Healthy recipes....Spinach Raita, Dhaal for rotis...

Simplest recipe so far....Spinach Raita!


Spinach Raita

Yet another simple recipe....'Dhaal Makhini'...oops did I say that loud...my neighbourhood friend might kill me if she heard it! (Suppose to use - black urad dhaal and kidney bean) But I used masoor dhaal with skin, green moong dhaal and black eye bean. You can use the same recipe for black urad dhaal...but make sure you pressure cook directly without vessel and also for a longer time...it takes a while to cook.

What's healthy in this recipe...using dhaals with skin!


Healthy Dhaal

Red Capsicum + Dhaal Chutney!

This week's recipe....red capscium + dhaal + coconut chutney.

As our dietitian friend keeps saying red capsicum is more nutritious than green, trying out more recipes with the red ones. Below is the link to the pictures.

Oops...mine turned out little watery! Try making it thick and it tastes similar to the regular Dhaal Chutney.

Red Capsicum Chutney

Sundal Kulambu!

One of our favorite recipes....

Sundal Kulambu Kadalai Curry

Kuzhakattai!

Tips...
* Time consuming recipe...so do the stuffing ahead.
* Do not use the rice flour from Indian store..it will be sticky. Look for sevai podi, idiyappam flour..basically it should be a roasted rice flour.
* When making the balls, flattening the balls, etc...make sure you close the remaning dough...it will dry out soon!Poorana Kuzhakattai Salt And Sweet Dumplings

Kancheevaram Idli (Tumbler Idli!!)

K.Idli turned out well for a first timer. Exciting part...making in tumblers..Nandhini's mom's recipe...thanks!Kind of dry recipe, tastes like white rava.Made it with spicy Tomato chutney and y.moong dhaal liquidside dish(that I had for poori)...combo wasn't good.So it is better to...

Karthik's suggestion...top it with hot ghee

Sujatha's suggestion...For US lifestyle, better tohave it with ground Saambar (What we call it Nandhini saambar and Raja calls it Annapoorna saambaar!) orKaara kulambu (+ cocunut chutney)Kancheepuram Idli

Two Rice Items!

All Colors Capsicum Rice

Broccoli GreenCapsicum Fried Rice

Healthy Soup

It really fills you up like a meal...even thoughwe end up eating Dosa after that!

Soup

Recipe...
* For the base liquid, pressure cook, let it cool and then grind to fine paste - Red capsicum, carrot, little onion, tomatoes, small potato, 4 thai chillies (green, spicy), salt
* For the soup - chop into small squares whatever veggies U like in soup...I use - Tofu, carrot, celery, zuchini, cauliflower

Optional...

* Cook one handful pasta (macroni), add to it

* Soak one handful white sundal, kidney beans for 6hrs, pressure cook and add it to the soup.

1. In a pan, start adding the water from the boiledveggies, hard veggies that need to cook more time,then later the soft veggies.

2. Then add the ground paste, and other boiled stuff like pasta, sundal,kidney bean, etc.

3. Finally add one spoon ghee or butter

Add required salt in all of it and little pepper if you like it.

Enzzzoy!

My first post! - Mini puffs

The first recipe that made me start this blog.

Mini Puffs