Day 2 #stayhome #staysafe

The menu for today was quite simple and once again it was a mix of a little vegetarian, some left overs and proteins (how can a day be complete without meat, right?).

Today's #breakfast was hot, spicy #poha with a nice cup of black coffee to start us off for the day ahead. I made a little extra to serve as a healthy snack through the day. This is so simple to make and takes barely any time. #lunch was extremely quick to put together. I used the leftover pav bhaji from the yesterday and made pav bhaji cheese grilled sandwiches for lunch today. #dinner warranted a much needed meal of meat, so I made a simple chicken kheema (chicken mince) and served it with rotis.

A tip for ensuring your day is super productive- Plan in advance!! I plan my cooking the previous night and I keep all ingredients ready in the morning so that it doesn't take me too much extra time on a work day.

I hope you enjoy the recipes below and try this out over the next few days. Keep me posted on the outcomes :)

BREAKFAST- POHA

Ingredients:

2 cups of poha washed well

1 tsp mustard seed

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 large onion chopped into tiny pieces

2 green chilies chopped

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

Handful on curry leaves

1 lemon

3 boiled potatoes chopped into little squares

Salt to taste

Recipe for the easiest poha:

Step 1: Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let them sizzle.

Step 2: Then add in the onions and let them turn brown, followed by the green chilies and curry leaves and fry well.

Step 3: Add in the potatoes and turmeric powder and mix well.

Step 4: Add the washed poha and salt to taste and mix very well. Cover it and let it cook for 2 minutes. Keep stirring till done.

Plate up!!

Serve hot with a dash of lemon on top.

LUNCH- GRILLED PAV BHAJI CHEESE SANDWICHES

DINNER- CHICKEN KHEEMA (CHICKEN MINCE)

Ingredients:

400 gms mince chicken (wash well)

2 medium onions diced into small pieces

A handful of frozen green peas (boil them and keep aside)

1 tbsp coriander leaves

1 lemon

1 tbsp kasuri methi

1 tsp garlic paste

1 tsp ginger paste

1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp garam masala powder

Salt to taste

2 diced tomatoes or tomoato purée

2 tbsp yoghurt

1 cinnamon stick

2 cardamoms

1 clove

Recipe for a bowlful of juicy chicken mince:

Step 1: Heat oil in a pan. Add in the cardamoms, cinnamon and clove. Then add in the onions and sauté for a few minutes, followed by ginger/garlic paste and let it turn brown.

Step 2: Add in the tomato purée and yoghurt. Fry this mixture well and add in all the spice powders mentioned above in the ingredients.

Step 3: Stir this and let it cook well.

Step 4: Add in the chicken mince with salt and mix this with the tomato mixture. Add some water and cover it. Let it cook for a few minutes.

Step 5: Remove the lid and add in the coriander leaves, kasuri methi, boiled peas and lime. Stir for another 2 minutes till well done.

Plate up!!

Serve hot with some chilies, lemon and onions. This goes well with any Indian bread or even rice.