Vazhaipoo Kuzhambu

Good evening friends 🙋🙋🙋 I never knew kuzhambu can taste that good until I tasted Vazhaipoo Kuzhambu. If somebody doesn't like vazhaipoo this is the best way to include it in their diet. There are lots of benefits with banana flower. It is a must to include in your diet in any form and here comes one.

Benefits

• Good for diabetes
• Natural Anti-drepressant
• Anti-oxidant
• Regulates mensturation
• Rich in iron
• Helps nursing mothers to boost the milk supply

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 35 mins
Total Time : 50 mins
Servings : 4

Ingredients

Vazhaipoo - 1
Onion - 4 (big)
Tomato - 4
Tamarind - lemon sized
Chilli Powder - 1 tablespoon
Coriander Powder - 1 and half tablespoon
Oil - for frying
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Fenugreek - 1/2 teaspoon
Curry Leaves
Salt


Procedure
Cleaning Vazhaipoo

• First apply gingelly oil to your hands. Because it prevents your hands from becoming sticky.
• Now open the flower and collect all the florets.
• Spread it in a newspaper or any sheet.
• Take each floret and remove the stamen which has a small black coloured head.
• Remove the thin white bag like covering too.
• No need to dip in water as we are going to fry it. For other preparations with this flower we have to immerse it in water.
• No need to chop too.

Frying Florets

• Heat oil in kadai for deep frying the florets.
• Once the oil is hot fry it in batches. Fry till it becomes crispy.
• Drain the oil completely and collect it.

Preapring Kuzhambu

• Soak the tamarind in water while you start to clean the flower.
• Get the tamarind juice out of it and keep ready.
• Add 1 tablespoon of oil in another kadai for tempering.
• Add in mustard seeds. once it splutters add in fenugreek and curry leaves.
• Now add chopped onions and let it saute for 2 to 3 mins
• Add chopped tomatoes to it. Let it both fry for sometime.
• Time to mix the tamarind juice. 
• Add chilli powder, coriander powder and salt.
• Give it a good mix and let it boil and leave all the raw smell.
• Once raw smell is gone add in the fried florets and mix it well.
• Don't cook for too long after adding the fried florets, as it is already really cooked well in oil.
• Serve it with hot rice.

Tasty Vazhaipoo Kuzhambu is ready. Give a try in your home and share your comments.

Chilli Veg Momos

Vanakkam friends 🙏🙏🙏 What else can replace a hot and spicy snack for a sweet evening? Just check out this chilli momos  recipe that makes a perfect snack. Everyone love momos and here we are seeing a variant of it.
      As we are adding more vegetables this snack becomes a healthy one. Another advantage is we are going to bake it. So anyone of any age can have this.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Total Time : 35 mins

Ingredients
Baked moms - 10 
Check this link for making veg momos Link for Momo
Onions - 2(big)
Garlic - 10 cloves
Green Chilli - 3 to 4 
Red chilli sauce - 1 tablespoon
Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon
Tomato Sauce - 1 tablespoon
Oil - 2 tablespoons


Procedure

• Make the momos as mentioned in previous post.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add in chopped garlic and saute for a minute.
• Now add chopped onions and green chilli. Let it fry for 2 minutes.
• Add in all the sauces and give it a good mix.
• Baked momos will be so delicate, so gently drop the momos in the prepared sauce.
• Gently give a mix and coat the momos with the sauce.

Hot and spicy chilli veg momos are ready. Serve it hot and njoy the taste.
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Aadi Peruku Special Kapparisi

Good morning buddies 😊😊😊 Today is Aadi Peruku. Every year the 18th day of tamil month Aadi is celebrated as Aadi Peruku. It is a tradition to thank water for making us sustain in this world. People used to worship near river banks, lakes, well and nowadays even near water pipes. Let us thank the water god by preparing a simple recipe that is special for this day.

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Ingredients
Rice (pacharisi) - 100g
Sesame seeds - 1 tablespoon
Roasted gram - 2 tablespoon
Jaggery - 100g
Coconut - 2 tablespoon


Procedure

• Wash and soak the rice in water for 1 hour.
• Then spread the soaked rice in a dry cloth after draining the water 
• Let it get dried and leave the excess water.
• Now add sesame seeds, roasted gram, jaggery and shredded coconut.
• Give it a good mix. Jaggery will start to leave water that makes it super tasty.

