Wheat Dosa with Vegetable filling

If you are a busy person looking for quick and easy way to pack lunch for kids or looking for a to go meal this is just for you. Wheat Dosa has only one ingredient – Wheat flour !! And will be ready in five minutes. You can prepare filling ahead of time and keep it refrigerated. Just make the dosa and stuff the filling and you are ready to go ..

For Dosa:-

Ingredients:-

1.  Wheat flour -1 cup
2. Water – 2 cups
3. pinch of salt

Directions :-

Combine the flour and water with salt in the bowl. Mix well to achieve a medium thick consistency (like pancakes). Heat a non stick flat pan and  pour 2 spoon of  batter and spread. Let it cook for 3 minutes one side. Flip to the other side and let it cook for one minute. Remove the dosa from pan to a plate (Pictures shown)

     

For Filling :-

Ingredients:-

1. Green beans – 1 cup
2. Grated coconut – 1/4 cup
3. Small onion (Shallot) – 1
4. Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
5. Salt
6. Vegetable oil -1 tsp

Directions :-

Heat oil in a pan and saute onion. Once it is translucent add grated coconut. add turmeric and salt    and mix in green beans. cover the pan and reduce the flame and let it cook for 10 minutes. stir occasionally.

Tips:-

Feel free to use any of your favorite vegetable. Broccoli or  carrots or any non vegetarian like minced chicken or shrimp as filling. just make sure it is well cooked and is in fine pieces. Once filling is ready place the dosa in a plat and spread 2 spoon full of filling. Fold the top and bottom flaps towards the center. Pull the right flap of dosa over the contents towards the center. Fold the left side over right to form a tight pouch.  Serve with ketch up or your favorite dip or chutney.

  

Home Made Granola With Honey

Making home made granola is super easy and healthy. You can use your imagination to add as many as nut or seeds or dried fruits you want to get the flavors you carve.

Ingredients

• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup roasted nuts chopped(I used pecans and peanuts)
• 1/4 cup roasted seeds ( sunflower or pumpkin) 
• 1/4 cup dried fruits chopped
• 2 table spoon honey
• 1 table spoon oil (coconut or olive oil)
• 1/4 tea spoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips(optional)
• pinch of salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 300 F. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl . Use your clean hands to mix. It worked better to combine everything. Spread the mix in a thin layer on a  baking sheet  and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Be care full not to burn the oats.  Cool  before storing in a  air tight container. This can stay in refrigerator for up to a month.

Tuna Salad Sandwiches with Carrots

Looking for a quick and healthy lunch ? This sandwich will be ready in 5 minutes. Hide carrots in this yummy sandwich for picky eaters. 

Ingredients

1. 1 can light tuna in water
2. 1/2 cup grated carrots
3. 1/4 cup thinly chopped celery
4. 1/4 cup thinly sliced onion
5. 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
6. 2 table spoon mayonnaise (replace this with yogurt for less fat)
7. 1/4 teaspoon salt
8. 2 lettuces leaves
9. 4 slice of honey wheat bread

Directions

Drain tuna. In a medium bowl mix in tuna, grated carrots, celery, onion, pepper, mayo (or yogurt) and salt. Toast bread and spread the mix on bread slices. Top with lettuces leaves and remaining bread slice.

Chicken Alfredo pasta with Homemade Sauce and Broccoli

Ingredients

1. Whole wheat pasta (preferable Fettuccine pasta)
2. 2 boneless skinless  chicken breast halves
3. 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
4. 1 tbs lemon pepper seasoning
5. 1tsp garlic powder
6. 1 bunch of broccoli
7. 1 tbs olive oil
8. salt to taste

For sauce

1. 1 cup milk (use heavy cream for more thicker sauce)
2. 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3. 1 tbs butter
4. pinch of Italian seasoning
5. 1/4 tsp black pepper

Direction

1. Cut Chicken into cubes and marinate in lemon pepper seasoning garlic powder and Italian seasoning .Boil a large pot with salt water. Cook Fettuccine for 10 minutes and Drain.  Keep aside
2. Cut broccoli flowers into pieces and microwave for 1.30 to 2 minutes. Keep aside
3. Heat olive oil in a nonstick pan and add chicken. Let it cook for 5 minutes and turn the pieces. Let it cook for 5 more minutes until it is no longer pink. (Don’t overcook the chicken else it will be dry)
4. In a non-sticky sauce pan melt butter over medium heat. Add milk pepper powder  and salt. Stir in Parmesan cheese and whisk to smooth out lumps. Let it stay in low heat for 3 minutes until cheese melts.  Add Italian seasoning.
5. Stir in  cooked pasta, chicken and broccoli and mix well. Adjust salt. Let it stay in simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Sprinkle a hand full of  Parmesan in the end.