Magenta Millet Pilaf

From: http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/pilafs/magenta-millet-pilaf

This is from Lorna Sass's _Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure_.
It's an absolutely gorgeous dish, perfect for any holiday (esp
Christmas, since it has a bright crimson color, speckled with green
mint). I adjusted the spices to suit my tastes and the recipe is
listed as I made it. I used a T-Fal pressure cooker and a flame
tamer. No burning millet whatsoever.

MAGENTA MILLET PILAF

1 cup millet, rinsed and drained
2 cups boiling water
1/2 lb beets, scrubbed, trimmed, and cut into 1/2 inch dice (no need
       to peel.  I used 3 bulbs, slightly over 1/2 lb, even a bit
       more would be OK)
1/2 t salt
1/8 t allspice (I really don't think this did anything for the dish,
       however)
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1 T fresh orange zest (you should need 2 oranges for this recipe)
2 T minced fresh mint
6 T fresh orange juice
salt, to taste

Heat nonstick or cast iron skillet over high heat. Toast millet till
it gives off a nice popcorn smell and starts to dance about the pan.
Place millet in pressure cooker pot when done.

Heat flame tamer and place pressure cooker on top. Add boiling water,
beets, salt, and allspice to pressure cooker. Lock lid and bring up
to high pressure. When high pressure is reached, turn down heat to
maintain pressure and hold for 10 minutes (set a timer).

Meanwhile, zest one of the oranges. You should get a yield of 1 T, if
not, use the other orange as well. (If you don't have a zester, use a
sharp potato peeler to delicately remove just the orange peel, leaving
the bitter white pith behind.) Mince the orange zest. Set aside.
Squish the oranges without breaking them by rolling them between your
hands and the counter. This will make juicing go easier. Cut in half
and juice. You should get 6 T or so. Since oranges vary in
sweetness, you will want to add the orange juice by taste.

Mince the mint and set aside.

After the 10 minutes are up on the pressure cooker, turn off heat and
move it to a cold burner. Let sit for 10 minutes and then take cooker
to sink. Run under cold water to release any residual pressure and
remove lid.

Add mint and zest. Add orange juice to taste, and salt if needed.
Serve.

Delicious Millet "Mashed Potatoes"

From: http://www.tagonline.com/Ads/Recipes/Shannon/mashedpotatoes.html

Delicious Millet "Mashed Potatoes"

   1 cup millet
   2 1/2 cup water, filtered or spring
   1/2 medium-size cauliflower, sliced into thin pieces
   1/2 t. sea salt
   3 cloves garlic, cut in pieces
   1 T. olive oil
   3 T. fresh lemon juice
   2 T. fresh lemon juice
   2 T. water
   pinch sea salt
   pinch freshly ground pepper
   1 T. parsley finely chopped

Rinse the millet and drain. Slice the cauliflower into thin pieces so it
will cook with the millet. Put the water, millet, cauliflower,
and garlic into a heavy saucepan and cook for 7 minutes on medium heat.
Take pan off the heat, cover, and let sit for 20 minutes to steam.
Mash well with a potato masher. Blend the olive oil, lemon juice, water,
salt and pepper and add the mashed millet and
combine well. Serve sprinkled with finely chopped parsley.

Serves: 4
Time: 30 minutes 

Cashew-Macadamia Butter Cookies

Adapted from Elaine Gottschall's Peanut Butter Cookies, Breaking The Vicious Cycle (BTVC)

Ingredients
1/2 C Ghee
1 C Cashew-Macadamia Butter
1/2 C honey
1 C coconut flour
2 eggs
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla






Mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Drop on to a cookie sheet (I use parchment paper) and bake at 325 F for 10 minutes.

The cookies are crumbly and fairly decent. I think I prefer the almond flour cookies for taste and texture, but this is a good alternative - high in fat but low in oxalates which makes it BED-friendly.

Cooking with Buckwheat Groats

Buckwheat groats are the newest addition to the diet.
I've made the following with presoaked (8 hrs)
buckwheat groats. These have to be washed well - there's some slime that needs to be sloughed off.

