Friday, December 16, 2016

Butternut squash black bean taco with avacado sauce

Taco
Use corn tortilla.
I wrap 6 tortilla in wet paper towel and microwave it for 1 minute

Butternut squash
Cube butternut squash
Chop green part of scallions

Heat few tablespoon evoo in cast iron skillet
When hot add squash ,Mexican chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder salt.close lid cook for 6 minutes.
Remove lid mix well.
When squash is knife tender switch off add scallions mix well. keep aside

Avacado sauce
1 small avacado
1/4 cup mayo
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 peeled garlic cloves
Squirt of sriracha
Couple of spoon if water
Blend nicely in blender keep aside

Refried black beans
I cook this in bulk in slow cooker and use
Add cleaned black beans ,water, salt  onion flakes ,
garlic powder. cook high 8 hours
Next day add chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, mash well.

To assemble taco, lay flat a tortilla , add tablespoon if black bean, tablespoon of butternut squash, dab of sauce
Roll and enjoy

Friday, May 6, 2016

Seed noodles

Vermicelli moong bean thread 2 rolls soaked in water and drained

Heat cast iron pan
Heat 2 tablespoon coocnut oil
add 1/2 spoon each of mustard, cumin, kalonji, hing
When mustard splutters add 1 teaspoon channa dal and 1 tablespoon peanuts, let is become golden
Now add 1/2 cup frozen corn, 1 cup chopped cabbage stir fry
add 2 cloves crushed garlic with skin, big pinch red pepper flakes and powdered black pepper, salt
Mix well.

Serve hot

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Roasted beet bowl

Tuck in a bowl
 2 handfuls of roasted cubed beets(450 degrees bake 1 hour tossed with olive oil, salt , pepper)
2-3 handfuls of spinach
1 tablespoon crumbled feta
1 tablespoon walnuts or pecans
1/2 cubed avocado
Drizzle with flavored balsamic or balsamic reduction

Optional
Hummus
Olives
Red onions
Enjoy

Hummus Bowl

Tuck the following into a bowl and attack

Chopped cucumbers
chopped or handful baby carrots
2 handful spinach topped with a tablespoon of balsamic reduction and tablespoon of chopped red onion
handful curried tofu(super firm tofu cubed and sautéed with curry spices)
1/2 avocado sliced
2 tablespoon hummus to top this all

enjoy