Vadani Kaval Gheta - Quick and Easy

Traffic on last Friday was especially very tiring. I sat in the car for almost 1 hour 30 minutes before I reached home. After that horrible traffic I was not in the mood to go out for dinner, did not want to spend more than 15-20 minutes in the kitchen, and did not want to eat same old daal-rice/khichadi. So l looked around in my stash of sauces and found a bottle of green curry paste, can of coconut milk so I decided to make vegetable green curry. While I was making the curry, I remembered I have some brown rice noodles too! Voila! A new dish was born!!! Serves 2 - for dinner 3-4 servings of Rice noodles - cook per directions on the packet. Drain and set aside. Toss with little bit of oil to prevent them from sticking. 1 Large Potato (I used Russet) 1 Large Onion Fist size Cauliflower Fist size Broccoli 1 Small Carrot (or few baby carrots) 1/2 cup diced Butternut Squash Fistful of Cilantro 1 Small Blob of Ginger 2-4 tbsp Green Curry Paste Salt per taste 1/2 cup Coconu

My cousin visited us couple of years ago. One evening we were so busy chatting that we forgot to cook for dinner in time! So she decided to give me a break from cooking and make her pulav. It was quick and with nice cucumber raita on side, we had nice meal ready in just 20 minutes. I have been regularly making that pulav ever since! It comes out great with brown rice or quinoa too. 1 cup Long Grain Rice 1 small Potato 1 small Shallot (or very small onion) 10-12 Green Beans Few Florets of Califlower 1 small or 4-5 Baby Carrots 2-3 Green Chilies Few Cashews (Split lengthwise) Salt as needed 2 tbsp Oil Masala -  2 Cardamom pods, 2-3 black peppers, 2 cloves, 1 stick Cinnamon, 2 Bay Leaves, 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds 2 cups Hot Water Preparation - Wash and drain rice and set aside and then start prep work.  Peel and cut Potato into 1" cubes. Slice shallot/onion. Remove tips of green beans and cut into 1" long pieces. Cut baby carrots into 4 pieces lengthwise, or simi