THEN KUZHAL

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 to 45 minutes

Omega 3- The Wonder Fatty Acid!

It might be hard to digest that a fatty acid is extremely good and essential for our well- being. First let us understand that not all fatty acids lead to high cholesterol levels. There are some which can

• control heart attacks,
• cardiovascular related diseases,
• reduce cholesterol,
• decrease blood pressure
• decrease joint pain and arthritis
• decrease the risk of cancer
• enhance brain growth and development even in unborn babies( ofcourse when the expectant mothers consume this fatty acid)
• reduce the severity of Alzhiemer's disease.

Ribbon Pakoda

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients Required:

• Kadalai Maavu -2 cups
• Arisi Maavu -1 1/2 cups
• VENNAI-2 teaspoons
• Chilli powder-2 teaspoons
• Perungayam-liberal application
• Refined oil-3/4 kilo
• Salt- to taste

BAJJI MAAVU

Preparation Time-10 minutes

Cooking time-15 minutes

Aapam Maavu

Preparation time: 3 hours ( fermenting overnight is needed)
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

1. Pulungzhal arisi- 2 cups
2. Pachai  arisi- 2 cups
3. Ulundhu- 150 gms
4. Sea salt- as required
5. Thenkai paal- 1 small cup
6. Aapa chatti

Adai Maavu

Preparation Time: 1 hour
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Gundu Gundu Gulab Jamun



TASTY TASTY GULAB JAMUN

Gulab Jamuns are everyone's favorite right from Paati to Pethi. Preparing Gulab Jamuns also is easy and the end product is amazing to your taste buds and eyes.

People do this for Diwali and other important functions like New Year and Birthdays.

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients required:

1. Instant Gulab Jamun mix- 1 packet (Kindly buy branded product to ensure taste)
2.  Water
3. Ghee or Refined oil to fry the jamuns
4. Vanilla essence or the essence of your choice( some add gulkund or pineapple, but i strongly recommend vanilla)
5. Yelakkai-2
6. Saara paruppu-little

Procedure:

• First mix the instant powder with water ( as per the instructions given in the packet) little by little to make a solid dough. Don't add extra water as it might make the dough soggy.

Note: You need not knead the dough as you do for chappathis, just mix it to form a lump.

• Leave this for five minutes
• Meanwhile prepare sugar syrup- equal parts of sugar and water, you might need nearly 1 kg of sugar for every packet of instant mix.Add some elaichi powder or vanilla essence to the syrup after switching off the stove

Note: The consistency of sugar syrup is very impoartant, neither too thin nor too thick.

• Now roll the dough into small or medium, round or ellipsoidal balls as per your wish and fry them at low heat in 3's or four's in a small pan.

Note: If the heat is high the jamuns become very dark and give out a smoked smell.

• Add the balls one by one to the syrup and spread the syrup over the balls evenly
• Leave the setup for 30 to 45 minutes by which time the jamuns have soaked and puffed nicely in the syrup
• Garnish with Saara paruppu or Kumkum or tutti fruities
• Yummy gulab jamun is ready
• Some 40 to 50 jamuns can be served from a packet

Tamil equivalents:

Saara paruppu-Chirongi nuts
Yelakkai or elaichi-Cardamom

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Spinach-It may not make your life Spicy but definitely healthy

Origin of Spinach

Spinach is thought to have originated in ancient Persia (modern Iran and neighboring countries). Arab traders carried spinach into India, and then the plant was introduced into ancient China, where it was known as "Persian vegetable".

Paruppu Urundai Kozhambu

 

This is a special variety in Kozhambu Vagai as many of you will not be aware of or not know how to make it.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Thakkali Saadham or Tomato Rice



Yummy Tomato Rice

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Onion Pakoda or Pakora







Home made onion pakoda



Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes

Dosa or Idli Maavu

DOSAI OR IDLI MAAVU:

Preparation Time: 4 hrs

Grinding Time: 1 hr

Milagu Poricha Kozhambu

MILAGU PORICHA KOZHAMBU

 Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes