Thinai Kichadi - Foxtail Millet Kichadi

 Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Today, I made thinai kichadi to combat hunger while the main meal of Pizza was getting ready.

Thinai (Foxtail Millet) - 2 tbsp

Broken Moong Dal With Skin - 2 tbsp

Cubed Potato - 1

Cubed Carrot - 1

Cut Green Bell Pepper - 1/4

Green Peas - 1/4th cup

For tempering

Oil - 1.5 tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin - 1/2 tsp

Peanuts - 1/2 tbsp

Channa Dal - 1/2 tbsp

Ural Dal - 1/2 tbsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Red Chilli - 1

Water - 1 cup

Procedure:

Wash the millet and the dal. 

In a thick bottom pan, add the oil, red chilli and mustard seeds. When the mustard splutters, add peanuts and fry until the ends split, should only take a minute. Then add the channa dal, urad dal and fry them. When they are golden brown, add the cumin to the tempering. Quickly add the vegetables and fry them for 4-5 minutes. Then add water, salt and the millet and dal. Let it all quick well, should take about 20 minutes. You can also put this into a pressure cooker and cook for 3 whistles. 

While other millets are not generally offered to the deities for naivedyam, thinai/foxtail millet is perfectly acceptable. Of course, potatoes, carrots, peas or bell pepper are not considered 'aachaaram' either. 

The millet and dal should cook well. Once done, offer to Krishna and enjoy.

Saatvik Whole Wheat High Protein Pizza - only 125 Calories per slice

 Sri:

I've recently embarked on a high protein+strength training journey to ensure I can be strong and toned as I get older. Today, I worked with Copilot to create a whole wheat high protein pizza. The best part is this is a thin crust pizza and is only 125 calories and 7g protein per slice. I could eat 5 slices without guilt for my main meal of the day. 

Ingredients:

6 cups Bob’s Red Mill whole wheat flour

¼ cup vital whole wheat gluten

2 tbsp organic extra virgin olive oil

4 tsp active dry yeast

3 tsp sugar

1 cup non fat Greek yogurt ( this has 18g of protein for 100 calories)

2 scoops Naked Whey Protein

2 cups water (you can adjust as needed, the dough needs to be somewhat loose and sticky)

2 tsp salt

This made six pizzas (please refer to my Saatvik Pizza Recipe for the procedure)

In each pizza, I added the following toppings:

Mexican Cheese Blend – 1 cup (this cheese has 110 calories per 1/3 cup with 7g of protein)

Low Fat Panneer grated – ½ cup (1.3 cups of grated panneer is 160 calories and 18g of protein)

Pineapple – 1/3^rd cup

Olives, green / red bell pepper - about 3/4th cup in total

Tomato sauce – no oil, just made with roma tomatoes canned paste