61. DAAL MAKHANI - FAT FREE (DIABETIC & HEART FRIENDLY)

Daal Makhani without Makhan (Butter)

INGREDIENTS
1. Urad Daal ( Black gram)... 1 cup
2. Rajma (Red Kidney Beans).....1/4 cup
3. Large Tomatoes...4 
4. Ginger Garlic Paste 2 tbs
5. Tomato Ketchup 2 tbs
6. Whole spices: 
    Laung (Cloves) 3 
    Badi Elaichi (Black Cardamoms) 2 
    Darchini (Cinnamon Stick) 1
   Tej Patta (Bay Leaf) 1 
7. Salt 1 tsp (as per taste)
8. Haldi (Turmeric Powder) 1 tsp 
9. MDH Deggi Mirch (Red Chili) Powder 1/2 tsp ( as per taste)
10. Meat Masala 1 tbs
11. Kasoori Methi 2 tbs
12. Sugar 1tsp
13. Fat-free Milk 1 cup

METHOD
1. Soak Rajma overnight.
2. In a Pressure Cooker, cook together, soaked rajma, daal, salt, haldi, all the whole spices (Clove + Black Cardamom + Cinnamon + Bay Leaf) and ginger-garlic paste with 4 cups of water, for about half an hour.
3. Mash the daal well with the help of a ladle till it mixes well.
4. In a small fry pan, heat 1tbs oil, add meat masala, deggi mirch powder and fry for ten seconds. Add pureed tomatoes and kasoori methi after rubbing between palms. Also add tomato ketchup and sugar and add this to the daal. 
6. Bring daal to a boil once again and boil on slow heat for 5 minutes.
7. Add milk slowly while continuously stirring till it starts giving a creamy look and acquires the right consistency.

Serve hot.

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60. MULTI-GRAIN MATAR PANEER ROTI (DIABETIC & HEART FRIENDLY)

INGREDIENTS

1. Oats dry ground in a mixie : 1/4 cup
2. Whole Chana Flour (Bengal Gram not Besan): 1/4 Cup
3. Barley (Jau) Flour: 3 tbs
4. Millet (Bajra) Flour: 3 tbs
5. Whole Wheat (Atta) Flour: 1/2 Cup 
6. Green Peas (Matar): 2 Cups, cooked in Microwave for 2 minutes and then minced in a mixie
7. Cottage Cheese (paneer) : 1 cup grated
8. Green chilies 3-4 finely chopped
9. Ginger (Adrak) 1 tbs grated
10. Salt 2 tsp ( as per taste)
11. Coriander seeds (Dhania) crushed 1 tsp 
12. Ajwain Seeds 1 tsp
13. Olive oil as used



METHOD
1. Knead together all the ingredients mentioned above (except Peas and olive oil) into a soft dough.

Flatten the dough n a Ziplock to form a roti

2. Form balls of dough. Flatten and spread each ball and stuff it with 2 tsp of minced Peas. Flatten it.
3. Spread a firm polythene sheet or a Ziplock bag and apply a few drops of oil on it.
4. Place the  flattened ball on it and pat it with greased fingers until it gets the shape of a thick roti.

5. Flip over the sheet on the palm of your hand to remove the roti and again flip it over on the heated tawa (griddle).  Turn over till done from both sides. With a chimta (tong), bake it straight on the flame on both sides for a few seconds. Apply 1/2 tsp of olive oil on it if your calorie budget permits. Otherwise enjoy it with plain home-made curd made of 1% fat Skimmed Milk.  For non-dieters, apply oil and fry it like an ordinary paratha and forget about the calorie count. It will definitely be tastier.

GOOD TO KNOW

1. The multiple flours used here though highly nutritious, are quite dry. Adding grated paneer in the dough will make it soft. Filling with mashed peas will make it tastier and softer.
2. The flours used in the recipe' are all extremely healthy having various nutrients, fibre and a variety of minerals and vitamins.They are low in glycemic index as compared to wheat flour.

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