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Healthy Dates Cake recipe | Eggless, Sugar free

Healthy Dates Cake is a easy to bake Cake. For preparing this cake it need only very less sugar that also optional, because of adding dates paste which gives enough sweet so it is a very healthy cake recipe and good for all ages. Normally dates contain lot of Iron so try for your children who hate the raw Dates taste. so try this healthy and tasty Dates Cake recipe and give your suggestions and comments below.

Healthy Dates Cake recipe | Eggless, Butter less - Ingredients

Preparation Time : 20 mins | Cooking Time : 40 mins |
Total Time :60 min | Yield : 6 Servings |
Recipe Category: Baking | Recipe Cuisine: Eurpoean | Calories : 150 / serve

Ingredients :

• Dates Paste 1 Cup
  Almonds and Raisins 1/2 Cup
• Baking Powder 1 Tsp
• Baking Soda 1 Tsp
• Vanilla Essence
• Sunflower Oil 1/2 Cup
• All Purpose flour 1 and 1/2 Cup
• Milk 1 Cup
• Sugar 2 Tsp (optional) or sugar free 1 packet (optional)

Preparations

1. Take the Almonds and chop into slices
2. Boil the milk and keep aside ,while the milk is in warm temperature add this to the mixing bowl and add the dates paste.
3. Whisk this mixture without any lumps
4. Now add the baking powder, baking soda, vanilla essence, almonds, sugar, raisins and oil and mix it well.
5. Take the cake mold apply some oil and dust withe flour
6. Pour the mixture to the cake mold
7. In a preheated oven keep the cake inside the oven and bake it for 180 degree  for 30 to 45 minutes .

 

Tips
* You can add any sugar free as a optional.
* You can add low fat butter as a optional.
* If you like Eggs add 1 egg.

For kids:
You can use whipping cream for decoration with some fruits so kids will like to eat.

Red Cabbage Stir Fry | Cabbage Poriyal | Muttaikose Poriyal

Red Cabbage Stir Fry or Muttaikose Poriyal is a simple and easy to make Recipe, normally I use green cabbage for our Tamil-Nadu style Cabbage Poriyal but this is the first time I tried red cabbage and it really tastes good. Difference between Red cabbage and Green cabbage is almost same but the health benefits in Red cabbage is slightly better than Green cabbage.

Health Benefits of Red Cabbage
Red Cabbage is rich in Vitamins, Minerals and acts as a antioxidants. It supports to improve the immune system of our body. according to me all the Cabbage varieties are healthy because they're rich in fiber and very low in calorie and high in nutrition.
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Red Cabbage Stir Fry | Muttaikose Poriyal - Ingredients

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins |
Total Time :25 min | Yield : 4 Servings |
Recipe Category: Side Dish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian | Calories : 116 / serve

Ingredients :
Cabbage - 1
Onion - 1
Green Chilies - 2
Grated Coconut - 3 tsp
Bengal gram(Channa dhal,Kadala parupu) - 1/4 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Splitted urad dhal - 1/4 tsp
Dry Red Chilies - 2
Curry Leaves - 1 strand
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 3 tsp
Salt for taste

Preparations

1. Take one medium size Red Cabbage, clean it and cut into small pieces.
2. In a vessel add Cabbage, Channa dhal and Turmeric powder boil until Channa dhal cooked.
3. Drain the water and keep it aside.
4. In a Pan add Oil and heat it, when the oil became hot add Mustard seeds, spitted urad dhal and curry leaves.
5. After spluttering add the finely chopped Onion, dry red chilies, chopped green chilies, Fry till the Onion became transparent.
6. Then add the boiled Cabbage and salt and saute for few seconds.
7. Add the grated Coconut and close the pan for 2 minutes in low flame.
8. Red Cabbage Stir Fry is ready to Serve.

Cooking Tips :
Instead of Red cabbage You can use any cabbage varieties for this fry.
Serving Tips :
Serve with Rice and Sambar for lunch.

Healthy Oats Porridge Recipe | Oats Kanji

Oats Porridge is a simple and easy to make Breakfast recipe, which is healthy and nutritious. Oats is rich in fiber which help in Weight Loss. Oats can also helps in lower the cholesterol levels. there are sweet and salt versions, here I prepared salt version of Oats Porridge. let us see how to make Oats Porridge or Oats Kanji (Tamil) Recipe.

Healthy Oats Porridge Recipe - Ingredients

Preparation Time : 5 min's | Cooking Time : 10 min's | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Breakfast | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Oats - 1/2 cup
Buttermilk - 1/4 cup
Water – 2 cup
Salt - to taste

Preparation Method:

1. Boil the water in a deep bottomed pan.
2. After water get boiled, add the oats and stir it well.
3. Add the salt and cook well for five minutes .
4. add the Buttermilk before serve.

Serving Tips :
pour the Oats Porridge in a bowl and Serve with raw Onions and Pickles or any Vegetable salad or even with any chutney's .

