Jeera Rice is a versatile rice dish. It can be served for lunch, brunch or dinner. It pairs well with a dal, gravy, any kind of raita (yoghurt based salad) or simply with papads and pickle. It is a comfort food that one can enjoy anytime.
Unlike pulav, this is less spicy and aromatic. I am wondering why I have not put this recipe on my blog until now! (more…)
Honey, the golden hued gelatenous liquid is sweet as sugar but good for health. It is packed with nutrients, flavonoids and anti-oxidants. It’s passed through generations, as old as history can tell. It was used by the Munis and rishis to perform yajnas and as offerings to the Lord and used even today.
Honey is a sugary food substance produced and stored by certain social hymenopteran insects.It is produced from the sugary secretions of plants or insects such as floral nectar or aphid honey-dew through enzymatic activity and evaporation. The variety of honey produced by honey bee is popular world-wide and consumed by humans.
Honey has many wonderful benefits. It prevents cancer and heart disease. It has antiseptic and antipyretic properties that helps to heal wounds and rashes. It reduces ulcer and gastrointestinal properties. It helps in reducing weight. It reduces cough and throat irritation.
Honey has many medicinal uses. It helps to balance the five elements of the body. Ayurveda suggests the use of honey with many of its medicines.
Today many kinds of honey are available. Raw honey is considered to be the best as it contains vitamins, minerals and good enzymes.
UTMT is organic pure brand of honey. UTMT stands for “Under The Mango Tree” It is a hybrid social enterprise that promotes beekeeping to increase the agricultural productivity and improve the lives of marginal labourers. It has impacted more than 15000 lives so far.
UTMT honey is pure and organic. It is from single origin and has no added sugar or flavours. It is direct supply from beekeepers. They have various flavours of honey. You can know more about them here
I have received the sample of honey and it is really good. I substituted the sugar in my tea with honey. Honey can be used in many things. It can be used in salads. It can be used as a energy drink in the mornings. A glass of lime juice with honey helps to reduce weight. It can be used in sweets. It can be used as topping to enhance the taste.
Here is an easy to make Healthy Bite using honey.
Ingredients:
Method:
Blend oats, pistachois and flax seeds together. Put it in a bowl. Add peanut butter and honey to it. Mix all of them together. Make balls and keep them in the refrigerator for half an hour. Healthy bites are ready to eat.
Take a tip: You can substitute flax seeds with cantaloupe seeds, which is easily available.
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Majjige huli is a popular accompaniment used with steamed rice. It is made of whisked curds with seasoning and other spices. It makes a good meal for summer. This is a signature dish of Karnataka. It is known by different names in various states. Paladya, mor kozhambu, majjige huli and kadhi are the different versions prepared in different parts of the country. Kadhi is popular in Maharashtra while Mor Kozhambu is familiar to South Indians.
There is a slight variation in the preparation of each one of these, but the primary ingredient remains the same, it is sour curd.
I have made using ash gourd. Take ash gourd which is fresh and firm . Remove the skin slowly, you need to have practice as it hard. Other vegetables you can use are cucumber, lady finger and potato. Cucumber is cut into rings and cooked in the seasoning. The okra needs to be sauted and then put after the curds is put. If using potato, boil, peel and cut them into chunks. Put them in the curd mixture and boil.
Here are my other recipes
Quick Rajasthani Kadhi Kadhi with wada southern style
Let’s get cooking Majjige Huli
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Mango Kesari or Mango Sheera is a delicious dessert made using semolina and mango puree. It is a good way to use some mangoes for cooking.
It’s the season of mangoes, time to indulge and try recipes with it. Sheera or rawa kesari is often made in all homes. Do give a try with mango, it’s tasty. Mango Sheera is soft and smooth pudding like sweet delicacy made with mango pulp and semolina. Here I am sharing two kind of recipes, one is using sugar andd the other with jaggery. Earlier, I used to make with sugar. Presently we are using a little bit more of jaggery, so I have made with jaggery now.
