Amma’s Quick Vegetable Briyani – Lunch Box Ideas

Briyani is my favorite..I make it completely in a different way..But amma is a speedy master..She make this in less than 30 mins..This can be put in lunch box for kids..They will love it for sure..Hope you like it..

Amma’s Quick Vegetable Briyani 

Ingrediants:

Rice – 1 cup (any rice of your choice)soaked for 30 min.

Carrot – 1 chopped

Potato – 1 peeled and chopped

Beans -5 chopped

Peas – ½ cup

Green Chilli - 4

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp

Chilli Powder – 1tsp

Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 small stick

Cardamom / Yelakai – 5

Salt to taste

Oil- 1 tblspn

Ghee – 1 tblspn

Coriander Leaves / Cilantro – for garnishing

Method:

Take a pressure cooker. Add oil and ghee and heat it up. Add cinnamon and cardamom and mix well.

Add all vegetables, green chilli and mix well. Fry for 3 mins.

Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and mix well.

Add rice and mix well. Pour in 3 cups of water ( if using basmati rice add 2 cups) and bring it to a boil. Simmer the flame and pressure cook it for 15 mins or for 3 whistles. Switch off the flame and allow the steam to escape on its own..

Garnish with cilantro and serve with raita.

I am on GM Diet

Yes…I have tried so many, I mean sooooooooooooo manyyyyy methods to lose weight, Reduced my food intake, took so many protein shakes, drank so many diet teas..But the results were nothing, I mean NOTHING..So far I have not even lost .0000001 gms..

Now I am introduced to a new diet schedule through one of my friend..And I believe that it works..Its General Motors Diet Plan..Check more about that here..

And I am going to attempt one more step and update about the results in my blog here on day basis..May be I will get a little more energy and motivation from this and it will help me continue this diet for a long time..I have 2 months time for my marriage and I think this is the best time to start this diet..I am planning to go on this diet for 2 months, but presently my short time goal is this week..Lets succeed in it..

I am planning to start it from Monday.I have already bought my fruits and vegetables and filled my fridge..

So Now the is the schedule for GM diet..I will modify it accordingly..

Day One All fruits except bananas. Your first day will consist of all the fruits you want. It is strongly suggested that you consume lots of melons the first day. Especially watermelon and a loupe. If you limit your fruit consumption to melons, your chances of losing three lbs. on first day are very good.

Day Two All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed with all the raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit on the amount or type. For your complex carbohydrate, you will start day two with a large baked potato for breakfast. You may top the potato with one pat of butter.

Day Three A mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any amount, any quantity. No bananas yet. No potatoes today.

Day Four Bananas and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. This will be combined with the special soup which may be eaten in limited quantities.

Day Five Today is feast day. You will eat beef and tomatoes. Eat two 10 oz. portions of lean beef. Hamburger is OK. Combine this with six whole tomatoes. On day five you must increase your water intake by one quart. This is to cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be producing.

Day Six Beef and vegetables. Today you may eat an unlimited amount of beef and vegetables. Eat to your hearts content.

Day Seven Today your food intake will consist of brown rice, fruit juices and all the vegetables you care to consume.

I hope this will get a success..Lets pray for that..

Amma’s Avarakkai Avial / Broad Beans Avial / Broad Beans cooked in a Coconut Paste- Sidedish for Rice

 

I am not a big of this broad beans when I was little. But amma makes this for us often..she says that this veggie is filled with lots of fiber and it is so good for you..We started eating this and it was pretty good..Hope you try it and let me know what you think..

Amma’s Avarakkai Avial Recipe

Ingrediants:

Avarakkai / Hyacinth Beans/ Broad Beans – 1 cup prepared and chopped

Salt to taste

Water to cook avarakkai

For Grinding:

Coconut – ¼  cup

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1tsp

Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam– 1 tsp

Shallots / Sambar Onion – 3 peeled
Dry Red Chilli - 2

For Tempering:

Oil- 1 tblspn

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku -  1tsp

Urad dal / Ulundu -1 tsp

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Method:

Grind the ingrediants given in the list to a paste by adding some water.

Take avarakkai in a kadai and add some salt and water and cook it for 15 mins untill done.

Add the grind paste and mix well. Cook for 5 more mins.

Now heat oil add the tempering ingrediants and mix well.

Pour this over the avial and mix well.

Serve hot with rice.

Amma’s Coconut Chutney / Thengai Chutney – Sidedish for Idli & Dosa

Coconut chutney is a staple one in each and every south indain home..Amma makes this along with idli or some dosa..It taste so good with that..Hope you like it and let me know what you think..

Amma’s Coconut Chutney Recipe

Ingrediants:

To Grind:

Coconut -1 cup

Green Chilli – 3

Garlic – 2 cloves

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Tamarind paste– 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Hot water as needed to thin the chutney

For Tempering:

Oil- 1 tblspn

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1tsp

Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu -1 tsp

Urad Dal / Ulundu -1 tsp

Dry red Chilli – 1

Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼  tsp

Curry leaves – 1spring

Method:

Grind all ingrediants given in the list to a fine paste by adding some water. Tranfer to a bowl.

Add hot water and mix well. Adjust the chutney consistency with that water.

Now make the tempering as given in the order and pour it over this chutney.

Mix well and serve with idli or dosa.

Amma's Cucumber Pulikari / Velarikai Thengai Kulambu / Cucumber Cooked in Coconut Sauce

This is a gravy which hardly takes any time to cook..So amma makes it more often than anything else. You can use any vegetable of your choice. You could add ladysfinger, pumpkin, shallots or drumstick, brinjal and make this..Hope you like it..

Amma's Cucumber Pulikari 

Ingrediants:

Cucumber -1 cup deseeded and chopped

Salt to taste

Water to cook cucumber

For Grinding:

Coconut – ½ cup

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp

Shallots / Sambar Onion – 3 peeled

Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1tsp

Dry Red Chilli - 2

For Tempering:

Oil- 2 tblspn

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1tsp

Urad Dal / Ulundu -1 tsp

Shallots / Sambar Onion – 3 chopped finely

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Method:

Grind all the ingrediants given in the list to a fine paste by adding some water.

Take cucumber in a kadai and add salt and water. Cover and cook for 10 mins untill cooked.

Now add in the ground masala paste along with some water to make the gravy.

Bring it just a single boil. Don’t let it boil over. Switch off the flame.

Make tempering by adding all the ingrediants to oil and pour this over the gravy.

Mix well and serve with rice.