Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Banana Kozhukattai

Banana Kozhukattai
Banana Kozhukattai


Preparation time-5 min
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 15min

Ingredients (for 4 servings):
  1. Rice Flour - 250 gm
  2. Grated coconut -100 gm
  3. Grated Jaggary - 50gm
  4. Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
  5. Sugar -1 teaspoon
  6. Cumin seeds- 1 pinch
  7. Banana- 1 no.
Method:

Step 1: Boil a glass of water in a pan, add salt, sugar,rice flour and stir it well. Make a soft dough with your hand after 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 2: By the time, mix grated coconut, grated jaggary, chopped banana and cumin seeds, mix it well.

Step 3:Take lemon sized dough in your hand, make a ball and spread it in round shape in your left hand with right hand.

Step 4: Keep the mixture in center of the flat surface of the dough and make balls.

Step 5: Keep the balls in steamer for 10 minutes. After turning off the flame, open the lid of the steamer and allow it to cool. 

Tips and warnings

  • For easy spreading of dough in your hand, grease the palm with water. 
  • Keep the kozhukattai in steamer after steam produces.
Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • No special suggestions
Antenatal diet
  • Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level
Postnatal diet
  • Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level 
  • Suggest for minimum intake
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level 
  • Suggest for minimum intake

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Kerala Paratha

Hi everyone,
Here, I am posting about home made parathas...In fact it is very easy...Definitely you can try it!

Kerala Porotta/ Paratha

Preparation time-10 min
Waiting time- 2 hours
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients (for 4 servings):
  1. All purpose flour/ Maida - 1 cup
  2. Warm Milk-1/3 cup
  3. Egg- 1 no.
  4. Salt- 1 teaspoon
  5. Sugar- 1 teaspoon
  6. Oil- As needed
Method:
Step 1: In a bowl, take maida, sugar, salt and egg, mix it well by adding warm milk slowly. Make a soft dough with oil. Keep it for 2 hours.



Step 2:Take small portion of dough and make lemon sized balls. Apply your hand and work surface with oil and spread it as thin layer.



Step 3:Then, fold it side wise as shown in the picture.



Step 4: After that, roll it in a round shape.



Step 5:Carefully flatten the dough with roller.




Step 6:Heat tawa in high flame and place the paratha and cook it in a moderate flame and apply oil as it needed.



Tips and warnings
  • Apply oil liberally
  • Cook it in a moderate flame
  • Make very thin sheet when you spread it with roller
Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while
Antenatal diet
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while
Postnatal diet
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Vegetable Soup

Vegetable Soup
Vegetable Soup

Preparation time-5 min
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 15min

Ingredients (for 4 servings):
  1. Corn Flour - 2 tablespoon
  2. Coconut Milk-5 tablespoon
  3. Chopped Vegetable ( Carrots/Beans/Cabbage) - 100gm
  4. Salt
  5. Butter- 1/2 teaspoon
  6. Pepper
Method:
Step 1: Take a pan, sort chopped vegetables in butter

Step 2:Add 1/2 glass of water and salt, boil it for 10 minutes till vegetables are cooked

Step 3:Meanwhile, mix cornflour and table spoon of water, make a paste form

Step 4: Add corn flour paste and coconut milk to the boiling solution and stir it continuously till it becomes moderate consistency. 

Step 5:Serve it warm with pepper powder

Tips and warnings
  • Stir it in a same direction
  • Boil it in a moderate flame
  • You can adjust the consistency with coconut milk
Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • No special suggestions, you can give to the kids
Antenatal diet
  • Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
  • Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Cook on low flame
  • You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
  • Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Cook on low flame
  • You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level
Postnatal diet
  • Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
  • Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Cook on low flame
  • You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
  • Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Cook on low flame
  • You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
  • Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Cook on low flame
  • You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Add chopped garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
  • Reduce coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Cook on low flame
  • You can add plenty of chopped curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Custard Milk

Custard Milk

Preparation time-5 min
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 15min

Ingredients (for 4 servings):
  1. Custard Powder - 4 tablespoon
  2. Milk-500ml
  3. Sugar-6 tablespoon
  4. Milkmaid- 3 tablespoon (optional)
  5. Chopped Fruits 
Custard
Method:
Step 1: Take custard powder in a bowl and add milk to form a thick paste and keep it aside.

Step 2:Boil the milk and custard powder paste and stir it well.

Step 3: After 5 minutes, add sugar or along with sugar you can add milk maid also.

Step 4: Stir it continuously till it becomes moderate consistency. 

Step 5:Allow it to cool and refrigerate it. While serving, you can add chopped fruits.

Tips and warnings
  • Stir it in a same direction
  • Boil it in a moderate flame
  • Even if milkmaid is optional here, please add it. It makes custard milk more tasty.
Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • No special suggestions
  • Reduce the amount of milkmaid, as its packaged one.
Antenatal diet
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce the amount of milkmaid, as it increases cholesterol level
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce the amount of milkmaid, as it increases cholesterol level
Postnatal diet
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce the amount of milkmaid, as it increases cholesterol level
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce the amount of milkmaid, as it increases cholesterol level
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce the amount of  milkmaid, as it increases cholesterol level
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Reduce the amount of milkmaid, as it increases cholesterol level