to try making carrot chutney and it was not a disappointment . This has become an alternate now 😉

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Ingredients :

1 cup grated carrot

1 onion chopped

3 dried red chillies

1 spoon channa dal

1 tsp Ginger

2 tspoon oil

Small piece of tamarind

Salt to taste

 

Method :

Take a wok and heat a spoon of oil. Add the grated carrot and sauté until the raw smell leaves

Take another wok heat oil add channa dal , onions , red chillies, ginger and sauté until it turns golden brown.

Cool all ingredients and grind them along with tamarind and salt . Add water as required .

Notes : We can also add tadka/temper to the chutney with oil, mustard , urad dal, hing , curry leaves

Peas Upma, Uppit , Kharabath

I know , I know it may not be your favourite breakfast . It is completely dependent on how it is made in my opinion. I love eating piping hot uppit aka upma for breakfast . Matar/Peas variety is one of my favourite . I dont like the frozen peas as they never do justice to the fresh ones . So here I am sharing how I make Upma and hoping you might like it and start loving Upma like me . Oh BTW ! its a healthier option for breakfast 🙂 .

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Ingredients:

Onion- 1 medium sized

Green Chillies- 2 ( I used the extra spicy ones)

Boiled Peas- i used about 15 pods

Roasted Semolina /Rava – 1 cup

Mustard – a teaspoon

Hot water – 2.5 cups

Salt -to taste

How to make it :

Roast Rava till it turns slight brown and the raw smell of Rava vanishes

In a wok take a table spoon of oil. Add mustard and allow it to splutter then add green chillies and onions and cook well .Now add the boiled peas and stir for 2 mins . Time to add  the rava , salt and stir . Now add the hot water and stir for sometime so that no lump is formed . Close the lid and allow it to cook for 5 minutes . Serve hot Upma with lime

Notes : Rava can be roasted in Ghee for added aroma and flavour . A sprig of curry leaves and a small piece of ginger can be added for extra taste  along with onion in the beginning.  Garnish with coriander leaves

Happy Cooking!