Pumpkin & Carrot Porrial

Vegetables are always my favorite stuffs to eat. I love eating any vegetable for my meals for sure as i think vegetables are tastier than Non-vegetarian. And when speaking of pumpkins... I love pumpkins... I love the sweet and spicy combination of food much more than the usual ones... So i am always obsessed with Pumpkins, Beetroots, Carrots and few other sweet vegetables... And here i have come up with the combination of 2 sweet vegetables... Pumpkin + Carrot... It really tasted good guys.. Do try it out and give your comments :)

Pumpkin is one of the vegetables which is very low calories;  provides just 26 cal per 100 g and contains no saturated fats or cholesterol; but is rich a source of dietary fiber, anti-oxidants, minerals, vitamins. Recommended by dietitians in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs. 

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin – ¼ kg
• Carrot – ¼ kg
• Big onion – 1 chopped lengthwise
• Green chilli – 2 cut lengthwise
• Curry leaves – To temper
• Coriander Leaves – To garnish
• Turmeric Powder – ½ tspn
• Salt - To your taste.

Method:

• Wash the vegetables cleanly and cut the pumpkin and carrot into smaller cubes so that it would be easier to cook.
• Take a pan and add 2 tspn of oil to it.
• Add the cumin seeds once the oil is heated and wait till it splatters in low flame.
• Add the curry leaves, chilies and chopped onions and sauté for 2 min until the onion turns slightly brown.
• Add the cleaned and cut vegetables and add a cup of water to it.
• Add the turmeric powder and salt and cook it in medium flame for 5 – 10 mins until the vegetable is cooked well according to your convenience. But do not overcook it as it might become mushy.
• Add the coriander leaves once it got cooked and off the flame.
• Serve it with any kind of variety rice and also with meals.

Aval Uppma

Hello All, 

Its a warm and cozy welcome from Tints of Sugar N Spice... Hope you all are having a very warm and sweaty summer... Its been nice meeting you all through this blog... Its going to be a platform for me where i am usually gonna post various kinds of recipes on India, especially from the South India and no wonder you can bet over the recipe as its fully prepared and experimented by me each and every single time before posting it... So once i stay alive and post the recipe over this blog then you can sure believe over the food and try it out yourself... 

Aval is the Tamil name for the beaten rice. This is also called as Poha. Aval has various nutritious benefits such as Fight Off Symptoms of Stress, and Improve Digestion and are non-FDA reviewed or approved, natural alternatives, to use for , Poor Digestion, and Weakened Immune System. Making a recipe with Aval is one of the simplest way of reducing your time with no less than a healthy breakfast and i bet that your kids would sure love it :) 

Ingredients:

• Aval – 200gms
• Big Onion – 1 (Chopped lengthy)
• Red chillies – 2 medium sized
• Cumin seeds – A little to temper
• Curry leaves – A little to temper
• Coriander leaves – To garnish
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tspn
• Salt – To taste

Aval Uppma

Method:

• Take aval and soak it in water filled cup for 3 minutes. Do not leave for a long time as it becomes mushy.
• Drain the water from the aval and keep it aside.
• Take a pan and add 2 tspn of oil. Once the oil is heated add the cumin seeds and wait until it splatters.
• Once the cumin seeds splattered, add the red chillies, curry leaves and the chopped onions and sauté until the onion turns brown.
• After that add the aval to the pan and sauté for 2 minutes in low flame.
• Add the turmeric powder and salt to the aval and sauté for 2 more minutes.
• Once it’s done off the flame and add the coriander leaves and serve it hot with pickle.

(Note: You can also add vegetable like carrot, beans and peas if you like as it adds nutrition to your food. But to keep it simple I haven’t added any)