RAW MANGO SWEET PACHADI

Raw mango sweet pachadi is made with raw mango and jaggery.  During the season, this dish is almost part of the menu once in a week in our house.  It is a very easy and simple prepartion and served with plain hot rice and papad.

KOTHAVARAKKA SUBZI (CLUSTER BEANS)

Kothavrakka, kothavrakkai, cluster beans, gawar beans, mattkayalu, is known as in different names,  we are familiar with.  various dishes are made out of this in different regions.  we can also make vattal out of it.  vattal means it is cooked with salt and turmeric and dried in hot sun.  when it is fully dried, you can store it in airtight container and keep it.  It is fried in oil and consumed along with sambar rice, rasam rice, curd rice, dal rice etc. and even used to make kuzhambu.

It has got slightly a bitter taste hence most of the children avoid eating this.  In my early child hood, I never used to like this as it has got little bit of bitter taste hence i always tell amma please do not make this bhaji but she used to say you must eat  everything whether it is sweet, sour, bitter whatever it is.  Hence I used to obey her and developed the taste of bitter gourd, kothavarakkai etc. Thanks to her for making us to eat compulsorily all the vegetables.  while we can make thoran, gravy subzi, dry subzi, usili etc, let us take a look at this recipe nowI

KOTHAVARAKKA  SUBZI

BHINDI STIR FRY (LADY'S FINGER SUBZI)

 Bhindi is also known as  Okra, Lady's finger, Vendakkaya.  This ia a popular health food due to its high fiber, vitamin C and folate content.  Okra is also known for being high in antiodidants and goods source of calcium and potassium.

This has got a sticky nature when cooked.  To remove the stickiness, you can either put little cocum or rava or lime juice, vinegar etc.  

This vegetable has the capacity to reduce the blood sugar level if consumed daily. After cutting both the ends, put in water and keep overnight.  In the morning, in empty stomach, drink this water continuously for a month and see the difference in the sugar level.

See the health benefits of bhindi  health-benefits-of-bhindi-okra-ladys.html

CAULIFLOWER STIR FRY (PHOOL GOBI)

Cauliflower or phool gobhi stir fry.  Though I am not keen in eating this vegetable so as my children, I make it a point to put some florets while making Pav Bhaji as it gets mixed in it well so that my children do not remove it and put aside.  It contains a good source of minerals such as manganese, copper, iron, calcium and potassium apart from vitamin B, C & K.

We can make the subzi with some other vegetables like carrot, potato, green peas or mixed veg, onion etc.  My husband is very fond of this and he prefers the plain subzi.

ALOO JEERA OR JEERA ALOO

Aloo jeera or jeera aloo  is a dry subzi prepared with potato.  This is a simple dish for the potato lovers seasoned with cumin seeds and mustard seeds and can be served as a  side dish.

 Dry aloo subzi goes well with chapati, puri etc.  I love this directly from the pan to the plate with a dash of lime and lots of coriander in it.  I like  coriander and if i get a chance to use it, I use it liberally.  

The flavour of cumin and dhania powder makes it more tasty than the normal aloo subzi.Aloo subzi is the favourite dish of everyone and can be enjoyed with roti, phulka and poori.  This can be served as side dish too.

MOONG SPROUT STIR FRY (DRY SUBZI)

Sprouts contains proteins, vitamins viz. A, B,C & K and easy to digest.  Once in a week, we must include this in our diet.  We can make sprouts salad, stir fry or make gravy based curry too to serve along with roti, phulka and Pav.

There are various health factors in the sprouts.  The sprouts can be just put in boiling water, kept for a second and remove it.  this can be had with dash of lime and sprinkled salt on top of it as a breakfast.

  Refer the health benefits of sprouts posted separately.  health-benefits-of-sprouts.html

moongsprouts stir fry

This is an easy to make dry subzi.  Can be eaten as a snack with  little lime juice  and chat masala in it or as a side dish for rice, chapati etc.

METHI SPROUTS SUBZI

Methi sprouts is one of the healthiest sprouts, good for diabetic people.  This is a diet friendly subzi.   The sprouts can be made at home.  After soaking the methi, you must wash thoroughly and keep the same covered to sprout.

This sprout can be had as it is in the morning in empty stomach.  We can make soup out of it.   This recipe I had shared with www.simpleindianrecipes.com.  Another variety of making this subzi shared with www.simpleindianrecipes.com is here.

 The subzi goes well with rice and roti too.

METHI SPROUTS SUBZI

AVARAKKA PORIYAL (PAPADI DRY SUBZI)

Avarakka, known as  also Papdi in Hindi.  We can make varieties of subzi with this vegetable.  Poriyal is a side dish served along with rice, chapati.  In the South Indian household, varieties of poriyals are made with Avarakka, cabbage, carrot, beetroot etc.

We can also make vattal means a dried form of vegetables which can be sun dried and stored.

watch youtube:  avarakka poriyal, flat beans subzi, papadi dry subzi

YAM PORIYAL (CHENAI PORIYAL)

Om kasi visalakshy namah:

YAM PORIYAL (ELEPHANT FOOT, CHENAI, SURAN)

Chenai mezhukupuratti, chenai poriyal, chenai varuthathu, Chenai kooto , chenai erissery, chenai poricha kuzhambu , suran pattice etc. I love all these items.   

This is a simple and easy preparation and tasty too as a side dish for sambar rice, dal rice and chapati too.  Yam is also called as elephant foot, chenai, suran

yam poriyal (chena poriyal)

We can make various delicious items with this vegetables.

WATLI DAL l RAW MANGO WATLI DAL l BENGAL GRAM R AW MANGO WATLI DAL

Watli dal is made out of  soaked Bengal Gram, Chana dal, Kadala Parippu ground to a coarse paste and Raw mango.    It is a Maharashtrian dish made during the Mango season. It is a dry dish can be served as it is.   

 Believe me it is a lovely dish to just have it plain as it is like a Snack or can have it with Dal rice, Chapatti etc.

WATLI DAL

BEET ROOT THORAN l SIDE DISHRECIPES

Beetroot can be eaten raw along with salad, or boiled   and sliced can be given to the small children just to eat as it is.  We can    make a subzi out of it, raita, halwa etc. everything is very very tasty with this vegetable. 

I have made this simple and easy recipe  which can be made by children too.  You can cut the same into small cubes and cook it.  Here I preferred to grate the same for easy preparation as it takes very little time to cook.

The beta cyanin in beetroot can help detox  the  liver, having a knock-on effect for the  bloodstream, by helping the body to eliminate toxins and potentially preventing the build-up of fatty deposits.      Beetroot Juice Can Prevent Strokes & Heart Attacks

Beetroot is a super-storehouse of both vitamin C and iron.   Both are essential elements for health. The roots are a good source of many other vitamins and minerals, including folic acid, phosphorous, magnesium.  Consumption in the raw form is more beneficial.