Corn polenta ghat pudding, spicy makkai pudding, karba, makkai chila (Corn Pancake)

Recipe type: Fat free, cholesterol free
Preparation time: 15 minute

Ingredients:

• Polenta (crushed corn/maize) 1 cup
• Water 2.5 cups
• salt to taste

Preparation

• Boil water in a deep skillet. Add polenta slowly with stirring. Cover the skillet and cook for 20 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat.

Recipe type: Fat free, cholesterol free
Preparation time: 25 minute

Ingredients:

• Ghat 1/2 cup, cold
• Whole wheat flour 1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves, finely chopped, 1/4 cup
• Ginger, finely chopped 2 tsp
• Green Chilli 2, finely chopped
• Canola oil / Olive oil

Spices:

• Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp, coarsely powdered

Preparation

• In a wide bowl take all the ingredients. Mix well. Add a few tsp of water to make it loose.
• Heat a nonsticking frying pan and spray oil on it. When the skillet is hot, reduce the heat to medium. Dip a table spoon in water, take it out, and hold the mixture of step 1 in it and drop it on the frying pan. Spread the mixture on the pan with the back of the spoon. (Alternately, you can use your fingers to hold the mixture in your hand and spread it on the frying pan. BUT BE CAREFUL!).
• Let the chila cook for 5 minutes. Spray oil on the chila and reverse it cook for another 5 minutes.

Serve hot with pickles or yogurt or simply plain.

Recipe type: Fat free, cholesterol free
Preparation time: 25 minute

Ingredients:

• Ghat 1/2 cup cold [coocked as above]
• Skim yogurt 2 cups
• Water 1 cup
• Green Chilli 1/2, very finely chopped
• Coriander leaves, finely chopped, 1/4 cup

Spices:

• Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Mustered seed 1 tsp, freshly powdered
• Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp, freshly powdered

Preparation

• Take yogurt in a skillet and add water. Mix thoroughly.
• Add ghat, spices and green chilli to the yogurt of step 1 and mix thoroughly.

Serve cold.

Recipe type: Fat free, cholesterol free
Preparation time: 15 minute

Ingredients:

• Ghat 1/2 cup [coocked as above]
• Skim Milk 1 cup
• Sugar 2 tsp (or to taste)

Preparation

• Take milk in a bowl, and mix ghat and sugar. Microwave it for about 2 minutes (adjust the timings if the ghat is cold or hot).

Serve hot.

Recipe type: Low free, cholesterol free
Preparation time: 25 minute

Ingredients:

• Ghat 2 cup [coocked as above]
• Green peas 1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves, finely chopped, 1/4 cup
• Ginger, finely chopped 2 tsp
• Green Chilli 1, finely chopped
• Canola oil / Olive oil, 1 tsp

Spices:

• Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala 1/4 tsp (optional)
• Salt to taste
• Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Preparation

• Heat a nonsticking skillet and pour oil.
• Mix all the spices and add to the skillet when the oil becomes hot. Add ginger, peas and green chillies and stir for 2 minutes. Add ghat, mix it well and stir for 2 minutes.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot plain or with yogurt or any vegetable curry.

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