Cooking Tips:
Instead of Buttermilk and salt you can add milk and sugar(Jaggery) .

Aapam or Appam recipe with Fresh Coconut Milk

Appam is delicious and easy breakfast recipe, which is popular in south India particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Ingredients: 
250 gm/1 cup raw rice (pacharisi)
3 Tbsp Urad dhal 
5 tbsp grated coconut
3 tbsp cooked rice
Salt for taste

Preparation :

1.  Soak the rice and urad dhal for 6 hours
2.  Wash the rice well
3.  In food processor add the soaked rice, urad dhal, coconut and cooked rice then blend it into smooth batter
4.  Leave the batter aside for 5 hours
5.  After the batter fermented add salt mix it well.
6.  In an appa kadai(deep non-stick pan) pour the batter and spread the batter thinly then close the lid. 
7.  cook it well (No need to add oil if you are using Non-stick kadai).
8.  Serve with Sweetened coconut milk.

Sweetened fresh Coconut Milk 

• 2 Cup Grated Coconut
• 2 Cardamom
• Sugar as per taste
• Water as required

Preparation:
In a blender add grated coconut,Cardamom and add water
Grind the coconut mixture to a good paste
Strain the coconut paste by adding little water this is the thick milk
Repeat the process to thin milk
In a bowl add the thick and thin milk and required amount of sugar
Coconut milk is ready to serve with Aapam.

 

Pudhina Pulao / Mint leaves Rice

Pudhina Pulao

Pudinah pulao is a famous Indian recipe with different styles in different regions in India,

this is south Indian style of Pudhina rice.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups of Basmathi rice

1 inch of cinnamon stick

2 Cloves

3 Cardamom(Ellachi)

1 Big Onion

1 Cup of Green peas

1 Cup of Pudhina leaves (Mint  leaves)

1/2 Cup of Coriander leaves

3 Green chillies

3 tbsp of Grated Coconut

3 tbsp Ghee (Clarrfied butter)

2 tbsp Oil

Salt

Water

For Grind

           In a Mixer cup take the pudhina leaves (Mint  leaves), Coriander leaves, Green chillies, grated coconut and grind into smooth paste

Preparation

           Wash and soak the rice  in water for 30 minutes.

Heat the vessel add the ghee and oil then add the cinnamon stick, cloves and Cardamom. After the spice spluttered add the sliced onion, fry it until became trasnparent, Now add the grinded paste and green peas fry untill the raw smells goes, now you will feel the aroma of the fried masala then add 2 cups water and bring to boil, finally add the rice, put on medium flame.

Delicious pudhina pulao is ready.

Serve with Raita.

Note: 
For 250 gm of rice add 500 ml of water i.e., 1:2 ratio

Healthy Hummus Recipe

Ramadan Kareem...!
Hummus is a popular, delicious and healthy Arabic dish.  

Ingredients:

250 gm. chickpeas

2 clove of garlic, peeled
1 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 Tablespoons Tahina Sauce
2 Teaspoons olive oil
Salt for Taste

Dressing:

Sumak Powder(Optional)
Parsley(Optional)
Paprika
Olives 1 or 2

Preparation:

Soak the chickpeas in water for overnight then rinse and boil it well until done.

In the food processor add the cooked chick peas along with the above Ingredients blend it well like a smooth paste. 
Transfer it to the serving bowl.

For Garnishing:

Drizzle some amount of olive oil and Sprinkle Sumak powder or Finely chopped parsley or paprika with some olives in the center.

serve with Arabic bread or Peta Bread.

Why don't we trust nature? It can very well be our doctor

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Tulsi for cold, dhurva for longevity, bilwa for cleansing, vallarai for memory power, curry leaves for indigestion and good hair growth and a host of other herbs are the saviours from tiny ailments in villages.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A garlic clove a day chases asthma away. A carrot a day keeps the ophthalmologist away . . . a dentist away and cancer away. Deep breathing exercises 20 minutes a day can keep most diseases away. A few yogasanas a day can keep most diseases away.

These are some of the sayings that we don't trust. Everyone one of us has some health ailment or the other. Some have severe headaches, others develop breathing problems, yet others get serious problems such as heart or lung ailments. But have you ever taken an apple or carrot a day as you must have learnt by heart in your primary school?

We don't trust nature. Most of us do not drink rainwater. Rainwater may be slightly contaminated with dust and other chemicals on the first day and from the roof that may be coated with chemicals, but one can harvest it directly from the skies. Keep a clean tub right in the open on the terrace. This can be done the second day of heavy rain. The first day, the water from the skies can wash away dust and other particles in the atmosphere. Then it can be double-filtered and stored in huge drums. This water can be filtered again for drinking.

One must experience the taste of rainwater. It is heavenly. An Australian study has confirmed that rainwater is very much safe for drinking and other household purposes and does not cause any illness. Most people have installed a rainwater harvesting system but use this water for bathing and washing and rarely for drinking.

