Sunday, September 29, 2013

This week's menu
- Cauliflower with egg (rotis)
- green chutney (brown rice)
- capsicum pulao (quinoa)
- cabbage + green peas + potato (rotis)
- oats + quinoa idly with sambar
- pasta with chicken meatballs
- eat out!!!

Groceries:

Trader joes has cauliflower florets, chopped green cabbage,  peas, chopped onions etc. I always bring these as they help me save some chopping time.
Cauliflower with egg:
Heat a tea spoon of oil in a wok
Season with mustard seeds and jeera
Safe onions until they are translucent
Add turmeric
Pulse cauliflower florets in a food processor a couple of times
Add cauliflower to the wok and keep mixing
Add salt, chilli powder, grated ginger
Sprinkle a little water and put the lid on
Mix occasionally.
When the cauliflower is almost cooked, beat a couple of eggs into it (like egg Bhurji)
Add Garam masala and let the egg cook.
Turn off the heat when done.


Since I became a mom, every time I meet my girlfriends , our primary topic of conversation has been how do you do it all? Specifically, what do you cook for your family? How do you manage to not burn yourself in the process and still feed a decent and nutritious meal to the family? More often than not, I think we women are our worst enemies and worst judges of our accomplishments. This blog is to capture what I am cooking for my little family which includes my 7yr old who is a borderline picky eater. All he loves to eat is Mac n cheese. He dislikes fruit with a passion, doesn't eat any snacks at all!! No chips , no cookies nada. Yah, I am happy about it except when we are on the road and he won't eat anything for hours!! 
Anyway, I digress - so back to the blog - I am going to post what my weekly menu is going to be and how I execute it . Please feel free to share your thoughts and ideas in the comments section.