I personally avoid gluten every bit much every bit possible. I dear vermicelli . We pick out a traditional home-made version of this where inwards nosotros brand vermicelli from rice, wheat together with Ragi together with is sun-dried. This tin forcefulness out endure stored for years! Rice together with wheat shevai/vermicelli are the to a greater extent than pop ones. Every fourth dimension either when someone visits us from Republic of Republic of India or nosotros watch India, I pick out this for myself. During my recent trip to India, I was pleasantly surprised to honour Ragi vermicelli hence easily available. I am a big fan of Ragi ( finger millet) together with purpose it a lot inwards my cooking. I regularly brand Ragi Neer dosa, Ragi Phanna polo, Ragi masala dosa together with fifty-fifty ragi porridge. When I made the vermicelli dish every bit a fasting recipe, I was pleasantly surprised. I couldn't destination eating! I ate a lot only my tummy felt lite dissimilar other meals, which when nosotros overeat nosotros feel bloated together with uncomfortable. I was eager to percentage this recipe amongst everyone. It is a super elementary together with tardily recipe.
Servings: 2-3 ( 1-1 1/2 loving cup per person)
Ingredients:
Dried ragi shevai ( finger millet vermicelli): four cups
Water: 8 cups
Salt: 1/2 tsp
Coconut oil: 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Urad dal( matpe edible bean lentil): 1 tsp
Green chilies: ii small, slit lengthwise
Freshly grated coconut: 1/4 cup
Sugar: 1 tsp
Method:
Boil H2O amongst common salt inwards a pot. When it boils, plough of the flaming together with add together the dried ragi Shevai to the pot inwards such a means that the Shevai is completely immersed inwards it.
Drain together with hold aside. Make certain that you lot don't soak the shevai for besides long every bit hence the whole dish volition endure mushy! The Shevai has to endure al dente.
Heat kokosnoot crude inwards a sauté pan/ kadai on medium heat. Add mustard seeds. Once it splutters, add together the curry leaves, urad dal together with dark-green chilies. Saute for a few seconds.
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Now add together the drained Shevai together with mix well. Add carbohydrate together with to a greater extent than common salt if needed. Add freshly grated kokosnoot reserving a niggling for garnish.Turn off the gas.
Garnish amongst the remaining coconut. You tin forcefulness out also sprinkle a niggling carbohydrate on top, particularly for niggling kids every bit it gives it a prissy taste.
Serve hot .
For adults, it tin forcefulness out endure served amongst savory snacks similar mixture or chips. Some similar to swallow it amongst a banana or fifty-fifty yogurt. I am bringing this to Throwback Thursday together with Fiesta Friday.
Cooking made easy:
Make certain that the shevai is completely drained earlier adding it to the pan amongst the seasoning. Once the Shevai is drained, you lot tin forcefulness out fluff it amongst a fork to ensure that it is non stuck to each other. You tin forcefulness out also run the colander nether mutual frigidness H2O piece draining hence that it does non operate along to cook.
Tip for salubrious living:
You tin forcefulness out add together vegetables similar peas, peas together with carrots or mixed vegetables to this dish to operate inwards fifty-fifty to a greater extent than healthier together with balanced.
Food for thought:
Nature holds the telephone substitution to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive together with fifty-fifty spiritual satisfaction. E.O. Wilson