Cook with Meghna: Vermicelli pulao !!

Cook with Meghna: Vermicelli pulao !!: There are a lot of times when we wanna eat different or eat light other than our daily veggies or chapati or rice or pulses....and then we...

Vermicelli pulao !!

There are a lot of times when we wanna eat different or eat light other than our daily veggies or chapati or rice or pulses....and then we look for an option which is light,tasty as well as heathy....and me at home make such things at those times....vermicelli is made in a variety of styles....lots of people just use it to make dessert(vermicelli kheer)... but my house its used in a savoury style most of the times....and added veggies to it gives it a diffferent taste alltogether......

I remember eating it when I was a child,My late grand mother use to make it only with potatoes and peas,and homemade vermicelli....she use to make loads with flour ,dry it in sun and keep jars full...and make dishes like this pulao and kheer....and I use to be always greedy for more :).....
coming to the recipe....
Ingredients:
2 cups vermicelli(dry roasted)       
1 small potato (finely cubed)
1 small carrot (finely cubed)
1/4 cup green peas
1 small onion chopped
1 small toamto chopped
2 green chilis chopped
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp coriander powder
1tsp chili powder
1 tbsp Ani seeds
1 lemon
METHOD:
In a deep pan add oil then ani seeds and carrots and potato let it cook for a while,say around 3-4 mins they will be cooked through,now add peas to it.Shown below ....

Now to this add roasted vermicelli and mix all together add coriander powder ,little chili power and salt to taste.

Now pour boiling water uptil 1 inch above the raw vermicelli mix well and cover with lid and let it cook well and soak up all the water...meanwhile mix the chopped onion, tomato,chilis and lemon juice in a bowl and add little salt and chili powder to it.keep aside..

when the vermicelli is serve hot with the onion tomato mix on top...and enjoy!!  

 

 

  

Berry and Basil seeds mocktail..!!

 

I make mocktails and cocktails a lot of times and only realised today that haven't posted any till now on my face book page "cook with meghna" ever...surprising and not good at all on my part...everyone have the right to know the delicious refreshing mocktail recipes....So here I am with a very yummy Berry and Basil seeds drink,which is my first ever mocktail post with a promise to bring many more after this...But wait its not only these 2 ingredients here, but a lot more than that...which makes it super yummy.Recipe below....

INGREDIENTS:
Serves 2

1 cup Strawberry juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 cup soda
2 tbsp soaked basil seeds
1tbsp sugar
1 lemon sliced
handful of blueberries
hand full of mint leaves
2cups ice

Method:
In a blender mix all ingredients together(except for lemon,mint and basil seeds) with ice till it is just crushed...then add these 3 left ingredients to the drink mix well with a long stirrer...top up with more ice iof required and serve in ur choice of glass....also make sure you serve it with a fat straw so that the basil seeds pass through easily(belive me it feels great to sip on basil seeds)...enjoy!!






 

Vegetable Poha!!

I always thought that this is one of those simple dishes which a majority of people would know how to make...but then on second thoughts, I have come across a lot of people who do not make it at all...so decided from now on simple or difficult...exoctic or a daily deal, I will try and share as much as I can...Coming to Poha recipe here..this one is delicious to make and a good filler too...with complete nutrients from vegies,carbs from poha,fat and protien from peanuts.... it can be called a complete meal in itself...usually made in breakfast.But our house I make it in dinner also at times when we want to eat light...!!

 

INGREDIENTS:

serves 4

200 gms Poha(beaten rice)

1 large onion sliced

1 medium potato diced

100 gms cauliflower small cut florets

50 gms green peas

1 tsp mustard seeds

4 tbsp salted peanuts

7-8 curry leaves

2 green chillies fine chopped

oil for cooking

1 lemon

2 tsp turmeric powder

2 tsp garam masala

2tsp chili powder

salt to taste

In a deep pan put 4 tbsp oil and shallow fry cauliflower and potatoes,remove on a plate then in the same oil put mustard seeds, curry leaves,green chili and sliced onion and saute till the onion turns pink...now add fried potato and cauliflower followed by peas and peanuts mix all veggies and saute them well, now add all spices to it and let it cook for another min...meanwhile wash the poha and squeeze excess water from it and put the washed and soaked poha in the pan mix all well and let it cook covered with lid for 5-7 mins on medium to low heat...once the poha is cooked and soften up...serve hot with squeezed lemon juice over it...enjoy!!