High potential for probiotics

Natural mango pickle and yogurt 

Both can be used as mid meal for probiotics.

Both are having high potential for probiotics.

Probiotics are very good for gut health.

Natural mango pickles are prepared in brine. Cut mangoes with skin is used in natural mango pickle. No added sugar or vinegar in it.

Since the pickle is salty, use the yogurt without salt.

Those who like this can have it thrice in a week.

 

Simple sadya at home

Birth star lunch at home. So simple and delicious 😋 List of items in the sadya 

1. Parippu ( Moong dal curry)

2. Sambar 

3. Pulissery 

4. Pachadi ( curd curry)

5. Aviyal ( veggies mix in grated coconut)

6. Mezhukkupuratti ( sautéed beans and potato)

7. Inchi puli( ginger curry)

8. Papadum 

9. Pradhaman ( jaggery kheer)

10. Yogurt 

11. Red rice 

All these items are served in banana leaves in an order.

Additional papadum will be served along with pradhaman also.

It’s so good, nutritious, delicious and healthy!

If you had more pradhaman, do not forget your extra workout to burn the extra calories!😀

 

Anchovy specials @ home

Fresh needle like anchovies are to be used for these dishes.

1. Achovy Moringa leaves stir fry 

Ingredients 

1. Fresh and cleaned anchovies 250 gym

2. Moringa leaves, cleaned 3 handfuls 

3.Grated coconut 1 cup 

4. Onion 1, garlic cloves 7, green chilli 4, ginger 2 inch piece, all four, finely chopped 

5. Coconut oil 1 tbsp., mustard seeds 1/2 tsp.

Preparation 

Heat the oil in in a shallow pan. Drop in the mustard seeds, allow to crackle and add the chopped onion, garlic, ginger and green chilli, sauté it, add salt to taste. Add  half cup of water,  1/4 tsp. turmeric powder, when it starts boiling, add anchovies, allow to cook, add the Moringa leaves on it, reduce the flame into low. When the leaves are stewed, add the coconut, close it with a lid and allow to cook for 2 minutes. Combine the contents in the pan with care not to break the anchovies. Dish is done ✅ 

Good for rice and chapatti.

Anchovy mango curry 

Ingredients 

1. Cleaned anchovies 250gm

2. Raw mango 1, peeled and thinly sliced 

3. Shallots 5, green chilli 2, ginger 1 inch piece, garlic cloves 2, all thinly sliced 

4. Grated coconut 1/2 cup, make it a paste 

5. Curry leaf a sprig 

6. Fish masala 1 tbsp 

7. Salt to taste 

Preparation 

In an earthen cook ware, pour a cup of water, add mango pieces and the sliced items under 3

and curry leaves. Allow to boil, add salt, fish masala and anchovies. Allow to cook in low flame. Add the coconut paste, swirl the cook ware to combine the ingredients. Dish is done ✅ 

Super dish for rice 

 

Healthy side dish for lunch with Moringa leaves and beetroot

  First time in my kitchen this dish! Was not thinking to publish this recipe. So didn’t take the pics of Moringa leaves and beetroot. Usually Moringa leaves stir fry I make with green gram or dal. Also without grams it can be cooked. But the thing is that it becomes more thick. Beetroot was there in my refrigerator. So thought of mix and try it’s match together. WoW, it turned out good. Then, why to hesitate? The simple recipe is here 

Ingredients 

Moringa leaves, cleaned 2 handfuls, beetroot large 1, peeled and grated, shallots 5, garlic cloves 5, both chopped finely, turmeric powder ,chilli powder, 1/4 tsp. each,  cumin powder a pinch, salt to taste, grated coconut 1/2 cup, mustard seeds 1/4 tsp., coconut oil 1/2 tbsp.

Preparation 

Heat the oil in a shallow pan, drop in the mustard seeds, allow to crackle, drop in shallots and garlic, sauté it. When the fragrance starts add, beetroot and stir it. When half cooked add, salt, turmeric, chilli & cumin powders, combine well and add the Moringa leaves. Mix well. When the leaves are sautéed add the grated coconut, combine well and allow to remain in low flame for a minute. Dish is done ✅ The sweetness of beetroot adjusted the bitterness and the softness of beetroot adjusted the hardness of Moringa leaves. The dish is delicious and of course nutritious.

Can serve as side dish for rice, chapatti, roti and porotta. Super for vegetarians.

Splash of Thai taste in my kitchen

In my travels abroad I love to taste different cuisines. To be honest I am a foodie respecting the food of the world 🌎 

Thai restaurants are one of my favourite!

I love the greens 🥬 in their dishes whether in starters, salads, soups or main course!

I have Thai sauce in the refrigerator, Ceylon spinach in our garden, garlic and ginger in the pantry! With these ingredients along with boneless chicken, rice, butter, sesame oil, onion, green chilli, crushed pepper, 1 tsp. cornflour  and salt the dishes were ready for a delicious lunch!

Chicken spinach soup and chicken fried rice 👌👌

Chocolate pieces as desert ❤️

Grand and delicious lunch@home 

 

Garlic potato stir fry

 

Garlic the super star 🌟 in this simple dish. Others are turmeric, pepper, curry leaf and lemon juice. They all are side ingredients but they are the stars. Why to enhance our immunity power. That’s the special need of the hour. Let’s stay healthy to resist the attack of Corona virus 🦠. Now let’s come to the recipe. So simple, multiple roles for this humble and delicious dish. Good for snack, good to have with rice and roti.

Ingredients 

Medium potatoes 3,

Garlic a bulb 

Salt to taste 

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Coconut oil 1 tbsp.

Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp.

Crushed pepper 1-2 tsp.

Preparation 

Peel and cut the potato into thin slices. Peel the garlic and slice it thinly. Heat oil in a shallow pan, drop in the potato and garlic, allow to get stewed, add salt and curry leaves, combine well. Now bring the flame to low, combine well and allow to cook. You can do other works in the kitchen. Stir the ingredients in the pan intermittently. When 90 percent is cooked, it’s the time to add turmeric and crushed pepper, Combine well. When done, close the pan and keep for 2-5 minutes. That will make your dish moist. Serve with lemon tea. Super for evening snack.

Garlic is having medicinal values, good for heart and gut health. So also turmeric having antiseptic, antibacterial and also antioxidants. Pepper great for cardio respiratory and gut health. Lemon juice good for cold and cough. Go for it. Everyone likes it. Let’s stay healthy!!!

Healthy lunch idea with home grown veggies

Avial, ripe mango in yogurt ( pulissery), pickles and papadum. 

Dessert here is banana 🍌 A superb lunch for all ages.

Simple lunch idea!

Balanced diet means it should have carbs, proteins, fat, minerals and vitamins.

Here rice along with sautéed okra 

 

Crushed chilli from homestead garden

Covid 19 pandemic activities 💕

Homestead products happiness 💕

Seeds from my chilli container 💕

Cultivation by myself 💕

Allowed a batch of chilli to ripe 💕

Dried it in sunlight 💕

Crushed in my grinder 💕

Crushed chilli ready in the pantry 💕

WoW amazing to be in touch with nature 💕💕

 

Rose apple (jambaka) vine and candy

The seasonal fruit tree in our homestead. Rose apple or jamba tree. Every season used to distribute, do cooking like pickles, curd curry and theeyal. Also sometimes prepare wine. This time after taking the wine, thought to utilise the crushed fruit into soft candy. Made sugar syrup, dropped in the leftover fruit stuff, roll it and sun dried for three days. Soft candy done ✅Happy when it turned out delicious. Another recipe in my Covid 19 pandemic cooking!