Eat Healthy with Millets, Palm Jaggery and Cold Pressed Oils
For those who enjoy a snack with their evening tea or for those young kids running around in your home. These healthy alternatives will be loved by kids and adults!
Makar Sankranti is one of the important festivals celebrated in different names in different parts of our country. Different sweets like pongal, poli, ubbattu, payasam or chikkis are made using jaggery. According to Āyurvēda, eating sesame seeds in winter is beneficial for our health. Spiritually, sesame seeds and sesame oil have the ability to absorb and emit Sattva frequencies more than any other oil. On the day of Bhogi, traditionally Poli is made in all homes. I made poli with til (sesame seeds) and Gud ( jaggery) as stuffing and used jowar flour for the outer layer.
Ammini Kozhukattai is a traditional recipe of Tamilnadu. Even though I shared a simple version before, this is a perfectly balanced nutritious dish as almond flour, radish greens and beetroot powder are also added.
My cousin who is a great cook recently shared this recipe using rice. I tried with millets and the result was so yummy! The preparation is very simple and is suitable for breakfast, snack or dinner. Leftover cooked millet can be used for this recipe. Pankajam, thanks for sharing an awesome recipe!
Kothambir Wadi is a famous Maharashtrian delicacy made with besan/gram flour, lots of coriander leaves and spices. I used bajra flour, methi and palak leaves along with the above ingredients and it became a complete meal by itself! Enjoy this healthy, spicy, aromatic and crispy snack along with a cup of masala chai!
Thinai urundai/Foxtail Millet laddu is considered very special for Lord Murugan. So, made these laddus for Skandha Sashti. Jaggery and ghee are added to the flour and laddus are made. It is an excellent snack.
