Monday, February 26, 2018

Custard bread pudding without egg and oven

Custard bread pudding
Custard bread pudding without egg and oven
Preparation time- 5 min
Cooking time- 20min
Total time-  25min

Ingredients for custard syrup:
  1. Custard Powder - 4 tablespoon
  2. Milk-500ml
  3. Sugar-6 tablespoon
  4. Crushed dry fruits (Almonds, walnuts, pista and cashew nuts)- 1/2 cup
Method to prepare custard syrup:

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 milkmaid also.

Step 4: Stir it continuously till it becomes moderate consistency. Add crushed dry fruits now.

Step 5: Allow it to cool and refrigerate it.
Ingredients for bread pudding:

  1. Bread slices-6
  2. Milk- 300ml
  3. Sugar- 100 gm
  4. Vanilla essence- 1/2 tsp

Method to prepare bread pudding:

Step 1: In a bowl, add sugar into milk, stir it continuously till it gets dissolved. Then add scrambled bread slices, mix it nicely. Keep it for 15 minutes for complete soaking. After 15 minutes, add vanilla essence and mix it well. Pour it into a vessel and cover with a foil paper and put holes to expel steam.

Step 2: Take a steamer and boil the water. Keep the mixture for 20-25 minutes. After that insert a stick and see for sticking of pudding on the stick. If no, you can turn off the flame. Allow it to cool. 

Step 3: You can slice the pudding. pour custard solution with sprinkled dry and fresh fruits, and serve it.
Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • No special suggestions
Antenatal diet
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Suggested very limited intake
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
Postnatal diet
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Suggested very limited intake
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Reduce the amount of sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
  • Suggested limited intake

Fish dum biriyani

Fish dum biriyani
Fish dum biriyani
Preparation time- 05 mins
Cooking time-  10mins 
Total time- 15 mins
Ingredients for fish fry :
  1. Tuna fish (Curry cut) without skin- 250gm
  2. Pepper powder- 1 tsp
  3. Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
  4. Kashmiri chili powder- 2 tsp
  5. Salt- as needed
  6. Oil- as needed.

Ingredients for fish masala :
  1. Oil- 3 tsp (Can use ghee/clarified butter also)
  2. Cinnamon-1 
  3. Cloves-2
  4. Nutmeg-1 
  5. Onion- 3 no.(Sliced)
  6. Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
  7. Kashmiri chili powder- 2 tsp
  8. Coriander powder-1 tsp
  9. Garam masala- 1 tsp
  10. Curd- 5 tsp
  11. Sugar- 1/2 tsp
  12. Salt- as needed
  13. Fried raisins and cahsews- as needed
 ingredients for cooking rice:
  1. Biriyani rice- 2 cups
  2. Water- 5 cups
  3. Sliced fish pieces- 100 gm
  4. Lemon juice- 1 tsp
  5. Oil- 1 tsp
  6. Cinnamon- 1 
  7. Cloves- 1
Method:
Fish fry:
Step 1: In a bowl, take tap water, add salt and vinegar and put cleaned tuna pieces for 30 minutes. 

Step 2: After 30 minutes, take fish pieces, keep it to drain water for 10 minutes. Keep a portion of fish pieces to prepare the fish stock. Then, put all powders and salt together on the top of tuna, apply all over the tuna. Please remember that do not add water. Keep it in the fridge for 10 minutes.


Step 3: Take a pan, pour oil when it gets warm on medium flame, put tuna pieces. After 10 minutes, turn it to another side.

Biriyani rice:
Step 1: Wash the rice very well and soak the rice in water for 15 minutes. Boil five glasses of water, add lemon juice, salt, oil and fish pieces. After that add rice and stir it occasionally till it gets cooked. Then, you strain the water and spread the rice in the flat vessel to get cooled. 
Biriyani rice masala:

Step 1: In a pan, pour oil/butter/ghee, add cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. After that add onion, fry it nicely till it gets brown color. Add sugar and salt too. Add all powders and mix it well for a few minutes. Then, add curd and allow it mix and cook well. Add fried fish pieces too. 
Fish dum biriyani:


Step 1: Take a flat pan and keep it on low to medium flame. On the top of it,  keep a thick pan, put a portion of fish masala, then rice and fried dry fruits, then, keep a portion of masala and rice alternatively. Cover the pan with a lid and paste aluminum foil paper on the side to seal it. Keep it for 10-15 minutes. Serve as warm.
Fish dum biriyani
Suggestions

Diet for kids

  • Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
  • Suggested limited intake and encourage the kids to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.
Antenatal diet
  • Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt also
  • Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
  • Suggested limited intake and encourage the pregnant mothers to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt also
  • Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
  • Suggested limited intake and encourage the them to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.
Postnatal diet
  • Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt also
  • Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
  • Suggested limited intake and encourage them to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt also
  • Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
  • Suggested limited intake and encourage them to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt also
  • Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
  • Suggested limited intake and encourage them to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt also
  • Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
  • Suggested very limited intake and encourage them to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Easy and natural Aval nanachathu/Poha sweet/sweet wet rice flakes without cooking or baking

