A Healthy smoothie from D

Health has always been a regular conversation between me and D. And today, D is presenting a healthy smoothie recipe 

Apple, milk, pumpkin seeds, flax seed powder, peanut butter and two Dates. Grind it and Enjoy 💗💗

Cabbage Undi

 All time favourite snack for us.  Amma used to make this multiple times. And my brother loved it so much. As and when its made, it will be finished. It was tasty to eat it as soon as its cooked. Or keep it for a day and fry it in a tawa.   Both were equally tasty. 

Method of Preparation 

Soak Rice and grind it with a good amount of coconut, chilli powder and turmeric. Add Hing and salt. and mix it with chopped cabbage. Put it in  a bowl and steam it. Cooking will take a good amount of time.  

Koduve Polo (Kaypa cheera)

Koduve Polo is a very common dish we grew up eating. It used to be difficult to source, so whenever we got it, it felt like a small celebration.

The spinach itself has a slightly distinct taste, but when it is made into a dosa like this, it turns absolutely heavenly.

This is how it looks like. Its a bit difficult to clean it and make it ready for cooking. 

To make the dosa batter, soak the rice and grind it along with salt, chilli powder, turmeric, and hing. These dosas require a bit more cooking than usual, so make sure to cook them on low heat for a longer time to ensure they are properly done.

Moringa Leaves and Memories

Moringa has always been a part of our diet growing up. In many households, there would be a moringa plant, so we regularly ate the sticks, leaves, and even the flowers.

The sticks are commonly used in sambar, and we also make delicious curries with coconut or combine them with potatoes in different ways.  

The leaves are used to prepare upkeri or added to dosa batter.

Out of all these, moringa dosa has always been my favourite. This  photo from Lishakki brought back all those old memories. 

Here is the photo of Umman which can be made with Potato. The taste is awesome

Whenever we visited a house with a moringa tree, the return gift would often be fresh moringa sticks or leaves — depending on the season. This was this years collection from Chithra's house 

And here is how the Moringa flowers sukke look like 💗💗

 

Onion Pakoda - Chithra

Onion Pakoda - A simple and delicious snack perfect for rainy days or evening tea. These crispy onion pakodas are quick to prepare and full of flavour. 

Method : 

Thinly slice 1 large onion.

Finely chop 2–3 green chillies.

In a bowl, combine the onion and chillies.

Add besan (gram flour) and a small amount of rice flour.

Add salt and a pinch of hing (asafoetida).

Add chilli powder as per taste.

Mix everything well, adding a little water if needed to form a thick paste.

Add grated ginger and curry leaves.

Mix again and let the mixture rest for 15 minutes before frying.

Another recipe which can be used 

https://youtu.be/3bsT5HrMFy8?si=0zsyx0lEu4n5oBo2