Children love the rains. They love snapping those bubbles and having a bath. But today you find a lot of elders shooing them away from having fun in the rain all because they think they will catch a cold. Don't you get a cold even when you don't bath in rain? Your hair shines so well after a bath in rain/rainwater.

Working late or watching movies most of us have lost the habit of waking up early and doing some form of exercise. Schools back in the 1960s had morning prayer and some exercises in the open sunlight for about half-an-hour. Although yogasanas and breathing techniques have gained importance (more in the West), we turn to them for style, or when we have some ailment that refuses to budge with our popping pills.

Ancient texts kept at the Saraswathi Mahal library in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, about breathing exercises have this to say. Practising a certain type of deep breathing while studying (alternate right and left nostril breathing) can improve memory power and help you retain whatever you are studying. This text says that breathing should be practised on an empty stomach pretty early in the morning (studying early in the morning some time before sunrise). The text says that this way, you cannot forget whatever you have read. This is because the oxygen that enters your body clears congestion in the brain and enables it to retain whatever you have read with concentration in memory.

Deep breathing exercises practised just for about 10-20 minutes a day can improve eyesight, cure constipation, ward off most diseases. A person practising Asanas rarely gets any degenerative disease. It is advisable to learn these breathing exercises and yogasanas from a practitioner as there are rules about doing the same and they can cause harm if done in haste or on a heavy stomach or when ill.

While you can get rid of most skin problems by taking a sun-bath, we have the habit of seeing the sun when we travel to our workplace and on weekends after a late breakfast. Suryanamaskars have become a religious sign or practised to help us rid ourselves of paunches.

We use polyester garments and rarely expose ourselves to cool air or sunlight. The fresh air can give you a cold or fever. We get the idea that standing in cool air can give us a cold whereas overeating and eating junk foods or drinking colas cannot.

A lot many people are scared of tasting seasonal fruits. Mangoes are a ‘no' ‘no' for fear of our sugar levels rising or our getting diabetes. Whoever said fruits will usher in diabetes, and not a sedentary lifestyle and wrong eating habits? Bananas no, potatoes no, carrots no. There are a lot of self-analysed ‘Nos.'

Tulsi for cold, dhurva for longevity, bilwa for cleansing, vallarai for memory power, curry leaves for indigestion and good hair growth and a host of other herbs are the saviours from minor ailments in villages. People living in cities cannot even identify common herbs, much less use them to benefit. Looks like we don't trust nature.

Lemon Rice South Indian Style

Lemon Rice is a simple and traditional Recipe in South India. This recipe can be prepared in just a few minutes. Lemon Rice is a good for lunch.

Ingredients

3 tbsp Lemon Juice

2 cup cooked Rice

¼ tsp Mustard seeds

¼ tsp Splitted urad dal

1 Onion

2 Green chilies

2 dry Red chilies

A pinch of turmeric powder

2 tbsp oil

1 strand curry leaves

Salt as for taste

Preparation:

In a kadai/pan add the oil and heat it; add the Mustard seeds, Spitted urad dal and curry leaves.

After spluttering add finely chopped Onion, finely chopped Garlic cloves, dry red chilies, chopped green chilies; Fry till the Onion became transparent.

Add turmeric powder, salt and sauté for few seconds then add the lemon juice; and cook for few minutes in low flame until the Onion turns in pink color.

Finally add cooked rice and mix well.

Lemon Rice is ready for serve.

Note: you can add any nuts like Peanut (Ground Nut) or cashew nut while adding onion.

Bottle gourd Fry / Surakai Poriyal

Bottle gourd is a popular vegetable in India; water content is high in Bottle gourd and very nutritious and healthy. This helps in weight loss also; normally in South India for poriyal (Sabji/fry) we use coconut with all vegetables, those who want to slim take Bottle gourd recipes but avoid coconut.

Ingredients:

1 medium sized Bottle Gourd

¼ tsp Mustard seeds

¼ tsp Splitted urad dal

1 Onion

2 Green chilies

2 dry Red chilies

2 tbsp grated Coconut

A pinch of turmeric powder

2 tbsp oil

1 strand curry leaves

Salt as for taste

Preparation:

Peel the skin of Bottle Gourd and cut into small pieces.

In a kadai/pan add the oil and heat it; add the Mustard seeds, Spitted urad dal and curry leaves.

After spluttering add the Big Onion finely chopped, dry red chilies, green chilies chopped;

Fry till the Onion became transparent.

Add turmeric powder, salt and sauté for few seconds then add Bottle gourd; mix well with little water and close the pan for 5 minutes.

Finally add grated Coconut and cook for another 5 minutes in low flame.

Serve hot with Rice or Roti.

South Indian Food Guide

Introduction

South India which includes Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have both coastal and non-coastal regions. The common aspect of all the states is that they are predominantly rice eaters.  Since fish and coconut are found in abundance they form an important part in their diets. South Indian food is largely non greasy, roasted & steamed. Rice forms the basis of every meal & is usually served with sambaar, rasam, dry & curried vegetables & curd preparations. Dosa, idli & vada have now become popular throughout the country.