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Brinjal Gothsu (Curry with Brinjal)

Coriander Pulao | Kothamali Rice - One pot Meal

Any type of pulao or pilaf is one pot rice made with aromatic spices and herbs. In India, there are many types of pulao made and relished like vegetable pulao, matar (Peas) pulao, Kashmiri pulao, coconut pulao. Check other quick One pot meals here. Todays dish is quick and easy Coriander Pulao which can also be made with leftover rice as well as like a normal pulao. It goes well with onion or Boondi Raita. I usually add vegetables to this to make it wholesome meal, but you can also make it as a simple plain coriander pulao and it still will be tasty. Lets see how's this done. Step by step images are updated below Updated Recipe on : 22nd May 2022  Serves : 4 Ingredients : ( FOR MASALA PASTE:) 1/2 Onion chopped 1/2 inch ginger  4 garlic pods  4 cloves / lavang  ½ tsp whole pepper  1 inch cinnamon  2 green chilli (split) Handful coriander leaves  Other Ingredients:  1 tbsp ghee or clarified butter / Oil  1 bay leaf / tej patta 1 tsp cumin seeds /jeera  1/2 onion,

Home-Made Nuts Powder

Home-Made Nuts powder is something which I have been making since Jeremy was a 9 month old. Initially to introduce nuts, I used to powder each nut separately (one day each) and mix with every food. As he grew older I realized he hates whole nuts especially Almonds and Pistachios. Cashews are still ok with him provided they are salted ones. But still he wasn't consuming much. Thats when I decided to continue making the essential and important nut powder. He hates the fact that nuts or chunky powder has been added and just rejects the whole meal even though its tasty and likes it. But this fine nut powder is a winner and I add it up in almost everything on a daily basis.  So this nut powder is perfect for fussy kid like mine or if you just wanna introduce nuts to your kids diet, this is a good solution. Its pretty simple and fuss free.   The powder is suitable for babies over 8 months, but before you feed this to your baby, make sure that baby has already tried the powdered version o