URAD DHALL PORRIDGE / KANJI

Hi Reader!

Today I am sharing a healthy recipe. Urad dal kanji is a traditional and very light food. It’s too good for the growing children. One glass of urad dal kanji is very filling for breakfast. Kids will love this. It is Kanji is easy to digest and is good for patients to heal soon.

Ingredients:

1. Urad dal                   - ½ cup
2. Green gram or Raw rice - 1 tablespoon  (optional)
3. Grated Coconut     - 2 tablespoon
4. Dry ginger – ½ inch or hing
5. Jaggery – 6 tablespoons to 8 tablespoon
6. Cardamom powder – a pinch
7. Water
8. Salt – a pinch

Preparation: 

• Soak and grind urad dal finely.
• heat water pan in  a, add Jaggery, dry ginger and let to boil.
• When water boils up mix ground Urad dal and mix well for 5 mins.
• Add grated coconut, stir it continuously
• Cook till raw smell goes off.
• Add hot water when the mixture thickens.
• Sprinkle Cardamom, mix well and serve hot.
• Advantages
• It helps to relieve cold, high in protein.
• Kanji is easy to digest and is good for patients suffering from illness.
• It’s easy to make, tasty and healthy.

                       HAPPY READING.. HEALTHY LIVING.. :)

HEALTHY DOSA(S)

Hi all,
Today I am going to tell the recipe of Crispy, savory and slightly sour, and healthy dosa. Dosa  is the South Indian counterpart to crepes. Dosa is a famous breakfast or evening snack in southern region. Dosa is very easy to make and they will be tasty to have with sambar, chutney and podi. There are so many varieties in dosa in which you are going to see few healthy varieties.

1. MOONG DHALL DOSA

  

Ingredients

1. Whole Moong dal - 1 cup
2. Idly rice / Boiled rice -1cup
3. Coriander leaves- 1 small bunch
4. Ginger - 2" piece
5. Salt

Method

• Wash and soak the rice & moong dal together for 1 or 2 hours. 

• Grind into a coarse batter.

• Finally add the coriander, green chilly, ginger and grind it.

• Add enough salt.

• We can make dosa immediately after grinding this batter.

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2.  HORSEGRAM DOSA

                                                                                                             

Ingredients            

1. Brown Rice -2 cups
2. Horse Gram -1/2cup
3. Fenugreek seeds -1 teaspoon
4. Salt

Method

• Wash and soak the horse gram, rice & fenugreek (methi) seeds for 6 hours. 

• Grind the rice, fenugreek together and horse gram separately. Add salt, mix it well and keep aside for 8 hours for fermentation. 

• Make dosas and enjoy it with your choice of chutney/sambar.

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3.  TOMATO DOSA

This is a quick and easy version of instant dosa. You can make dosa immediately after grinding the batter, no fermentation required.

                      

Ingredients

1. Boiled rice / Idli rice -11/2cups
2. Raw rice / Basmati rice -1/2cup
3. Tomato -2
4. Red chillies-5 (adjust to your taste)
5. Small piece of Ginger
6. Few curry leaves 
7. Coriander leaves
8. Hing/Asafoetida -1/4teaspoon
9. Salt

Method

• Wash and soak the rices for 2-3 hours.

• Grind it with tomatoes and red chilli. No need to add water, as we are adding tomatoes. If required sprinkle little water.

• Add the curry leaves, coriander, ginger and hing. Grind it again. Batter should be a coarse consistency, don't grind it too smooth.

• Add enough salt to the batter and adjust the consistency as dosa batter.

 HAPPY READING.. HEALTHY LIVING.. :)

GREEN GRAM RICE KANJI/PORRIDGE

This kanji is a traditional food in Tamil Nadu. It’s is very nutritious and suitable food for fasting period, as a simple dinner or breakfast or even during cold and fever as a comfort food.
This will be good with papad and coconut or coriander thuvaiyal.

Ingredients
Rice - 1 cup
Green Gram - 3/4 cup
Fenugreek Seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic - 1 clove (Chopped)
Pearl Onions - 3-4 (chopped)
Fresh Grated Coconut - 1-2 tblsp
Salt - as needed
Water - a lot (app. 6-8 cups)
Oil - 1 tsp

Method
1. Take a deep pan, add the oil to it and fry the fenugreek seeds.
2. Next add the chopped garlic clove and pearl onions and fry for another 30 seconds.
3. Add the water and bring it to a boil. The fenugreek flavour is infused in the water.
4. When the water boils add the rice and green gram.
5. Cover and let it cook till both rice and gram are cooked. If you feel you need more water, you can add some hot water to bring to the desired consistency.
6. Finally add the required salt and grated coconut. Serve as a simple breakfast or dinner.

Variations
       Another variation is to substitute rice with oats and you have a healthy oats kanji.


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Immunity Booster - Ginger Garlic Soup

Hi Readers!  

Today I like to share you a simple, but very  healthy recipe, ' Ginger Garlic Soup'.

As Monsoon has started, a lot of us, especially kids may get cold and fever. Ginger garlic soup will boost the Immunity, cleanses the system and also a very good appetizer.

Ingredients:

• Ginger - 25 gm
• Garlic - 50 gm
• Onion - 50 gm
•  Tomatoes - 3(Option)
• Ghee - ¼ teaspoon
• Corn flour - ½ teaspoon
• Pepper powder - 1 pinch
• Cumin powder - 1 pinch
• Coriander powder - 1 pinch
• Coriander leaves- for garnishing

Method

1. Grate the ginger, peel onion and garlic and chop them.
2. In a pan, put little ghee and sauté the onion, garlic and ginger.
3. Add water and boil in a simmer for ½ an hour.
4. Put it in a food processor and collect the soup.
5. Add corn flour and boil until it thickens.
6. Add pepper, cumin, and coriander powder and finally garnish the soup with Coriander leaves. 

Having a cup of this soup everyday will not only protect you from cold and cough but also prevent,

• Asthma
• Heart
• Cholesterol
• Constipation
• Gas
• Morning sickness in pregnant women
• Pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis

                                       

Happy Reading.. Healthy Living.. :)