Avrakkai Lemon Rice/ Broadbeans Lemon Rice

Avrakkai Lemon Rice/ Broadbeans Lemon Rice 

Good Morning!

Avakkai/ broadbeans lemon rice is a delicious, vegan and easy recipe for lunch box special....generally kids avoid broadbeans curry / kootu. You can add this while preparing lemon Rice which gives a nice flavour to the lemon Sadam/ Rice. 

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice- 1 cup

Finely chopped Avakkai- 1/4 cup

Lemon juice- 1.5 tsp

Oil - 1 tablespoon

Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp

Urud dal- 1/4 tsp

Channa dal- 1/4 tsp

Green chilli- 1 slit

Ginger - Finely chopped 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder- 1 pinch

Asafoetida- 1 pinch

Salt to taste 

Curry and coriander leaves for garnish 

Method:

# Heat a pan, add oil...add mustard let it splutter well add urud dal, Channa dal...slightly when changes colour add green chilli's, ginger scared well.

# Add finely chopped Avakkai, turmeric powder, salt, asafoetida...Sprinkle water and cook for 2-3 minutes on slow flame.

# Switch off the flame add lemon juice, chopped coriander & curry leaves, cooked rice...mix well and serve.

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Rava idli Upma

Sprouted Rava Idli Upma (Leftover recipe)

Sprouted Rava idli Upma is a healthy, delicious and easy to make for breakfast or for a tiffin time. I had 5-6 leftover rava idlis and some Sprouted green moong.

Ingredients:

Sprouted green moong - 1/ cup

Rava idli - 5-6

Oil - 2 tablespoons 

Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Urud dal - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder- 1 pinch

Peanuts - 2 tablespoons 

Onion - 1 medium size 

Tomato- 1 medium size 

Green chilli- finely chopped 1 tsp

Ginger - finely chopped 1 tsp

Coriander leaves for garnish 

Method:

# Heat a pan, add oil....add mustard seeds, once it splutter well add urud dall and peanuts. Let it slightly change colour.

# Add ginger, green chilli's and saute well...add finely chopped onions, little salt and saute well. 

# Add Tomatoes, Sprouted moong, turmeric powder sprinkle water and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes.

# Crumble the leftover idlis and add to the Tomato Sprouted masala. 

# Mix everything well and close the lid for 2 minutes.

# Once done add chopped coriander leaves and serve.

Pl. Do try and provide your comments.

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Nendram Pazham Pachadi

Nendram Pazham Pachadi 

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Nendram pazham Pachadi is a sweet tangy side dish served for Onam Sadhya. This can also be served with roti, rice, dosa etc.

A simple, delicious side dish which takes hardly 15 minutes to prepare. 

Ingredients:

Nendram pazham- 2 nos

Tamarind juice- 2 tablespoons 

Jaggery- 2 tablespoons 

Grated coconut- 1/2 cup

Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp

Green chilli- 1 

Turmeric powder- 1 pinch

Salt to taste

Tempering:

Oil- 1tsp

Fenugreek seeds- 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp

Red chilli- 1 no

Curry leaves few

Method:

# Slice Nendram pazham....add tamarind juice and 1/4 cup of water, salt and turmeric and cook well.

# Grind grated coconut, cumin seeds and green chilli to a fine paste.

# Once Nendram pazham is cooked well add the grinded paste, jaggery. Let it boil well. Switch off the flame.

# Temper with mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, red chilli. 

Serve this super delicious dish with rice/ roti/ Dosa.

Please do try and provide your comments.

Ragi Porridge

Ragi Porridge 

Good Morning!

Ragi / Fingermillet is an excellent source of iron, calcium, fiber and vitamin D which can be included in our regular diet. Ragi Porridge is an easy and comfort food for all ages....with minimum ingredients.

Ingredients:

Ragi flour- 2 tsp

Milk- 1/2 cup

Water - 1/4 cup

Jaggery powder- 1.5 tablespoons 

Cut fruits of your choice 

Method:

# Boil milk and water together.

# Add Ragi flour and stir constantly until it cooks well and becomes thick.

# Add Jaggery powder stir well and switch off the flame.

# serve with cut fruits of your choice.

If you try this easy and healthy recipe.

Banana Kaju katli Smoothie

Banana Kaju katli Smoothie 

Kaju katli is a thin fudge dessert made with cashews and sugar...which is very popular during Festivals specially Diwali, Navaratri, etc. 

Ingredients :

Kaju katli- 7-8 pieces

Bananas - 3 medium size 

Milk - 1 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Method:

# Soak kaju katli in warm milk for 1 hr.

# In a blender add milk, soaked kaju katli, bananas and water and blend well.

# Pour the Smoothie in glasses and serve.

Foxtail millet/ Thinnai Urundai/ Ladoo

Thinnai Urundai/ Foxtail millet Ladoo 

A healthy, delicious easy ladoo recipe with Foxtail millet. Festivals are all around the corner...try this easy and healthy ladoo recipe with few Ingredients.

Ingredients:

Foxtail millet- 150 gms

Powdered sugar- 100gms

Cardamon powder- 1 tsp

Melted butter/ Ghee - 3 tablespoons 

Few cashews.

Method:

# Wash and rinse Foxtail millet and soak for 3-4 hrs.

# Rinse the water and dry roast well until you get a nice aroma.

Dry roast on medium flame.

Let it cool down completely.

# Make a fine powder of Foxtail millet.

# Mix powdered sugar and Foxtail millet flour together.

# Heat a pan add ghee... fry cashews. Mix fried cashews with powdered sugar Foxtail millet flour.

# Mix well. It will be  very hot...leave it for 2 minutes and start  making Ladoos.

Store them in an airtight container.

Foxtail millet ladoo is ready to serve.