Kale , Mango, Chickpea Salad

Kale with Mango, Avocado & Chickpeas Salad

I love kale in salad, I was too tired to post recipe yesterday. It's a real refreshing salad.

Ingredient :

• Kale leaves, remove from stem, chop finely- 2 cups
• 1 mango , chopped 
• Black chick pea, soaked,boiled - 1 cup
• Avocado, chopped
• Corrionder chutney-2 tsp
• Salt, to taste
• Black pepper , to taste
• Lemon juice - 2 tsp
• Sunflower seeds - 2 tsp (optional)

Recipe:

Mix all top 4 ingredient in a bowl. Add salt, lemon juice, black paper and top with sunflower or pumpkin seeds. Someone not following gluten free diet can enjoy as we'll.

Corn Steam Cakes (Makki Idli)

Ingredients:

• CornMeal (1 Cup) I use Gluten Free Bob's Mill
• Ginger (Grated) 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds 1 tsp
• Green Chilly, finely chopped, 1 tsp
• Oil 2 Tbsp
• curry Leaf , 2 strings
• Plain Yogurt (1 cup), beaten
• Chana Daal , 1 tsp
• Urad Daal, 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Instant Fruit salt (1 tsp)
• Green Coriander (chopped)

Recipe:

1. Heat oil in a pan, saute both cana daal, urad daal, Mustard seed , until daal turns brown
2. Mix ginger, chilly , curry leaves saute for few seconds
3. add corn meal, saute for 2-3 minutes.
4. Take roasted corn meal in a bowl, mix beaten yogurt throughly.
5. Add salt per taste, green coriander
6. Prepare idli molds, I use one available to use in microwave. Oil the molds a bit
7. add water in the base.
8. When ready add eno salt in the prepared batter and add a spoonful of batter in each mold.
9. Microwave after covering for 8 minutes.
10. keep for 1-2 minutes, serve with green cutney, shambhar. 

Festives

Holi (Indian Festivals of Colors)

Happy Holi to all my friends , family and fellow Indians. Holi is celebrated with lots of enthusiasm in India, and all over the world where Indian Resides. I have cherishing childhood memories about holi. Playing with so many colors, water all day and eating so many sweets :). My mom used to make lots of snacks and sweets at home.

After coming to US I have celebrated holi a few times but still miss India. Bay area has lots of famous diwali events, my personal favorite is Standford holi , organized by Asha . Its amazing combination of color, food, water, Bollywood beats and dancing crowd. 

Cuisines

Middle Eastern food

Baked sweet potato Falafel with cilantro spinach Parsley

Individual Veggie-Lentil Loaves with Avocado-Tahini Sauce

Recipes

Appetizer

Quinoa Appam

Ingredients:

• Quinoa [1 cup] (I usually buy organic one from Costco)

• Brown Rice [1 cup] or white rice [1 cup]

• Split Pigeon peas  (Toor Daal)  [1 cup]

• Ginger [around 1 inch piece]

• Green Chillies [approx 3-4] according to taste

• Salt according to taste

• Cumin Seeds [1/2 tsp]

• Garam Masala [1 tsp]

• Shredded Carrots [1/2 cup]

• Shredded Cabbage [1/2 cup]

• Turmeric powder [1/4 tsp]

• Shredded coconut [1/2 cup ] [optional]

• some oil for making appam

Recipe:

1.     Soak Rice, Quinoa , Lentil (Toor daal) for around 3 hours in water.

2.    after 3 hours remove excess water and grind into a paste (use some water if needed for grinding), but avoid excess of water.

3.    Mix ginger and green chili and grind again.

4.    Once grounded properly mix salt, cumin seeds, garam masala , shredded cabbage and carrots , turmeric powder, coconut.

5.    When ready Heat appam pan on gas on medium or low medium heat. pour few drops of oil in each mold.

6.    Then pour spoonful of batter in each mold, cover with a lid and cook until the lower side turns golden brown. Keep the heat on low to medium low the entire time, otherwise the outside of the appam will get dark while the inside remains uncooked. 

Flip over and cook the other side until it is cooked . Remove and serve hot with some ketchup or chutney.

Quinoa Appam

Gluten Free Dinner Rolls

Ingredients:

• All Purpose Flour (Gluten Free Bob's Red Mill) [2 Cup]
• 1/4 tsp Xanthan Gum
• 1/4 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• salt to taste
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp active yeast
• 1/4 cup + 2 tsp water
• sesame seeds to top

Recipe:

In a small bowl, whisk 1/4 tsp sugar in 2 tsp warm water.  Add yeast, whisk to dissolve; set aside to proof (start the yeast working)–it will get foamy on the top.

In a  bowl, mix together flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, the remaining sugar, and salt , set aside.

In bowl Add yeast mixture, beat to mix. Mix apple cider vinegar with ¼ cup water. Mix with flour mixture and add oil. Knead well and keep aside for 1 hour.

Preheat oven on 375 degree C

Spoon dough into a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Then sprinkle water on the rolls and sprinkle some sesame seeds on the top. Cover with foil to preserve steam. Bake for 20-25 min, remove foil then bake for another 5min.

Take out of oven and let it cool for few minutes.

Gluten Free Dinner Rolls

Sprouted Sunflower Seeds, Quiona with Parsley

I have been using Sprouted Sunflower seeds in lot of my recipies these days, they really tasty and full of proteins.

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Sprouted Sunflower Seeds

1 Cup Quiona

1 Cup Parsley (Chopped)

Salt (per taste)

Black Pepper

1/2 tsp Cumin seeds

Lemon Juice

1 tsp Olive Oil

2 Cup Water (or Veg Broth)

Recipe

Heat up pan and put oil and let it heat up a bit. Pour Cumin seeds and let the seeds spatter.

Add Qunioa and toast a bit. Then add 2 cup water or Broth and cover and let it cook for 5 minutes. Add Sunflower seeds, Parsley, Salt, Pepper and let cook for another 2-3 min. Cook until Qunioa is nicely cooked. Switch off the gas and serve topped with fresh squeezed lemon juice.