Vanghi Bhath / Brinjal Rice / Egg plant Rice

Today i am posting mouth watering vanghi bhath recipe. Vanghi bhath Serve

hot with yogurt or raitha. 

Ingredients:

1&1/2 cup Basmathi rice, (Washed and Cooked)
1 tbs Channa dal
1 tbs Urad dal
3 Red chillies
1 tbs Mustard
1 tbs Cumin seeds
3 to 4 tbs vanghi bath powder

4 tbs Coconut Powder
salt to taste
Red chilli powder to taste
1/2 tbs asafoetida/Hing
1/4 tbs turmeric
8 curry leaves
4 to 5 tbs Chopped Coriander
15 cashews
3 - 4 tbs oil
1 onion
3 Brinjals / Egg plants

Preparation:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add Channa dal, Urad dal, Mustard, Cumin seeds, Red               chillies,Turmeric, Hing, Curry leaves, Cashews stir it till the seasoning is done.
2. Add the Sliced onions and fry till the onions turn into light golden brown.
3. Add the sliced brinjal pieces, salt and fry until brinjal is cooked.Cover to cook 

on medium heat.
4. Add vanghi bath powder and red chilli powder and combine well and cover to

cook on medium heat up to 8 min.
5. Now add the cooked rice and mix properly.

6. Finally garnish with chopped coriander.
7. Mouth watering  vanghi bath is ready to serve.

Bhelpuri - Evening Snack

Bhelpuri is identified as a popular evening snack. Bhelpuri is a low-fat 

and delicious evening snack. It's a famous North Indian fast food item.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Bhelpuri Mix
3-4 tbs mashed potato
1/2 Chopped onion
3/4 Chopped Tomatoes
2-3 Chopped Green chillies
3-4 tbs Mint chutney
3-4 tbs Tamarind paste
3-4 tbs Chopped coriander

Preparation:

1. Boil the potatoes and mash them.
2. Take a big bowl and add Bhelpuri mix.
3. Add mashed potato, onion, tomato, mint chutney, tamarind chutney,

    green chillies and mix gently with the hands.
4. Finally garnish with chopped coriander before serving.
5. Bhelpuri is ready to serve.

Dosakaya Curry/ Indian Yellow Cucumber curry

Dosakai: A cucmber that is yellow in colour, has a round shape and is available
in many parts of india. Commonly added in chutney, Sambar,Curry, Dal and
also making Dosa-avakaaya (a type of Indian pickle).
 

Health Benefits of Dosakaya/ Indian Yellow Cucumber:
 

1. Cucumbers are very low in calaries, have minimal amounts of fats and
no cholesterol.
2. Have a very high water content and are know to have diuretic properties,
and thus help in improving the kidney and bladder diseases. Eating cucum-
bers regularly in summer months prevents dehydration.
3. Contains ascorbic acid(vitamin c) and caffeic acid, so when applied topically,
it soothes skin irritations, sunburns, reduces inflammation and rehydrates dry
skin.
4. Good source of silica, which is found in connective tissues like muscles,
tendons, ligaments,cartilage, and bone. Regular consumption of cucmber
improves the health and complexion of skin, and healthy hair.
5. Moderate source of vitamin c, a natural water soluble antioxidant.  It enhances
the body's immune system, increases the elasticity of skin and blood vessels,
and prevents bruising of the skin.
6. Moderate source of folic acid and vitamins A, which are essential for maintain-
ing a healthy heart and eye sight.
7. Good source of other minerals like calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium,
zinc and manganese, which play a very important role in maintaining proper
metabolic activities of the body.
8. Good source of potassium and very low in sodium. This helps in lowering
the blodd pressure.
9. Very good source of dietary fiber. It adds roughage to the contents of the
intestines, promotes satiety, promotes the health of the colon, and also helps
in relieving constipation, hemorrhoids, diverticular disorders, etc.
10. Raw cucumber juice also soothes heart burn and acidity, also helps to
control the eczema, arthritis, and gout.
 

