NACHNI ROTI......

KNEADED NACHNI FLOUR

PUFFED UP ROTI

NACHNI or Ragi is a very nutritious .This is usually given in a form of porridge to very young kids.
This is a simple roti which is seen consumed by people in Maharashtra.
Villagers usually have it for their dinner, which consists of this roti and a spicy vegetable. Its filling, has lots of fiber and very good for health, for the whole family and most important for a common man it’s very reasonable too. You can say that it’s a poor mans meal.

INGREDIENTS

3 cups nachni flour
1 cup wheat flour
Salt a little
Water for kneading (use of warm water is preferred)

METHOD:

Knead together the above ingredients and keep covered for about ½ hour.
Roll out the roti and let it puff on the gas stove as shown in the picture.
Eat it with spicy vegetable.

This is my entry for nupurs " A TO Z of vegetables "

KAKDICHE BHAKRI/THALIPETH/ THICK DOSA

KAKDI, that’s a Marathi word for our humble cucumber, this dosa , thalipeth or bhakari as we call it in goa is very famous and commonly done in goan houses for breakfast.

KAKDI OR CUCUMBER belongs to the same plant family as melons, pumpkins, and winter squash
Kakdi contains 95 % water and are low in calories; a cup of slices of cucumber contains fewer than 15 cal.


Without more delay let me go on to share with you the recipe of KAKDICHE BHAKRI

INGREDIENTS

2 Cups grated cucumber
1 cup wheat flour
1 cup rice flour
11/2 cup grated jaggery more if you like it sweet
1 cup grated coconut
Salt to taste
1tbsp cardamom powder
Ghee for smearing
Oil for shallow frying
METHOD

Its very simple
Just add all the ingredients and mix with water
The consistency should be right enough to spread it on a hot tawa or griddle.
Spread on the tava with your fingers dipped in water.
Pour a little oil along the sides and let it cook
Turn on the other side and let it turn into brown spots.
Let it become nice and crispy
Remove and spread a spoon of fresh homemade ghee on it.
And RELISH!!!!!!!
THIS IS MY ENTRY FOR NUPURS ABOVE EVENT.CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

TOMATO SOUP WITH A LITTLE TWIST.....

TOMATOES!!!!!!
I feel tomatoes are really very cute, don’t they look cute???
I need a lot of tomatoes in my day to day cooking, tomatoes are very healthy and are used extensively in salads in India which is called “ koshambir” in Marathi.

tomatoes used for making the soup

Tomatoes are good source of vitamin C, beta carotene, folate and potassium.

[TOMATOES THAT HAVE A CRIMSON GENE- MAKING THEM A DEEP RED COLOUR-- CONTAIN MORE LYCOPENE THAN PALER TOMATOES. VINE-RIPENED TOMATOES HAVE MORE LYCOPENE THAN THOSE THAT ARE PICKED EARLY AND ALLOWED TO RIPEN OFF THE VINE.]

I have painted this picture just for the post

[lycopene is in the skin of tomatoes, also if you are making tomato sauce leave the skin on. Also, lycopene is fat soluble, so cooking tomatoes with a little oil, increases absorption.]

tomato soup looks a bit yellow because of the red pumpkin used to make the soup but this is called as the TOMATO SOUP because of the large no of tomatoes in it.

Tomato soup with a difference….

INGREDIENTS

6 mediums sized tomatoes.
100 Gms red pumpkin
1 small carrot
One onion
Salt, pepper, sugar to taste
You can add a soup cube which is optional

METHOD

Cook together tomatoes, carrots, red pumpkin and onion in a cooker
When cool blend in a liquidizer or blender.
Strain through a strain
Boil on medium flame {it will become a bit thick due to the presence of red pumpkin in the soup} but you can make it thinner by adding water.
Add salt, sugar and pepper as per taste
Soup will be ready

This soup is very healthy and nutritious I usually make it with a pulao or if someone in the house is not feeling too well and has lost his appetite. This soup gives the required nutrition; you can serve it with bread crotons.

This is also my entry for "JIHVA FOR TOMATOES"