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Apr8

French Beans Stir-Fry

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Usually we prepare French beans stir-fry with some spice powder or with green chillies and coconut, but this time it’s completely different. I have prepared this French Beans Stir-fry with Idly chilli Powder.

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It was delicious, but consumed little time that the usual one, not only it can be served as side dish for food. But also it can be served along with Steamed rice and a tsp of ghee / clarified butter. Let me the share the recipe…

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French Beans Stir-Fry

Ingredients:

  • French Beans – ½ kg
  • Idly chilli powder – 4 tbsp
  • Coconut Oil – 2 ½ tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp
  • Split Blackgram – 2 tsp
  • Salt to taste
French beasn getting fried
with turmeric powder and salt
with Idly chilli powder
Getting cooked
With Idly chilli powder
Getting cooked
French Beans Stir-Fry

Preparation:

  • Clean and remove the ends and finely chop the French beans into pieces.
  • Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard, split blackgram and curry leaves, wait until they crackle.
  • Add the finely chopped French beans and cook for few mins.
  • Sprinkle little water once they become dry, continue the same process.
  • Once the French beans turns it color to pale green in color, add half the amount of Idly chilli powder and continue cooking.
  • Check for the salt, as we have salt in Idly chilli powder.
  • Once it’s almost done, sprinkle the leftover Idly chilli powder and cook for another few mins, so that it becomes crispy and soft.
  • Transfer it to a bowl.

Serve hot with steamed rice topped with a tsp of ghee or serve as side dish for lunch.

 

Feb21

Carrot Rice/ Carrot Pulav / How to make Carrot Rice

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Carrot is one of the vegetable which kids love to eat. When it comes for eating rice, they make lot of fuss. Considering they getting leaned towards carrot thought of preparing carrot rice or Pulav. This would be a perfect food for lunch box, and thus caters the need of kids and helps moms to cook a healthy food for their kids. Let us see how to prepare this carrot rice…

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Carrot Rice / Carrot Pulao

Ingredients:

  • Grated Carrot – 1 cup
  • Steamed Rice – 2 cups
  • Coconut Oil – 2 tbsp
  • Green Chilli – 1 no
  • Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp
  • Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp
  • Garlic – 6 pods
  • Garam Masala – 1tbsp
  • Cashew Nuts – 10 nos
  • Salt to taste
Making of Carrot Rice / Carrot Pulao –

Preparation
  • Finely chop the garlic into pieces and slit the green chillies to two equal halves.
  • Heat a Kadai and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves and wait until they crackle
  • Add cashew nuts, green chilli, finely chopped garlic and cook for a min.
  • Add the grated carrot, garam masala, salt and cook until they golden yellow in color.
  • Add the steamed rice, stir it well and cook for few mins or until the rice becomes dry.
  • Remove from fire.
Spices getting sauted
with green chillies and cashewnuts
with grated carrot
with garam masala and salt
getting cooked
with Rice
Mixing rice and carrot
Carrot Rice / Carrot Pulao

Serve hot with onion raita or any veg fry. I have served it with spicy green peas fry – Stay tuned for the recipe.

 

Jan23

Kambu Dosai Maavu recipe / Pearl Millet Batter recipe / Bajra Idly Dosa Batter

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Kambu is known as Pearl Millet in English and Bajra in Hindi. Kambu is one among the traditional diet from our ancestors. Actually, kambu is commonly used consumed during summers as they are a good source of natural coolant to the body, so most of the houses would have kambu porridge for their lunch in south India. Kambu Koozh or Pearl Millet Porridge is one among the most important dish found in all tamil houses during summer. Also you can make Kambu Laddu or Pearl Millet Ladoo which would be liked by kids. But you can also consume kambu koozh or rice during winter or rainy days with dry fish curry or tangy brinjal curry as side dish.

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Kambu / Pearl Millet / Bajra IDly Dosa Batter

Health Benefits of Kambu / Pearl Millet / Bajra – Kambu is been a good source of coolant to the body. Also, they are good for treating constipation, acidity. Having kambu for breakfast, prevent blood sugar spikes and keep us full until the lunch and so very good for Diabetes people and helps in weight loss.

This Kambu Idly Dosa batter is perfect for a diabetes person, as there is no rice or rice flour in it. But it needs to be fermented overnight. Let me share the recipe…

Ingredients:

  • Kambu / Pearl Millet / Bajra flour – 3 cups
  • White Lentils / Ulundu / Urad dal – 1 cup
  • Salt to taste

Making of Kambu / Pearl Millet / Bajra Idly Dosa Batter –

Preparation:

  • Soak white lentils/ulundu/urad dal in water for 4 to 5 hrs, drain the water and grind it to a fine paste by adding little water.
  • Take kambu /pearl millet flour in a wide mouth bowl, pour the ground white lentil, add salt to taste.
  • Pour water little by little, start mixing the batter well with your hands, so that the batter gets mixed well, make sure no lumps are formed.
  • Cover and let it ferment overnight.
  • After fermented, transfer it to an air-tight container.
  • Refrigerate as it stays fresh for 4 to 5 days.

Note: While preparing Idly or Dosa, take a small portion of the batter, add water and adjust to the consistency of the batter and start preparing it. This helps the rest of the batter to stay fresh for a week time.