Roasted Rice and Lentil Dessert (Thiruvadarai Kali) - Gluten free and dairy free!
Indian festivals always come with their specific food treats. And they are usually based on the seasonal and regional; availabilityof ingredients and the crop cycles. According to the Hindu calendar the full moon day of every month has a certain significance. The full moon day in January is celebrated as a day to worship Lord Shiva as Nataraja. It is celebarated as Thiruvadarai in Tamil nadu and Kerala. Here is a sweet dish that is offered to Lord Shiva on this occasion. It is served with a spicy mixed vegetable curry.
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Mixed Vegetable Dry Curry (Thivadarai Puzhukku) – Oil-free!
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Steam sweet potatoes and broccoli separately, until almost tender, drain. Stir-fry the onions, garlic and red chili paste with a little water until the onion is browned lightly. Add the sweet potato and broccoli, and stir fry, tossing until vegetables are heated through. Just before serving, drizzle with cumin yogurt dressing. To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/ Image courtesy for title pic: www.andyboy.com
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Mixed Vegetable Salad With Coconut Mustard Dressing
Chop all the vegetables into small cubes. Cut the tindori into diagonal discs. Grind all the ingredients of the dressing into a smooth paste To serve Mix the dressing with the salad veggies. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/
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Mix all the dry masala and add to bhindi and steam. The color should remain green. Amchur prevents the bhendi from becoming sticky. Saute the onion in a kadai on high flame. When it browns, add tomato. Add bhindi to this, and mix. Garnish with coriander. If you want the bhindi crisp then after steaming, bake in an oven for 5 minutes. Serve. To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/
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Chettinad Curry
Grind the curry ingredients into a smooth paste. Marinate the vegetables except for the onions and tomatoes with the curry paste for 10‐15 min. Dry roast the onions, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and star anise till the onion is translucent and the spices are fragrant. Add the tomato and sauté along with turmeric and salt. Add the marinated vegetables, water and let it simmer for 5 min or till the vegetables are done. Garnish with curry leaves and serve hot. To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/
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Grind lightly the roasted sesame seeds, and mix with the other ingredients. Roll into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Cool and serve. Variations Sesame can be replaced with nuts like cashews or peanuts that are lightly crushed. Tahini may be replaced with other nut butters. Dates can be replaced with raisins, apricots and figs.
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Poriccha Koottu (Moong dal with veggies)
Dry roast the paste ingredients except the coconut. When cool, grind them all into a paste and keep aside. Pressure cook or cook the lentils in an open pan. Steam the vegetables. In another pan dry roast sesame seeds, hing, urad dal, red chillies and curry leaves. Add the steamed vegetables and salt. Add the cooked dal. Simmer for 3 mins. Garnish with chopped coriander. Temper with mustard seeds, hing, red chillies, urad dal and curry leaves. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/ Image courtesy for title pic: www.kitchentantra.com
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Boil the gavarfali, potatoes and carrots in 2 cups of water till they are tender. Keep aside, retaining the water. Heat the pan and add the cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds. When they crackle add the asafoetida. Add the Bengal gram flour and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes over a medium flame till it is golden brown. Add 4 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add the green chillies, ginger, curry leaves, turmeric powder, chilli powder, tamarind pulp, all the cooked vegetables, salt and bring to a boil. Simmer till the bhindi is cooked. Serve hot with rice. To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/ Image courtesy for title pic: www.maunikagowardhan.co.uk
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Three Leaf Sukke
Mix all the ingredients for ground masala and grind it roughly and keep aside. Wash and shred the leaves and keep aside. Heat the pan add cumin, onion, garlic, dry red chili and curry leaves. Sauté for a while and add three kind of leaves and sauté till leaves get cooked. Add grounded masala and stir for few minutes. Add salt and served with roti/rice. To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/
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Palak Mushroom
Wash mushrooms, rinse and drain. Add little lemon juice to ensure white colour and steam. Cool and cut into quarters. Wash and cut palak and steam. Cool and puree in blender or roughly chop as per taste. Peel and chop onions. Heat a pan. Add jeera seeds and let them splutter/pop. Add crushed garlic and sauté till light brown. Add chopped onions, ginger, green chili and sauté till onions turn light brown. Add powder masalas and sauté for 2 minutes. Add chopped tomatoes and sauté. Add little water and simmer till tomatoes are cooked. Add prepared spinach, quartered mushrooms and sauté. Check seasoning. Cream in the nut or seeds paste and mix well. Serve hot. To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/ Image courtesy for title pic: www.vegrecipesofindia.com
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Basic Gravy Paste
Drain the cashews. Place cashews in a blender and grind them into a fairly smooth paste. Add a little water if needed to make cashews into a paste. Add onion, garlic, ginger, chillies and poppy seeds (if using) in a food processor or blender. Process into a coarse paste or mince them. Tip: This can be kept ready in the freezer for quick meals. Cashew paste and the paste with all the other ingredients can also be stored separately and mixed as desired. To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/ Image courtesy for title pic: www.pinchofyum.com To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/
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Chettinad Sorakkai Kurma
Chop the lauki into 1″ cubes. In a blender, make a paste of the coconut and sesame seeds with minimal water. Keep aside. Heat a pan and add jeera. When it begins to crackle, add the onion. Sauté till onion is golden brown. Add green chillies. Sauté for a minute. Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell has evaporated. Add the chopped lauki, reduce the flame to sim and cook for 2 minutes. When all masalas are well mixed, add a cup of water and cook covered for 5 minutes. Now add salt, coriander powder and garam masala. Cook for another 5 minutes. Finally, add the ground coconut paste, mix well and cook for another 10 minutes. Remove from flame and transfer to a serving bowl. Serve hot with any Indian bread or red, brown or black rice. Enjoy! To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/ Image courtesy for title pic: www.simpleindianrecipes.com
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Sweet-Beet Cutlets
Sweet potatoes and beetroot combine together to make a healthy snack for your little ones to enjoy. This can be also used by women who are fasting.
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Dudhi/Lauki Ki Sabzi
To Prepare Masala Dry roast the ingredients – red chillies through garlic. Once the tur dal turns golden, remove, cool and dry grind in a small mixer with a handful of roasted peanuts. If you don't have roasted peanuts, then first roast peanuts separately as it takes longer than the other ingredients. Grind to a coarse powder, keep aside. To prepare Subzi Heat 3/4 cup water in a heavy pan. Bring to a boil with turmeric, salt and hing. Add the lauki cubes and boil for 5-7 minutes until the pieces are soft but retain shape. There may be some water left, but do not drain it. Alternately steam the lauki pieces and add to half the quantity of water with turmeric, salt and hing. Add masala powder to the cooked gourd pieces in the same pan. On a low flame, mix the cooked gourd with the masala. The excess water will be absorbed by the powder. Add a little more water if necessary. Check for salt and garnish with coriander. This dish will pair fan
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