1. Buckwheat kanji:
Dry the presoaked groats, and roast well with a little ghee. If you don't want to presoak, that is fine, I just think that the presoaking somehow makes the grain easier to digest.
pressure cook with some saffron, cardamom and a fruit (apple or pear, you can use a banana if its ok to use).
Blend with 2 tsp nut milk (optional) and some honey (optional).

2. Buckwheat adai: grind presoaked groats, cilantro, curry leaves, cumin, green chillies, salt to taste - add as little water as needed to make adais (pancake batter consistency). Add finely chopped veggies (onions, cabbage,grated zucchini, carrots) as desired. Pour ladlefuls of batter on a hot griddle and spread. turn over when golden brown and serve hot.
You can also add sprouted mung, or presoaked toor/split pea dal to the groats while grinding the batter. ( 1 dal: 4 buckwheat ratio)


3. Buckwheat idlis

Make batter as for buckwheat adai, skip the veggies/dal. Add 1 tsp of baking soda and pour into idli moulds.
These idlis came out a little hard, but still workable. I tailored this recipe by adding fresh shredded coconut, 1 zucchini and about 1/2 bunch of spinach. This seems to make the idlis a lot softer. The taste is reminiscent of the savory version of "Nonb Adai"

Avocado Lime Pudding

LIME PUDDING
by Nancy (from scd_recipe_ creators)

1 ripe avocado
3 Tbsp or more fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp honey
a few drops Frontier vanilla
(optional) a few Tbsp yogurt

Mix all ingredients until smooth.

My notes:
The basic recipe is avocado, lime juice and honey (or stevia or whatever you like). Don't skimp on the lime/lemon juice because that will overwhelm the subtle avocado flavor.
Sometimes i substitute the honey for a pear or a banana (which i know is a no-no on BED!).

This works pretty well. You can jazz it up with some cardamom powder or cinnamon if you want.

Arhar and Sprouted Mung Adai

Typically, adai is made with parboiled rice, and a mix of dals (urad, toor, chana etc). I love making adai because you can never go wrong with the proportions, fermentation is not needed, and it is a tasty, nutritious and complete meal.
Today's adai was BED-friendly. All ingredients except pre-soaked whole moong, split pigeon peas and salt are optional.
Ingredients
2 green chillies
curry leaves
cilantro
1 small pc ginger
1 small cup split pigeon peas, presoaked (arhar dal)
1 small cup sprouted presoaked whole moong
salt to taste
murungakai leaves coarsely chopped
Method
Grind all ingredients except murungakai leaves adding only as much water as necessary to liquidize. The resulting batter should be spreadable but not too runny (thicker than pancake or crepe batter).

Use coconut oil to lightly grease a hot cast-iron griddle. Plop a ladle-full of the batter on to a hot cast-iron griddle (Tip: rubbing a cut onion on to the griddle makes it "non-stick".) Spread the batter.
Flip over when nicely done.
Served today with a raita of cucumber and goat milk kefir.

Rajgira (Amaranth) Rotis

After the restrictions of SCD, its exciting to add a grain to the diet!
Here's what today's meal looks like. Pictures taken with a cellphone, this is the best I can do with limited resources!




Rajgira (amaranth flour) rotis, carrot salad, shredded cabbage curry, goat milk kefir, kiwi fruit, YCK.
Rajgira Roti Ingredients


salt to taste
powdered ajwain (optional)
1/2 chopped onion (optional - add any veggies of choice)
Amaranth flour
1 tsp coconut oil
2 tbsp water or 2 tbsp SCD goat milk kefir/yogurt




Making the dough

Mix all the ingredients together to make a smooth dough. Start with as little liquid as possible and add only as much as necessary to make the dough.






Pat into small-size rotis on a hot cast-iron griddle on medium to low heat.
Turn over when golden brown. Use coconut oil or ghee to keep the roti from sticking to the griddle.