Recipes by Uma

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	Steel Cut Oats Upma by Uma As we all know, whole grains are so important for a healthy lifestyle. They help reduce cholesterol, cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Steel cut oats are whole grains that are fully packed with many nutritional values. They are rich in proteins, fiber and vitamins.Coming to the recipe today: Upma is a staple breakfast in many…	1 vote 922 views
	Simple Chocolate Cake by Uma I know, it's been a long time since Iupdated my blog. The posting is getting postponed for one or otherreason. As I started working now I became little busy to concentrateon my blog. Or may be that's just an excuse. Sometimes we need breakfrom any work, don't we? But it seems I've taken a long break, sodecided to make a fresh start…	1 vote 385 views
	Split Green Gram Chutney Powder \| Pesara Podi \| Spicy Moong Dal Powder by Uma Ingredients:Preparation:Heat a pan and add all the ingredients except salt. Dry roast until they change color.Keep them aside to cool for some time. Then add them to a blender along with salt and make into a fine powder.That's it! Great tasting powder…	1 vote 522 views
	Potato – Tomato Stir Fry by Uma When we are lazy to cook elaborate meals, these simpledishes come in hand. This curry is so easy to prepare and tastes so good.Ingredients:Few Curry LeavesPreparation:Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.When they pop, addcumin seeds + Bengal gram + black gram + curry leaves and sauté well.Then add allthe vegetables (potato +…	1 vote 770 views
	Vegetable Upma by Uma Hi friends, hope you all are doing well. I know it took a while for me to post a new recipe. Can you believe, I even forgot my blog's 4th birthday on January 16th? Belated birthday wishes to my dear blog.Coming to the recipe today. this is a delicious upma recipe, a little variation to the regular upma.Ingredients:Few Curry Leaves…	1 vote 447 views
	Garbanzo Bean Sundal (Chickpea Salad) by Uma This is a healthy salad + snack for the evenings. I usually makethis during festivals too as an offering.Ingredients:Preparation:Wash and soak garbanzobeans overnight. Then pressure-cook the dal for 3 whistles.Heat oil in a panand add mustard seeds.When they pop, add cumin seeds + Bengal gram + blackgram and sauté well until the dals…	1 vote 594 views
	Kobbari – Kandi Pachadi (Coconut-Toor Dal Chutney) by Uma I know I’ve been away for a while from my blog. Life becomeshectic sometimes. But I haven’t forgotten my blog and I haven’t stopped cookingtoo. Whenever I get a feeling to update, some other works come in the way andthe posting takes the back seat. That’s why DH always tells me to make a timetable of things to do and follow it. Of…	1 vote 467 views
	Eggless Chocolate Cake by Uma I made this for my daughter’s birthday. It came out so goodand yummy. But I didn't decorate the cake, I just dusted it withfine sugar.Ingredients:Preparation:Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour an 8 x 8 cake pan.Add sifted flour + cocoa powder + sugar + soda + bakingpowder + salt to a large bowl and mix well.Add vanilla + water +…	1 vote 409 views
	Kala Chana Besan Burfi by Uma I’ve become little busy these days and not cooking that much. Iam sad that I am ignoring my blog by not posting frequently. So I wanted topost a new recipe today at any cost and searched in my archives to find somerecipe. To my amazement, I found this delicious recipe which never got posted.I don’t know why I forgot this!!!This yummy…	1 vote 405 views
	Celery-Carrot-Tomato Chutney (Oil Free) by Uma Ingredients:Preparation:Add all ingredients to a pan and sauté well until thevegetables become little soft.Turn off the flame and allow the contents to cool down forsome time.Later, grind the contents into a smooth paste by adding lemonjuice + salt + very little water. Don’tadd too much water as the chutney tends to become…	1 vote 438 views