Sunday 22 May 2016

DAL GREEN GRAVY/PARUPPUKKEERAI KADAIYSAL

I already posted the version of Celosia Argentia/pannaikeerai plain kadaisal. This version is pannaikeerai dal mashy. The green pannaikeerai is named as silver Cock's comb in English. We can cook any variety of green with dal. It tastes well and goes incredibly with hot steamed rice/any millet meal with ghee.

Let us make this dal green kadaisal ...

Ingredients: 

One bunch of Pannaikeerai/Celosia Argentea/Silver cock's comb
Mysore dal/Toor Dal half cup
Green chillies three
Shallots one cup
Cumin Seeds one spoon
Cooking oil one tablespoon
Salt required
Mustard seeds one spoon
Curry leaves one sprig

Procedure:

Pressure cook dal.
Wash the greens and cut into pieces with the help of scissors.
Cook the greens with shallots, green chillies, cumin seeds,  turmeric and salt required.
Five minutes are enough to cook the greens. It should not be overcooked. Green colour retains with the five minutes cooking over a medium flame.
Keep aside to cool down.
Blend the cooked dal and greens in a mixer jar for a coarse texture.
Season the mixture with cooking oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Transfer the tempered ingredients into the dal green mixture.

Delicious green dal mix/gravy is ready to serve with hot rice/millet meals.













RAISINS HALWA/DRYGRAPES HALWA



Raisins Halwa is one of the rich and delicious sweets of South India during the festival times. The raisins are made from the grapes by the process of drying in sunlight or driers .

The health facts of raisins include the recovery of the diseases such as constipation, anemia, sexual dysfunction, obesity, acidosis, blood pressure as well as its positive impact on eye care and dental care and bone strength. Raisins form an important role in the diet of athletes and body builders who need  the powerful booster of energy or for those who want to put on weight without accumulating unhealthy cholestrol.

They are finely packed with amino acids, vitamins C, minerals such as phosphorous and selenium which facilitates the absorption of nutrients in the body. They give a great immunity power to the body.
It modulates the level of sugar in the body thereby reducing the emergencies caused by  diabetes

Since it contains the considerable amount of iron , B complex and high copper contents help in the manufacturing of new blood cells with new blood.

Potassium and Boron in raisins are beneficial for strengthening of bones and promotion of bone growth thereby reducing the chances of osteoporosis.

Another significant factor is in raisins are quite strange; When eating the raisins, the longer they stick to the gaps of teeth, the better the oleanolic acid with the teeth increasing the preventive powers against the bacterial growth. It curbs the growth of oral germs as well as in promoting the strong teeth.
It stimulates the burning of cholesterol and promotes the cardiac health. The dietary fibers in raisins sweep out the toxins of the digestive tracts.


Let us check out the recipe as follows:

Ingredients:

Sugar one cup
Dry grapes or raisins 200 gms
Ghee one cup
Cashews roasted 10
Cardamom crushed one pinch

Procedure:

Roast the grapes in one spoon of ghee over a medium flame.
Bring to boil sugar with yellow Kaesar powder until the one string consistency reach.
Blend the raisins into a coarse paste.
Switch off the flame and add the paste.
Stir continuously so as to the paste is blend perfectly with sugar syrup
Add Ghee and stir continuously in a low flame.
Wait for the oozing out of ghee on all over the sides.
Switch off the flame.
Transfer the halwa to a serving bowl.
Serve warm Raisins Halwa.






















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