Savoury Seviyyan/Savoury Vermicelli

Savoury Seviyyan

This was created on a lark. Friends were having a dabba recipes contest. A dabba is a tiffin box you pack for your husband when he goes off to work. Fortunately I have always been able to have all three meals of the day with my husband. I have never had to pack a tiffin for him.

So when this event came my way I had to do a literal head scratching. What would my husband want in his packed lunch. 

The only time I carried a tiffin was when I was in college. My grand mom would make fried rice and noodles for me. The main idea behind these two dishes was to incorporate as much vegetables as possible.

Instead of noodles made with flour I used whole wheat roasted Seviyyan or vermicelli. It brings a subtle difference in taste and is a lot healthier than flour noodles.

Ingredients

2 cups vermicelli

1 onion, sliced

1 carrot, sliced fine

½ broccoli floret, sliced

1 tsp soya sauce

Salt to taste

Boil the vermicelli for 2 minutes. Wash under cold water and then leave it to drain.

Heat some oil. Saute the sliced onions. Add the sliced carrots and sliced broccoli. Once the vegetables are soft then take them out. 

Heat some more oil. Fry the boiled vermicelli. Add the soya sauce and season with salt. Fry well. Add the vegetables. Your savoury saviyaan is ready.

Chocolate Caramel Banana Crepe

Chocolate Caramel Banana Crepe

My son has been after my life to make him crepes and of course it has to be chocolate. Banana and chocolate are a good combination. And this is a good way to put some fruits into the young one. It has become an alarmingly prevalent trend with all kids. Junk food ..Yes!! Healthy food…Yukkk!! So like all mothers I have to learn how to camouflage nutrition in the garb of something that will appeal to him


Ingredients

For the caramel Banana
2 bananas, cut into roundels
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp brown sugar

Heat a pan. Add the butter. As it starts melting add the sugar. Once the sugar starts bubbling add the bananas. 

Swirl the pan around to coat the sugar well. Cook for 2 minutes and keep aside.

For the crepes

2 cups flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
4 tbsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon powder
¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp nutmeg powder

Mix all the ingredients together. Add water and make a smooth batter of spreading consistency. 

Heat a pan. Spoon a ladle full of batter on the pan. Cook for 2 minutes till bubbles start appearing. 

Flip and cook some more. Roll the crepes, spread caramel banana on top and garnish with chocolate sauce and icing sugar. 

This is my son's expression while he was eating.

And this is the modern art he left behind on the plate.