Prepare this simple recipe and say thanks to water god. Happy Aadi perukku😊😊😊
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Curry Leaves Thokku

Hello all 😊😊😊 We used to take curry leaves in our day to day life by adding it in all dishes. But a dish with only curry leaves make it more nutritious. Curry leaves has more health benefits. Let's see some

Benefits of curry leaves

• Rich in Iron, Calcium, vital vitamins etc.
• Strengthens hair roots.
• It has anti- diabetic, antioxidant properties.
• Helps prevent cancer
• Source of vitamin A, so good for eyes.

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Total Time : 15 mins

Ingredients
Curry Leaves - two hand full of leave
Red Chilli - 6 - 7
Pepper - 1 teaspoon
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Tamarind - small ball
Turmeric - a pinch
Asafoetida - a pinch
Jaggery 
Salt

Procedure

• Dry roast the red chillies and pepper
• Take a mixie jar and add the curry leaves, salt, tamarind, jaggery, roasted red chilli and pepper.
• Grind it finely by adding water.
• Heat a kadai, add oil. Once it get hot add the mustard seeds, wait till it splutters.
• Add asafoetida and turmeric powder.
• Now add in the grinded paste, let it boil and get thickened.

Tasty and healthy thokku is ready. Njoy the taste.
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Jaggery Soaked Gooseberry

Hello friends 😊😊😊. Gooseberry - The richest source of Vitamin C. Having gooseberry in our daily diet provides us with lot of Vitamin C. Mothers who feed their babies must take gooseberry daily to maintain the hemoglobin levels and it helps baby also to receive essential nutrients. Lots and lots of benefits are there for gooseberry and I'm listing few here.

Benefits of Gooseberry

• Prevents premature aging
• Rich in Vitamin C, Iron.
• Maintains Hemoglobin Levels.
• Prevents and cures scurvy
• Problems like bleedy gums, teeth loosening, gingivitis, bone problems are avoided.
• Antioxidant
• Maintains skin texture

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 5 mins
Total Time : 15 mins

Ingredients
Gooseberry - 5
Jaggery - 50 g


Procedure

• Boil the gooseberry for 5 mins
• Take it out and make it small pieces.
• Heat a pan and add jaggery and let it melt.(I have used organic jaggery, that is the reason for this color)
• Now add in the boiled gooseberry pieces.
• Give it a good mix.
• Let it cool and store it in air tight containers.
• It will take minimum of 2 days for it to get soaked.

Daily have two or three pieces of it. It will be very tasty and healthy
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Ginger Kashayam

Hello friends 🙋🙋🙋. Kashayam is a water extract taken out from one herb or some herbs. Generally people don't like kashayam as it won't taste good. Now we are going to see the recipe of Ginger Kashayam that tastes really good. For feeding mothers this helps a lot by inducing hunger in the child. Breastmilk has a strategy of demand and supply. So in turn it helps for increased milk production. Let's see some benefits followed by the recipe.

Benefits of Ginger

• Helps in digestion
• Good for dry cough and cold.
• Helps in weight loss.
• Improves blood circulation.

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Total Time : 15 mins
Servings : 3

Ingredients
Ginger - 2 inch
Jaggery - 100 g
Pepper  Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Water


Procedure

• Wash and Grate the ginger into small pieces.
• Take a vessel and add 3 glasses of water.
• Add in the grated ginger, jaggery, pepper powder and turmeric powder
• Stir till the jaggery dissolves.
• Let it boil for 10 mins.
• Strain the ginger dust with strainer before serving

Healthy Ginger Kashayam is ready. Serve it hot.
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Sundaikkai (Turkey Berry) Varuval

Good morning friends🙏🙏🙏 . Having a balanced diet is very essential for leading a healthy life. So it is important to take up all the vegetables periodically in such a way that all the essential nutrients gets balanced. In that order here we going to see a simple recipe made out of sundaikkai. Sundaikkai is rich in iron which prevents you being anemic. It is one of the best food to be taken by postpartum mother's who feed their babies. Here comes the benefits followed by the recipe.

Benefits of Sundaikkai

• It is rich in Vitamin A, Iron, Calcium and fiber
• It has anti-fungal, antioxidant and antibacterial properties.
• Fights against cancer
• Prevents high blood pressure
• Controls Diabetes.

