ULUNDHU (BLACK URAD DAL) KALI

Ingredients

•  Split Black Gram               - 3/4 Cup 
•  Raw rice                            -  1 Cup 
•  Black Jaggery (karuppatti)   - 2 nos
•  sukku (dry ginger)               - 1 inch
• Gingelly ( Sesame) Oil         - 100 ml
• Water                                 -  4 cups

 METHOD:

1. Powder the rice and black urad dal using blender,it should be finely powdered.  
2. Dissolve the black jaggery into cup of hot water, once the jaggery dissolved in the water ,strain it  to remove the dust particles.
3. Mix powdered  flour along with jaggery water  and add 3 cups of  water to make a thin batter without any lumps.
4. Transfer this batter  into a  thick bottomed vessel(pressure cooker ),add oil and powdered dry ginger to this mixture.
5. cook on low flame  ,Stir it continuously until the batter becomes thick  and like halwa ,
6.  Remove from the stove and  serve hot with gingerly oil.

 Note
Adding 1 inch piece of powdered dry ginger to the recipe ( while cooking)  is optional.
This porridge can be eaten along with a teaspoon of gingerly oil or ghee (clarified butter).
Health benefits:

• Urad  dal is highly nutritious and is recommended for diabetics.
• It is treated as a traditional Indian(Ayurveda) medicine.
• Black dal is full with iron, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, potassium and B vitamins, that simply helps to meet the requirements of vitamins and minerals.
•  If you are looking for a protein-friendly diet, then opt for urad dal
• The benefits of jaggery include its ability to cleanse your body, act as a digestive agent, sweeten your food in a healthy manner,
• Substituting gingelly oil in place of other vegetable oils can help to lower your blood pressure. 
• Significant reduction was noted in body weight and body mass index (BMI) upon sesame oil substitution."
• Kali taken during menstrual period , strengthens the pelvic bone of young girls and generally suggested for all women for their health benefits.

Black beans bread upma

Ingredients

 

1. Whole Wheat Bread – 6 slices
2. Onion – 1
3. Tomato – 1
4. Green Chillies – 2 nos
5. Garlic- 4 pods
6. Ginger-1 inch
7. Black beans - 3 tsp
8. Red kidney beans-2 tsp
9. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
10. Red chilly powder-1tsp
11. Cumin powder-1tsp
12. Curry leaves – a sprig.
13. Green onions
14. Coriander/Cilantro – a handful,
15. Salt – to taste
16. Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
17. Asafoetida – a pinch
18. Oil – 2 tsps

Method

• Soak the beans overnight ,boil soaked beans  with salt and little water  in a pressure cooker
• Crumble the bread using food processor( mixie ),just put bread slices in your mixie jar and grind for min
• Heat oil in a pan  add  mustard seeds and add the asafoetida.
• Add  finely chopped onions, green chillies ,garlic,ginger and curry leaves. Saute till onions are tender.
• Add the tomatoes, and after 2 minutes, add the turmeric powder and salt. Stir well and cook till mushy.
• Add red chilli powder,cumin powder,salt & mix.
• Add the cooked  beans  mix well ,let it boil for 10 min , water to be evaporated .
• Add the crumbled bread, stir well and cook on a medium flame for 4-5 minutes. Remove from flame.
• Garnish with coriander and serve hot.

Health benefits of  beans 

• Black beans are high in protein, so they are an especially good choice for vegetarians and others with diets low in protein.
• Eating black beans can boost your iron intake because these legumes contain 3.6 milligrams of iron per cup.
• Black beans are high in fiber, containing 15 grams in a cup of cooked beans. 
• The level of antioxidants in black beans is about the same as the levels found in apples, grapes and cranberries
• Kidney beans are a very good source of cholesterol-lowering fiber, as are most other beans. In addition to lowering cholesterol, kidney beans' high fiber content prevents blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly after a meal, making these beans an especially good choice for individuals with diabetes

