Quick Rice Upma | Muzhu Arisi Upma

 

Muzhu Arisi upma is my grandma's recipe..it can be made with available ingredients(Rice and Split MoongDal) at home. The best side dish for this is Cumin Gravy |Jeeraga Kulambu  or any spicy gravy(left over). Its a one pot cooking dish. Hope you and your family will enjoy this... This post is a tribute to my lovable grandma Mrs Chandrakantha...

Kandathippili Rasam | Long Pepper Root Soup

Kandathipili is a long pepper root have lot of medicinal uses. Kandathipili rasam is made for the ailment of body pain, nausea, general tiredness, bronchitis, cough and cold. This rasam is frequently made for the postpartum delivery meals(pathiya sapadu).  It will be available in all south Indian herbals shop. I tried this recipe many times.. but it tastes awesome when i tried  it from My Mom's cookbook. I often do this recipe when i feel tired and after a long travel.

 

Wheat Pongal | Gothumai Pongal

Broken Wheat pongal is similar as rice pongal. This recipe is a whole fiber meal and also very easy to make. It contains moong dal and wheat so it fulfil breakfast with good nutrition. This recipe is best for the kids (even for 8 month old baby) and also for diabetic persons. Check out this Quick recipe who wants to cut to down the rice in their diet...

Paneer Bhurji | Paneer Stir Fry

Paneer Bhurji is a most popular north Indian recipe made from crumbled paneer. Bhurji means scrambled, so we can call this as scrambled cottage cheese. Paneer can be used very easily and it can give a high protein in your diet. This paneer bhurji will give good taste and also its a quick stuffing to roll the chapatis. So you can choose it for lunch box for the kids and your family.

Vegetable Stew | Vegetable Ishtu

Vegetable stew is coconut milk based gravy served hot with Idiyappam and Appam. It is a mild ,tasty and its smells divinely. This gravy is cooked with lot of vegetables along with coconut milk. Coconut milk have lot of benefits. Coconut milk increases  good cholesterol in blood. It improves skin elasticity and slowing the ageing process because it contains vitamin C and Copper.It contains selenium an antioxidant that relieves from arthritis. So using of coconut milk in your diet is good for health. Try this Quick recipe soon..

Easy Sambar Satham | Kids Lentil Rice

The Easiest recipe which frequently i use to do is sambar satham. Because my kid and my hubby likes it all time.

when i little bit lazy to do sambar and poriyal separately, i will go for this all in one (veggies,dal and rice) Sambar Satham. When my kids started eating solid food ( above 6 months age)  i start doing this sambar satham daily.

Every day i changed the veggies so the tastes may vary, my kids enjoyed this. When your kid hates some of veggies, no problem... put that veggies and some liked vegetables together and make the sambar satham, definitely they will eat... Easy and healthy one pot cooking saves energy and time. 

Radish Paratha | Mulangi Paratha

Radish paratha is one of the tastiest paratha. Before me and mother think and tried lot but we worry about the smell of radish. As we know Radish is good we have include this in our food. My neighbour friend told me this easiest way of making radish paratha. its smells good and those who doesn't like the taste of radish will definitely like this paratha. My kid love this and he like to pack this to school for breakfast.Try this easy paratha, sure you will love this..

Moor Kulambu | Buttermilk Kulambu , how to make Moor Kulambu

Moor Kulambu is an all time favourite in my family. We made this for lunch, if we have more butter milk or curd is there. We not only enjoyed this for lunch, we also enjoyed it, if we have left over kulambu at dinners as side dish for rice upma or idlys. Less time is required in making of this kulambu.

Veg Fried Rice | Chinese Fried Rice.

Fried rice is good recipe which is so easy and highly appreciated whenever i do for my friends and family. Before i tasted the fried rice at hotel its contains more oil and stomach was bloated every time... so i hate to try the fried rice..One of our friends bought me fried rice from a Chinese restaurant it so favourable and there is no burden in stomach, it digested easily.. they used pepper as a spice for the rice. now i became a big fan of fried rice ...i tried this fried rice every time it came out good ..

Rajma Masala | Kidney bean Curry

Rajma (kidney/red beans) contains fibre that lowering the choestrol in our body. It contains dietary fibre which prevents rapid rising sugar level after eating meals. Its contains lots of protein and nutrients. So Take the Beans often in your diet. I gave u Easy type punjabi masala for preparing Rajma with nice aroma and taste.

Methi Roti | Venthaiya Keerai Chapathi

Methi leaves(Venthaiya Keerai) is rich source of iron and vitamins. Methi Roti is my son's favourite he simply enjoy the roti with butter and he always ordered me the day before for next day breakfast.As a family we are a big fan of Methi leaves, My hubby planted the leaves at home, whenever we like to have we just pick it freshly from our small balcony garden. Its very easy to cultivate at home all you need is fenugreek seeds(Vendiyam),Pot and sand that's all.

Veg Momos

Veg momos is a Tibetan dumpling(kozhukattai) recipe. Its tastes awesome and it flavours like Chinese. New dish to make for guests and parties. Try it out for your kids they will love this. You can try this using whole wheat flour its healthier thaan plain flour.

KondaiKadalai Kulambu | Channa Spicy Gravy

Kondaikadalai Kulambu is tangy and spicy Gravy. Here i used black kodaikadalai(chickpeas) because it is well matched with the tangy gravy. Black chick peas has high content of  fibre than white chick peas, include the black variety more in your diet..

