Eat Healthy with Millets, Palm Jaggery and Cold Pressed Oils
Let’s celebrate diwali, holi and many more in a healthy way! All of these snacks and sweets will remind you of your childhood without compromising on taste!
Semiya Bagala baath is a delicacy which is prepared with vermicelli and curd. Purattasi month starts from tomorrow and it is considered very auspicious for Sriman Narayanan or Perumal. Different varieties of Prasad are offered to him and one of the easiest and tasty dish is Bagala Baath. It can be prepared either with semiya or rice. In this recipe I have used millet vermicelli. Try this recipe for the upcoming Purattasi/Bhadrapad month.
Ganesh Chathurthi wishes to all !! May Sri Ganesha remove all the obstacles from our life. Modhaks are the special offering for this festival. After offering a rich feast to Him, Ganesha may need a paan to digest the food! This paan modhak recipe is a perfect offering to round off the feast! I have used paan leaves and paan stuffing including gulkand for this recipe. The outer covering is made of millet poha. Try this mouth watering recipe tomorrow!
Thengai Arisi Payasam is a traditional dish made as Neivedhyam during pujas and festivals. Fresh grated coconut is used for this recipe and dairy milk is not required. Three simple ingredients such as coconut, millet and jaggery are used for making this delicious kheer.
Happy New Year! I am beginning this year with a sweet recipe. 'Ganne Ras Ki Chawal' or ' Raswal ' is a pudding. Among many forgotten seasonal recipes the one that stands out is Rasawal, an old Lucknowi recipe-basically a kheer made with rice and sugarcane juice. This recipe was a favourite of both Hindus and Muslims in Lucknow, and was a must have during Holi celebrations. Making it was a ceremony where women used to come together to stir large pots of sugarcane juice and rice, and carry away bowls of the unique kheer back home .Pongal festival is fast approaching and every home in Tamilnadu will celebrate this festival with sugarcane. It is available in plenty during this season and a pudding can be made out of fresh juice. It is a variation of Sweet Pongal where we use jaggery as sweetener. Try this recipe for Pongal or for any 'Thai Velli ' with any millet of your choice.
Aval/Poha/Avalakki is made into a sweet dish either by adding sugar or Jaggery and offered as prasad during puja. It is a very simple dish and can be made easily. Any millet flakes / poha/ aval can be used for this recipe.
