Simple receipes

I am no great cook and look for all short cuts though I do enjoy good Indian food. Blame it on the fast world ;-)

While working in the IT sector, the inevitable happened.....I started to put on weight not realising that I have put on about 15 kgs in about 5 years. When it dawned that I was really overweight, I started to seek some immediate measures to decrease weight.

I realised that I could start with very simple things. While I stopped buying the ships/crisps, chocolates, cakes, crossaints that I so much loved, I realised that some simple changes in cooking styles can make a lot of difference.

One simple receipe I prepare that has become a family favourite is as follows

1 bunch of spinach(chopped)
1 onion(chopped)
1 tomato(chopped)
4-5 pods of garlic(optional)
a cup of chopped vegetables(brocolli, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum etc)
a teaspoon of salt(or to taste)
a teaspoon of red chilli powder(or any other flavouring)
2 table spoons of moong dal or masoor dal or toor/arhar dal

Put all the above ingredients in a pressure cooker with 2 caps of water. Presure cook for 3 whistles - If using microwave, dal and vegetables need to be cooked separately. Mash the cokked mixture. You can season with mustard/jeera splattered in 1 teaspoon of oil or simply serve as is with a dash of lemon. This can be consumes as soup of with roti/rice.

Instead of spinach, a bunch of corriander or carrot leaves can be used.

While this dish is very tasty, it is very healthy as well -

If you try it do let me know your feedback