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 20 mins

Total Time : 30 mins

Ingredients

Sundaikkai - 200 g

Onions - 3 (big)

Tomatoes - 3

Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon

Salt

Oil

Procedure

• Wash the sundaikkai and make a slit on each one so that it has a mouth open. (Don't break into two). It will make the masala enter into it and it will cook fast.
• Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan and add the slit sundaikkai.
• Sprinkle some salt on it so that it cooks fast.
• Once it slightly starts to change color add in chopped onions and tomatoes.
• Saute it for 5 mins
• Now add in red chilli powder and the salt according to taste.
• Give it a good mix and let it fry for some 15 mins.
• Grinded coconut can be added for taste. But it is totally optional.

Healthy sundaikkai varuval is ready. Have a healthy life.

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Drumstick Leaves Soup

Hello buddies 👋👋👋 Moringa (drumstick) leaves are a wonderful source of minerals and vitamins. Drumstick leaves are a must for women who feed their new born baby. The essential nutrients present in it will help the baby get those nutrients. Also it increases the production of milk. This is a simple soup recipe with these leaves. Let's have a look.

Benefits of drumstick leaves

• Rich in iron and calcium
• Balances blood glucose levels.
• Maintains Cholesterol levels
• For pregnant women it can avoid anemia
• Potent Antioxidant.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Total Time : 20 mins
Servings : 3

Ingredients
Drumstick Leaves - one hand full
Onions - 2 (big)
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Garlic - 10 cloves
Coconut - 2 tablespoons 
Salt
Water



Procedure

• Grind together chopped onions, garlic, cumin seeds and coconut.
• Heat a pan and add the grinded mixture.
• Let it boil and the raw smell goes away. Then add salt and  3 cups of water.
• After it comes to a boiling state, add in the drumstick leaves.
• Let it cook for 2 - 3 mins. Because drumstick leaves will be cooked very fast.
• Finally if you need some oil flavour you can add 1 tablespoon of gingelly oil. But it is totally optional.

Serve hot. A soup with lots of benefits. Have a healthy life.
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Ellu(Sesame) Podi

Hello friends✋✋✋ Sesame seeds makes all of the dishes made out of it a delicious one. Inspite of being delicious it has many health benefits. Sesame seeds have the power to increase the breast milk supply as it is a lactogenic food. Let's see a simple podi recipe here with sesame seeds.

Benefits

• Fights cancer
• Maintains blood pressure
• Lactogenic agent
• Rich in Minerals like iron, fiber

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 5 mins
Total Time : 15 mins

Ingredients
Sesame Seeds - 50g
Red Chilli - 8
Garlic - 8 to 10 cloves
Tamarind - gooseberry sized
Salt



Procedure

• Wash the sesame seeds. If it is black sesame seeds wash it multiple times till all the black dust goes away.
• Dry it properly. Store and use whenever needed.
• Take out 50 g of sesame seeds and fry it in a kadai without adding oil.
• It has to be fried till it starts to splutter.
• Take out and let it cool. Now add the red chilli and fry for a minute.
• Take a mixie jar, add in fried red chillies and grind it.
• Then add the sesame seeds, salt and tamarind along with red chillies grinded and grind. 
• Finally add chopped garlic and grind.
• Don't add water. Grind it till it gets mixed properly and looks like shown in the picture. 
• Don't grind for too much time. Or else it will lose its podi consistency and will start to leave oil.

Tasty ellu podi is ready. The aroma that comes out of it is awesome. Njoy the taste and health benefits.
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Garlic Kuzhambu

Hello all😊😊😊 Breastfeeding is an art. No other food in the world can substitute breast milk for newborn. Mother fed babies will be more immune that the others. It contains lots of antibodies, that can't be engineered. It is the responsibility of every mother to understand the importance of breastfeeding. Some mother's may have the problem of less milk supply. Actually it depends on demand from the child. Yet we can help to increase the milk supply by having certain food items in our regular diet. In that order here we are going to see the best ingredient garlic that helps a lot. You can take it in any form and here comes one.

