Brinjal rice (Vangi bath)

Herez one recipe which is made out of the universally hated vegetable "Bringal" / "Baingan"...As a kid I always hated Brinjal like most of you,realised of late that it can be tasty if made well....So you all remove this preconceived notion in your minds that brinjal is yeek...:)...Well..This recipe ..my mom had learnt it from her colleague and passed it on to me...
I am gonna make this for someone special for breakfast to office..Hope its liked....incidentally "baingan is not liked by him too"..all the best to me..

So here you go!!
Ingredients::
Brinjal(3 Nos)
Chana Dal (2tbps)
Urad Dal(2tbps)
Cinnamon (DalChini)(1-2 nos)
Cloves(1-2)
Red Chillis (As per taste)
Cooked Rice(3-4 cups)
Mustard (1-2 teaspoon)
Zeera(1-2 teaspoon)
Asafoedita(Hing)
Turmeric powder.
Tamarind paste.
Cashews.
Curry leaves.
Salt to taste.


Firstly roast chana dal,Urad Dal,Red chilli cloves and cinnamon on a pan and grind it into a powder.On a heated pan, add 2 tbsp of oil, add chana dal, urad dal, mustard, jeera and a pinch of asafoedita and fry till brown.Now add brinjal and fry again.Add salt and turmeric powder and let it cook for about 5-10 mins.Now add the powder thats made above and add 1 tbs of tamarind paste  and a pinch of jaggery.
To the gravy made add 4 cups of cooked rice and mix well.Add fried cashew or groundnuts and curry leaves for garnishing.Serve hot!

Nutritious Noodles/Chowmin

Well...Who says Health and Taste cant go together?..Here s one recipe thats tasty, yet healthy...I learnt this recipe from nigella lawson`s show on TV.I used to sit late night to watch her shows and grab all her cooking sutras!
Read on !!

You need:
Noodles  (Hakka Noodles/Wheat noodles).
Capsicum(1 medium sized)
Spring Onions(1stock)
Onions(1-2)
Tomatoes(2-3)
Beans( 10-12 nos)
Ginger Garlic paste.
Tomato ketchup(According to taste)
Soya Sauce(1-2 Tbs)
Lemon Salt/AginoMotto(1pinch)
Chilli powder.
Salt to taste.


Boil noodles and drain the water,Chop the vegetables and half cook them to give it that lisping taste of chinese food.It should take approx 10 mins for these vegeatbles to cook..On a heated pan,add 2 tbs of oil,add little of ginger garlic paste and fry these vegetables,now add tomato ketchup,soya sauce,salt,chilli powder and fry these vegetables for close to 10 mins.Now add the boiled noodles to this gravy and mix well.To this almost made dish add a pinch of agino motto and mix well.Add sauce for extra taste.
Serve hot with Sauce.