Panagam

This is Lord NarasimhaDev's favourite, The Panagam at our place has a little twist. We add chia seeds to it.

Ingredients

Jaggery - 11/2 cups
Water - 3 cups
Dry ginger - 1 tsp
Cardamom - 3 pods
Pepper - 4 
Salt - a very small pinch
Lemon - 1
Chia seeds - 3 tsps

Method

Soak the chia seeds in one cup of water overnight or atleast 2 to 3 hours before making panagam.

In a another vessel soak the jaggery in the remaining two cups of water. 
To the jaggery water mix add the dry ginger, salt and juice of lemon.
Break the pepper and cardamom coarsely with a hand grinder and add it to the jaggery mix.
Mix everything well and make sure all jaggery is melted. Strain the panagam.
Add the soaked chia seeds to the panagam. Serve chilled.

Home made moong dal sprouts

Sprouting whole moong dal is quite simple. Here is a step by step tutorial for sprouting the moong dal.

• On Day1 night wash and soak a cup of moong dal with surplus water.
• On Day 2 morning, wash the moong dal in cold running water and soak them again.
• On Day 2 night drain the water and sprinkle some water on top of the it and leave them in a dark place.As the weather was cold I placed the moong dal in my oven. If you are staying in warmer places, then you can put the moong dal in a muslin cloth tie them and hang it in a dark place.
•  Day 3 morning check the dal if it has sprouted. It would have sprouted if you are in living in a warm climate. If you are staying in cold places the moong dal would have just started sprouting and hence sprinkle some water and put them back in the oven.
• The moong dal sprouts would be read by Day 4 night.
• The sprouts can be stored in a glass contained and refrigirated and it stays good for a week.

Moong sprouts are good source of proteins, Vitamin -C, potassium and iron. These sprouts can be used in raw salads and also making curries although it is best eaten raw or very lightly cooked.

Palak Roti

One of my friends at work use to bring Palak Roti regularly and I always thought I should try this. But the recipe she gave me had garlic. So I went hunting on the internet and landed on two different types. I kind of did a mix of both and landed on an awesome Palak Roti. Since I was kind of nervous as to how it’s going to taste I made only 10 numbers and after tasting it, me and my husband realized that it’s not going to be enough for us. Hope you enjoy this healthy recipe.

Ingredients


Whole wheat flour - 2 cups
Bengal gram flour - 2 tbsp
Palak (Spinach) leaves - 1bunch
Ginger - 1 inch
Green chiliies - 2
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Carom seeds - 1/4 tsp
Few cilantro leaves
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - a little less than 1/4 tsp
Curd - 2 - 3 tbsp
Water to knead


Method

Wash the palak leaves well, boil in hot water for 2 mins and wash them with cold water. Grind all the above ingredients excluding the wheat flour and besan flour to a fine paste. While grinding the paste make sure you don’t add water, the water in the curd itself should be fine, else the dough will become very watery. Mix this mixture with the flour, add salt and make malleable dough. Roll out the rotis, fry on both sides with oil and apply little ghee. Serve hot with curd and pickle.

Healthy Sprout Salad Recipe

Salads are uniformly low in fat, full of vitamins and makes a perfect accompaniment to a variety of dishes. Sprout salad is a very refreshing and healthy salad. Dal when sprouted turn out to be sweeter and this combo goes well with any raw vegetables.
You can easily have it for breakfast and dinner, I can assure you it will keep you full and satisfied as it is quite tasty as well.

Ingredients

Mixed Sprouts - 2 cups
Carrot - 1 ( Cut them into small cubes)
Sweet Corn Kernels - 1/2cup ( Put it in hot water for 5 mins)
Roasted Peanuts - 1/4 cup
Bell pepper - 1
Tomato - 1

Dressing
Lime Juice - 1 tbs
salt - Acc to taste
Black Pepper - 1/2 tsp

Method

Take the mixed Sprouts in a bowl , followed by chopped carrot.
De seed the tomato and bell pepper and chop them into small cubes. Add the same into the bowl.
Remove the kernels from the water .Filter the water and add it in the bowl .
Add the roasted peanuts.
Give a good mix by adding salt and pepper.
Finally pour the lemon Juice mix well and serve.