Food Minia

Broken wheat always comes under the healthy diet's section. Broken wheat upma is one of the comfortable diet food for most of them.. Here we have a delightful sweet treat with broken wheat; try this delicious and easy halwa and enjoy it without any guilt. Ingredients: Broken wheat-1 cup Ghee-2 tbsp Jaggery grated-1 cup  Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp Salt-a pinch Fried nut-to garnish Preparation: Wash the broken wheat and drain it well. Heat a pressure cooker with 1 1/2 tbsp of ghee and add the rained broken wheat in to it. Saute on medium-low flame for about 5 minutes (until completely dry and shiny). Add 2 cups of water and cooks it for 3 whistles. Open the lid after completely cools down. (If there is any excess water in the pressure cooker; open cooks it on high flame until dry). Melt grated jaggery by adding 1/4 cup of water. Sift it to remove impurities. Add this melted jaggery in to the cooked broken wheat and heat it. Cook continuously by stirring well until the jaggery syrup g...

  Coconut rice is one of the most simple pulao in which the cooked rice is tempered with freshly grated coconut. The nice and rich aroma of coconuts and curry leaves makes the rice really flavorful. Ingredients: Cooked rice-2 cup (basmati rice or white any white rice) Coconut oil-2 tbsp Mustard seeds-1/4 tsp Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp Urad dal- 1/2 tsp Roasted chana dal-1 tbsp Roasted peanuts-1 tbsp Curry leaves-2 springs Dry red chilly splitted-2 numbers Freshly grated coconut-3/4 cup Salt-to taste Preparation: Heat coconut oil in a pan; splutter mustard seeds followed by cumin seeds. Add urad dal, chana ldal and pea nuts. Add dry red chilly and curry leaves. Add grated coconut and salt; roast in slow flame for a minute. Add the cooked rice in to; mix well for a minute and serve hot with the choice of your curry; pickle or along with raitha! Note : You can also use frozen grated coconuts; if fresh one is not available.           Use the choice of  nuts for ...

Lentil soup is what's for lunch today. I make this soup often. It's rustic and easy to prepare. The nutritional profile is wonderful. Best of all, the lentils remain whole and keep their firm texture. This is a brothy lentil soup. A smoked-paprika scented stock is infused with the earthy flavor of the lentils. The soup is finished with lemon and dill. Fresh dill is one of my favorite herbs. The bright and citrusy flavor of dill counters the richness of the lentils. Spinach is stirred in at the end of cooking to remain vibrant and green. Lots of freshly cracked black pepper is welcome here too.   I typically make this soup in the morning. It reheats well. After a long walk on the beach, I warm some pita in the toaster oven and heat the soup for lunch or a light dinner. I always keep pita bread in my freezer because I'm half Lebanese. Round out this meal with olives, marinated artichokes and/or some roasted red peppers to stuff into the pita. Alternately, you can serve the so...

I'm getting a lot of inspiration from FaceBook lately as all these food pictures and videos are popping up.  This recipe comes from The Stay At Home Chef . I got all excited when I realized I had every ingredient to make this for lunch today.  It only took a about ten minutes to make, so easy and healthy.  I love tuna but I usually load it with mayo and make it into a cheesy grilled tuna melt .   I won't be giving up my tuna melts but these delicious stuffed avocados will be making an appearance often!   This recipe is easily made for one, two or more.  Today I just made one avocado so I used one can of tuna and a little of each ingredient.  For a light lunch I could see just eating one of the halves BUT I had no one to share these with today so I ate the whole thing!  YUM! Ingredients: 4 avocados, halved and pitted 4-5 oz. can solid white tuna  (albacore packed in water), drained 1 tablespoon red onion, finely diced 1/2 red be...

These muffins tastes so good and won't make you feel guilty for eating more than one. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 3/4 cup Stevia 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/3 cup canola oil 1 egg 1/3 cup milk 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 2 cups tundra blueberries   Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 12 muffin cups, or line with paper liners. Whisk together the flour, Stevia, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl. Whisk canola oil, egg, milk, and applesauce together in a separate bowl until smooth, and stir the liquid ingredients into the flour mixture until moistened. Lightly stir in the blueberries. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them 2/3 full (ice cream scoop works well). Bake muffins in the preheated oven until they rise and the tops are golden bro...