Red Fried Rice with Soya Nuggets

For the EAT HEALTHY- Protien Rich TOI Event n Healthy Cooking &
ONE D Monthly One Dish Meal Events of TOI
Also mixed rice event
Serves 4

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (250gms) uncooked rice
½ cup nutri nuggets soaked in warm water for 20 minutes and squeezed
4 tbsp oil
2 flakes garlic crushed and chopped (optional)
1 onion chopped finely
¼ cup very finely sliced french beans
1 carrot grated
½ big capsicum diced
½ cup shredded cabbage
½ tsp of each salt and pepper
1 tbsp tomato ketchup (according to the colour desired)
1 tsp vinegar (optional)

Method

1. Boil rice and keep aside till absolutely cold.
2. Wash nuggets in several changes of water. Strain, squeeze, and keep aside to drain well.
3. Heat oil. Stir fry garlic and onions turn transparent.
4. Add nuggets and stir fry on low heat for 5 minutes.
5. Add beans and stir fry for 2 min.
6. Add carrots and cabbage. Stir for a min. Add capsicum.
7. Add salt and pepper.
8. Add rice.
9. Add vinegar and tomato ketchup
10. Add salt taste. Stir fry the rice for 2 minutes. Serve.
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Nutritive Maggie Hearts

For the monthly mingle event of toi

Ingredients

1 packet maggie masala noodles- boil till just done

1 carrot grated (¾ cup)

¾ cup finely chopped cabbage

2 tbsp atta (whole wheat flour)

2 tbsp butter

¾ cup milk

¾ tsp salt, or to taste

1 tbsp almond powder (8-10 almonds ground)

1 tbsp nutrinugget powder

salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Boil maggie noodles in just 1 cup water on medium flame till the water gets absorbed

2. Melt butter in a heavy bottomed kadhai on low heat.
3. Add atta and stir fry for 1 min. Add milk stirring continuously.
4. Add carrots, cabbage, nutrinugget powder, almond powder and cook till thick. Add salt.
5. Add boiled maggie. Cook for 2-3 min more and keep mixing the noodles gently till the mixture turns really thick. Do not mash the noodles.
6. Cook till the mixture turns thick enough to be shaped into cutlets. Remove from fire. Cool.
7. With oiled hands, make heart shaped cutlets and refrigerate overnight. Next morning shallow or deep fry them.

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