Aval nanachathu/Poha sweet/sweet wet rice flakes
Why should you include rice flakes/aval/poha your family table as snacks once in a week?
  • It is gluten-free and nonallergic
  • Boosts the long-lasting energy level and reduces appetite
  • Vitamin B1 in rice flakes stabilizes blood sugar
  • Good source of proteins and minerals
Easy and natural Aval nanachathu/Poha sweet/sweet wet rice flakes without cooking or baking

Preparation time- 5 mins
Ingredients :
  1. Rice flakes- 1cup
  2. Grated jaggery or brown sugar- 1/2 cup
  3. Coconut-1/2 cup
  4. sesame seeds- as needed
  5. Cumin seeds- 1 pinch

Method:

Step 1: Mix jaggery, coconut and cumin seeds well. Add rice flakes and sesame seeds and mix it well till all flakes are wet. Now, you can serve it with a cup of tea as snacks. Or else, you can have it with chopped bananas too.

Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • No suggestions
Antenatal diet
  • Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce brown sugar or jaggery, as it may increase blood sugar level
Diet for lactating mothers
  • No suggestions
Postnatal diet
  • No suggestions
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce brown sugar or jaggery, as it may increase blood sugar level
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce brown sugar or jaggery, as it may increase blood sugar level
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce brown sugar or jaggery, as it may increase blood sugar level

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Beetroot coconut gravy/ thoran/poriyal

Beetroot coconut gravy/ thoran/poriyal
Why should you include beetroot on your family table once in a week?

  • Helps to lower blood pressure
  • Nitrates in the beetroot lowers the risk of heart diseases
  • Has anticancer properties
  • Is the best food to prevent liver damage
  • Boosts the energy level
  • Helps to treat inflammation
  • Enhances the brain health
  • Controls the blood sugar
  • Folic acid in beetroots prevents neural tube defects for the baby and has to consume by the pregnant women and those are planning to conceive too.
  • Has antiaging properties
  • Helps to prevent osteoporosis

Beetroot coconut gravy/ thoran/poriyal
Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time-   10 mins 
Total time- 10 mins

Ingredients :
  1. Chopped beetroot- 100 gm
  2. Finely chopped onion- 50 gm
  3. Oil- 3 tsp
  4. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  5. Tumeric powder- 1 tsp
  6. Green chili- 1 no.
  7. Salt- as needed 
  8. Coconut- 25 gm 
  9. Curry leaves- as needed 
Method:

Step 1: Pour oil in a pan and warm it on medium flame. Add mustard seeds, after a few seconds, add chopped onion,  curry leaves, turmeric powder, chili  and stir it well.  Add beetroot and cook it covered for a few minutes till it gets dry. Add coconut also.

Let it cooked for a few minutes by open, in between stir it well.

Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
Antenatal diet
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Add plenty of curry leaves, as it is a major source of Iron and increases hemoglobin level
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Add plenty of curry leaves, as it is a major source of Iron and increases hemoglobin level
Postnatal diet
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Add plenty of curry leaves, as it is a major source of Iron and increases hemoglobin level
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Advised for plenty of intake( bitter gourd is able to maintain blood sugar level)
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level (Its a precautionary measure)
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure)
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level (Its a precautionary measure)
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure)

Mint/Puthina chutney

Mint/Puthina chutney
Why should you include mint on your family table twice in a week?

  1. Mint is a great appetizer and promotes digestion
  2. It prevents nausea and vomiting
  3. Prevents respiratory infections
  4. Enhances the memory power
  5. It consumes fat and helps in weight loss
  6. Improves fertility power
  7. It cleanses and freshens the mouth
  8. It has certain enzymes and helps to prevent cancer

Mint/Puthina chutney
Preparation time- 05 mins
Cooking time-  10mins 
Total time- 15 mins

Ingredients for Mint/Puthina chutney :
  1. Oil- 1 tsp
  2. Mustard seeds and cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
  3. Garlic- 1 tsp
  4. Sambar onion/Shallots- 5 no.
  5. Green chili-1 no.
  6. Red chili-2 no.
  7. Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
  8. Mint leaves- 1 cup
  9. Tamarind paste- 1 tsp
  10. Salt- 1 tsp
  11. Coconut -10 tsp (optional)
Method:

Step 1: Keep mint leaves in fresh water for 15 minutes and wash it very well.

Step 2: Take a pan, pour oil, add red chili, mustard and cumin seeds and let it splutter. Add garlic and onion and sort it well. Add green chili and turmeric powder and mix it well. 