Home made Vanilla cake

Ingredients

1. All Purpose Flour - 1 .5 cup
2. chopped nuts        -3 tsp
3. eggs                     -4
4. sugar                   -1 cup
5. baking powder      -1 tsp
6. baking soda          -1/2 tsp
7. vegetable oil         - 3 tsp
8. melted butter       - 3/4 cup
9. Vanilla Extract      -1 tsp
10. salt                       - 1 pinch

Method

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour a  two 8 inch cake pans
• Break the all 4 eggs into the bowl and beat them for 15 min.The more u beat the egg the less the egg smell u ll get in the cake .
• Add vegetable oil,butter to eggs and Beat it again.
• Add nuts ,sugar to the mixture of eggs and vegetable oil mix them well.
• In another bowl, put baking powder, baking soda ,flour,salt and  mix them gently.
• Add wet mixture to dry ingredients and mix them gently. Make sure that there are no pockets of flour in the mixture.Batter will be thick.
• Divide the batter into two and Pour into a buttered pan, Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until the center is done.Cake is done when a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean
• Remove the cake from oven and set it aside and cool it for 15 to 20 minutes. After that take the cake out and leave to cool totally
• Decorate according to your wish

*** Add mashed banana in above recipe  if u want banana bread  .

VANILLA BUTTERCREAM

•  Unsalted butter       -1 cup (2 sticks or 230g) softened to room temperature
•  Powder sugar            3-4 cups (360-480g)
• Heavy cream              -1/4 cup 
•  Vanilla extract -2 tsp
• salt, as needed

Method

• To make the frosting, beat softened butter on medium speed with an electric  mixer.
•  Beat for 3 minutes until smooth and creamy. Add powdered sugar, heavy cream , and vanilla extract with the mixer running. 
• Increase to high speed and beat for 3 minutes. 
•  Frost cooled cake as desired and top with sprinkles..

*** Add few drops of food colour of your choice into the frosting cream 

Homemade health mix powder

Ingredients

1. Ragi                         -1 kg
2. Wheat                      -250 g
3. Millet(kambu solam)  -200g
4. Green gram               -250 g
5. Sago(Javvarisi)          -250 g
6. Fried gram                 -200g
7. Peanuts                      -50g
8. Almonds                    -50g
9. cashews                    - 50 g
10. Elachi                           -10g
11. sukku(dry ginger)         -1 inch

Method

1. Rinse  ragi  with water thrice and let it dry .
2. Dry roast ragi,wheat ,millet,green gram,sago ,peanuts and almond one by one and let it cool .
3. Add cashew, elachi and sukku and make a fine powder .

*For kids under 1 yr do not add peanuts ,almonds,cashew .

Health drink

1.  Take 2 tsp of health mix powder and mix it with 2 tumbler of water or milk . 
2. Boil this mixture ,stir this mixture frequently for 2-3 min to make porridge(kanji)
3. Add salt or sugar for ur choice

Dosa batter

1. In a bowl take enough quantity of powder and pour enough water and stir  to make dosa batter.
2. Add chopped onions ,curry leaves,green chilly and salt

Medical benefits

Wheat is good source of calcium, iron, fiber  Wheat is relatively rich in protein, fat and several of the B vitamins. . The whole wheat provides protection against diseases such as constipation, ischemic, heart disease, disease of the colon called diverticulum, appendicitis, obesity and diabetes. 

Green Gram  is good for fevers, gives strength, excellent medicine for Cholera, measles, chicken pox, small pox, typhoid and al types of fevers. Regular use during childhood, pregnancy and lactation helps one to get the required nutrition and promote health. It can be given in a small quantity even during acute phase of appendicitis. 

Ragi is  good source of fiber and Iron, Low fat and sodium free food.  Its favoured as part of prescribed diet for diabetics. 

Millet has  lots of fiber and low simple sugars. Because of this it has a relatively low glycemic index and has been shown to produce lower blood sugar levels than wheat or rice.

Elachi,it helps improve your digestive system , helps regularise your heart rate and keeps your blood pressure under control.

