Squash Quinoa

 

Fall season is approaching, so soup time!!! A friend of mine sent this recipe with some millet, I substituted with Quinoa...turned out very good...

Recipe:

* Add 2 spoons of ghee, 2 garlic pieces, fine chopped, saute few mins.

* Add big chunks of carrots, squash, tomatoes to the above with water and pressure cook.

* Pressure cook just one handful of quinoa

* Grind half of the cooked veggies, and boil all of the above together for few mins.

* Add pepper and salt...serve hot...yummy yum it was!!!

Sundaikkai Chutney (Green Chutney)

Yet another experiment from farmer's market release..sundaikkai! Loved it!
Recipe:
* Similar to cilantro chutney, you could try this adding greens!
* Add oil to tava, then add mustard, urad and 4 red chillies, saute, save in a bowl.
* Roast one handful channa dhaal and save it.
* Add oil to tava, add cut sundaikka one cup, saute in slow flame, closed lid for 5 mins
* Then add curry leaves, gogura leaves, cilantro, saute 2mins, then add coconut.
* Add 5 g.chillies and turn it off.
* When cooled down, grind all except mustard, urad. Mix well and serve with dosas!
FYI, can be used as a spread too!!!

Gongura rice

Happen to buy gongura from the farmers market and it turned out to be a big bunch, so decided to try this recipe. Turned out yumyum!
Recipe:
* 1 cup cooked rice, cool down. Crushed roasted peanuts or whole roasted peanuts one handful.
* Add oil to tava, add little mustard and methi seeds. Add 4 red chillies.
* Save the above in a bowl and add Gongura to the tava and saute few mins(turns color)
* Add sauted methi, mustard, red chilli and gongura to blender and grind into paste.
* Add oil to tava, add mustard, jeera, urad, channa dhaal and 3 red chillies, saute
* Then add the paste, 4 slit green chillies,curry leaves, asafoetida, turmeric, salt.
* Saute for 2 mins and then add to the cooked rice and add peanuts.
* Let it rest well!!! and Serve with pappad.