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Methi dal is one of the very simple recipe. This dal is super tasty and very much healthy to our body. We can prepare the dal for daily meal in every house. Few changes in the normal dal recipe i have done here. I usually prepare dal for steamed rice and jeera rice. The combination for dal and rice is mouthwatering. https://youtu.be/TSHI3PrA_h0   Normally, dal is prepared with lentils like toor dal, green gram dal. I have used toor dal and methi leaves for making super healthy dal. Methi leaves are usually a little bit bitter in taste but when you are roasted and added to dal it gives a good taste to the dal. Because of the bitterness of fenugreek leaves, add the little tamarind extract to the dal for great taste. Consuming of leaves is very good for health so this is best opti...

Jeera rice is very simple and easy to make.  Jeera is the most common ingredient in Indian households. Jeera means cumin. Cumin or jeera plays the most important role in common kitchen items. It provides a lot of nutrients and is most flavored to the rice. This recipe is mostly like a bachelor's or new to cooking because it is very simple and doesn't need much ingredients.   https://youtu.be/bbcwcMug7zM   Cumin plays a big role in the digestive system of our body. This recipe is a wonderful combination with makhani, dal, butter masala or any non-vegetarian dishes.  I love jeera rice with dal or raita. Jeera flavoured rice is always a mouthwatering recipe. Usually jeera rice is prepared with Basmati rice. I have used normal rice for making this recipe. But trust me, this will...

Red Amaranth Beetroot Pulao is really very tasty and delicious. It is a very nutritious and healthy one pot meal. This recipe is quite interesting and unique. Now this is added to my favourite list. Thank you Shrikripa akka for teaching this wonderful recipe. When I followed her recipes I Instagram, I came across this recipe but it took so much time to prepare. Really, this combination is very delicious and goes very well. I made little changes in her recipe. Red Amaranth and beetroot pulao is made with fresh masala. You can use ready-made masala too. For this recipe, you don't need other vegetables. This pulao is a very nutritious food. This pulao contains a lot of natural sources of energy, iron, and calcium for every generation. Red Amaranth leaves are very nutritious, edibl...

Poha is one of the very simple and quick recipes.  Poha is also called flatten rice, aval, chira, sira etc. Poha is in all the different regions with different names. Because the recipe is very simple and everyone can eat it. This recipe is famous as avalakki usli, avalakki oggarane in our local language. Poha is used for different recipes like dosa, idli and so on. But avalakki oggarane is the top breakfast in every household.   https://youtu.be/Ua5zy8XFNzE   Poha needs simple tempering and some spices, flavoured with onion. This does not need much ingredients but it is garnished with fresh coconut, coriander leaves. Poha does not need much time to cook.  The flatten rice needs to soak until it softens. So it will be very easy to make. The Maharashtra kanda is one very popu...

Kadala curry is one of the very famous side dish in kerala region. Everyone knows how to prepare this curry in the region and everyone loves this curry so much. This kadala curry is very delicious and made with black chickpea. Kadala curry is a very old traditional recipe. In Malayalam it’s called Kadala Kari, Kadala means Black chickpea and Kari means curry.   I love this kadala curry especially with white rice. Of course it is very well combination with puttu and idli or appam. This curry needs little spices and little time to make because we need to soak the chickpea before using. Soaked chickpea in hand then this is very easy and quick recipe. For preparing the curry iam using fresh coconut, this is one of the highlight ingredients for the Curry. Roasting of spices and usin...

Bread roll is one of the very easy and quick snacks. It is a deep fried snack recipe. Bread roll tastes like savory and little spicy snacks. This bread roll is a delicious snack for evening with one cup of chai or coffee. Kids also love this recipe and it works as magic when you prepare when they come home after schooling. https://youtu.be/DVxiUooF7Oc The bread roll is similar to Bonda but the taste is different. Bonda we prepare from a potato mixture and outside cover from besan flour. But a bread roll is covered with bread and filled with potato mixture. It is a simple recipe, cut the hardest part of the bread, keep the potato mixture and wrap it well and deep fry in hot oil. Take mashed potatoes and add masala and spices whatever you need. Then add onion and fresh coriander lea...

Khara Pongal is a very old traditional recipe. This is easy and super healthy food. Khara portal is one of the most popular in South India. For the Sankranti festival this is one of the main dishes. Portal can be prepared for two styles one is spicy and another is sweet. Here I am sharing only khara pongal for this pongal festival. When you feel the aroma of pongal automatically water comes out of the mouth. https://youtu.be/P7Bh57iWz4M   For pongal, the main ingredients are rice and moong dal. Pongal tempering is also very simple and quick to prepare. Pongal doesn't need many ingredients. We need to separately cook the rice and dal. Otherwise it will take too much time. For tempering I used desi ghee instead of oil. Ghee gives more flavour to the pongal. Instead grated coconut I ...

Walnut coconut laddu is one of the healthy and protein rich sweets. This laddu is made without refined sugar. So walnut laddu is a very good option to include our diet. Walnut coconut laddu is a good snack for everyone. This laddu is not traditionally sweet but walnut laddu is very healthy to our body. Walnut coconut laddu is very easy, quick, instant we can prepare. https://youtu.be/g6Z3fEmyzYM   Plain walnuts do not have a good taste like other nuts. But this nut gives a lot of nutrients to our body. So this is a wonderful snack. You can add different nuts along with walnuts. For kids this is work to maintain good health. For this making the laddu walnut and coconut are major ingredients. Along with this I added jaggery and cardamom powder to this recipe. Slightly roast the c...

Pudina Rice Bath is a one pot meal. It is made with fresh mint leaves and rice and some spices. We can prepare this rice bath instantly. This recipe is absolutely awesome in taste and filled with flavour. Usually we use mint leaves for many recipes. Pudina Rice Bath is one of the easy and simple recipes. https://youtu.be/B5cONq20D60 For this rice bath the main ingredients are mint leaves and rice. Here I am not using any veggies and peas. If you wish you can add all the vegetables. Along with onion and tomato I added spices for flavors. For mint leave paste added mint leaves, coconut, and green chilly for spicy, ginger and garlic for more flavour. For this recipe green chilli is the best for spiciness instead of red chilli powder. While adding everything of spices again added fresh m...

Pineapple Menaskai / Curry is very famous in Mangalore-Udupi region. It is always the best combination with hot matta rice or white rice. This fruit tastes sweet, sour sometimes. If it is sour we can't eat it directly, at that time we can make this type of curry from the pineapple. So the pineapple is ideal for making gojju or curry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ8iMU1-UDY Pineapple is one of my favorite fruits. I love to eat it whether it is sweet or sour. I occasionally try this curry because I ate everything instead of doing curry and all. This time I got a large pineapple so I tried this curry from it.  Usually my mother creates this curry very well, nowadays I am also a master of this curry. The masala of this curry we have to prepare from scratch. The sesame is one of th...