One Day At A Time

Cold weather is all about comfort food for me. A hearty bowl of soup, creamy pasta, dal rice, noodles or fritters. Well, this list is quite long. Let me tell me about our today's lunch - a desi style Grilled Cheese Sandwich . Bread and cheese is always a hit combo. Add in some colorful veggies and your humble sandwich turns into a wholesome nutritious snack. Ingredients: Onion - 1 medium Tomato- 1 medium Corn Kernels - 1/2 cup Chopped Carrots - 1/2 cup Green Peas - 1/2 cup Grated Paneer/Indian Cottage Cheese - 1 1/4 cup Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp Aamchur/Dry Mango Powder- 1/2 tsp Cilantro/Coriander Leaves - few sprigs Oil - 2 tbsp Bread Slices - 8 Butter or Ghee (Clarified Butter) Salt How to make Veggie Paneer Sandwich: Finely chop onions, tomatoes, cilantro and veggies of your choice. I used 1.5 cups of colorful frozen vegetables - corn, carrots and peas. Use any veggies of your choice. Heat oil in a pan. Add onions and sauté until th...

Last few days just flew by. First, prepping and celebrating the festival of lights. Next was the first long outing with our baby. One of the places we visited was BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Chicago . I had always liked the peace and quiet there. My kiddo liked it too, walking around with her tiny little feet, glancing at the beautiful idols of all the deities.