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!
Mahaprasad is the term applied to the 56 food items offered to Lord Jagannath in the holy Temple of Puri, located in Odisha, India. The Prasada offered to him and later to Maa Bimala in the Grand Temple (SriMandir) is known as 'Mahaprasad'. One of the item of Mahaprasad is Kanika which is a simple spiced sweet pulav. Try this unique recipe with millets. Today's post is offered at the lotus feet of Lord Jagannath.
During the auspicious month of Purattasi, many offerings are made to Lord Venkateswara and one important Prasadam is Ellodharai/Sesame rice/til rice. This rice variety is generally offered on Saturdays. This traditional recipe is easy to prepare and takes less than 10 minutes.
Manjal/Turmeric is one of the most effective nutritional supplement. It has Curcumin, which has powerful anti-inflammatory effects and is a very strong antioxidant. When turmeric is taken along with pepper, its health benefits manifolds. It helps in lowering the risks of brain diseases, heart diseases, cancer, arthritis and helps in treating depression. This recipe is such an easy one, through which we can reap the full benefits of turmeric.
Alu Bhujia is a dry snack made with chickpea flour/besan and boiled and mashed potatoes. It is prepared during festivals or for get together meetings. Beasan is heavy in carbs and and keeping this in mind, I have used millet flour as a major ingredient for this recipe. As millets absorb less oil, the outcome was crispy bhujiya with less oil and carbs.
Karasev is one of the preferred snack in South India along with a cup of piping hot filter coffee! It is usually made by pressing the dough through a ladle with holes to get small long strips. But it can be easily made using the thenkuzhal plate of murukku press. Pepper or garlic can be used as spice for making this. Try this millet karasev for evening snack and get amazed by the crispy and crunchy taste!