Sago is  a good source of protein and fiber.

sukku  (dry ginger)is optional but it has great medical value .it  works better for indigestion and gastric problem

Healthy Dosa ...More lentils....less rice

Ingredients 

1. Rice                     –  1/2 cup
2. Toor dal                 – 1/4 cup  
3. Channa dal            – 1/4 cup
4. Green gram           -1 cup
5. Urad dal               - 3 tsp
6. White channa       -3 tsp
7. Red chilly            – 5 nos
8. Fennel seeds       -1 tsp
9. cashew nuts        -1 tsp
10. Ginger               – 1 inch
11. Hing                  – 1/4 tsp
12. garlic                  - 2 pods
13.  onion                   – 1
14. turmeric powder  
15. Curry leaves 
16. Salt

Method

• Wash and soak the rice and dals together for 3  hours.
• Drain the water and add red chilly,onion,garic,fennel seeds,ginger, hing,turmeric  and make a fine paste.
• Add little water batter should be like dosa batter,add chopped curry leaves into batter.
• Pour the batter into hot greased dosa tawa.
• sprinkle the oil and cook for 1 min then flip the dosa and cook for another 1 min
• Its good to go with coconut chutney.

* u can add finely chopped onion and ginger to the dosa batter for Adults
*U can add more dals ,veggies also
*Kids will avoid onion and ginger so i used to grind it with lentils

Chettinad potato roast

Ingredients 

potato                  2
 onion                    1                    

Ginger                   1 inch
cumin seeds          1 tsp
pepper                  1 tsp
coriander seeds     1 tsp
red chilli                 3 nos
urad dal                 2 tsp
mustard seed
curry leaf
salt
oil

Method

•  Dry roast cumin seeds , pepper,   red chilli ,coriander seeds  urad dal  and make a coarse powder 
• Peel  the boiled potatoes and cut   into cubes 
• Chop the onion .and chop the ginger finely 
• Heat a pan pour oil and add mustard seed ,curry leaf and onion ,shredded ginger and saute them till they turn slightly brown.
• Add potatoes stir and add salt ,add grounded powder and mix well .
• cook them over  low heat till they turned into golden brown

         

* U can use  small onion (shallots)  too,   shallots  will add the taste of recipe more  .
          shallots     -            6-8

* U can use baby potatoes also
      baby potatoes- 6
* U can use this  grounded powder for your other  gravy and fry

home made butter cookies

Ingredients
All Purpose Flour (maida )- 1 cup
egg                                     -1
sugar                                -3/4 cup
baking powder                -1 tsp
butter                             - 100 grams softened
Vanilla Extract              -1 tsp

Method
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

Wet mixture 

• Break the egg into the bowl and beat them for 15 min 
• Add butter and beat it gently 
• Add sugar and beat it again mixture should be creamy and fluffy  
• Add vanilla extract

Dry mixture
In another bowl, add baking powder, flour and mix them gently.

• Add the wet mixture into dry ingredients and mix them gently till the entire mixture s evenly blended
• Make a soft dough, roll the dough into 1/4 inch thick .
• Wrap the dough and refrigerate the dough for 3 hrs ,
• Grease the baking sheets with butter 
• Cut  the dough into  your choice of shapes and place them on large baking sheet
• Make sure cookies 1 inch apart from each other 
• Bake until the colour changes  to  golden around the edges
• Remove the cookies from oven and set it aside and cool it for 15 to 20 minutes

* butter should be soft ,if its hard do not put into microwave ,keep the butter in room temperature for 30 min
*The more u beat the egg, less you'll get the smell in your baking

Vegeterian Wrap

Ingredients

• black beans- 3 tsb
• kidney beans-3 tsp
• mushroom- 2-3 nos
• lettuce    - 1 bunch
• celari    -1
• onion -1
• tomato-1
• Sauce

Method

1. Chop all the veggies
2. Soak beans over night and cook and keep it aside
3. Toss the mushroom slightly
4. Spread the veggies on roti 
5. Add your favourite Sauce
6. Fold it ready to taste