Moong Veggie Fingers

Moong Veggie Fingers 

Every day challenge is what to prepare in breakfast which is healthy, easy, different and full of veggies. This recipe fulfils all the parameters that I am looking for in my breakfast. Especially The Moong Dal.

Moong Dal is very versatile, yummy and easy to use with lots of health benefits. We can easily add it in our meal plan in many ways. Be it in a soup, a salad, curries, snacks or rice.

If we talk about the health benefits of Moong beans, the very first thing is if you are a weight watcher. It is high in fibre and protein which helps us with weight loss. Moong Dal is a good source of "Folate" And during pregnancy, doctors advise to take food rich in Folate. It is rich in Potassium, Magnesium and Fibre which improves Heart health.  It improves Digestion. It is also packed with lots of Nutrients. So add Moong Beans to our meal as it is good for our family's health....

Preparation Time :  20 min.

Cooking Time :  20 Min

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Ingredients :

• Split Green moong dal 1 cup soaked for 6 to 7 hours
• Onion Chopped 1 medium size
• Ginger grated 1 inch piece 
• Green chillies chopped 2
• Carrot 1 medium size grated
• Capsicum 1 small size finely chopped
• Bread slice 6 (I used brown bread)
• Coriander leaves chopped 2 Tablespoon
• Salt according to taste 
• Red chilly Powder according to taste
• Oil for cooking around 2 tablespoon

Procedure :  

• Soak green moong dal for 6 to 7 hours or overnight and keep aside

• Now remove the excess water from moong dal and grind it in smooth paste 

• Finish Cutting and chopping of vegetables 

• In a bowl take Moong dal paste add chopped onions, green chillies, ginger, carrots, capsicum, coriander leaves, salt and red chilly powder

• Mix all ingredients well and form a smooth mixture as shown in picture 

• Now take a bread slice and spread moong and veggie mixture on one side of bread. 

• Take a non- sticky pan apply few drops of oil . Now place the bread on pan as shown in picture 

• Cook toast for a minute or two. Now turn it and cook it from another side. Repeat the steps with rest of bread slices. 

• Once bread is cooked from both the side cut it in to thin fingers or whatever shape you like. 

• Enjoy your guilt free breakfast with some Almonds and a cup of Milk.  

Rava Toast

Rava Toast

Last Sunday morning I was totally confused, members of family were asking for dosa, idli in breakfast and I wanted something of north bread or paratha. This gave birth to new idea where I gave south Indian flavors to my toast. Do share your experience...

Preparation Time : 10 Min

Cooking Time : 10 Min

Ingredients :

• 6 Brown bread slice (you can use white bread also)
• 1/2 Cup rava (sooji)
• 2 Tablespoon curd
• Few curry leaves
• Few mustard seeds
• Pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• 1 - 2 Green chiles chopped
• 1 Tea spoon urad dal (split black without skin lentil)
• 1 Teaspoon channa dal (bengal gram)
• 2 Tablespoon finely chopped onion
• Salt according to taste
• Red chilly powder according to taste
• Oil for cooking + 1/2 tablespoon for tadka

Procedure :

• In a bowl take rava, curd , chopped onion, salt and red chilly powder

• Now In a tadka pan take 1/2 tablespoon of oil, as oil gets heated add mustard seeds, hing, urad dal, channa dal, green chillies and curry leaves. pour this tadka on rava and curd mixture

• Now mix all ingredients nicely and if it is thick add 2 tablespoon of water and form a mixture of smooth consistency 

• Take a pan, brush some oil on it. Now take a bread apply rava mixture on one side and put it on pan for cooking with the rava mixture side at bottom

• Cook it for 2 minutes on medium flame now turn and cook from other side also

• Repeat the same step with other bread slices 

• Rava toast is ready ....