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.

BANANA DOSA

Banana dosa, we used to make very often.  This is my mother in law's recipe and I learned the same from her.  She used to make banana adai also.  I have posted few adai recipes shall give the link below.

This is a very easy recipe to make and can be served as breakfast with chutney or sambhar.  Dosa batter is always available in a South Indian household hence making this dish is very easy.



banana dosa

GINGER CHUTNEY, INJI CHUTNEY, INJI CURRY

Ginger has got many medicinal values. it is good for digestion, cold, nausea etc.   this simple ginger chutney goes along with any mild curry like plain dal, molagootal etc.  it goes along with dosa, idli, upma also.

I tasted  it when I visited my cousin's house at Calicut.  She had made this chutney along with molagootal.

Let us have a look at the simple inji curry which can be prepared within 5 minutes if you have the ingredients in your fridge.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINGER, INJI

Om Sani devaya namah:

Here are ten health benefits of GINGER


Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Ginger may be powerful weapon in the treatment of ovarian cancer. A study conducted at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center found that ginger powder induces cell death in all ovarian cancer cells to which it was applied.

Colon Cancer Prevention

A study at the University of Minnesota found that ginger may slow the growth of colorectal cancer cells.
Morning Sickness

A review of several studies has concluded that ginger is just as effective as vitamin B6 in the treatment of morning sickness.

Motion Sickness Remedy

Ginger has been shown to be an effective remedy for the nausea associated with motion sickness.
Reduces Pain and Inflammation

One study showed that ginger has anti-inflammatory properties and is a powerful natural painkiller.
Heartburn Relief

Ginger has long been used as a natural heartburn remedy. It is most often taken in the form of tea for this purpose.

Cold and Flu Prevention and Treatment Ginger has long been used as a natural treatment for colds and the flu. Many people also find ginger to be helpful in the case of stomach flus or food poisoning, which is not surprising given the positive effects ginger has upon the digestive tract.

Migraine Relief

Research has shown that ginger may provide migraine relief due to its ability to stop prostaglandins from causing pain and inflammation in blood vessels.

Menstrual Cramp Relief

In Chinese medicine, ginger tea with brown sugar is used in the treatment of menstrual cramps.

Prevention of Diabetic Nephropathy

A study done on diabetic rats found that those rats given ginger had a reduced incidence of diabetic nephropathy (kidney damage).

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

VEGGIE OATS

Oat meal in the morning is quite filling at the same time helps in reducing the bad cholestrol level as well as good for diabetic, heart diseases etc.  Normally, I used to cook the oats in water and add some milk and sugar with some dry fruits in it for the children.  They used to love this  as their breakfast in the morning.

We can also prepare the oats umpa, uttappa, dosa, or with some veggies which is also good for health and filling.     It helps in reducing the cholesterol, risk of diabetic, good for heart and boost the immune system.  You can go through the health-benefits-of-oats.html here.

ADAI (RICE AND LENTIL CREPE)

Adai is made of rice and lentils.  We can add sprouts also in this while grinding.  However, normally it is made with rice, urid dal, chana dal, tuvar dal.  It is ground coarsely but my son does not like this way hence I used to grind smoothly along with red chilli, green chilli, curry leaves etc.

We make this during Karthika deepam and is served with jaggery and white home made butter.  My children prefer to eat in this way.  But it can be servied with Avial, Sambhar and coconut chutney too.  While making it for karthikai deepam, we add black pepper, cumin seeds and coconut bits.   It is quite filling and heavy  too.

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.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF CAULIFLOWER

Om bhuvaneswaryai namah:

Om aadisheshaya namah:

Health benefits of Cauliflower