There are many different types of Indian whole wheat flat breads like the Roti, Paratha, chapathi and stuffed parathas. Guacamole Whole Wheat Flat Bread(Guacamole Paratha) is made with the left over guacamole, whole wheat flour and some spices. These paratha are served with spiced yogurt side dish.
Step 1: Ingredients
1) Guacamole - 1/3 Cup (whatever is left)
2) Whole Wheat Flour - approximately 1 Cup
3) Chili Powder - 1/2 Tsp
4) Cumin powder - 1/2 Tsp
5) Salt as per taste
6) Olive Oil - (2- 3) Tsp
7) water (If needed)
Step 2: Guacamole recipe
Ingredients :
1) Avocado - 1 medium
2) Chopped onion - 1/4 Cup
3) Chopped tomato - 1/4 Cup
4) Chopped Garlic - 2 Pods
5) Chopped Chili - 1 Tsp
6) Lemon Juice
7) Salt as per taste
Guacamole Recipe:
1) Remove the avocado flesh into the bowl and mash it well
2) Then add the onions, tomatoes, garlic, chili, lemon juice and salt.
3) Mix well and adjust the taste accordingly. Guacamole is ready now.
Step 3: Making Guacamole Paratha
1) In a bowl, add the guacamole, whole wheat flour, chili powder, cumin powder,oil and salt.
2) Mix it well to form a dough, If needed add water. (the dough will be soft when compared to regular dough so will not require much water. I did not add water)
3) Rest the dough for few minutes (5 -10 min)
4) Roll out each ball of dough into a medium sized paratha.
5) Heat the griddle or tava on medium flame. Place the paratha on the hot griddle and cook on both sides. Add butter or oil to ensure crisp texture.
6) The paratha is done when it turns light brown and few darker spots appear. The paratha can be served with yougurt side dish.
Yougurt Side Dish (Raita)
To yogurt , add Chopped onions , Chopped tomatoes, chopped chili, salt and mix well to make (raita) yogurt side dish.
Vada is a very popular South Indian Savory Fritter. Vada is a very traditional dish and will be made in all the Hindu festivals. It consists of a crispy texture on the outside and a soft texture in the inside. One variety of the vada is made with Skinned Black Gram as a main ingredient and it is called as"Medhu Vada". It is often accompanied as a side dish to a main course or as a tea time snack.
Step 1: Ingredients
1) Skinned Black Gram or Urad Dal - 1/2 Cup
2) Raw Rice - 1/2 Tbsp
3) Onion - Medium Size
4) Green Chili - as per taste
5) Pepper - 1 Tsp
6) Cumin Seed - 1 Tsp
7) Curry Leaves - few strands
8) Water for grinding
9) Oil for frying
Step 2: Grinding the Batter
1) Wash and soak the skinned Black gram along with the rice for 6 hours (minimum)
2) Drain the water completely and add it to the blender.
3) Grind it by adding water little by little (1 -2 tsp at a time)
4) The batter should be very smooth and soft.(looks like whipped butter)
5) When the batter is scooped in a spoon, it should not fall freely.(Thick consistency)
6) When the batter is dropped in water it should float and that is the right consistency.
Note :
* If the vada batter is in thin consistency (more water) then the vada will be too oily.
* If the vada batter is not smooth and soft then the vada will become hard.
* If the oil temperature while frying is very high then the vada will turn brown on the outside and the inside will remain uncooked.
* In order to store the batter for future use, the batter should be stored before adding any other ingredient especially onions and salt.( onion and salt will ooze water changing the batter consistency)
Step 3: Mixing the Batter
Take the vada batter and add Cumin seeds, ground pepper, green chili, curry leaves, chopped onions, salt and mix well.
Step 4: Frying the Vada
1) Add the oil in a pan and heat it to medium to high temperature.
2) Wet your fingers and grab a small portion of the batter, using your thumb make hole in the center and drop it slowly in the oil (Be careful). doughnut press can also be used to make it easier.
3) Fry the Vada till it becomes golden brown on both sides flipping on both sides regularly.
Homemade Play Dough is very easy and inexpensive to make at home. Play dough helps to develop motor skills in young children and also acts as a perfect medium to express their imagination and creativity. So lets get started to make it.
Nobody teaches or lives as an example for togetherness like “the Nature”. A plant/tree is perfect example as it needs to bring together the earth, water, sunlight, worms, bees while it grows.We all know about this but I would like to share an event that made my little princess to learn that the plants do not just exist, they live and teach us too.
One day at her KG class, teacher was teaching about the germination process and the importance of water, sunlight, dirt for the plant growth. At the end of the class the teacher gave black bean seeds to all the students and asked them to grow it at home.
That evening my daughter asked me to plant it in our little backyard. To be true that will be the first time we are planting something in our backyard.
Planting the seed
My daughter was so eager to plant the seed that evening so she could not even wait for her father to come back home from office, she called him and asked to buy planting tools and asked him to come home early that evening. I was very happy to see her all excited.
That evening, my husband came home early with tools as our daughter asked. After a long time we all had a good evening time together with tea and rusk, then my husband cleared some place in the corner of our backward for the new plant.
We all together went and my husband dug a little place for the plant and while digging, my daughter asked many questions why is the earth wet ? how are the worms living under the ground? will the seed die ? and many many more. She also gave lot of information that she learned in the school like plants need water and sunlight to grow and it drinks water with roots. Her father was all happy to spend time with our daughter and I was very proud to hear my little princess talk. My husband shared his childhood memories when his father used to take him to fields to shown how the crops (rice) are grown. It was a memorable time we spent together.
Watching it Grow !!
After we planted the seed, we totally forgot except our daughter, she goes and checks the seed daily before going to school and ask us when the plant will grow. we thought it was not going to happen but told her that it will take some time and it is good to feed the plant daily. One morning, my daughter was shouting with excitement and she literally dragged me and my husband to the backyard and said 'Ta Da'. Our seed sprouted!!! Seeing the small sprout gave me a special feeling that I have not felt for a long time and later I heard from my husband that he also had experienced the same feeling - "feeling of life ". Then we realized that the nature is conveying us that love, caring and being together is the basis of living.
why not a Small Garden?
That weekend, I asked my husband to take us to a nearby nursery to buy some flowering plants, vegetable seeds so that we could have a garden in our backyard. My daughter and my husband were so much excited and we went for shopping immediately. After shopping, we went home happily and planted all that we had brought that evening without realizing that we have not watched any TV or checked face book page or browsed any website. It was a whole day activity and at the end of the day we felt too tired, so had a dinner together near our backyard watching the plants and the star filled sky. It was very much relaxing.
Togetherness is the Fruit :)
From that day, every evening myself, my daughter and husband spend some time checking the plants and pruning it and then have our dinner at our backyard. Soon all the plants started to flower and all the seed started sprouting , without our knowledge our family as really came together and were spending some quality time and also teaching our daughter about staying together.
No wonder why we call it ‘Mother Nature’!!!!
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