Drumstick flower or muringa poo or moringa flowers has many health benefits. It is good for diabetes. My grama used to tell it will cure excess bleeding for women during menstruation time. Drumstick flowers are rich in vitamin C ,A, B1 ,B2 and B3. We can make many dishes with drumstick flowers. It is a…
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Protein dosa/Jowar adai
Jowar millet is packed with vitamins,minerals. It helps weight loss,diabetic friendly and gluten free. Jowar is high in protein. It improves digestive system . Today I tried dosa with jowar . Added varities of daals,horsegram, flaxseed, and some spices. This high protein dosa is good for breakfast or dinner. There is no need to ferment…
Barnyard millet Aappam
Barnyard millet is called Kuthiravali rice in tamil. Barnyard milled is a good source of highly digestible protein and low in calories. It has high source of iron, fiber and protein. It’s gluten-free food. Barnyard millet is good for weight loss and diabetes friendly. Today I am going to give you easy oil less aappam…
Foxtail millet/ Thinai Moong daal payasam/ kheer
Today being skanda shasti I made thinai payasam or pradaman. Dishes with thinai or foxtail millet is one of the favourite prasad for Lord Muruga. It is easy to make and very tasty also. I am soaking millets for 4 to 6 hours before cooking. If you don’t want to soak you can wash it…
Spicy Ragi / kezvaragu/ Nachni porridge
Ragi porridge we can make in different ways. I always prefer spicy version. This porridge is diabetic friendly and excellent option for weight loss. Today I am going to give you the basic recipe in which you can add your own spices, buttermilk, rasam, sambar, chutney etc. You can have this porridge without adding any…
Sabakki/ Sabudhana Idly.
Sabakki/ Sabudhana idly is one of the popular breakfast items from Karnataka. One of my cousin Uma is living in Bangalore. I got this recipe from her. It is very soft and spongy instant idly. Any chutney will go with this. I paired with coconut chutney. Let us see how to make this. Preparation time…
Madurai style thanni chutney
Thanni means water in tamil. This thanni chutney is very popular in Madurai district in Tamilnadu. Idly and thanni chutney are excellent combination and it is very easy to make and no cook chutney. We are using very less coconut . This thanni chutney is very watery in consistency and it is spicy. Let us…
Long beans channa fry.
Long beans is a low calorie vegetable and hence can be consumed by those on weight loss. It has vitamin A and vitamin c. Being a green vegetable, it is rich in antioxidants, thus plays an important role in fighting cancer. It is rich in protein also. Channa daal will not make you fat because…
Raw Mango Rice
Raw mango rice is very simple easy to make lunch box dish. We need not have any side dish to go with this. For more tasty and healthy method I have added some vegetables. Let us see how to make this. Quantity of raw mango may depend on its sourness. Preparation time approx: 15 minutes….
Paruppu sadam/ dhal rice.
Paruppu means daal .With very few ingredients we can make this healthy, yummy rice in pressure cooker. I have not used any vegetables. With thuar daal, shallots and tomatoes we can make this rice..There is no need of any side dish for this rice. This rice is good for lunch box.. Let us see how…
Oats vegetable upuma
Oats have many health benefits. These include weight loss, lower blood sugar levels, and a reduced risk of heart disease. Oats dishes makes you fuller for longer time. Thus it’s good for weight loss . Today I tried oats upuma loaded with lot of vegetables. You can add greens or any vegetable of your choice….
Ridgegourd curry/Peerkingai kadasal.
Ridge gourd or peerkingai in tamil has many health benefits. It promotes weight loss, enhances vision ,relieves constipation, remedies anemia etc. With in few minutes we can make this curry in pressure cooker. It goes well with all kind of tiffin varities, roti,puri, rice etc. Let us see how to make this easy kadasal.kadasal means…
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