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Karamani – Drumstick leaves Poriyal | தட்டைபயிறு முருங்கை கீரை பொரியல்

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Poriyal made with combination of drumstick leaves & karamani ( thatapair ).Tastes good and also rich in vitamins, calcium, iron & protein.

Ingredients

thataipair – 100 gms, drumstick leaves- a buntch ( 2 large cups ), onion-1, red chilly- 3, coconut- 1 table spoon,oil, salt, mustard seeds, jeera; jaggery- 1/2 spoon.

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Soak thattaipayir for 8 hours. Cook for 1 whistle. Mix with some salt & keep aside. Clean the drumstick leaves ( Refer : How to clean Drumstick Leaves https://youtu.be/FTWe45cT3nM ). In 2 spoons of oil, fry mustard seeds, jeera; add onion, red chillies & fry. Add drumstick leaves, little salt, 1/4th cup of water. Cook for 1 whistle. Open , add cooked thataipayir, 1/2 spoon jaggery & cook for a minute. After the water drains completely, add grated coconut.

Oats -Flax Seed – Veg Idly

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Ingredients

Oats- 2 cups; rava- 1 cup; flax seed powder- 2 tea spoons; salt; cooking soda; curd-2 table spoons;jeera, grated carrot; curry & coriander leaves.
Instead of sooji rava, wheat rava can also be used.

Steps

Powder the oats & flax seed coarsely. Mix oats, rava, salt,pinch of cooking soda, curd,jeera, water & make it to idly batter consistency. Keep it for 30 mins. It becomes thick, so add some more water, carrots, curry & coriander leaves. Make it as idlys : Cook for 8 mins in idly cooker.
Serve with coconut/coriander/tomato chutneys.

Vegetable Rava Upma

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Rava upma is an easy to make tiffen item, this video shows a healthy vegetable rava upma making.

Ingredients :

Sooji rava- 1 glass; onion- 1; green chilly- 4; carrot,beans,green peas- all together 1 cup’ ginger- 1/2 inch; cashew- 3; salt; oil; ghee; mustard seeds; ulund & gram dal; curry, coriander & mint leaves.

Steps

Dry roast rava for 4 mins. In 4 spoons of oil, fry mustard seed,ulund,gram dals,cashews. Add chopped onion,green chillies,ginger. Fry for 2 mins. Add chopped vegies,curry leaves, 3 glasses of hot water,salt. Add rava ,close with a lid & allow for 1 whistle. Open & add ghee,mint ,coriander leaves & mix well.

Curry Leaf Flax Seed Dosa | கறிவேப்பிலைஆளி விதை தோசை

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Healthy Dosa made by curry leaves & flax seed.Taking this Dosa in your daily diet will give you lot of health benefits,specially for hair growth

Ingredients

Curryleaf -1 small cup,flax seed powder -1 t spoon,dosa batter ,jeera,gingerly oil or ghee,idly podi.

Steps

Wash the curry leaves ,and grind it add flax seed powder,dosa batter and grind it into a smooth paste,make it as dosa with topping of jeera or idly podi.You can use gingerly oil or ghee and cook both side.In the same method you can do wheat/ ragi dosa.
( Grind 100 gms of flax seed in a dry mixie into a fine dry powder & store this powder in fridge)

Oats Buttermilk

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A healthy & filling oats drink that cools your body in summer. It can be taken as a part of a diet plan. A good diabetic food that has low cholesterol & low calorie.

Ingredients :
Oats-1 table spoons; Butter milk-250 ml; Salt,Jeera,Dry Cucumber seeds

Steps :

Powder the oats in a mixie. Mix the oats powder in 1 glass of water without any lumps.Cook this for 4 mins.Let it cool.Add butter milk,required amount of water,salt,jeera,dry cucumber seeds & serve cool.