LENTILS AND VEG.MEAL

Hi!

As I was cooking today, I remembered my conversation with a newly married girl and her woes in the kitchen!

She is a working woman and was finding it difficult to cook and also go to work. This time management is of prime importance but difficult too for the young generation !

My last tip was on making an Onion masala for cooking in a jiffy when back from work.
Today I will give you simple balanced meal that can be prepared in 30 mins.!

MEAL FOR 2

Dal (lentils) - 1/2 cup

Boil 1/2 cup of dal of your choice ie. Arhar, Yellow Moong or Red masoor in 1 1/2 cups of water. Pressure cook to not more then one whistle for Moong and Masoor and 1 1/2 for Arhar.  You can add boiled water later if dal seems too thick after cooking.

Tempering - 1 tsp. ghee ,1 chopped onion, 1tomatoe, 1green chilli, red chilli powder, garlic (optional)

Take 1 tsp. ghee (clarified butter) in a Wok add finely chopped onion, tomatoes and one slit green chilli, add red chilli powder as per taste and add cooked dal to it. If you like garlic the you add that too to this tempering!

Rice - 1 1/2 cups

Soak 11/ 2 cups Rice. Boil 3 cups water and add drained rice to it.Cook till fluffy and soft.

Veg.( Potato and String Beans) - 2 medium size potatoes, 250 gms. String beans

Cut 2 medium size potatoes in small cubes and 250gms of String Beans in matching size.(you can always cut beans in advance and keep in an air tight veg.storage bag BUT NOT FOR MORE THEN 3 DAYS!).

Take 3 tsp. veg.oil in a wok. Add 2 tsp.of onion paste. Add 1/2 tsp.coriander powder, 1/4 tsp.turmeric powder, red chilli powder as per taste,  & salt to taste. Cook the masala , when oil starts leaving the masala ..its an indication of it being cooked, add the chopped vegetables. Cook till done. Sprinkle a pinch of garam masala before serving.

Make some chapatis or buy ready to heat & eat chapatis and you are ready with the meal! :-) Enjoy