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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
COCONUT RICE
IT CAN BE DONE WITH LEFTOVER RICE TOO.
INGREDIENTS
RICE - 1 CUP
GRATED COCONUT - 2 CUPS
URAD DHAL - 1 TSP
MUSTARD - 1/2 TSP
ASAFOTIDA - 1 PINCH
RED CHILLI(DRY) - 2 NOS
CURRY LEAVES
OIL - 2 TSPN
SALT
PREPARATION METHOD
COOK THE RICE AND KEEP SEPARATELY
IN A PAN PUT OIL AFTER ITS HOT PUT MUSTARD
ADD AESAFOTIDA
ADD RED CHILLIES
ADD SPLIT URAD DHAL AND WAIT TILL BROWN
ADD CURRY LEAVES
ADD GRATED COCONUT AND SAUTE FOR 5MINS
ADD SALT
THEN MIX WITH RICE
Another version of Coconut rice recipe click here
SERVE HOT WITH FRIED PAPADS AND VADAMS
PS - Your feedback is appreciated. Do try recipe from (http://
Monday, December 29, 2008
Gods Pharmacy! - 1
Friday, December 26, 2008
Cucumber Salad
This Salad is very easy to prepare and tastes different.
Ingredients
Cucumber - 1no
Grated coconut - 4 tspns
Sunflower oil or olive oil - 1tspn
Mustard - 1/2 tspn
Split Urad dal - 1/2 tspn (optional)
Asafotida - 1 pinch
Coriander leaves (cilantro) - 2 tspns
Salt to taste
Preparation Method
Wash and remove the skin of the Cucumber.
Cut the cucumber in small pieces
In a bowl, add the cucumber, grated coconut, salt.
In a pan, heat the oil, add mustard and asafotida
Add split urad dal and wait till its brown.
Then add this to the salad and mix.
Garnish with coriander leaves(cilantro) and serve.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
God's Pharmacy!
A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.
Friday, December 19, 2008
KaRjika (Somaasi) - Sweet
Maida (All purpose flour) - 2 cups
Grated dry coconut - 1.5 cups
Sugar - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tspn
Vanaspati - 4 tspn
Oil for deep frying
Preparation Method
In a sauce pan heat the vanaspati.
In a steel or glass bowl put maida and add the hot vanaspati.
Mix slowly since its vhot
Now add water and make a soft dough.
For stuffing
In a bowl, put grated dry coconut, sugar and cardamom powder mix well and keep aside.
Now make small balls and spread the dough like puris
Stuff this coconut mixer in the center and close the edges without leaving space.
Heat the oil in a pan and deep fry it on both sides. Keep in a low flame.
Karjika is ready to serve.
CREAM OF APPLE
This is cream of apple soup
Ingredients
Apple - 1 no
Milk - 10 tspns
Maida (All purpose flour) - 1 tsp
Butter - 2 tspns
White pepper powder - 1 tspn
Salt to taste
Preparation Method
Cut the apple into pieces and make a paste in mixie.
In a sauce pan, add butter wait till it melts
Add maida and mix it to a fine paste
Add milk and stir for 5mins
Add the apple paste
Add white pepper powder and salt
If reqd add little water and mix well
Allow it to boil for 5mins
Serve hot.
POTATO ROAST
TODAY I THOUGHT OF SHARING THIS SIMPLE AND QUICK RECIPE.
INGREDIENTS
POTATO - 500GMS
RED CHILLI POWDER - 1 TSPN
OIL - 6 TSPNS
ASAFOTIDA - 1 PINCH
TURMERIC - 1 PINCH
WATER - 1 CUP
SALT TO TASTE
PREPARATION METHOD
WASH AND PEEL OFF THE SKIN OF POTATO
CUT THE POTATO INTO MEDIUM SIZE CUBES
IN A PAN, ADD 2 TSPNS OF OIL, ASAFOTIDA
NOW ADD THE POTATOES AND SPRINKLE WATER
LET IT COOK FOR SOMETIME
ADD SALT, TURMERIC AND CHILLI POWDER
ADD OIL
COOK FOR SOMETIME IN LOW HEAT TILL ITS CRISPY
YOU SERVE IT WITH CHAPATHI, CURD RICE OR BREAD.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Carrot Halwa
This is a very easy and tasty sweet dish done with carrot....
Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
Fry in ghee cashews and raisins for a minute and then garnish it.
Carrot Halwa is ready for serving. It can be served with ice cream as dessert.
Onion Rasam
Ingredients
Onion - 1 medium (chopped)
Tamarind - small lemon size
Water - 3 cups
Curry leaves - 2 tspns
Red Chilli - 2 nos
Mustard - 1 spn
Oil - 2 tspns
Salt to taste
Preparation Method
In a bowl, soak tamarind in 1 cup of hot water for few mins, squeeze and filter the water.
