Paneer Mattar Poha

Kandha(Onion) Poha and Aloo (Potato) Poha are very famous and nutritious breakfast items, originally from Maharashtra. My love for Paneer made me try this varient one day and it instantly became a hit at home. It is now a regular breakfast item at home. Here is the recipe... Enjoy....



Paneer Mattar Poha to be relished with a dash of Lemon

Ingredients:

 

Poha (Rice Flakes) - 200gms, washed and set aside

Peanuts - 2 tbsp

Peas/Mattar - 1/2 bowl

Onion - 1 big, finely chopped

Paneer - 100 gms, shredded

Coriander Leaves - finely chopped, 1/4 bowl

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Turmeric pow - 1/2 tsp

Red Chilli pow - 1/2 tsp

Coriander pow - 1/2 tsp

Garam Masala (optional) - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Lemon - to taste

Salt - to taste



 

Serves 3-4, Ready in 20 mins

Ingredients and steps to make

Method:

 

In a wok/kadai heat the oil and add the cumin seeds, followed by the peanuts. Once the peanuts start to turn golden, add the chopped onion and fry till it starts becoming golden. Now add the mattar/peas and saute for a minute before adding the Paneer. saute for couple of minutes and add chilli pow, turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala. mix well and then add the Poha. Mix the ingredients well and now add the salt and  stir/mix the Poha well so that the salt can evenly spread. after two minutes turn off the gas and add the chopped coriander leaves for garnishing and serve the Poha hot with a dash of Lemon :)

I had a hearty Poha breaky wid Alphonso Mango n Fig milkshake and my daily dose of Yakult

 

Oats Idly Upma with Sprouts and Spring Onions

This afternoon I was in no mood to make normal lunch and neither wanted to order food from outside. While raiding my food shelf, I spotted the MTR Oats Idly mix I had brought some days back, hence decided that this would be my lunch. 3 idlies were leftover...

 

Around 5:00 p.m. I had this severe hunger pang and I remembered that 3 idlies were there from the lunchtime. Deciding to make something exciting with them, I thought of making Idly upma by adding more than the usual dose of veggies (Usually the only veggie added is Onion).

 

 

 

Ingredients:

 

Idly: 3 pcs, broken finely

Sprouts: handful

Capsicum: 2 inches long, cut into thin slices

Onion: 1 medium, cut into thin slices

Curry Leaves: 10 leaves

Spring Onions: Chopped, handful

Mustard: 1/2 tsp

Hing: 1/2 tsp

Dosai Mulagaipodi: 1/2 tbsp

Coriander leaves: little for garnishing, finely chopped.

Oil: Sesame or Olive 1/2 tbsp

Salt: to taste, I didn't add any salt as the idly and Mulagaipodi already had the required salt.

 

Preparation time 10 minutes, Cooking time - 8 minutes.

 

 

 

Method:

 

In a wok/kadai, add the oil. Once heated, add the mustard and hing. When the mustard starts to splutter, add the onions and saute for 2 mins. Ensure that the onions are crispy. Now add the Capsicum and Sprouts and saute for another couple of minutes. Now add the curry leaves and spring onions and saute for another minute. Its time now to add the Idly and Dosai Mulagaipodi and mix well. Leave it on the gas for another minute. Garnish with coriander leaves and the Healthy snack is ready to be eaten.

 

Note:

 

This dish doesn't usually require a chutney to go with, but you can choose to serve this with any Chutney or Tomato sauce.