Dill Rice

Here is another favorite of our. I am not saying that this kind of dish never existed but I cooked it while trying to come up with something nice tasting for Fajitas. It tastes good with chinese too.

Ingredients:

I use Basmati Rice- Boiled, excess water strained.

Salt

Black Pepper

1 Lime Juice

Dill weed

Grated Ginger- About 1 tspn

Method:

Heat little oil in a non-stick pan and saute Ginger. Add rice, salt, pepper and dill weed(about 1 tpn for rice enough for 3-4 people).

Start tossing the rice gently- making sure the grains do not break and also, the spices are mixed well. sprinkle lime juice all over the rice and again mix well. When the rice looks well cooked, and doesnt look sticky or lumped, it is ready to be served.

Stir Fried Vegetables with Chinese Sauce

This has become a favorite for all 3 of us. Plus It is a very easy way to have Aanya finish her veggies and believe it or not, ask for more.

So here it goes:

Ingredients:

Broccoli Florets

Zucchini - Cubed

Beans- Cut into 1-2 inches pieces

Carrots -  Sliced/ cubed

Onions- Thickly Sliced

Mushrooms- Sliced

Spinach Leaves- About 10-15 - washed and broken into halves

Stir Fry all these veggies and spinkle a little salt to let the water get out of them fast.

Ingredients for Chinese Sauce:

Roasted Peanuts- About half a handful- remove the skin and crush slightly

Soy Sauce

Crushed or Chopped Garlic- about 4 big Cloves

Grated Ginger- About 1 inch cube

Ajino moto - 1/2 tspn

Black Pepper- 1/4 tspn

Salt - to taste

Sugar- 1 tspn

Corn Starch- 1 heap tspn

Method:

In little oil, saute ginger and garlic and add about 1 cup of water. add soy sauce, ajino moto, salt, pepper and sugar and let it come to a boil.

Dissolve Corn starch in about 2-3 tbspns of water and add to the sauce and turn off the flame. The sauce will start to thicken. After about 5 minutes turn on the flame and adjust thickness with water and add peanuts and stir fried vegetables. cook for about 4-5 minutes and serve with boiled rice or Dill Rice.