Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Cracked Wheat with vegetables and peanut powder

1/3 cup whole green mung
Soak mung in water overnight, leave covered till ready to cook. Strain water before cooking.

handful of raw peanuts
roast and coarse grind (add 1-2 red chilli, optional)

2/3 cup split bulgur
2/3 cup cracked wheat coarse
1/2 cup quinoa
1/2tsp oil
salt to taste

Take the bulgur, cracked wheat and quinoa in a pan, add 3.5cups of water, oil, salt and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce flame and cook till water is absorbed.

1 large potato
2 carrots
two handfuls french beans
two handfuls of spinach or kale
small head of broccoli (optional)
handful of whole cashewnut (optional)
salt to taste

Chop all vegetables into bite size chunks. Heat 3tsp of oil in pan, add tempering (optional - 1/2tsp black mustard seed, 1/4 tsp cumin seed). When seeds start spluttering, add vegetables, green mung and saute for a min. Cover and cook till vegetables are mostly cooked (firm). Add cooked wheat and quinoa. Drizzle 1tsp of oil or ghee. Add peanut powder. Mix well, cover and cook for 3-5 min till flavors combine. Add chopped cilantro leaves (optional)

Enjoy as it is or with a couple of dollops of yogurt!

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