Oats Upma

Time 15 min

Ingredients

Oats 1/2 cup

Green chilies 2 (Cut into small pieces)

Chopped tomato 1 small size

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves 5-6

Sugar 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Hot water 3/4 cup

Oil 1 tbsp

Method

In a pan take oats, roast without oil till it changes its colour from white to little yellow / golden colour. Switch off the flame take out the oats and keep in different bowl. 

In the same pan heat oil then add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.  After mustard seeds pops out, add onion, tomato, curry leaves, green chilies and mung daal. Fry onion till it becomes golden brown. Then add roasted oats, salt, sugar. Stir well, then add hot water to the pan. Immediately oats will get little swollen, stir well, cover with lid. Keep it for 5-6 min. Switch off the flame. Garnish with sev and serve.

Aloo Methi

Time 30 min

Ingredients

Potatoes 2 medium size

Fresh chopped fenugreek leaves 2 cups

Ginger garlic paste 1/4 tsp

Green chilies 3-4 

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Pinch of Asafoetida

Amchur powder 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder 1/4tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Oil 1 to 1.5 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method

Cook potato in pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles. Bhaji doesn't taste good it potatoes are overcooked. Allow it to cool. Peel off potato and cut into cubes.
Wash fenugreek leaves add 1/2 cup of water and microwave on high power for 5 min. Allow it to cool. Keep it aside.
Heat the oil in pan. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, asafoetida. After mustard seeds pops out, keep low flame. Then add green chillies, ginger garlic paste. Mix well for 1 min then add turmeric powder, coriander powder and amchur powder. Immediately add potatoes. Mix well. Then ass cooked fenugreek leaves and mix well. Keep for 2-3 min. Turn off the flame. Serve hot with chapati.

Tip

Cooking fenugreek in advance or simultaneously in microwave saves time.

Gul Shevya

Time 10 min

Ingredients

Roasted vermicelli 1 cup 

Jaggery 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Hot water 1/2 cup or little more

Ghee 1.5 tbsp

Method

Heat oil in pan, shevya roast for 4-5 min on medium flame till turns light golden in colour. Then add hot water and smashed jaggery. Mix well. Cook for 3-4 min till jaggery is melt and water is soaked. If it becomes very dry add 1-2 tbsp water. Serve as it is or with milk.

Tip

I do use homemade whole wheat shevya.

It is also called aalavanichya shevya.