Step 3: Add mint leaves and mix it well. Let it cooked as open for five minutes. Add coconut, salt and tamarind paste together and mix it well. Take a mixer jar, put all the mixture and grind it as paste. Transfer to a plate and you can serve it.

Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • Reduce chili and tamarind, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil and salt also
Antenatal diet
  • Reduce chili and tamarind, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
Postnatal diet
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's a precautionary measure)
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oi/coconutl, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's a precautionary measure)

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Sardine onion gravy/ curry/ mathi curry

Sardine onion gravy/ curry/ mathi curry
Why should you include sardine with gravy on your family table once in a week?
  1. High in Omega 3 fatty acids and helps to prevent heart diseases
  2. Helps to reduce bad cholesterol and triglycerides in the body
  3. High source of vitamins and minerals, essential for bone health
  4. Enhances the memory power
  5. High in Selenium, acts as antioxidant in the body and helps in detoxification process
  6. Helps to prevent thyroid disorders
  7. Defends against mood disorders especially depression
  8. Controls blood sugar level
  9. Enhances the immunity power of the body
  10. This menu is healthier than fried sardines
Sardine onion gravy/ curry/ mathi curry
Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time-  15 mins 
Total time- 20 mins

Ingredients :
  1. Sardine/ mathi-500 gm
  2. Onion- 2 no. (Sliced)
  3. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  4. Fenugreek seeds- 1/2 tsp
  5. Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
  6. Garlic and ginger- 5 tsp
  7. Kashmiri chili powder- 4 tsp
  8. Curry leaves as needed
  9. Turmeric powder-2 Tsp
  10. Coriander powder- 4 tsp
  11. Kudam puli/Malabar tamarind- 2no.(Soaked in water for 10 minutes)
  12. Salt- as needed 
  13. Oil-2 tsp  
Method:
Step 1: Soak malabar tamarind and one tsp salt in one glass of warm water and keep it aside.
Take a pan, pour oil and warm it on the medium flame. Add mustard, cumin and fenugreek seeds and let it splutter. Add onion, ginger, and garlic and sort it well till becomes golden brown color. Then, add all powders and mix it well for a few minutes. Add tamarind water according to your sour taste and let it boil for a few minutes. Add salt too. Then, add fish pieces and let it cooked for about 15 minutes in low flame by covering a lid.

Step 2: Let it cooked for a few minutes by open, in between stir it well very slowly. Allow it to cool. Then, you make it tasty by adding salt if needed.

Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • Reduce chili/tamarind, as it contributes to acidity
Antenatal diet
  • Reduce chili/tamarind, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Suggested limited intake of gravy
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Reduce chili/tamarind, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
Postnatal diet
  • Reduce chili/tamarind, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Reduce chili/tamarind, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure(It's a precautionary measure)
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's a precautionary measure)
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Suggested limited intake of gravy

Friday, February 16, 2018

Sardine fingers/ Deep fried sardine/Mathi varuthathu

Sardine fingers/ Deep fried sardine/Mathi varuthathu
Why should you include sardines on your family table once in a week?

  1. High in Omega 3 fatty acids and helps to prevent heart diseases
  2. Helps to reduce bad cholesterol and triglycerides in the body
  3. High source of vitamins and minerals, essential for bone health
  4. Enhances the memory power
  5. High in Selenium, acts as antioxidant in the body and helps in detoxification process
  6. Helps to prevent thyroid disorders
  7. Defends against mood disorders especially depression
  8. Controls blood sugar level
  9. Enhances the immunity power of the body

Sardine fingers/ Deep fried sardine/Mathi varuthathu
Preparation time- 05 mins
Cooking time-  10mins 
Total time- 15 mins

Ingredients for Sardine fingers/ Deep fried sardine/Mathi varuthathu :
  1. Sardines-500gm
  2. Kashmiri chili powder-4 tsp (this is not spicy and gives red color)
  3. Turmeric powder-2 tsp
  4. Pepper powder-2 tsp
  5. Salt- 2 tsp
  6. Oil- as needed for fry
  7. Vinegar-5 tsp for cleaning sardines
Method:

Step 1: In a bowl, take tap water, add salt and vinegar and put cleaned sardines for 30 minutes

Step 2: After 30 minutes, take sardines pieces, keep it to drain water for 10 minutes. Then, put all powders and salt together on the top osardines , apply all over the sardines . Please remember that do not add waterKeep it in the fridge for 10 minutes.

Step 3: Take a pan, pour oil when it gets warm on medium flame, put sardines . After 10 minutes, turn it to another side. Serve as warm.

Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil and salt also
Antenatal diet
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Suggested very limited intake
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
Postnatal diet
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's a precautionary measure)
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's a precautionary measure)
  • Suggested very limited intake