ROSE MILK

Rose milk is a simple, easy preparation which can be served during the summer season.  add subja to this makes it more effective in cooling the stomach.  If you have ready made Rose Sharbat  (I used mapro brand), it is easy to make.  

CURRY LEAVES MOR KUZHAMBU

curry leaves has so many health benefits and why you should eat curry leaves  can be seen from this link. Normally, people throw away the curry leaves without knowing the health benefits.  Once you come to know the reason why should eat curry leaves, you will never throw this away.  This kuzhambu was very tasty along with rice and wafer even my daughter enjoyed it.  The reason, it helps in growing your hair, removes dandruff and stops hair fall.

It can be grown in our balcony and enjoy the fresh leaves whenever you want.

Now coming back to recipe, you can enjoy this kuzhmabu with rice or just drink like the kadhi as it is good for stomach ailments too.

other recipes of curry leaves:  curry leaves chutney, curry leaves dhokla,  curry patta gun powder,  curry patta idli, curry patta idli fry, curry leaves kuzhambu rice, curry leaves kuzhambu

LAUKHI YAKHNI, AL YAKHNI

Lauki is a quite healthy  vegetable and helpful in reducing your cholesterol, weight etc.  We can make varieties of dishes from lauki halva to raita with this.

I made this raita or Al yakhni (Al means Lauki in Kashmiri, Yakhni is curd based sauce) when I made Kashmiri pulao today as per my Son's requirement.  It was a good combination, simple and easy to prepare.
I forgot to take the photo separately of the  Al  Yakhni.  It is with the  Kashmiri pulao.

FRUIT SAMBAR

Sambar is an item prepared by South Indian to serve along with rice, idli, dosa, uttappam, medu vada  etc.  The spicy tangy sambar can be made with various combination of vegetables and with certain fruits also.

You can also make the sambar with jackfruit, pineapple, nendran pazham, mango etc. 

Here I am sharing with you a simple and easy sambar with fruits.  It tasted nice with rice, idli, dosa which I made on the same day.

You must be wondering idli and dosa together. Yes one child wants idli and another wants dosa. I preferred to have it with rice.  So three varieties I had to prepare to relish this fruit sambar.

other fruit recipes:   mambazha sambar, mambazha rasakalan, mambazha pachadi, mango rasam

Let us look at the recipe now:

AKKI ROTI

Akki roti (youtube)  is basically made with rice flour and is the speciality of Karnataka. We make Verum arisi adai means plain rice adai which is made with brown rice.  if we add onion and some vegetables in it, it becomes Akki roti.  One is plain and the other one is with vegetables that is the only difference between the Verum arisi adai and akki roti.  similar to this roti is muringa elai adai. 

We can put any vegetables or leafy vegetables to the plain rice flour or plain rice batter (with brown rice or white rice) and make this roti.  You name it adai or roti, it is yummy with any kind of chutney or sambar.

Let us look at the recipe now:

MILLET UPMA KOZHUKKATTAI, KUTHIRAVALI RAVA KOZHUKKATTAI

Kuthiravali rava kozhukkattai I made today because I wanted to finish the rava which I had with me. Infact it is as tastier as the normal upma kozhukkatai we make. 

Millets are good for health hence it can be used atleast 3-4 times in a month.  Too much millets are also not good for health.

It can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner as I prefer to eat the same along with morukootan any time.  You can serve with sambar also.

PEAS PARATHA

Green peas parathas are shallow fried Indian bread which can be served from breakfast to dinner.  we can just have plain with tea also.  Also can be served  with curd, pickle or any kind of gravy subzi.

PALAK PARATHA

Though I have made several times this paratha, have not posted the recipe.  Today, when I made the paratha, checked my blog and found that this was not posted, I thought I must make it today.  clicked the photographs fresh and posting.

Leafy vegetables are good for health.   Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids), manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E, calcium,  potassium, and vitamin C. It is a very good source of dietary fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, protein, and choline.

It is an easy paratha to make with much effort and tasty along with curd and pickle. This simple paratha is quite healthy too.

MANGO FALOODA WITH CHOCOLATE l DRINK BEVERAGES

Falooda is a famous summer drink which not only  quench the thirst but also cools the stomach because it contains milk, subja in it.  Rose syrup is also good for health.

During summer, we get good variety of mangoes so why not we enjoy this falooda.  What we have to do is only replace the rose syrup with mango pulp and mango bits in it that is all.  Your favourite mango falooda is ready to serve chilled.

Here i have used chocolates instead of ice cream as my daughter wants to have it with chocolate.  Since we had Roche chocolate with us, I used the same in it.

WATER MELON JUICE

During summer, water melon is available plenty.  Since it contains more water, consumption of this fruit will help in hydrating the body.  While the fruits are to be eaten fresh, sometimes, you can enjoy the juice also.

This recipe is lying in my folder for the past two years and yesterday only I realised that I have not posted this simple and healthy summer cooler.


A watermelon contains about 6% sugar and 91% water.  As with many other fruits, it is a good source of Vitamin C and is low in fat and  sodium.  The amino-acid  citrulline  is produced in watermelon rind.  Watermelon pulp contains carotenoids, including lycopene.Watermelon rinds are also edible, but most people avoid eating them due to their unappealing flavor.