shallots / small onions have many health benefits that  include their ability to lower cholesterol levels, acts as an anticancer agent, provide anti-fungal, antibacterial, and antiviral protection, lower blood pressure, help manage diabetics , soothe nerves, boost circulation, speed up digestion, Reduce hair fall and aid in weight loss efforts.

Coconut is high in healthy saturated fats that have different effects than most other fats in your diet. These fats can boost fat burning and provide your body and brain with quick energy. They also raise the good cholesterol in your blood, which is linked to reduced heart disease risk.

Cooking Time: 5 mins            Preparation Time: 5 mins

Servings: 4                                 Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients required:

Grated Coconut – 1 cup

Small onions / shallots – 10-12

Red chilli – 4

Roasted Gram / Pottu kadalai – 2 tbsp

Garlic – 5-6 cloves

Cumin / jeera – ½ tsp

Tamarind – a small piece

Curry leaves (Hand full)

Salt to taste

Instructions:

1. Add all the above ingredients in a mixer.
2. Grind it well.
3. Serve with idly and dosa.

Methods:

1. Take a mixer add grated coconut.

2. Add small onions / shallots.

3. Add tamarind.

 

4. Add garlic.

5. Add cumin.

6. Add Roasted Gram / Pottu kadalai.

7. Add hand full of curry leaves.

8. Add red chilli.

9. Add 1 cup of water, Blend well.

10. Ready to serve.

“Simple and easy onion coconut chutney is ready to serve. It goes well with dosa and idly. Do try it and comment it in below”.

 

Horsegram Dal is an easy recipe to cook and it has lots of health benefits. It is great for weight loss, aids in digestion and controls the release of sugar into the bloodstream, therefore making it a great lentil for diabetics. Apart from health benefits, it tastes great too

Thuvaiyal is little thicker than chutney so it can be either mixed with rice, Kanji or as a side dish for idly dosa and variety rice.

Cooking Time: 15 mins                       Preparation Time: 5 mins

Servings: 4                                             Cuisine: Indian

 

Ingredients required:

Horse gram / kollu paruppu – ½ cup

Coconut – ½ cup

Red chilli – 4 medium size

Tamarind – a small piece

Curry leaves

Oil

Salt

 

Instructions:

1. Heat a oil in kadai, add red chill, tamarind, horse gram and saute till golden.
2. Add coconut and saute for 2 min.
3. Take this in a blender, add salt and water and make blend it well.
4. Serve with rice, variety rice, idly or dosa.

Methods:

1. Heat a kadai and add oil.

 

2. Add Red chilli.

3. Add tamarind.

4. Add curry leaves.

5. Add Kollu (Horse Gram).

6. When the colour of kollu changes, add coconut.

7. Saute all the ingredients for 2 min.

8. Take this in a blender, add salt.

9. Add little amount of water if required.

10. Grind it well.

11. Ready to serve.

“ Thovaiyal is readty to serve . It goes well with Kanji, hot rice, dosa, idly and variety rice. Do try it and comment it in below”.

Paruppu kadaisal is a traditional cuisine which is normally a practice in south Tamilnadu. It can go well with hot rice. This kadaisal is a type of ” Kulambu” which is in free flowing consistency. It is different from ” Paruppu Recipe”. It is easy and simple to make. 

Cooking Time: 20 mins              Preparation Time: 10 mins

Servings: 5                                   Category: kulambu

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients required:

Dhal / Thuvaram Paruppu – 1 cup

Shallots / Small onions – ½ cup

Brinjal – 2 medium size

Green chilli – 7

Garlic – 6-7 cloves

Tomoto – 2 medium size

Grated Coconut – ¼ cup

Asafoetida / perungayam – ¼ tsp

Cumin / Jeera – ½ tsp

Tamarind juice – ¼ cup

Salt to taste

Ingredients for seasoning:

Chopped Shallots / small onion – 2-3

Red chilli – 2

Mustard seeds / kadugu – ½ tsp

Curry leaves

Oil

Instructions:

1. In a pressure cooker, add dhal, small onions, green chilli, garlic, tomato, brinjal,      3 cups of water, asafoetida, turmeric powder.
2. Pressure cooks it with 4-5 whistles.
3. After pressure calms down, filter the excess water.
4. Mash it with a masher and add coconut, cumin seeds, salt and tamarind.
5. Heat the kadaisal until first boil(Don’t over boil).
6. Heat a kadai with 2tbls of oil. Add small onion and red chilli, when onion turns brown, add mustard. When the mustard crackles, add curry leaves. Pour this over the kadaisal.
7. Serve the kadaisal with hot rice.

 

Methods:

1. Add I cup of dhal in a pressure cooker.

2. Add 3 cups of water.

3.Add green chillies.

4. Add shallots / small onions.

5. Add garlic.

 

6.Add brinjal.

7. Add tomato.

8. Add turmeric powder.

9. Add asafoetida.

10. Pressure cook it with 4-5 whistles.

11. After pressure calm down, filter the excess water to mash it well.

12. Filter the water, keep it aside.

13. Add coconut.

14. Add cumin seeds.

15. Add salt to taste .

16. Mash it with the masher.

17. Mash it Little (don’t over mash).

18. Pour the filtered water and add  required amount of water to adjust the consistency.

19. Add tamarind water and heat the kadaisal until first boil(don’t over boil).

20. For seasoning:

In a kadai, add oil, small onions and red chilli.

 

21. After onion turns brown, add mustard. When it tempers, add curry leaves.

22. Pour over the kadaisal. Serve the kadaisal with hot rice.

 

“Yummy Parupu kulambu is ready to serve with hot rice. Papad and Vadagam are the best combination. Do try it and comment it in below”.

 

Almonds are packed with vitamins, minerals, protein, and fiber, and are associated with a number of health benefits. Almonds may be eaten on their own, raw, or toasted; they are available sliced, flaked, slivered, as flour, oil, butter, or almond milk.

Dates are a very healthy fruit to include in your diet.They are high in several nutrients, fiber and antioxidants, all of which may provide health benefits ranging from improved digestion to a reduced risk of disease.There are several ways to add dates to your diet. One popular way to eat them is as a natural sweetener in various dishes. They also make a great snack.

Cooking Time: 10 mins              Preparation Time: 5 min

Servings: 2                              Category: Milkshake

Ingredients required:

Milk- 1 1/2 cups

Dates- ½ cup

Almonds- 10

Brown sugar- 2 tsp

Ice cubes- 4-5

Instructions:

1. Soak almonds in a hot water, soak it for 10 mins and peel the skin off.
2. Take a 1 cup of milk in a pan, After it reaches boiling point, add ½ cup of dates and brown sugar, cook until dates become soft and mushy.
3. In a mixer add ½ cup of milk, cooked dates, soaked almonds and Ice cubes, Grind it.
4. Ready to serve with a ice cubes.

Methods:

1. Soak almonds in a hot water for 10 mins.

2. Peel the skin of almonds and keep it aside.

3.Take 1 cup of milk in a pan.

4.Cook until it reaches boiling point.

5.Add ½ cup of dates.

6. After dates cooked, add 2 tsp of brown sugar.

7.Boil until it becomes smooth and mushy, let it cool completely.

8.In a mixer add dates and milk.

9.Add soaked almonds.

10.Add ½ cup of milk.

11.Add ice cubes and blend it until becomes smooth.

 

“Flavorful milkshake is ready to serve with ice cubes and ice creams. Do try it and comment it in below”.

 

 

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