Savoury nutty Vermicelli

Savoury nutty  vermicelli 

Any food item can be made as healthy or as unhealthy as you make it. Well, more than health this is a story of love. Till this year February I had no idea that Vermicelli can be a savoury dish. I grew up seeing sweet dishes made out of it. My husband prepared it for me for the first time and to be honest I fell in love with the dish.

Then someone posted a savoury preparation and I knew it was a healthy option and so this is what I did :-

Serves 1

A little less than 1/2 cup vermicelli
1/2 a medium sized potato
1 large tomato
1 large onion
2 to 3 green chilies finely chopped
4 whole cashew nuts
6 almonds
10 to 12 raisins
3 to 4 walnuts
1 tsp olive oil
Salt as per taste
1 cup to 1/4th cup water
1 tbsp finely fresh chopped coriander leaf

Simply dry roast the vermicelli and nuts and keep aside . Thinly slice the onion, chop the tomatoes in small cubes and dice your potato. Now heat 1 tsp oil and add your onions and then cover and cook for 1/2 a minute to 1 minute on low flame and then add the diced potato and tomato and cover and cook with 1/2 cup water till the vegetables are well cooked. Now add the vermicelli along with 1/2 cup of water , salt, chopped chilies and bring to a boil and then simmer till done. You might have to add a bit of extra water if it dries out before the vermicelli gets cooked but not more than 1/4th cup. Add the nuts , fresh coriander and mix well. Serve and have a healthy meal.

Guilt Free mango Dessert

Guilt free Mango dessert

There are times when you simply want to have a sweet delight and if you have chosen a healthy track for sometime there is no need to worry. This all natural and healthy dessert is delicious and so healthy that you can enjoy it without throwing caution to the wind . And if you are worried about the dates know that each date contains a mere 23 calorie 

70gm plain chilled curd whipped well
1 mango pureed
1/2 tsp honey
1 tsp sesame seeds
1/2 tsp Charmagaaz
6 almonds not skinned
10 raisins and 3 pitted dates soaked in 4 tbsp toned milk and pureed

Its simple just soak the dates and raisins in milk for 1 hour and puree them to a smooth paste and then keep it aside, puree mangoes in the same blender and then whip chilled curd . Now simply layer the whipped curd, date paste and mango and chill for 2 hours or more. Before serving simply take the almonds, charmagaz and sesame seeds and toast them on a girdle and drizzle with the honey and top the layered dessert with this. Dig away Guilt free