Saturday, September 13, 2008

pancake madness 1

eggless chocolate pancake

2-3 table spoons of pure cocoa
soy milk
5-7 pitted dates 
wholemeal wheat flour
rice bran oil

blend to a nice thick semi solidy consistency (add soy milk accordingly)
grease the pan with the rice bran oil
pour the batter on a pan on the lowest possible flame
cook until bubbles form on the other side
turn over and cook the other side for 3-5 mins
take it off the pan and ENJOY with a dab of butter/margarine and/or maple syrup/treacle

healthy biryani + the coolness raita

h.biryani

1 cup rice
1 cup toor dal
1 cup moong dal
1 cup masoor dal
chopped potatoes
3-5 teaspoons of biryani paste

cook the rice, dal combo upto 3/4ths in a microwave
in a pan boil the potatoes upto 3/4ths and add the biryani paste
add the 3/4 boiled rice dal combo to the pan
simmer until all the water is absorbed
it is preffered that rice/dal is not overcooked

c.raita
pure yoghurt (the kind with no cream/gelatin added. ideally, just milk solids and culture)
chopped onion
chopped cucumber
chopped coriander
salt
red chilli powder
a squeeze of lemon juice
mix 'em up !

Nzoi !!

pizza mexicana

wholemeal pizza base
refried beans
capsicum
mozarella
jalapenos
cumin powder
fresh coriander
cauliflower
broccoli
corn kernels

spread the refried beans on the pizza base
finely chop cauli, broc and fresh coriander
in a container mix chopped cauli, broc, coriander and corn with cumin, jalapenos and 1/2 of the grated mozarella
spread the the contents on the base evenly
top the rest of the grated mozarella evenly
Bake and Enjoy !