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.

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.
Try it out and share your comments.

Noolkol Kuruma

Hello friends ✋✋✋ Hope you are enjoying the recipes. Here comes another simple noolkol kuruma recipe which has lot of health benefits. Before getting into the recipe let's know the benefits of noolkol.

Benefits
Rich in fiber
Helps in digestion
Good for improvement of diabetes
Prevents cancer
Prevents heart disease

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Total Time : 30 mins
Servings : 4

Ingredients
Noolkol - 2
Onions - 2(big)
Tomatoes - 2
Garlic - 7 to 8
Coriander Powder - 1 and half tablespoon
Chilli Powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Mint Leaves
Salt

To grind
Pattai - 1/2 inch
Cardamom - 2
Clove - 1
Garlic - 5
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Fennel Seeds - 1 teaspoon




Procedure

• Grind everything mentioned under 'to grind' to a smooth paste.
• Heat oil in a cooker and add chopped garlic. Saute for a minute.
• Then add chopped onions. After a minute or two add tomatoes.
• Now add noolkol, coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, grinded paste and mint leaves.
• Add required amount of water.
• Close the cooker, keep the flame in high and wait for one whistle.
• Then simmer the stove and let it cook for 15 mins.
• Turn off the flame, let the pressure gets released.

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Tasty and healthy noolkol kuruma is ready. It goes well with rice.
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