Jamoon with thick sugar syrup
on Nov 2, 2009 in sweets Jamoon with thick sugar syrup Ingredients1. Jamoon powder 750 gms2. sugar 500 gms or 1 cup3. water 1/4 cup for sugar syrup and required amount to make the jamoon dough4. Cardamom - 25. Oil to deep fryMethod for syrup: Bring the water to boil and add sugar and allow to boil till y...

Goosberry Pickle
on Nov 2, 2009 in Goosberry Pickle dessert Method:Pressure cook gooseberry upto 2 whistles. Drain the excess water and keep aside. Heat the tava, with 2 spoons of oil and sput mustard seeds, a pinch of asafoetida, a pinch of turmeric. Add cooked gooseberry to it and add required salt and chil...

Muruku
on Nov 2, 2009 in snacks muruku Ingredients:1. 2 cups soaked raw rice2. 3/4 cup fried channal dal3. 1/4 cup fried urad dal4. salt, chilli powder, til - 3 tbspoons fried5. 1 spoon butter Muruku hand machineMethod:Grind the soaked rice with less water so that the batter is thick. Gri...

Nutrition Notes
on Nov 2, 2009 in Nutrition Notes Blood pressure, cholestrol, haemoglobin weakness - All gone if you drink pomegranate juice dailyNervous imbalance, mental depression, fear - All gone if pumpkin is in your regular diet. Pumpkins has high vitamin B6 content to overcome these weaknessG...

Gooseberry rice
on Oct 22, 2009 in Rice varieties Gooseberry rice Quick meals IngredientsCooked rice – 1 cupGrated big gooseberry – ¼ cup1 Lime extractGrated coconut – 1 spoonOil to frySplit green chilli – 2Turmeric powder, mustard seeds, asafoetida – ¼ spoonSalt to tasteMethodHeat oil in a tava, spurt mustard seed...

Peanut Rice
on Oct 22, 2009 in Rice varieties Peanut Rice Quick meals Ingredients Peanuts – 1 cupDry chilli – 5Urad dal - ¼ cupChanna dal – ¼ cupAsafoetida – ¼ spoonCooked riceSalt to tasteTo fry Oil – 1spoonMustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal – 1 spoonCurry leaves - littleMethodIn a tava, fry peanuts. K...

Fried Idli
on Oct 22, 2009 in Fried Idli Quick meals IngredientsIdli – 6Tomato cut into small pieces – ¼ cupOnion – ¼ cupChilli – 2Oil to fryCoriander leaves to garnishMethodCut idli into either square pieces or lengthy pieces. Heat oil in tava and fry the idli wel. Keep idli aside. Now fry o...

Sambar Tips
on Oct 18, 2009 in Sambar Tips To avoid gastric problems due to Toor dal, roast the dal before pressure cookinTo get a thick sambar, add a teaspoon of rice flour to it and bring to boil before turning offAdd 2 chopped green chillies, some curry leaves, close the lid before turn of...

Recipe to cure cold, nausea
on Oct 18, 2009 in Recipe to cure cold nausea Soak urad dal in sour butter milkGrind it and make vada as usual but fry in ghee instead of oilUse pepper for spics instead of chilliEat this along with honey to remove cold and overcome nausea...

Food for thought
on Oct 18, 2009 in Food for thought Healthy Notes 1. 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon contains the same antioxident levels as that of 80g of blueberries. Sprinkle some of it on your daily cereals to lower blood sugar and lower the stress throughout the day 2. Boil water wi...