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I hope every one must have had this boring question “whats for lunch or dinner”? pondering their head a million times. Hi.. you are not alone, look after raiding my refrigerator, i came up this for humble combo for our dinner…. Here is one simple lunch/ dinner/ lunch box idea for busy weekdays. Lunch Dinner Menu Ideas, Lunch recipes, dinner recipes,…
Ragi – known as Finger Millet is very very nutritious and offer many health benefits. It can be used in number of ways.. we must have had ragi malt which is very common in many households, amma at home makes adai, congee, koozh, dosai and snack items with ragi. Recently this product is hitting the shelves in most stores in…
Keerai Masiyal is a usually in our house depending on what is available fresh that week. Back in India, everyday keerai vendor comes with big basket full of fresh greens which I least cared as mom was cooking then never realised the importance of differen keerais/ greens. Today i go online, call my mom, check with the keerai lady who…
Millets are getting enough popularity these days.. though it used to be a staple in India many many years ago, it was forgotten quite sometime and now all of a sudden its gaining track again because of its immense health benefits. Millets / Siru Dhanyam(in tamil) are a group of cereals which are tiny grains, usually cultivated in dry…
Oats Roti – How to make Oats chapati? Healthy Oats Roti recipe – Oats has great health benefits – its rich in fiber and eating oats regularly helps to regulate cholestrol & pressure. It is very heart friendly and helps in weight loss and good for digestion too. I was little skeptical using oats in Indian style dishes as it…
Popular Breakfast dish made with whole green gram!
If you are looking for a new leafy green to shake up your spinach routine, try Amaranth ( Mulai Keerai / முளைக்கீரை ) greens. It is a terrific source of vitamin A, folate, iron, and calcium, and it tastes pleasantly earthy, available all year long in most Asian markets and Indian grocery stores. There are three common types of Amaranth leaves, one…
Kale is one tough leafy vegetable with woodsy stalks and chewy leaves similar to Murungai Keerai, leaving us with few recipe options. Cooking this with lentils was considerably easy for intake with minimal effort. Tried this with Bengal gram, following traditional kootu preparation and had no problem with picky eaters. Fresh kale (green or purple) belong to the Wild cabbage / Broccoli family, rich in anti-oxidants with high nutrition content. These type of veggies usually get a red carpet welcome in my kitchen and will be honoured with lentil studded crown.
Finger millet / Ragi is widely consumed in Karnataka, popular in rural Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Mostly its used in porridge or Mudde / kali preparations. Due to its high nutritional content its getting significant importance recently and people have started inculcating it in many day to day dishes too. Here's one from my kitchen…
Englsih ~ Finger Millet
Tamil ~ Kezhvaragu
Telugu ~ Ragi
Kannada ~ Ragi
Hindi ~ Ragi, Nachani, Bajra
Malayalam ~ Panjapule
South Indian style fenugreek leaves stir fry!
