COLACASIA STEM PACHADI (COLACASIA STEM CURRY)(CHEMBU THANDU PACHADI)

Colacasia stem curry can be served as a main dish with white rice, roti, chapati.  It can be served as a side dish for molagootal rice, dal rice etc.  Yesterday I purchased some colacasia leaves for making Patra when my aunty visited our house yesterday.  After removing the stem, I remembered my mother making this pachadi so thought of making this dish.  

BEET ROOT HALVA

This sweet dish is made very simply without much hassles with  milk sugar and ghee.  It is a lovely sweet dish anyone will like it.  We can make beet milk shake, beetroot kheer, beetroot vadai etc apart from making subzi out of it.    very easy to make and yummy sweet dish.  Since beetroot is sweet in nature, the sugar i have used very little, if you want more sugar, add according to your requirement.

beetroot halva 

when my aunty and cousins visited my place yesterday, i made the special dishes for them viz. moongdal dhokli, alu vadi, beetroot halva and kuzhipaniyaram and they liked it very much.


Beetroot is a rich source of antioxidants and nutrients, including magnesium, sodium, potassium and Vitamin C, and betaine, an important for cardiovascular health.  Beetroot juice has the ability to lower blood pressue and help prevent cardiovascular problems.  It is also rich in fibre, folic acid, B vitamins.

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METHI MUTTER MALAI

Methi mutter malai subzi is a mild subzi that goes along with chapati, roti, naan etc.  I love this subzi because it is not punchant.    My children too like this because it is a non spicy dish.  Methi, Green Peas  blended with the cashew,  onion  paste with  mild spices,  milk and fresh cream, - this  is really a mouth watering dish

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MEDU VADA (Ulunthu vadai, uzhunnu vada)

Hot yummy medu vada with sambar or chutney anytime, we are ready to eat.  My son likes only medu vada. He does not like Dal vada at all. Medu vada is made out of urid dal with some green chilli.  Some people add bits of coconut.  Some add chopped green chilli but i grind the green chilli along with the urid dal as my family members does not like the bite of green chilli in vada.  Let us have a look at the ingredients and method of making this.

medu vada  உ லு ந்து வ டை ഉ ഴു ന്നു വട  मेदु वडा 

SEVAI KHEER (DIET FRIENDLY)

SEVAI KHEER




Today is my husband's birthday,  In the morning, he said, make sevai kheer for dinner.  We do not have time in the morning as we have to rush to office by 7.00  - 7.10 am.  Hence we decided to have a simple meal at home only as during rainy season, we do not go out to eat.

Co-incidently, to day is Aadi month begins i.e. Karkatakam (Ashadam) so I made nei payasam and medu vada also for Neivedyam.  Recipe follows:

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Sevai kheer is very easy to make if you have milk, roasted sevai, little bit of ghee and dry fruits at home. I used the ready made roasted sevai which is available in the market.

roasted sevai

Total time taken 20 minutes
serves : 2-3


Ingredients:

1/4 cup roasted sevai
1 cup milk
1/4 cup water
4 tbsp sugar free (adjust according to your taste bud)
dry fruits (i used only kaju) (u can use badam pista etc.)

a generous pinch of cardamom powder
1 tsp ghee
few strands of saffron

Method:

Heat ghee in kadai, fry the cashews till golden brown and keep aside.
in the same kadai, add the broken sevai and roast for one minute
add 1/4 cup water and cook the same for two minutes.
now add the milk and boil for 5 minutes
in little hot water mix the safforn and add it to the boiling kheer.
add the sugar free and boil for another 5 minutes.
switch off gas, transfer the kheer in a bowl
add the cardamom powder and mix well.
garnish with fried cashews.
serve hot or cold as you like.
Your diet friendly kheer is ready to serve.


Variation:  You can use normal sugar
Tips: remember, when the kheer becomes cold, it will thicken.  if it is too thick, add hot milk in it.

TENDER METHI LEAVES SUBZI

For making tender methi subzi, you need around 5-6 tender methi bunch.  With onion and tomato and masalas, it tastes good with chapatti, roti, and as a side dish for rice.  It is easy to cook as it is very tender makes the subzi within 10 minutes.

As you are aware, methi has got medicinal value.    Fenugreek or methi leaves are very rich in vitamins and minerals and they get easily absorbed by the body. Some major ingredients include calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron and dietary fiber in its naturally occurring form as in other vegetables. The availability of vitamin K is as good as spinach. The protein rich fenugreek leaves can be treated as a wonder herb. 100gms of fenugreek leaves contribute to about 50 calories of energy.

 

Let us have a look at it now.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time : within 10 minutes

Serves : 2

Ingredients:

6 bunches of methi

1 tomato finely chopped

1 onion finely chopped

½ tsp chilli powder

1 tsp dhania powder

¼ tsp turmeric powder

¼ tsp cumin seeds

½ tsp garam masala

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

½ tsp sugar (optional for diet control people)

Salt

1 tsp oil

SPICE LEVEL ADJUST ACCORDING TO YOUR TASTE.

Method:

Untie the knots of the bunches and put them in water so that the mud, dirt and the skin of methi seeds in it settles down the water.

Remove and chop them finely.

Heat oil in  kadai , add the cumin seeds.

When it becomes slightly brown, add the chopped onion sauté for two minutes

Add the ginger garlic paste sauté till the raw  smell goes off

Add the chopped tomatoes, sauté till the tomatoes becomes soft.

Add the methi and sauté for another two minutes

Now add the chilli powder, dhania powder, turmeric powder, salt and mix well and cook for two minutes.

Add the garam masala, sugar, mix well

Serve hot with chapatti, roti and rice.

After trying this recipe, do give me your feedback  which will encourage me to bring out better recipes in future.

GULAB JAMUN KHEER (BEST OUT OF WASTE)

GULAB JAMUN KHEER  (best out of waste)

CORIANDER RICE (KOTHAMALLI SADAM, KOTHMIR BAATH, CILANTRO RICE)

Coriander rice is made with  coriander leaves, cashews, white sesame seed, green chilli etc.  It is a tasty and healthy rice , easy to make and can be served with raita, papad and pickle.  Coriander leaves provides minerals, vitamin A, C and is good for the people who are  suffering from  cholesterol and diabetes.

Coriander rice with raita

ROTI LADOO (A HEALTHY BEST OUT OF WASTE SWEET DISH)

ROTI LADOO HEALTHY LADOO (BEST OUT OF WASTE)

When you are having left over rotis, do not worry what to do with it, i am posting various recipes made out of left over rotis.  this ladoo with jaggery, dry fruits etc.  is one of such dish can be made easily, tasty and healthy too. variations can be made according to your wish.

MOONG DAL DHOKLI

Moongdal dhokli is made out of moongdal ground to a fine paste.  I had some soaked moongdal thought of making it and came out  very well.  It has little similarity to the Khandvi.  I adopted a simple method which was worth trying.