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Showing posts with label fasting time recipes. Show all posts

Thursday 31 October 2019

FOXTAIL MILLET PONGAL



Foxtail millet is rich in iron and minerals and dietary fibre.  It is totally pest-free. It lends a yummy taste in Upma, Kichadi, meal and Pongal. It is a very healthy alternative to rice and wheat. Diabetic-friendly food. Low glycemic food; We can make so many healthy twists using this wonderful millet. foxtail millet Pongal is easy to make.

Do follow the steps below:

Ingredients, we need:

Foxtail millet 150 gms
Moong dal 50 gms
Water 250 ml
Cashews 10 pcs chopped
Groundnut oil 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Pepper 1 tsp
Ghee 1 tsp
Green chilly  slit
Curry leaves 20 pcs
Rock salt 3/4 tsp

Procedure:

Wash the foxtail millet +Moong dal with water twice.
Drain the water. Add 250 ml water.
Heat 3 lit cooker with groundnut oil on medium flame.
Add cumin seeds and pepper 
Once they start to fry add green chilly, curry leaves.
Transfer the millet-dal contents 
Add rock salt/salt
Allow boiling. 
Check the salt taste. add if needed.
Close the cooker and place the whistle.
Allow 2 whistles and simmer it for 2 minutes.
Set aside to cool down. (15 minutes)
Heat the tempering pan with one tbsp ghee.
Add cashews and fry until golden brown.
Transfer the cooked millet Pongal and fold gently.
Pongal is ready to serve hot/warm.
Pongal tastes yummy and it goes very well with coconut chutney and sambar.
We like to have solo with one tsp ghee.

Happy and comfort cooking!

Thursday 27 July 2017

SWEET AVAL/SWEET FLATTENED RED RICE

This is a very simple and delicious one. This is more nutritional too. Within a jiffy, you can prepare this and serve. Everyone in the family will enjoy this and opt for a quick meal. I opt Mappillai chamba rice aval/poha/flattened rice always why because this variety rice restores all the nutrition we needed. 


This sweet aval can be offered to our Lord Ganesh during Ganesh sathurthi 

How to make?

Ingredients:

Mappillai chamba poha/aval/flattened rice one  bowl
Organic cane sugar one tablespoon
Cardamom three
Fresh cow ghee one spoon
Shredded fresh coconut half a cup

Procedure:

Crush the cardamom seeds.
Mix all the ingredients gently.

Serve/offer this sweet delicious aval to your loved ones.
Sure they will enjoy! 😍😃😊


Mappillai chamba rice poha/aval/flattened red rice+Shredded coconut+Organic cane sugar+Cardamom 



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