Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Tomato broken wheat






This is ideal for breakfast or even for a light dinner.  It also tastes great when accompanied with some stir fried vegetables. It is made with Indian samba broken wheat, which has high fiber and a low Glycemic index. This kitchadi is excellent for diabetics.



Ingredients:

Samba broken wheat – 1 cup

Onion -1

Tomato -2

Turmeric powder -1 tsp

Sambhar powder- 1 tsp

Sugar- 1 tsp (optional)

Mustard seeds-1 tsp

Curry leaves-few  

Chopped coriander leaves- 1 tsp

Salt and oil - as required


                           Samba broken wheat



Method:

Puree the tomato in blender. Keep it aside.  Heat a frying pan and crackle the mustard seeds with one teaspoon of oil. Add the onions and curry leaves. Fry till the onions turn brown. Stir in the turmeric powder and Sambhar powder in quick succession. Fry for few seconds.   Then add the tomato puree, salt, sugar and two cups of water. When it begins to boil, add the broken wheat. Close and cook till it is done. Alternatively, you can place everything in a pressure cooker and cook for few minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.

   

1 comment:

  1. nice recipe..kitchidi with out dal..healthy recipe...Mallika Vaidyanathan..

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