PALAK VADA

Palak vada or spinach vada or keerai vada is made with the urid dal batter and the palak nicely chopped and added to it.  If you want, can add bits of coconut, chopped green chillies, curry leaves etc.  You will need medu vada batter for this.

You can serve it with chutney, sambar, rasam  and sauce too.  Normally palak and curd goes well hence you can serve it as dahi vada too with sweet and green chutney.  Add some chopped onions, becomes masala vada.

Any kind of vada you serve hot with chutney, sambar, rasam etc. is welcomed in our house.  Another method of making it is that you can mix the spinach with dal vada  (parippu vada) mix.

Palak vada

RIDGE GOURD ADAI

I have made adai varieties like the normal adai,  banana adai (dosa),  karela adai.  Now here i am presenting the ridge gourd adai.

Adai is made out of rice, lentils, quite filling stuff for breakfast along with some spicy sambar or chutney.  Usually, it is served with jaggery and white butter by my mom to all of us but I prefer to eat with spicy sambar or chutney.

As I explained in the karela adai, this adai preparation is also very simple and easy to make.

You tube: ridge gourd adai

KARELA ADAI

When I say karela adai, you must be thinking what is this? did not get any other items to make?  That was the expression of my husband when I served him this.  Though he made that expression, he was happy to eat that along with spicy chutney (though he does not eat much spicy food).

Karela or bitter gourd is having many medicinal values hence atleast once in a week must include in our diet.  The juice is given in empty stomach for diabetic people.  I love all the karela variety dishes so it is a must dish in a week for me.

Coming back to making adai, it is a simple preparation with the adai mavu (adai batter - rice and lentil mix).

karela adai: you tube

karela adai, bitter gourd adai

CURRY PATTA IDLI FRY

Curry patta idli fry is very easy to make.  You can make the curry patta gun powder and store it as it stays for a long time.  Then you need only idli.  Left over idli also can be used. Can be served as a snack item along with a cup of tea or coffee.  

Curry patta idli fry is made with normal idlis  or with the curry patta idli and the curry patta gun powder.

CURRY PATTA IDLI

Curry patta idli is very healthy, tasty and easy to make recipe.  You can serve this for breakfast and the fried idli as evening snacks too.

I wanted to make this recipe since long and did not get the time to do.  When my friend recently gave me a lot of curry leaves, I decided to try this.  I tried it with only one cup idli batter as I was not sure whether my family members will go for it or not.

When I made the same and served to my husband, he was quite happy with it.  When sampling was done in office with my colleagues, they too liked it.  Hence I am sure you will also definitely like this.

CURRY PATTA GUN POWDER

Curry leaves have got many medicinal values.  Hence it is always better to eat them along with the food and think before throwing it out in the dustbin.  I tried curry leaves idli, dhokla and the gun powder recently and was awesome.  

My friend was saying that she loved the curry patta  gun powder than the normal gun pwoder (milagai podi ) we make. 

It is a good source of vitamin A, calcium and folic acid.  few importance of curry leaves is given  below the recipe and am sure after reading that you will definitely not throw the curry leaves from the food.

My way of incorporating the same in the food is I always grind it wherever it is possible.  I have already posted curry leaves kuzhambu recipe and the curry leaves kuzhambu rice.  Here is another version of rice with the  curry patta gun powder.  

One of my friend gave me a lot of curry leaves which she grows in their farm hence I thought of trying all these recipes and was successful.  I am sharing with you all the recipe because it is not only awesome but has several health benefits.

curry leaves gun powder

GUAVA CURRY, AMROOD KI SUBZI

Guava is an excellent source of Vitamin C.  An antioxidants, it increases immune system function.  It protect against common diseases like cough, cold and flu.  It also increase immunity, protect from tumor, cancer, maintain blood pressure, increase blood production, protect from colon cancer, prevent ageing, good for diabetes, promotes eye health, improves skin health, improves digestion etc.

Since so many days, I wanted to make the subzi out of it but could not do so as I am very fond of guavas especially the raw ones.  As soon as see them, I lose my control and eat it with salt and red chilli powder. so also my children hence never got the chance to try subzi out of it.  Today, my brother and family visited within a short notice of time.  Was wondering what to do?  I made dosa, some rasam and this subzi which was liked by them.

Here the recipe for you to try and enjoy.

TENDLI BHAATH

Ivy gourd is also  known  as tindora,  tendli,  tondekayi kovakkaya etc.  It is high in  fibre, powerful antioxidant and is known to increase immune system function as well.  Ivy gourd is known to be good for treating skin infections too. Tendli  rice is a very popular  dish in Maharashtra.    A very delicious  dish which can be had as it is  or with curd or  any kind of raita.  

I have made it very simple with minimum spices and it is very easy to make.

MOOLI KE PARATHA

Radish, Mooli it is known as is very good for health.  It helps in curing so many diseases hence once in a week, must include in your diet. It is also part of the salad.  Some people eat the raidsh as we eat the carrot.

Basically, parathas are made for breakfast.  But we prefer to have  parathas any time.  Here is the lovely recipe of mooli paratha.

DILL LEAVES PARATHA

Any kind of vegetables or fruits are having advatage and disadvantage as far as individul is concerned.  However, we are more concerned about the benefits than the side effects.

Dill leaves are quite healthy and helps in  curing various kind of diseases.  I have given the link about the health benefits of dill leaves down below the picture.

This paratha is also quite tasty, healthy and easy to make like any other normal parathas.

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