Vermicelli Delight - GREEN

Vermicelli delights are my son's favourite packed lunch. Mummy made a Green version for him one day. She is very innovative and loves to prepare new dishes. Her enthusiasm amazes me.
Corriander Leaves have a lot more antioxidants than the seeds and Wiki mentions that corriander leaves have been documented as a traditional medicine for Diabetics!
For me, if something green goes into my son's diet I'm a happy mom. More so now after reading about the benefits of Corriander. Sri Valli's call for a week long (do-able for me) marathon has brought out some planning skills. Thanks Valli, otherwise this would be beyond me.

Ingredients:
Vermicelli - 1.5 cups
Onion - 1 (optional)
Capsicum - 1
Carrots - 2
Turmerric Pd - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice

Masala Paste
Corriander Leaves
Green Chillies
Ginger
Garam Masala

Method:
Boil water. Add 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp oil. Now, add in the vermicelli and cook for just 1 minute.
Switch off gas and keep covered for 3 minutes. Drain and spread on a plate. Keep aside.
Cut vegetables into thin strips (Juliennes). Microwave/Steam julienned carrots on high for a minute.
Grind paste ingredients.
Heat oil in a non-stick pan and saute onions. Add the paste and turmerric powder. Saute.
Add vegetables, corriander and salt. Cook for 2 minutes until masala is absorbed in. Add vermicelli and mix well. Mix in lemon juice to taste. Serve with Tomato Ketchup.

More surprises @ my fellow bloggers in the marathon - Azeema, Bhagi, Champa, Gayathri Anand, Gayathri Kumar, Harini, Jay, Kamalika, Mina, Padma, Pavani, PJ, Priya Mahadevan, Priya Suresh, Priya Vasu, Rujuta, Santosh, Saraswathi, Savitha, Shanavi, Smitha, Sowmya, Srivalli, Suma, Usha, Veena



Packed and set to go!

Off to Torview (Green)