PANEER PULAV- A COMPLETE MEAL

Good Day to all  !
After a long gap , I am again here to share some healthy super recipes. Today I thought to share with you a paneer dish . It is a pulav made with some vegetables, nuts and good fats. However most of  you might be familiar with some paneer dishes, I hope this would be a new one for you.
So here comes my super easy complete lunch box .

here goes the recipe...
basmathi rice half cooked with some salt - 2 cups
mixed vegetable  - 1 cup
ginger garlic greenchilli paste - 2 tablespoon
paneer -  1cup
mint coriander paste 2 tablespoon
canola oil/ olive oil - 2 tsp
cashew nuts - 5-10pieces
raisins - 2 table spoon
cloves - 4 pieces
cardamom- 4pieces
bayleaves -3
cinnamon - 1 stick
cumin seeds- 2 tsp
yogurt - 1/2cup or lemon juice - 2 tsp
salt - to taste

First we need to do all the pre preparations like cutting , chopping and grinding stuffs(these things you can do it a day before , if u don't have enough time :). keep all the ingredients near to the stove . cook the rice with some salt and if you want more flavor in your rice you can put some bayleaves , cardamom , cloves and cinnamon to it. when the rice half done ,flame off and strain it . take a biriyani pot or a large nonstick vok. add oil , add cumin seeds allow it to splutter , add cashews and raisins(if u want to add more calories u can add separately fried cashews and raisins ,) add cloves , cardamom, cinnamon and bay leaves. sauté well . then add ginger garlic green chilli paste . sauté until the raw flavor gone . add vegetables and salt . cover it and allowed to cook on a medium flame until it half done . then add paneer cubes . sauté until it become slight crispy outside / light brown color . then add the mint coriander paste . add yourt or lemon juice. mix well .now you can taste the mixture for saltiness. if you need any adjustment do it . finally add rice and cover with a lid . allow it to cook with a low flame for10-15 minutes. yep..the pulao is ready for serving..

we enjoyed the pulav with some garlic shallot raita, dates pickle ,lemon garlic pickle and with pappad ...

 thanks and please share ur comments ... 

sprouted black chickpeas salad(sprouted kala channa salad )

It was a foggy holiday morning .I had been kept some sprouted black chickpeas (sprouted kala channas ) to make some healthy start today .So that i decide to make a salad with this sprouted legumes. 

Sprouting is very healthy .  It has many health benefits. Sprouted beans provides more nutrients to our diet . we can get more vitamin C , B vitamins, vitamin K ,fiber  and phytochemicals .

sprouting improves digestibility of the food ,texture and taste. All legumes and lentils are excellent sorces of fiber and lean proteins. we should include these foods in our diet to ensure adequate fiber intake .

This is the way i started my recipe

Ingredients

Sprouted black chickpeas - 1/2 cup

Onion finely chopped - 1/2 cup

Tomato finely chopped  - 1/2 cup

Cilantro finely chopped  - 1/4 cup

Green chilliy(optional) -1cut in to small pieces

Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp

Lemon juice - juice of 1/2 lemon

Salt  - to taste

Olive oil - 1 tsp

Method

1.Take the sprouted peas and wash it for 2-3 times to remove the odour .

2. Steam the sprouted peas in a steamer for a max of 15 minutes.

3. Allow it cool.

4 .Now add the chopped onion, tomatoes, cilantro , green chilly and the balck pepper powder , red chilli powder , asafoetida powder , salt , lemon juice and olive oil . Mix them . Finally add the steamed chickpeas and mix well .

Now the healthy salad is ready to enojy !!

Average Nutrition information

Energy - 160 Kcal

Protein  - 8 g

Fat - 6 g

Carbohydrate - 20 g

Fiber - 7 g