Lemon Aval Upma | Lemon Poha

Lemon Poha is the fastest breakfast recipe where we do in 10 mins. I always use brown aval for making upmas its  more healthier than using white aval. I just made with white  aval here for displaying purpose.

Carrot Vermicelli | Carrot Semiya Upma

Vermicelli is Quick recipe for a break fast or at the time when you have surprise guest. Kids will like if we do with the carrot.

Jeeraga Kulambu | Cumin Gravy

Cumin seeds reduces the body heat and improves digestion.Jeeraga kulambu is good recipe to improve the digestion. When i feel tired and bored in tastes i will go for Jeeraga kulambu it brings me a nice taste.  I will make the jeeraga kumabu powder in bulk and keep it in bottle. I will use them whenever i need.If you feel sick and tired try this recipe it good for tongue and stomach.

Karuveppilai Sadam | Curry Leaves Rice recipe , Rice Recipes

Curry leaves is essential ingredients for Indian food specially south Indian. Do you know why we used it for all type of cooking? but we throw out the leaf while eating. Curry leaves has lot of medicinal properties. It contains Vitamin A, B, C, B12, calcium and high in iron. It simulates digestive enzymes and helps break down food more easily. Curry leaves are used to improve eyesight problem, to avoid premature ageing of hair and also used for diabetics also. 

Murungai Keerai Poriyal | Drumstick Leaves Curry

Murungai Keerai leaves are the most nutritious part of the plant. a significant source of Vitamin B6, A and C. It rich in High calcium and protein than in Cow's milk. Adding murungai keerai leaves weekly once will get rid of malnutrition among children and pregnant ladies.Lot of benefits are there for Drumstick leaves...

Mulai Keerai Masiyal | Amaranth Green Curry

This is a tasty green consumed extensively in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Recipes made of this green are very tasty as well as healthy. It cools and energises the body. The more mature greens of this family is the ‘thandu keerai’. A very good blood cleanser, this green is also strengthens the heart. It loosens stools and helps treat painful and difficult urination due to increase in body heat. Mulai Keerai is rich in calcium and can be consumed 2 to 3 times a week.

Veppampoo Pachadi | Neem Flower Soup

Veppampoo(Neem flower) Pachadi is a healthy dish prepared on the Tamil New Year's day in our house hold. This is made with neem flowers which have a bitter taste and the addition we add tamarind juice, jaggery, green chilli, salt to this dish gives it a bitter, sweet, sour, salt and spicy taste depicting the different tastes in life has to offer in one’s life.

Paneer Butter Masala

Panner Butter masala is great recipe which it can be accompanied with rotis,parathas,pulao and even with appam too.. Today i post easy way of making panner butte masala without using tomato paste tins.. Try this and comments me back..

Nellikai sadam | How to make Gooseberry rice , Rice Recipes

Gooseberry has lot of benefits.A single gooseberry contains 20 times more vitamin C than that of an orange. It helps to prevent cold and cough if included in our diet regularly. It also helps to remove toxins from our body. It's the only fruit that has six tastes. Add regularly in you diet ,it never lose the vitamins when u cooked. Try the simple and easy but very healthy rice. It quite same like lemon rice with good taste.. As we can pack it for lunch or you can do with left over rice...

Masala Kozhukattai | Spicy Rice Balls

Masala kozhukattai is another version of neer kozhukattai. Its a perfect breakfast recipe for kids. Do and try for your kids when they come back hungry from school, they will enjoy for sure!  My mom use pepper-cumin powder for masala. I tried this kozhukattai with my own masala Try it ... comment me back

Rava Kesari

Wishing you all a happy Mahavir Jayanthi!! Rava Kesari is quickly made sweet when you have surprise guest.. My in law is expert in this dish. I just remembering that, when i am in childhood days i went to my in laws house(she is my relative) for first time, she made it for us... its so delicious..and mouth watering..

Puran Poli

This is my first post for the blog .When I  started cooking independently after marriage...I want to try new recipes every time...My kid favourite is the first one to post.. Great to remember this post...And welcome you all for further posts. Leave some comments which is highly appreciated for me...

Taste is a medicine...

Tongue is a doctor, Taste is a medicine

               Tastes are a very important medicine needed for our health. which taste your tongue will ask ,eat the taste..Prepare food with all tastes such as sweet, salt, sour, spicy, etc. in moderate quantity. we have to add tastes according to our tongue’s demand. Taste which is deficient to our body, the tongue ask for it... if u have diabetics or BP anything else don't avoid sweet and salt completely, sometimes tongue ask for it eat it...tongue is a best doctor. Hear what the tongue says not other doc.

 

Eat the six tastes...If u miss any of the six taste eat Indian gooseberry it contains six tastes(arusuvai in Tamil).Eat gooseberry a day keep doctor away...So eat tasty and healthy...

 

 

Eating tips 

• Eat food if u r hungry..
• Eat the food by grinding into a paste by using the teeth..
• Close the mouth while chewing..don't allow the air inside while grinding.. Don't drink water before, in between or after eating...
• Drink water 1/2 hour before and after eating.. it helps the food to digest...
• Don't look at the TV or talk to anybody while eating...
• Concentrate on the food while eating...

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