The importance of kesari in Indian cuisine:
Rava Kesari is one of the sweets commonly prepared in Indian tradition. Any good occassion, starts with a Satyanarauyan pooja and it is the the kesari which is prepared with banana in it. You have sudden guests at home and the only thing thats pops up in our mind is a good rava kesari. Upma and Kesari is the combination found in most restaurants.
My other mango recipes are here, do check them out.
mango and coconut burfi, sweet mango rice, mango pannacotta, virgin mango mojito, mango parfait
Instant mango pickle recipe was a big hit last time.
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It’s been sometime I have put any milkshake recipe here. My recent creation is this Fab milkshake, a name which I have given to it. It has figs, banana and almonds in it, F is for fig, A for almond and B for banana, hence, the name. (more…)
Lemon Iced Tea is a refreshing drink to beat the heat. Make it easily at home in 10 minutes and enjoy.
Summer and cool, refreshing drinks, go hand in hand. Well, there’s no end to being thirsty these days. Days are getting hotter. Tea is a beverage which we can enjoy as both hot and cold.
The lemon tea is not only refreshing but also provides Vitamin C to the body. Thus, it is ideal to have it during summer. One can easily reduce the amount of sugar that goes into it.
A few other summer drinks to relish are Cucumber lassi, refreshing watermelon juice, imli ka amlana
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Alasande wada (black eyed beans) are one of the tastiest fritters. It is also known as lobia and karamani. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It’s the season of fresh black-eyed beans.
Stir fry and sambar are the usual ones that I make using black eyed beans. Alasande wade was on the to do list since a long time. Finally, I made it during the weekend. It was tasty and made a good treat.
You can make it with dried beans also. Soak them overnight. For the fresh ones, I soaked for two hours.
My other snack recipes are nawabi cutlets kothimbir vadi
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Summer has begun to show its colours. The mercury level seems to be increasing with each passing year. Thus we need cool soothing food. Ice creams, milkshakes and sorbet are ideal and easy to make.
Hand blender is one essential and most useful gadget in the kitchen. It is one of the appliances that I can never really live without, a gadget I use everyday. Milkshakes, ice creams, cakes, buttermilk, lassi, butter are some of the things that I use this appliance the most.
Milkshakes are tasty and healthy. Kids and adults both like it. You can make variety of milk shakes. Some of them are banana milkshake, banana and dates milk shake, mango milk shake. Smoothies are also healthier and ideal for weight watchers.
Buttermilk is good for digestion and ideal for people of all ages. Whip the curds for a few seconds and you have a nice frothy one!
Lassi is sweetened buttermilk with a dash of cream and nuts. It is ideal for summer. Children will love this one.
Ice creams and sorbets are summer foods. One can eat it to hearts content.
It can be used to make a puree of vegetables or fruits to feed babies.
Butter can be churned very easily.
Here are some of the recipes using blender :
Pear ice cream, Strawberry Ice cream, Fig Milk shake with chocolate sauce, Mango milk shake, Punjabi Lassi
Philips hand blender is a good gadget. I have been using it past two years and it is in good condition. It is sturdy and easy to use.
It has powerful 600 watts motor with double action blade. It has soft touch grip and buttons. A chopper accessory is provided which is very handy to cut green chilly or ginger. It also comes with an half litre measurement beaker. You can check the link below
Cleaning of blender is easy. It can be detached and washed under running water. You can even take some water in a bowl with liquid cleaner. Give a swirl and all the grime is removed easily.
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Bisebelebath is a kannada phrase which translates to Hot Lentil Rice. Bisi is the kannada term for hot. Bele translates to lentil and bath is a rice dish. It is a one pot, hearty meal. You can serve it potato chips and fryums. Curd based salads also pair well with it.
At home, bisebelebath is usually prepared during lunch. But, one can serve it for breakfast, brunch or dinner. The traditional method of cooking is generally followed by me. It is more tastier and makes a delicious meal. But, it does require more time. One can allow it to cook on slow flame while doing other chores.
Recently, I had prepared Bisebelebath and clicked some pictures. I thought of putting better pictures here. Sending this to Foodies_Redoing Old Post 82, a fortnightly event. Here. I have only modified the picture of the dish, the recipe remains the same.
