Twisty Fried Rice

Ingredients

Rice
Onion
Veggies: Peas, celery, carrot
Salt, Chilli powder, Garm Masala, turmeric
Cumin seeds, whole coriander, kalonji seeds.

Preparation

Cook the rice till its 3/4 cooked.
In separate pan warm up the oil. Add cumin seeds, whole coriander & kalonji seeds. After the seeds pop, saute onion and veggies of your choice. Now add the cooked rice along with salt, chilli powder, garm masala & turmeric.

Mix the rice and veggies. Let it cook till rice becomes soft.

This fried rice can served with chilli sauce or green chutney

Chinese cauliflower rice

Ingredients:
Soy sauce
Peanuts
Corn starch
Honey
Cauliflower
Tofu
Rice
Oil
Salt, Red chilli

Preparation:
For the gravy, take 2 cups of water in pan and add 2 spoons of honey. Also add 2 tsp soy sauce and put on heat. In separate cup, take one spoon of corn starch and mix with small quantity of water. Add the corn starch paste to boiling water. Let it simmer for couple of mins till the mixture thickens and then take off the heat.

For main dish, take oil in pan and add chopped garlic & peanuts. Saute these till they turn golden brown. Now add cut cauliflower & tofu pieces. Saute the veggie till it becomes slightly soft. Also add salt/red chilli as per your taste.

Also, you would require pre-cooked rice. You can use either left overs or cook the fresh ones. Add the rice to above veggie pan and mix well. When the veggie and rice have mixed well, pour the gravy on top.

This dish was hit, as my daughter loved eating cauliflower :)

Thai Lettuce Wrap

Ingredients:
Tofu
Cabbage
Peanuts
Soy Sauce
oil
garlic
Spring onion
vinegar
Asian Chili sauce
Seasoning - salt, red chili powder
Lettuce

Preparation:
Take some oil in pan and saute the chopped garlic. Also add crushed peanuts chunks. Let these saute till these turn golden brown. Then add small chunks of tofu, thin slices of cabbage, soy sauce and chopped spring onion. After cooking for couple minutes add salt, red chilli powder and chilli sauce. If you want, you can also sprinkle vinegar in it.

Wash each lettuce leaves carefully and place in separate bowl. The above mixture can be put in each leaf to create the wrap.

Pancake with Strawberries

Ingredients:
Pancake Mixture
Fresh Strawberries
Honey

Preparation:
Add water to Pancake mixture to make smooth consistent paste. For kids, who might not eat strawberries, grate the fresh strawberry into the pancake mixture. Cook the pancake and add honey on top.

For those who relish strawberry, put the sliced fruit on pancake and pour warmed honey on the top.

Thai Vegetable curry

Ingredients:
Coconut Milk
Veggies (Beans, Cauliflower, Carrot, Bell Pepper, broccoli)
oil
Salt
Red chilli powder
Rice

Preparation:
Take some oil in pan to saute the vegetables. When the oil is hot, add all the cut veggies of your choice. I usually add broccoli, zucchini, bell pepper, carrots. After few minutes of saute, add salt, red chilli powder and add coconut milk can. Simmer for few mins and take it off the heat. Make sure that the veggies have little crunch in them rather than fully cooking them.

Eat the curry with rice.

Sandwich with cheese cabbage bellpepper stuffing

This sandwich is very simple to make, but it sure tastes very different and yum.

Ingredients:
Cheese/Paneer/Tofu (Grated)
Cabbage (finely cut)
Bell pepper (finely cut)
Salt
Black chilli powder
Red chilli powder
olive oil
Bread

Preparation:
Mix grated cheese, finely cut cabbage and bell pepper. Add seasoning of your taste like salt, red chilli and black pepper. You can also add fresh green chilli according to your taste.
Apply little bit of olive oil on one side of bread piece. Place the above stuffing on the bread and put another piece of bread on top of it. Apply oil on outer side of bread piece and out in the sandwich maker. The sandwich will be ready in few minutes.