I am so proud that we’ve eaten all meals at home for this week (ok, the week is not exactly over but I will ensure we don’t fail this challenge and pull it on tomorrow as well to close the weekday eating in challenge for the next 30 days). Today’s #breakfast was a sincere attempt at dosas, #lunch was dal, rice and chicken ala Sonia (basically what you make when you’re too lazy to put together a full blown curry) and #dinner was a lovely mix of all the leftovers.
BREAKFAST- DOSAS
I used a ready made batter and I intend sticking to that because I don’t have the time in the mornings to make it from scratch. I made the chutney which was a simple blend of garlic, red chili powder, onions and yoghurt.
LUNCH- YELLOW DAL & CHICKEN ALA SONIA
I was really missing my mother’s dal today, so decided to make a simple dal rice lunch, but since I couldn’t do without my daily dose of meat, I added in a super simple chicken to go with it.
CHICKEN ALA SONIA
Ingredients for Chicken ala Sonia:
8/10 medium pieces of chicken (with bones)
4 tbsps of greek yoghurt
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder (for colour)
1 tbsp ginger/ garlic paste
1 lemon
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp crushed kasuri methi
2 green chilies cut into small pieces
Salt to taste
Recipe for chicken ala Sonia:
Step 1: Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl (except for the kasuri methi and green chilies).
Leave this to marinate all day till you’re ready to cook.
Step 2: Heat oil and butter in a pan and fry the marinated chicken. Sprinkle kasuri methi sat the time the water from the chicken is released into the pan and let it cook with the chicken.
Plate up!!
Sprinkle some green chilies in the chicken and ensure you scrape off all the thick chicken gravy/ burnt pieces from the pan and serve it along with the chicken :)
YELLOW DAL
Ingredients for my yellow dal:
1 cup of toor dal (I didn’t have massor dal at home)
1 onion sliced into thin pieces
1 tomato diced up into squares
3/4 whole green chilies (just cut off the stalks)
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp red chili powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp minced ginger
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Recipe for my simple and healthy yellow dal:
Step 1: Cook the dal in a pressure cooker for about 6 whistles till mushy. Keep aside.
Step 2: Heat oil in a pot. Add in the cumin and let it sizzle. Then add in the onions, minced garlic and minced ginger. Let this cook slightly.
Step 3: Add in the chilies, all masala powder and tomatoes.
Step 4: Add in the cooked dal to this pot and enough water and salt to taste. Mix well and add water if required to balance the consistency.
Plate up!!
Sprinkle some coriander leaves before serving. I’ve made extra so that I can have it tomorrow with plain rice for lunch.
DINNER- LEFTOVERS!!!
Never waste food! I always ensure we finish all that I’ve cooked even if we need to repeat meals.
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