Benefits

• Lowers cholesterol levels
• Regulates blood pressure and blood glucose.
• Helps in reducing weight.
• Good for milk secretion.
• Prevents heart disease.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Total Time : 45 mins
Servings : 4

Ingredients

Garlic - 30 to 40 cloves
Onion - 4(big)
Tomato - 3
Red Chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
Coriander Powder - 2 tablespoon
Tamarind - lemon sized
Oil
Salt



Procedure

• Soak the tamarind in water for sometime and make the juice out of it.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan and add in the garlic cloves.
• Let it get cooked for 2 to 3 mins.
• Now add in the chopped onions and let it saute for 2 minutes.
• Add chopped tomatoes and cook well.
• Now mix red chilli powder and coriander powder along with onions and tomatoes.
• Add in the tamarind juice and give a good mix. Add salt and water as required.
• Let it boil, get thickened and all the raw smell goes away.

Tasty garlic kuzhambu is ready. It goes well with rice, idli. Rice, garlic kuzhambu and pappad is a perfect combo.
For easily picking garlic, take toothpicks and collect the garlic cloves in it before cooking. So when you serve it will be easy to take out.
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Suraa Puttu (The Whitey)

Hi Buddies 😊😊😊 Suraa (Shark fish) is one of the tasty non veg item. To make it even more tasty to eat, we are going to see a simple recipe here. In this recipe we are going to add more of garlic that gives a good flavour.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Total Time : 35 mins

Ingredients

Shark fish - 250g
Onions - 3(big)
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tablespoons
Green Chilli - 2
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Oil - 2 tablespoons
Curry Leaves
Salt



Procedure

Boiling Fish

• Heat water in a vessel let it come to boiling state.
• Now add in the fish pieces.
• Let it cook for 5 - 7 minutes.
• White foam kind will start to appear. At that point turn off the flame and take out the fish pieces.
• Let it get cool.
• Now carefully shred the fishes finely and remove the bones from it.

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Puttu Preparation

• Heat oil in a pan and add in ginger garlic paste.
• Let it saute for a minute, then add chopped onions and green chillies.
• Let the onions become transparent.
• Now add curry leaves, turmeric powder and salt.
• Mix it well and add in the prepared shred fish.
• Continuously mix it so that it will not stick to the pan
• Let it cook for 15 mins. It will hold a juicy consistency and it will not get fried.

That's it. Suraa puttu is ready. Eat it hot and enhance your health.
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Crispy Corn

Hello friends 👋👋👋 Corn is a beautiful snack by itself. Here we are going to make it even more delicious. I have tasted crispy corn in BBQ and from then I wanted to try it out in home. To my belief it came out really well and very crispy as like the restaurant style. I recommend you to give it a try by following the steps given below.

Benefits

• Corn is rich in fiber so that it helps in digestion
• Provides folic acid which is a must for pregnant women
• Rich in Vitamin A, B, E.
• Prevents cancer
• Prevents heart disease.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 25 mins
Servings : 3

Ingredients

Boiled Corn Kernels - 3 cups
Maida - 1 tablespoon
Corn flour - 1 tablespoon
Garlic - 7 to 10
Onions - 2
Pepper Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander leaves 
Oil
Salt



Procedure

Frying corn

• Add the boiled corn kernels to a bowl (If you are having fresh corn, take out the kernels and boil it by adding water).
• Drain the excess water from corn by spreading it.
• Now add 1/2 tablespoon of maid and cornflour and give it a good mix.
• While mixing gently press the corn, so that it opens a bit. This prevents spluttering of corn when frying in oil.
• If you feel water is less and the corn is not getting coated properly add a little bit of water and mix again.
• Add the remaining cornflour and maida and coat the corn really well. 
• All parts of corn must be coated with a layer of flour.
• Keep it aside and heat oil in a kadai for frying.
• When you drop the corn it may splutter. If you are trying for first time close the kadai till it fries.
• Once it is done all the corn kernels will start to float and will have a light brown color. At that stage it can be taken out.
• Drain the oil and collect it in a vessel.

For Topping

• Heat a tablespoon of oil and add chopped garlic and onions.
• After 2 to 3 mins add coriander leaves, pepper powder and salt.
• Add the fried corn kernels and give it a good mix.

That's it. Restaurant style crispy corn is ready. Serve it hot. Try this recipe and taste it.
The procedure became long because of the precautions. So, don't worry it is really simple to make. Do try it and share your comments.