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Keerai Poriyal / Greens stir fry

Greens are plant based food rich in iron, also to be included daily as part of a healthy meal plan. It helps in digestion and absorbing iron from other foods like mutton, chicken. There are a wide variety of ways to include greens in our diet. Poriyal is one such south indian recipe where the greens are finely chopped and sauted in mustard, onion, garlic tempering and cooked till done. Lets see the ingredients list here 1 cup tightly packed greens, any variety 1 medium onion, finely diced. 1 dry red chilli 1 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp split urad dhal 1 tsp oil 3 cloves of garlic, nicely minced 1/4 tsp + 1/4 tsp turmeric powder salt to taste 1/2 tsp rock salt Soak the cut greens in warm water with a pinch of turmeric powder and 1/2 tsp rock salt for about 5 minutes. This will ensure all the effects of pesticides ( if used in greens) will be gone. Then wash the greens thoroughly and chop finely. Heat a kadai or wok with a tsp cooking oil. Once warm, add mustard ...

Dry Fruits Ladoo

Toddlers are fuzzy eaters, if not all of them at least most of them are ! Making sure they get the right nutrients in their daily diet is for sure a challenging task for every other mom. Dry fruits and nuts are healthy and it definitely helps in building a stronger immune system. Few kids are fond of these nuts like cashews, almonds, pistachios while other kids are not. Dry fruit ladoo is one such recipe which is made up of nuts and dates and kids like it too. In my recipe, i have not added the nuts as such or even by chopping them, instead i made a coarse powder out of the nuts and used while making the ladoo. You can even spread it and cut them into desired shapes like burfi rather than having ladoo. Do try out this easy yet nutritious recipe as it contains no sugar and share your feedback. Happy Cooking !😃😃😃 Ingredients: 250 gms of pitted dates 6 cashews 6 almonds 6 pistachios 6 walnuts 1 cardamon (optional) 2 tbsp ghee Steps: Take the pitted dates into a mix...

Poha Payasam/Kheer

Payasam or kheer are usually made during festivals and all special occasions. While payasam or kheer takes a lot of ingredients like milk, khoya, dry nuts, sabudhana, tapioca seeds, vermicilli etc poha (flattened rice) payasam is the simplest and quickest of all. This payasam is a healthier version too as poha is healthy when compared to white rice. I have tried this instant payasam recipe on diwali this year. It was superb and just took very little time to prepare. You can try this recipe when you do not have enough time to make a dessert during special occasions or for your guests. Ingredients: 3/4 cup poha(flattened rice), preferably red rice poha 1/4 cup palm jaggery, coarsely powdered a pinch of cardamom powder 4-5 cashews 4-5 raisins 2 tsp ghee/clarified butter 2 cups of water Food Advertising by Food Advertising by How to make poha payasam/kheer: 1. Heat a sauce pan and add 3/4 cup of red rice poha and a tsp of ghee. 2. ...