Cranberry Puliodharai (Spiced Cranberry rice)

Category: Rice Varieties
Preparation Time: 10 mins 
Cooking Time: 15 to 20 mins
Servings: 3 servings

Eating Seasonally is healthier!  Seasonal eating means that we're eating fresh produce at a time of year when it's naturally ready for harvest. During Thanks giving season, we can get fresh cranberries in the markets. 

Cranberry Puliodharai

Cranberries are small, hard, round, red fruits with a flavor of both bitterness and sourness. I was never used to these beautiful cute fruits but I tried incorporating in our usual cooking.  I usually used them for preparing our South Indian dishes like sambar, rasam, pickle or a quick rice. 

I tried replacing tamarind with cranberry in our traditional puliodharai / Tamarind rice and it tastes great :) 

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 cup

• Fresh / Frozen Cranberries - 2 cups (Adjust as per taste)

• Sesame Oil -  2 Tbsp

• Mustard seeds -  1/2 tsp

• Channa Dhal -  3/4 Tbsp

• Split Urad dhal -  1/2 Tbsp

• Raw Peanuts  - 3 Tbsp

• Curry leaves -  few

• Red chilly, broken -  1 (adjust as per spice level)

• Salt -  to taste

To roast & grind:

• Chana dal - 3/4 Tbsp

Avocado - Spinach Chapathi (Avocado-Spinach Flatbread)

Category: Chapathi / Paratha
Preparation Time: 10 mins 
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Servings:3 to 4 servings

Avocado-Spinach Chapathis

Avocado and Spinach both are very nutritious and very versatile. I regularly make avocado rotis and sometimes will add spinach into it:) Avocado-Spinach Chapathi has the goodness of whole wheat flour, avocado and spinach in a single dish. 

Super Soft!

Kids will surely like this and the color of the parathas are very appealing - Isn't it? These are super soft and can be packed for lunch boxes as well. These can also be used as wraps.

Ingredients: 

• Wheat flour / Atta - 2 to 3 cups as required
• Avocado, ripen - 1 big
• Spinach leaves, cleaned - 2 cups tightly packed
• Salt - to taste
• Ghee - for spreading on cooked chapathis,  if needed 
• Wheat Flour - for dusting
• Method:
• Wash and drain the spinach leaves

Whole Wheat Cheesy Garlic Bread sticks

Category: Kids Recipes 
Preparation Time: 15 mins   

Waiting time: 1 to 2 hours rising time
Cooking Time: 12-15 mins      
Servings: 3-4 servings

Whole Wheat Cheesy Garlic Bread sticks

                               

Cheesy Garlic bread sticks are always kids favourite:) These garlic bread sticks are made with whole wheat flour and they are always great for a weekend dinner along with a soup. Also these are soft enough for the toddlers to munch on :)

Soft & Cheesy!!

 Ingredients:

For Dough:

• Whole wheat flour / Atta - 2 cups
• Instant yeast  - 1 1/2 tsp
• Salt - 1/2 Tbsp
• Sugar - 1 Tbsp
• Olive oil - 1 Tbsp
• Warm water - 3/4 to 1 cup (adjust as required)

For Garlic Butter:

• Butter, softened - 2 to 3 Tbsp
• Garlic, finely grated / minced - 2 Tbsp

Zucchini & Sweet corn Quesadilla (With Whole Wheat Tortillas / Rotis)

 Category: Kids Recipes 
Preparation Time: 15 mins        
Cooking Time: 20 mins      
Servings: 2-3 servings

Quesadilla: A quesadilla is a Mexican dish and type of taco, consisting of a tortilla that is filled primarily with cheese, and sometimes meats and spices, and then cooked on a griddle. Traditionally, a corn tortilla is used, but it can also be made with a flour tortilla, particularly in northern Mexico and the United States (Source: Wikipedia) 

Zucchini & Sweet corn Quesadilla

Quesadilla is a very easy recipe and perfect for busy weekday dinners. Also kids love them so much since it has Cheese in it :) It also makes a good lunch-box option. For this recipe, I  make tortillas from whole wheat flour, we can also use our regular rotis / chapathis.

So Cheesy!!!!

Ingredients:

• Whole Wheat Tortillas / Rotis - 5 
• Zucchini / Italian squash - 1 (2 cups sliced)
• Sweet corn, steamed - 1 cup
• Garlic, chopped - 1 Tbsp
• Mozzarella cheese, shredded - 1/2 cup to 1 cup (use as required)
• Olive oil - 2 tsp