Thursday, February 4, 2010

Vegetable Dosa


Vegetable Dosa is our favorite item at my home.  Vegetable Dosa  is a colorful 
and healthy item.

Health Benefits of Carrots:
 
It slows aging, promotes healthy vision, has anti-cancer properties,
increases immunity towards various chronic diseases. Eating carrots can
cure anemia, eye problems and cancer too.

The advantages of carrots:

They reduce the risk of cancer. They stimulate the immunological system.
They alleviate respiratory and digestive problems. They help in the 

prevention and treatment of ulcers. They strengthen the teeth, hair and 
bones. They contribute in the lactating period of women. They improve 
skin conditions. Detoxify the liver. Encourage healthy blood cells as 
well as improve the correct functioning of the heart and circulatory system.

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 Health Benefits of Cabbage:
 
Cabbage is anti – inflammatory vegetable . Cabbage contains lactic
acid that acts to disinfect colon. Cabbage can also be used to reduce
headache pain. Another benefit of cabbage is in it's anti –cancer
properties and is also said to be able in treating other skin conditions.
Drinking cabbage juice from the stem is a good remedy for ulcers.

The use :

1. Drink fresh cabbage juice if you suffer from gastritis
2. This is another benefit of cabbage. Drink 25 – 50 ml cabbage juice
everyday to treat headache, asthma, bronchitis and other digestion
problems.
3. White cabbage juice dabbed on mouth ulcers will make the healing
faster.
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 Health benefits of Green peppers:

1.Green bell Peppers is a rich source of Vitamin'C' and vitamin 'A'.
2.Green bellpeppers are also good source of vitamin B6, Which assists in 
   a number of bodily functions, from metabolism, to immune and nervous 
   system health.
3.Green bell peppers are also a good source of antoxidants which may help 
   protect our cells from damage.
4. Bell peppers have also been shown to prevent blood clot formation and 
    reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes probably due to their content 
   of substances such as vitamin "c", capasaicin, and flavonoids.
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Ingredients:

1 Cup Grated carrot
1 Cup chopped green peppers
1 Cup Cabbage
1/2 Onion
2 - 3 Green chillies
Salt to taste.
oil 1 tbs

Preparation: 

1. Heat oil in a pan . Add onions and green chillies and fry till the onions 
    turn into light brown color.
2. Add grated carrots,chopped green peppers and chopped cabbage. 
    Add salt  and mix well.
3. Cover to cook on medium heat up to 5-8 min.
4. Heat the iron griddle or non-stick pan with little ghee or oil.
5. Now begin to spread the batter in sweeping circular motions to form a 
    pancake of roughly 8" diameter.
6. When the upper surface begins to look cooked (it will no longer look 
    soft or runny), flip the Dosa. By this time, ideally, the surface that was 
   underneath should be light golden in color. Allow to cook for 1 minute after 
   flipping. Now spread the vegetable mix in the center of the dosa and fold it.
7. Vegetable Dosa is ready to serve with sambar, peanut chuney, coconut 
    chutney, karapodi....

Dosa Ingredients & Preparation:

http://padmaja13.blogspot.com/2009/09/dosa.html

2 comments:

Sarah Naveen said...

Yummy and healthy Dosa..simply delicious..

Sook said...

I should eat more carrots. :) This looks great.