Ingredients:

1 large dosakaya / Indian Yellow Cucumber
1 Onion
2 tomatoes
3 green chillies
5 curry leaves
2 tbs oil
1/2 tbs channa dal
1/2 tbs urad dal
1/2 tbs mustards
1/2 tbs cumin seeds
salt to taste

red chilli powder to taste
1/4 tbs turmeric

1 or 2 red chillies
coriander leaves (optional)

Preparation:

1. Peel Dosakaya and slice into half. (Check the seeds and flesh for any bitter
taste. If the flesh is bitter, discard the dosakaya. ,If the seeds have bitter taste,
remove all the seeds and wash with water.)
2.cut into small bite sizes pieces.
3.Now chop onion and tomato and green chillies keep it aside.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add channa dal, urad dal, red chillies, cumin seeds, mustard.
5. when mustard start popping add curry leaves.
6. Add onions and green chillies and turmeric, wait till the onions become
light brown Colour.
7.Add tomatoes and dosakaya pieces, and salt. Mix well, cover to cook on
medium heat up to 15 min.
8. Finally add red Chilli powder,coriander leaves and mix well. Leave it
5min.

9. Dosakaya curry is ready to eat. Serve with hot rice and roti.

Cluster Beans/Guvar/Goruchikkudu curry

Cluster Beans(Guvar) is known as goruchikkudu in telugu, Kothavara in Tamil and
Malayalam, Gori koyi in kannada and Guvar-ki-phalli in Hindi, cluster beans, in fact,
originated in India.

Nutrition Facts:

A cup of cooked cluster beans contains nearly 110 calorie. Most
of the pod is protein, while the seeds are largely carbohydrate-rich endosperm.
The pod Protein is deficient in methionine, an amino acid that the body requires
from food because it cannot make it on its own.

Food rich in methionine-whole wheat bread or plain chapattis for example, provide
amino acids not supplied by legumes like guvar. The combination is a complete
protein that is comparable to meat and eggs.


Ingredients:

6-8 Red chillies
1 pack Guvar
1 Big onion
2 tbs oil
1/2 tbs channa dal
1/2 tbs urad dal
1/2 tbs mustard
1/2 tbs cumin seeds
pinch of turmeric
salt to taste
4 curry leaves

Preparation:

1.If you want to use fresh Cluster beans wash and discard the ends of cluster
beans by cutting it off. Cut remaining cluster beans into around 1 inch pieces.
2.If you want to use cluster beans pack take out from packet. Wash them properly.
Pressure cook them with sufficient water.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Add channa dal, urad dal, mustard, cumin and 1 red chilly.
When mustard start popping add curry leaves. Fry for a min.
3. Add cooked cluster beans, salt, turmeric and mix them all once. Allow them
to cook for 5 min's, cover to cook on medium heat.
4. Take onion and 7 red chillies grind them coarsely to make an even thick paste.
5. Finally add the paste. Cover to cook on medium heat up to 10 min.
6. Cluster Beans curry is ready to serve with hot rice and little ghee.

Healthy Home made Vegetable Soup

This soup is full of vegetables . A homemade vegetable soup you can change
up depending on what vegetables you have on hand. The Winter season many
of us is getting cold, caught and fever. Especially Winter every one likes to take
hot soups and hot drinks. Ginger is a natural medicine for cold and caught.

Health Benefits of Ginger:

1.Ovarian Cancer Treatment: Ginger may be powerful weapon in the treatment of
ovarian cancer.

2. Morning sickness: Ginger is just as effective as vitamin B6 in the treatment of
morning sickness.

3. Motion sickness remedy: Ginger has been shown to be an effective remedy
for the nausea associated with motion sickness.

4.Reduce pain and Inflammation: Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties and
is a powerful natural painkiller.

5.Heartburn Relief: Ginger has long been used as a natural heartburn remedy.
It is most often taken in the form of tea for this purpose.

6.Cold and flu prevention and treatment: Ginger uses as a natural treatment for
colds and the flu. Many people also find ginger to be help flu in the Case of
stomach flu's or food poisoning, which is not surprising given the positive
effects ginger has upon the digestive tract.

7.Migraine relief: Ginger may provide migraine relief due to its ability to
stop prostaglandins from causing pain and inflammation in blood vessels.

8.Menstrual Cramp Relief: In Chinese medicine, ginger tea with brown sugar
is used in the treatment of menstrual cramps.

Ingredients:

1 cup Mixed vegetables
2 Tomatoes
10 Black peppers/ 1/4 tbs pepper powder
1 inch ginger piece
salt to taste
3 to 4 tbs tomato ketchup
15 to 20 Small fried Bread pieces

Preparation:

1. Take a vessel. Add all the vegetables,tomatoes,ginger and sufficient water.
Cook up to 10 min or until vegetables soften.
2. Add cooked vegetables,tomatoes and ginger in to the mixer jar. Make it like a paste.
3. Take a pan. Add the vegetable paste and salt and pepper powder and tomato
ketchup. Cook up to 8min on medium heat.
4. Healthy vegetable soup is ready to serve.
5. Before serving decorate with fried bread pieces.