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Roasted Poha Chivda
Ingredients 3 cups Thin poha 2 tablespoon Oil ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds 1 red chilies broken 5-6 Curry leaves 2-3 tablespoons Peanuts 1 tablespoon Dried coconut slices ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder Salt to taste Method Use the wide pan and heat it on low flame. Add poha in a thin layer and dry roast until…
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Wheat Dosa
Ingredients ½ cup wheat / atta ½ cup rice flour 2 tbsp rava / semolina / sooji 1 tbsp. curd 1½ cup water, or as required ½ onion, finely chopped 1 inch ginger, finely chopped 1 green chilli, finely chopped 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped 2 tbsp curry leaves, finely chopped 1 tsp cumin /…
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Besan Chila
Ingredients 1 cup besan / gram flour / kadle hittu ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi ¼ tsp caraway seeds / ajwain salt to taste ½ cup water, or as required ½ onion, finely chopped 2 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped ½ tomato, finely chopped 1 inch ginger, finely chopped 1 green chilli, finely chopped oil,…
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Bajra Dosa
Ingredients Bajra (or pearl millet) flour : 1.5 cup Whole urad dal : 1/2 cup Methi seeds – 1/4 tsp Salt as needed Water as needed Method Wash and soak urad dal and fenugreek for 4 hours. Grind it to a smooth and fluffy batter. Mix bajra/kambu flour with needed water making sure that there…
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Kodo Millet Neer Dosa
Ingredients: kodo millets 2 cupsfresh coconut ¼ to ½ cup onion – 1 optional cumin seeds -1 tsp (optional) salt as per taste Method: In 2 cups of soaked kodo millet ( for about 5 hours ) add fresh coconut onion and cumin seeds (optional ) in the given quantities Add salt as per taste.…
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Foxtail Millet Upma
Ingredients 1 cup Foxtail Millet , washed 1 Onion , finely chopped 1 inch Ginger , finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder 1/4 cup Carrot finely chopped 1/4 cup Green beans finely chopped 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp White Urad Dal 2 sprig Curry leaves , chopped 1 tsp Ghee Salt , to taste…
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Millet Khichdi
Ingredients 1-1/2 cup Mixed millets , (mix of foxtail and kodo millet in equal parts) 1 Saunf , crushed 1 Onion , finely chopped 2 Tomatoes , chopped 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon Methi Seeds 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing) 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon Ghee Salt , to taste Method To begin…
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Sesame & Dry Fruit Chikki
INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup white sesame seeds¼ cup sliced almonds & pistachios½ cup jaggery roughly chopped2 tbsp water⅛ tsp cardamom powder1 tsp gheeGhee for greasing METHOD Take sesame seeds in a pan & roast for 2-3 min stirring constantly. Remove in a bowl. Take mix dry fruits in a pan & roast for 1-2 min…
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Why Muscles Get Sore?
As people age, they begin to complain more of pains in their muscles and joints. They seem to stiffen up with age, and such commonplace activities as bending over for the morning paper can make them wince. Such pain can grip so fiercely that they are sure it begins deep in their bones. But the…
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Why Fat Is Not the Bad Guy!!
Everytime I tell someone that Fats should be a part of their everyday food I always hear a Oh really!! Numerous sources of information will tell you that fats are potentially harmful elements of your diet. While this is true in general, it does not imply that fats are not valuable from a nutritional point…