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…
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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….
Airfried Roasted Chick peas.
The high Fibre and protein content in chickpeas promotes weight loss. They keep you fuller for longer time. I always love to have some snack with my evening tea. I tried roasted Chick peas in airfryer. Without any guilt we can have this. I used only 1 tsp olive oil to make this. Let us…
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…
Instant Quinoa oats Idly
Idly is one of the popular breakfast items . I tried quinoa oats Idly for breakfast. Quinoa helps to reduce cholesterol,blood sugar levels, lowering risk of diabetes and heart diseases. We can make this idly instantly no need of soaking and fermenting. I have not added oil to make this idly. . We can eat…
Paruppu vada in airfryer.
Paruppuvada / dhal vada is one of the popular evening snack from Kerala. My husband likes paruppuvada very much. But because of the health issues we are not eating any deep fried foods. I tried paruppuvada in airfryer. It came out crispy and the tastes the same like deep fried. Let us see how to…
Ragi/ Finger millet Aappam
Ragi or finger millet is one of the most nutritious and healthy cereals. Ragi is a whole grain that is gluten-free. It is packed with Calcium,good carbs,amino acids and vitamin D. It is good for diabetes and weight loss. We can make variety of dishes with ragi or finger millet or naachni in Hindi .I…
Railway chutney
I learnt this recipe from Venkatesh bhat sir. Very easy ,healthy chutney which goes well with bhajjiyas, bonda’s, idly,dosa etc. We can make this chutney with very little coconut. This chutney will be little luqid consistency and spicy. Let us see how to make this. Preparation time approx 10 minutes. Ingredients. 3/4 cup fried gram…
Peanuts and shallots chutney
We love to have variety of chutneys for Idly, dosa, aappam, kozhukkattai, upuma,pongal etc. Peanuts and shallots are healthy option for any variety of dosa and Idly. I have used raw peanuts here. We can use without skin also. With in 10 minutes we can make this spicy yummy,healthy chutney. Let us see how to…
Mirch ka salan
Mirch ka salan is a popular curry made with green chilles as a side dish for biryani. This salan is a good combo for parotta, roti, phulka, dosa, idly ,idiyappam etc. Let us see how to make this curry. Preparation time approx. 30 minutes. Ingredients. 5. Long green chillies ( less spicy). 3 tbsp peanuts…
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