Quick Quinoa vangi bath for lunch

Quinoa vangi bath is very healthy and takes only minutes to cook. This recipe works well when you are in a hurry especially in the mornings making lunch for office or school goers. To save time, you can as well cook quinoa the previous night and keep it in the fridge.

Ingredients: Serves 1

Quinoa - 1/3C
Small brinjal - 10
Red Chillies - 2
Curry leaves few
Cilantro chopped
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Cashew nuts or peanuts - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric, Asafoetida, salt
Tamarind juice - little

Method:

1) Boil 2/3 cup water and add 1/3c quinoa to boiling water. Simmer after 10 minutes. Switch off the heat and close the pan and let it cook for 10 more minutes.
2) Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, urad dal, channa dal, peanuts/cashew nuts, red chillies, curry leaves and roast for few minutes, add pinch turmeric, asafoetida
3) Add brinjal and cook over medium heat till veggies becomes soft
4) Add tamarind juice, salt, 2 tsp MTR vangi bath masala(quick version) and cook for few minutes
5) Add cooked quinoa to brinjal masala and mix everything together.
6) Switch off the heat and add chopped cilantro

Thin bagel sandwich --- Quick and Yummy

This sandwich recipe can be made in minutes with simple ingredients. Can be had for breakfast/ lunch or dinner. A versatile healthy sandwich. If you do not have hummus, use ground mustard.

Escarole is like other greens, can be sauteed, chopped into soups and stews, or as part of a green salad.

Ingredients:

Any Hummus of your choice either home made or store bought. (I used yellow lentil hummus from store)
Pair of thin Bagels
Sliced Tomatoes
Sliced Cucumber
Sliced Avocados
Any Cheese slice
Escarole leaves
Salt and pepper

Method:

1) Toast bagel in a bread toaster
2) On one side place cheese slice, cheese would melt and stick to the bagel if you put it as soon as you take the bagel out of the toaster
3) Put 1 or 2 escarole leaves on top of cheese, place 3 tomato slices, 3 cucumber slices, avocado slices, sprinkle salt and pepper on each layer
4) Apply generous amount of hummus on the other side of bagel and close the sandwich.

Enjoy with soup or salad.