In a pan, add oil, mustard once its spluters add red chilli and fry for 1min
Add onion and saute till its transperent
Add curry leaves and saute
Heat the filtered tamarind water in a bowl.
Add water and allow it to boil.
Now add sauted onion
Add salt
Once it boils the flavour of onion with tamarind water is very yummy to drink.
It can be served with rice or as a starter soup.
Friday, December 12, 2008
TIPS D - I
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Some tips - A - C
Butter: Avoid the use of butter. If it is essential to use, use a butter containing low saturated fat or with plant stanols (which avoid absorption of cholesterol by our body) or similar
Bitter Gourd (Karela): Slit Karelas at the middle and apply a mixture of salt, wheat flour and curd all round. Keep aside for 1/2 an hour and then cook. Stuffed Karela
Burnt Food: Place some chopped onion in the vessel having burnt food, pour boiling water in it, keep for 5 minutes and then clean.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
DAL WITH CABBAGE
INGREDIENTS
MOONG DAL - 1 CUP
CABBAGE - 4 CUPS
TOMATO - 1 NO
GRATED COCONUT - 4 TSPNS
CURRY LEAVES - 1 TSPN
JEERA - 1 TSPN
HING - 1 PINCH
GREEN CHILLI - 2 NOS
CORIANDER LEAVES (CILANTRO)
SALT AS REQD
PREPARATION METHOD
SOAK DAL 1/2 AN HOUR BEFORE IN WATER
THEN COOK THE DAL IN MEDIUM FLAME AS IT BOILS
CUT THE CABBAGE INTO SMALL PIECES
WASH AND RINSE THOROUGHLY
ONCE THE DAL IS 80% COOKED THEN ADD CABBAGE AND CHOPPED TOMATO
AFTER ITS COOKED WELL NOW ADD GREEN CHILLIES, CURRY LEAVES AND GRATED COCONUT
ADD SALT
ALLOW IT TO BOIL KEEP STIRRING
NOW FOR SEASONING
OIL - 2 TSPN
MUSTARD - 1/2 TSPN
HING - 1 PINCH
JEERA - 1 TSPN
SEASON WITH THE ABOVE AND GARNISH WITH CHOPPED CORIANDER LEAVES(CILANTRO)
This can be made in pressure cooker for 2 to 3 whistles also.
SERVE HOT WITH CHAPATI.
MOONG DHAL HAS VERY COOLING EFFECT AND GOOD FOR HEALTH.
PS - Your feedback is appreciated. Do try recipe from (http://
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
KEERAI KOOTU
(SPINACH MIXED WITH SPICES N DHAL)
Ingredients
Keerai(spinach) chopped – 4 cups
Dhal – 1 cup
Red Chilli – 2 nos
Grated Coconut – 1 cup
Jeera – 2 tspns
Pepper – ½ tspn
Salt to taste
Cook dhal and keep separately
Grind Red chilli, jeera, pepper and grated coconut in mixie into fine paste
Now mix with Keerai this paste and boil well. Keep stirring occasionally
Now add dhal and boil once
If reqd add little salt to taste
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Lady's Finger for Diabetes
Please note that Ladies Finger (Bhindi ) is also known as " OKRA ".
Last month in one of TV program I learnt of a treatment for Sugar (Diabetes). Since I am diabetic, I tried it and it was very useful and my Sugar is in control now. In fact I have already reduced my medicine.
Take two pieces of Lady Finger (Bhindi) and remove/cut both ends of each Piece. Also put a small cut in the middle and put these two pieces in Glass of water. Cover the glass and keep it at room temperature during Night. Early morning, before breakfast simply remove two pieces of lady Finger (bhindi) from the glass and drink that water.
Keep doing it on daily basis.
Within two weeks, you will see remarkable results in reduction of your SUGAR LEVEL.
My sister has got rid of her diabetes. She was on Insulin for a few Years, but after taking the lady fingers every morning for a few months, She has stopped Insulin but continues to take the lady fingers every Day. But she chops the lady fingers into fine pieces in the night, adds The water and drinks it all up the next morning. Please. Try it as it Will not do you any harm even if it does not do much good to you, but you Have to keep taking it for a few months before U see results, as most Cases might be chronic.
I have received from a friend and do not know any one who has tried the following remedy.
Though you will learn, it is not harmful,
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
SIMPLE COCONUT CHUTNEY
INGREDIENTS FRESH GRATED COCONUT - 2 CUPS
DRY RED CHILLIES - 2 NOS (AS PER YOUR TASTE)
SALT TO TASTE
ASAFOTIDA - PINCH
PREPARATION METHOD
GRIND ALL THE ABOVE INGREDIENTS IN MIXIE LIKE PASTE FOR A TASTY AND QUICK COCONUT CHUTNEY.
SERVE WITH DOSA AND CHAPATHI.