AVARAIKKAI SAATHAM/BEANS FRIED RICE

This veggie is rich in calcium and folate. This is rich in fibers so that it helps considerable weight loss. 

Today, we are going to learn how to make beans fried rice. This dish is an easy lunch box food. We can try this rice  whenever we are in hurry.

Ingredients:

Beans 300 gms

Sesame oil one tablespoon

Mustard seeds one spoon

Shallots one cup

Green chilies three

Curry leaves one sprig

Coriander leaves optional

Salt to taste

Turmeric one spoon

Cooked rice Four cups

Tomato one medium chopped 

Shredded coconut half cup

Procedure:

Wash the beans and remove the nerves of both edges.

Cut the beans using a scissor

Heat the oil in a wok over a medium flame.

Add mustard seeds to splutter

Once the mustard seeds starts to crackle, add shallots, green chilies and curry leaves.

Add turmeric.

Saute for a while until the shallots turn translucent.

Add diced tomato and cook until mushy.

Add the beans pieces and saute for a minute

Add salt and adequate water.

Close with the lid and allow cooking until the beans turn soft and water absorbed completely.

Don't cook overtime. It causes green color-loss of the beans.

Transfer the shredded coconut over the cooked beans

Coriander leaves to be added in this stage.

Transfer the rice to the wok and mix the beans and rice until combined together.

Check the salt.

Transfer the beans rice to the serving bowl.

Ready to serve.

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MAGGI MUSHROOM NOODLES

Since the period it was launchedI think propably in 80's, Maggi noodles has been the most favourite meal options for  kids and adults. Its lingering taste and easy method attracts the hostel students and for those who don't know how to cook the food.

The Lucknow Food Safetyand drug administration recently found that Maggi contains  monsodium glutamate (MSG) and lead to excess amounts of sodieum and complaint to the Food Safety and standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and requesting to cancel the license of maggi.It is discussed what MSG is it is the sodium salt of glutamic acid one of the most abundant and non essential amino acids. MSG is found in tomatoes, potatoes, mushrooms and the other veggies and fruits.

MSG enhances the taste generally enjoyed by chinese people. Researchers however could not establish the link between the MSG and the symptoms of various diseases.

Meanwhile Nestle company denied the addition of MSG. Glutamate is safe and naturally occuring in every day and highest proteinous foods including tomatoes, peas, paneer onions and milk.

There are so many interesting renditions in our Culinary world.

We used to make this interesting and addictable noodles especially for children and adults, loved to eat everytime.

Mostly south Indian people are experimenting with something so good and stick to the traditional way of makingthis two minute noodles. You can home cook these noddles as none have the fancy ingredients.

All you need is a packet of noodles, one packet of mushroom and ginger gratings. Nothing more than that.

Ingredients:

Maggi noodles 500 gms

Ginger gratings

Sesame oil one tablespoon

Magi spicy packet three

Button mushroom 500 gms cleaned, washed and chopped
Tomato one diced

salt to taste

Adequate water

Procedure:

Heat the frying wok with oil.

Add ginger gratings

Add chopped mushrooms.

Sprinkle salt and fry forafew minutes.

Add little water and allow the mushrooms well cooked.

Once it is cooked well, transfer the cooked mushrrooms to a plate.

Add adequatewater say four cups of water.

Bring to boil.

Add the maggie powder.

Add noodles and give a continuous stir.

Once you notice the maggi ae qell cooked and absorbed water and become soft, Add the cooked mushrooms and mix well.

Switch off the flame.

Tinckle your taste buds with the lip smacking noodles.

BRINJAL SPICY CURRY

This is one of the spicy curry you will never taste before. There are several versions of cooking the brinjals in south India.This curry will be cooked in a jiffy. Very simple but the taste is high. Let us proceed to cook this yummy brinjal curry right now.

Ingredients:

Brinjals 250 gms

Tomato medium size

Shallots peeled off and chopped half cup

Sambar powder one tablespoon

Curry leaves one sprig

Sesame oil one tablespoon

Mustard seeds one spoon

Turmeric one small spoon

Coriander powder one spoon

Cumins seeds powder one spoon

Procedure:

Heat the frying pan with sesame oil.

Add mustard seeds to pop up.

Once it starts to splutter, add shallots, curry leaves.

Saute for a while until the shallots turn translucent.

Transfer the chopped brinjals to the frying pan.

Add turmeric and sambar powder and salt.

Saute for few minutes in low flame.

Add chopped tomato.

Give a gentle toss.

Add coriander powder, cumin powder and one spoon of castor oil.

Add adequate water and salt to taste.

Close the lid and cook for five minutes in a medium flame until the brinjal chops get softened.

This curry is one of the best accompaniments to the hot steamed rice.

 

CABBAGE CURD PACHADI

Ingredients:

Cabbage finely chopped one cup
Fresh cow curd two cups
Salt to taste
Cumin seeds one spoon
Ginger gratings one spoon
Garlic gratings one spoon
Asafoetida one pinch
Green chilies one or two
Bellary onion one
Curry leaves one sprig
Coriander leaves chopped half cup
Mustard seeds one spoon
Sesame oil one tablespoon

Procedure:

Heat the frying pan with oil over a medium flame.
Add mustard seeds to splutter.
Add onion, green chilies and curry leaves.
Saute until onion turns transparent.
Add asafoetida and cumin seeds.
Saute a while.
Add cabbage and salt.
Close the lid and cook until cabbage well cooked.
Set aside to cool down.
Meanwhile, add  little salt and sprinkle asafoetida.
Mix well.
Coriander leaves to be added.
Transfer the cabbage contents into the curd.

Now cabbage curd pachadi is ready now.
Serve with hot steamed rice.

CUCUMBER SALAD

Cucumber is great veggie to lose weight. The high water content and low calories make it as a perfect contender on the weight loss diet work plan. The consumption of cucumber is regulating the uric acid, preventing the bladder stones, and acting as diuretic and cleaning agent removing wastes of the body.Cucumbers are well known to cure the skin disorders such as sunburns and bags under the eyes.

When combined with coconut oil, it works as an excellent cure for blackheads, acnes, and boils. Due to the presence of vitamins A, B and C regular consumption of cucumbers result in a healthy and glowing skin.

An interesting fact is cucumbers contain a high amount of vitamin K which is necessary for increasing bone mass and promoting the osteotrophic activity of the joints.

Another important matter we have to learn is this vitamin K is the best remedy for limiting neuronal damage in the brain in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

We choose the cucumbers fresh in this hot summer because these are highly sensitive to heat.

Always prefer baby cucumbers because they are more crunchy and have high water content.

Consume them fresh and eat raw cucumbers to acquire its whole benefits.

We, the kongu folks always want to eat them raw. In our regions, during the summer season, they are available lot and street vendors sell these cucumbers at the high rate. Even though its rate is high, we don't mind about the price because its benefit is high.

We wash the cucumbers in running water and make them into thick slices and sprinkle salt and pepper. Then pour the coconut oil one spoon. We shake them and serve.  

How to make the easy cucumber salad?

Ingredients:

Baby cucumbers four

Pepper one spoon

Salt to taste

Coconut oil one spoon

Procedure

Wash the cucumbers in running water.

Cut them into thick slices

Sprinkle salt and pepper

Pour little quantity of coconut oil over the slices.

Serve raw cucumber slices. 

Perfect for this hot summer.