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Avocado Mango Relish

6/29/2016

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Avacado and mango - what a great combination in a salad! Ripe mangoes work best here.And my red onion was not that red today - onions can be skipped if you would rather not have that pungent smell on your tastebuds.


Ingredients (serves 2) 
  • 1 Avocado, peeled and pitted
  • 1 ripe mango, also peeled and pitted
  • Juice of 5 small kalamansi  limes
  • 1 medium red onion, sliced into rings
  • 1/3 cup chopped coriander leaves
  • ​A couple of grapes for colour and sweetness
  • 1 tbsp honey (optional)


Method
  1. Cut the avocado and mango into small cubes. Pour lime juice over avocado cubes so as to ensure they don't turn black because of oxidation. 
  2. Place them in the salad bowl.
  3. Next, add the onion rings, chopped coriander leaves and grapes.
  4. Drizzle honey (if using) over and toss everything.
  5. Enjoy a perfect summer fruit salad.  


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Easy Light Tomato Rice

6/15/2016

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What follows is a recipe for an Easy Light Tomato Rice to be served with  a heavier curry . I have made this Tomato Rice through the last 16 years and there has never been any leftovers so far :) I only use fresh fresh tomatoes instead of tomato paste or sauce. Onion seeds add a unique flavor and aroma to this very versatile rice dish.

Ingredients (Serves 3)
  • 1.5 cups of Basmati Rice, soaked for 30 mins
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • ​1/2 tsp onion seeds
  • 1 medium onion, chopped finely
  • 1 tsp mixed ginger and garlic paste 
  • 1 tsp Chilli powder
  • 2 big or 3 medium tomatoes sliced thin
  • 2/3 cup small baby peas
  • 1/3 yellow bell pepper, sliced thin
  • 1/3 red bell pepper, sliced thin 
  • 1 medium potato, skinned scrubbed and cut into medium sized cubes
  • Salt
  • 1/3 cup Cilantro leaves, chopped and some extra for garnish


Method
1) After 30 mins, drain the water from the Basmati Rice and keep aside.
2) Heat the oil in a big deep pot and fry the onion seeds followed by the chopped onion.
3) Once sufficiently fried, add in the ginger and garlic paste. Let the aroma waft in your kitchen.
4) Reduce fire and then add the chilli powder and salt. Stir and fry for 2 mins.
5) Add in all the vegs, stir well and let it cook for 5 mins. You might need to add in a bit of water time to time so that the vegs don't stick to the pot and burn. By 5 mins, tomatoes would have turned mushy and the vegs would be half cooked.
6) Add in the drained Basmati rice and let the whole mix come together. 
7) Add in 3 cups of water and check for seasoning. Add more salt if necessary. 
8) Cover the pot, reduce heat to the most lowest and then let tomato rice cook undisturbed for 10 mins. 
9) Uncover pot, add in the cilantro leaves and stir. Rice will be slightly wet. It's alright as the moisture will evaporate in a few mins. 
10) Serve this easy and light tomato rice warm with any of your favourite curry and a dollop of low fat yoghurt. 

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Spicy Tofu Triangles with French Beans

6/11/2016

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This recipe is a combination of two different dishes - Grilled Tofus in Spicy Tomato Sauce  (Feb 2015) and Curried French Beans with Potatoes (March 2016). It turned out quite well, especially with a light lentil curry.
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Ingredients ( Serves 3 as a side) 
  • I block of firm tofu cut into 4, sliced sideways and then cut diagonally- you should hv 16 triangles.
  • 10 pieces of French beans, deveined and cut into 1 inch pieces. 
  • 2 tbsp oil and extra for shallow frying the tofu triangles
  • 1 big onion, processed in a food processor to get onion paste
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced fine
  • 1 tsp mushroom seasoning
  • 1 and 1/2 tbsp Chili paste
  • 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
  • Salt, if needed
  • ​1/4 cup chopped scallions for garnish


Method 
  1. Shallow fry the tofu triangles with a little oil.
  2. In the meantime, lightly boil the French beans in salted water for 5 mins in microwave. 
  3. Take a sauce pan, add 2tbsp oil and fry the onion paste till light brown.
  4. Then add in the minced garlic and fry further. At this point, it may look dry but don't add oil as then the end dish will be oily.
  5. After a few minutes, add the mushroom seasoning and chilli paste and fry further.
  6. This will then be followed by adding the tomato sauce for the tanginess.
  7. Now you should have thick tomato chilli paste in your pot. 
  8. Add in the shallow fried tofu pieces and the boiled beans. 
  9. Add a bit of water ( like 2 tbsps only) and give the whole dish a good stir. Let it cook to come together.
  10. Turn off the heat after a few minutes and serve with a light curry, garnishe with chopped scallions.
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    Hi guys! I'm Nilofar Iyer and I have shared my dishes here for you to cook for your own family and friends with love and most importantly with their long term good health in mind. 

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