MANGO KATLI, MANGO PAK

Mango is a delicious fruit and we had the same in our backyard abundantly.  During mango season, all the dishes at home will be mango based.

My children loves to eat mango.  They also like mango milk shake.  During the season, I used to make mango pulp and keep it in fridge.  Whenever they feel like drinking mango milk shake, they used to mix the pulp and milk and enjoy.

I tried the combination of mango pulp, milk and dry fruits to make this sweet dish and came out well and enjoyed by everyone.   This mango katli is a delicious sweet dish one can enjoy it during the season.

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.

MANGO KADHI

Mango kadhi is made with the ripe mango and curd.  It  is a very easy, simple and instant preparation if you have mango pulp in your freezer.  If not also, it is not a big issue to make it as one mango is sufficient enough to make kadhi for two servings.

You need ripe mango for this and goes well with the rice.  If the consistency is bit saucy, then you can serve it with chapati and phulka 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.

TENDER COCONUT KULFI

The kulfis are very delicious and can be had at any time.  We love the kulfis and often go to the nearby shop for buying this.

During the summer, we had two to three cream of tender coconut.  I was not willing to throw the same but no one was ready to eat it.  During summer, every body is crazy about drinking some cold drinks, tender coconut water,  eating ice cream and kulfis and do not want to eat any food.  Hence I thought of making this kulfi and turned out to be very tasty.

Tender coconut water is good for health and has the capacity to treat many diseases.  See the health benefits of tender coconut water posted separately.   health-benefits-of-tender-coconut-water.html

tender coconut kulfi

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

OATS DOSA

When one is on the diet, have to follow the dishes of healthy and diet friendly.  Oats helps in controlling cholestrol and makes a good breakfast viz. poridge with milk or butter milk, with some fruits and milk, dosa, idli etc.

I decided to make oats dosa today for the breakfast.  It is very easy to make and tasty too with sambhar and chutney.

let us look at the recipe now:

ready to serve

TOMATO ONION CHUTNEY

Tomato onion chutney is a good accompaniment along with dosa, idli, uttappa etc.  It can be had with rice too.  this is a diet friendly dish.

If you do not have coconut at home or if you want a diet friendly chutney, you can opt for this.  This can be made instantly as tomatoes and onions are always available at home.

tomato onion chutney

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

DILL LEAVES DOSA, SUVA DOSA, SHEPU CHE DOSA

 Dill is relaxant, fortifying (strength giving), diuretic (increases urination helping removal of toxic substances from the body), carminative (helps removal of gases), anti spasmodic (prevents cramps), anti flatulent, stimulates lactation (galactagogue) and endocrinal secretions, enhances libido due to presence of Arginine and last but not the least, it ensures bone and dental health being a good source of calcium.

Dosa is a dish which can be served at any time.  The hot dosas with sambhar and chuntey is anytime menu in my house.  

Dill leaves dosa is made out of rice and little bit of tuvar dal.  If you are allergic to urid dal and cannot consume the same, this is a good option for such people to relish the same.

We make subzi out of this and is very delicious with chapati.  Some of the posts of dill leaves are here: