Couscous -For vegetarians

Couscous for Vegetarians

Ingredients
Couscous 1 cup
boiled water 1 cup
butter 2 teaspoons
Onions chopped
Tomato Chopped
Eggplant 1/2 cup to 1 cup sliced
Carrot 1/2 cup to 1 cup
broccoli 1/2 cup to 1 cup
spring onion or leeks 1/2 cup to one cup
salt
soy sauce or tomato sauce 2 teaspoons
black pepper 1 teaspoon

Method:
Take a large bowl, add couscous and boiled water with butter and cover it and keep a few minutes.
take a separate pan and add oil or butter, fry the carrot, eggplant, broccoli, leeks, and fry for a few minutes. not over fry. add these to the couscous bowl. add olive oil, salt, black pepper, soya sauce, onion, tomato then after and mix everything well. Those who are not vegetarian can add fried eggs, fried sausages, roast chicken or anything you like to this. (Other than the vegetables it can add kidney beans and other beans as well)

This is a healthy meal as all the nutritions can take from one plate.

Health benefits of Couscous:

• Rich in Selenium. 
• May Help Lower Cancer Risk.
• Boosts Your Immune System.
• Good Source of Plant-Based Protein.
• Very Easy to Prepare.

source: healthline.com

Caremal Pudding

Caramel Pudding
Caramel pudding is famous in Sri Lanka as a dessert and at most of the ceremonies, you can find this dessert. It is easy to prepare and without age limit most people like it.

Ingredients:
Fresh milk 40% heated 2 cups
Sugar 1/2 cup
Two large eggs or three medium-sized eggs
vanilla 1 teaspoon
Sugar 2 tablespoon separate for caramel syrup with 2 tablespoons water (just to cover sugar)

Method:
Add sugar to the pan and then water to cover the sugar
mix well until sugar melt and become brown colour and then do the syrup. Add it to the bowl. mix the eggs with sugar and milk and pour it to the sugar caramel bowl and steam for 20 minutes in the pressure cooker.
leave it outside to cool down, then turn the other side and keep it in the fridge for a few hours before serving.

Mushroom curry

Mushroom curry (Hathu curry)
There are different types of mushrooms in the world and in Sri Lanka, Oyster mushroom much famous among the locals. There are different ways of cooking Oyster mushrooms. Oyster mushroom is cholesterol free food and low in sodium.



Mushroom curry
Ingredients:
Mushroom 1 pack
Chilli powder
Salt 1
Turmeric power
garlic 3
Onion 1
Green chilli 1
Coconut milk (thick) 1 cup
Oil  2 tbs
Curry leaves
Tomato 1
Roasted curry powder
Mustard seeds
Pandon leaves

method:
add some oil to the pan and add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds pop-up add sliced garlic, onion, curry leaves, pandon leaves. add mushroom and all other ingredients. salt based on the taste. mix for a while and add coconut milk. this can cook just with oil without added coconut milk too.