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METHI SPROUTS POHA

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Healthy methi or fenugreek seeds poha for breakfast! INGREDIENTS : Poha - 2  cup Methi sprouts (methi seeds sprouted at home) - 1 cup Onions - 2 chopped Chillies - 4 or 5 Ginger - 1 tsp minced Curry leaves - 2 tbsp Turmeric - 1/2 tsp Oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Jeera - 1 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Bengal gram - 1 tsp Asafoetida - a pinch Salt to taste HOW TO MAKE: Soak and drain the water from the poha. Heat a kadai and add oil to it. Once oil is heated, add in the mustard seeds, jeera, urad dal, Bengal gram, hing and ginger. Fry for a minute.  Add in chillies and onion and fry for a minute. Add 1/2  tsp turmeric powder and m8x well. Now add in the methi sprouts and fry well until they soften for about  5 mins. Add in the salt and mix well. Add in the drained poha and mix well. Switch off the heat and add in 1 tsp of lime juice and give it a nice stir . Serve while hot! Preparation Time: 20 minutes

COUSCOUS UPMA

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Couscous is a coarsely ground variety made from semolina,a type of wheat.It is very nutritious and healthy! It is very popular in Moroccan & Middle Eastern cooking. Couscous is neutral in flavor, so seasoning or pairing it with vegetables would bring the best out of it. Tried lots of Indian stuff like pongal,pulao,upma with couscous :) But in this post I will be posting about Vegetable Upma!Enjoy:) INGREDIENTS: Couscous - 2 cup Onion - 1 big Tomato - 1 big Bell Peppers - 1 big Green Chillies - 4 to 5 Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Channa dal - 1 tsp Ginger - grated - 1 tsp Curry leaves - few Coriander leaves(optional) Asafoetida - a pinch Turmeric -1/2 tsp Oil - 1.5 Tbsp Salt 1.5 tsp or to taste Lemon juice 1 tsp Water - 4 cups HOW TO MAKE: Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds,chana dal,urad dal,asafoetida and allow them to sputter. Now add in the chillies,ginger,curry leaves,turmeric and saute them couple of times. Now add i...