• Brussel sprouts, Bitter gourd lightly cooked in coconut oil.
• Mango and wheat roti.
• Was lazy to make some dal soup or cut avocado.
• Enjoy!

Spinach is another vegetable I end up buying all the time and then have to come up with new ways to use it . I throw spinach in all italian , Chinese dishes and dals. Saw this new Bengali way of making it. I used what I had so really not authentic but tasted good and it was a new way for me.

• I used vegetables I had like Radish , baby potatoes, carrot. You can add white daikon radish , egg plant , green beans , papadi or whatever you want to use .
• Heat mustard oil and season with panch phoron. I just used mustard seeds, cumin seeds and methi seeds. Add red chili.
• Add vegetables that needs longer cooking. Season with salt and let them cook.
• Add chopped spinach, green chili, turmeric powder , chili powder and salt.
• You can also add Vadi which I did but I didn’t like vadi in it.
• There’s not much spices in this and all flavors are from different vegetables.
• Try and see if you like it too.
• Enjoy!

Cauliflower is in season now and so you will see nice fresh ones everywhere in store. I end up buying every time and have to come up with new ways. This is another very simple and quick way to make . Make just enough that will be eaten up .

• Cut cauliflower in medium size florets and wash it well.
• Heat oil and crack some cumin seeds . Be little generous with cumin seeds and oil here. Cumin seeds give nice flavor in this dish.
• Throw cauliflower in it and add dry spices. I used turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander-cumin powder, ginger, garlic powder and salt. Mix well, cover and cook.
• It will cook in its own water and stir in between . Do not add water.
• It takes only few minutes since cauliflower cooks quickly. Over cooked will turn too soft and will have sulfur smell.
• Garnish with either kasoori methi or cilantro leaves.
• It’s very tasty and good spicy.
• So why do we add all this spices? Besides making it tasty , cauliflower causes gas just like beans so adding garlic , ginger helps with digestion.
• Enjoy!

Indian diet is high on rice and wheat so I like to break it and use other things regularly. That doesn’t mean white bread though. This dhokli is made of bajra/millet. There’s little wheat flour but that’s ok. It tasted pretty good and with a salad or some steamed/roasted vegetables on the side , will make a good meal. I wasn’t too hungry after having a big “prasad” god sent me today for lunch.:-)

Here’s the recipe. It’s very simple to make. I skipped sugar.

https://m.tarladalal.com/Gavarfali-Bajra-Dhokli-(-Know-Your-Flours-)-33148r?amp=1

Enjoy!