CRISPY BREAD SWEET POTATO CHAT, how to make a healthy chat with whole wheat bread & sweet potato

 Sweet potatoes!!!!

Highly nutritious, great source of fiber, vitamins and minerals

Rich in antioxidants

Beneficial for gut health

Protects against certain types of Cancers

Especially the Orange colored Sweet potatoes, are rich in beta carotene, supports Healthy Vision

Supports your immune system....

and I have created a very very healthy chat, with them!!! 

Please refer to my Sweet potato parathas

                                                                     Ingredients

Whole  wheat bread 12 slices

Sweet potato, peeled, pressure cooked and sliced into rounds - 1

Curds, mixed with salt and sugar to taste - 2 cups

Onion - 1, cut fine

Tomato - 1, cut fine

Sweet chutney - as required

Green chutney - as required

Chat masala, chilli powder, roasted jeera powder - as needed

Fine sev, coriander leaves, pomegranate arils for garnishing

You can see all the things assembled, just bread and curds not there in the picture.

Golden colored, toasted bread arranged on a plate

Sweet potato slices kept on top, a pinch of salt sprinkled on all slices

chopped onions and tomatoes topped

chilli powder, chat masala powder and roasted jeera powder sprinkled

sweetened curds gently poured

Green and Sweet chutneys added

Fine sev and pomegranate arils topped

finally, coriander leaves garnished

Enjoy this guilt free, healthy chat !!!!

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MODI JI'S FAVORITE PARATHA, How to make parathas with Drumstick pulp and leaves

 I happened to read in Times of India , where Modi ji himself has said, his mom used to make this paratha twice a week and now he makes it himself.

This paratha basically has Drumstick pulp and leaves with some spices added. 

Drumsticks' health benefits are too many.....

They contain Vitamin A, B, and C Complex vitamins, furthermore, drumsticks are a good source of Calcium, Phosphorous and Iron, and hence prevent anaemia.

The anti oxidants present in Drumsticks are, Beta Carotene, Vitamin C, and  Quercetin, an antioxidant which helps to lower Blood pressure.

Controls blood sugar, reduces inflammation, reduces cholesterol, improves vision, helps during pregnancy and lactation, improves bone strength and acts as Aphrodisiac, reducing the stress levels in body..

And we must all remember, drumsticks are sold at very affordable, nominal prices!!!

Please go through my drumstick soup , drumstick rasam and moringa recipes

Ingredients

Drumsticks - 5 - 6

Moringa leaves - a handful

Whole wheat flour - 1 heaped cup

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Hing - a pinch

Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp

Ajwain - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Gingely oil to add and smear

Ghee to cook the parathas

Recipe cuisine : North/South; Category: Main dish

Prep time: 20 mts; Cooking time : 20 mts

Yields 8 parathas

Drumsticks cooked for 3 whistles, after adding turmeric and a pinch of salt

After cooling, take out the pulp, and if need be, coarsely pulse it in blender, also save the water cooked in, so that we can use it to knead the atta

Pulp and moringa leaves, washed well and drained, added

Ajwain, chilli powder, hing,  salt to taste added

2 tsps of gingely oil added

all kneaded into a smooth dough, some oil smeared on top, allowed to rest for a couple of hours

Balls made and kept 

First rolled to a round, some ghee smeared, then folded and rolled into a triangle paratha

first dry roasted on both sides

Then ghee added and cooked to a golden color

Kept on a plate

Served with Tirangi dhal and Mango Shrikhand...Wow!!!! What a sumptuous, simple meal it was!!!! 

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*Mainly to highlight the taste of drumsticks and leaves, other spices have been avoided.

MORINGA THOGAYAL, how to make a yumm yumm thogayal with drumstick leaves

 Well…….about Moringa leaves…..I have mentioned in several of my posts….

Moringa Recipes

This thogayal is the latest addition to my Moringa Recipes.....the super fresh, tender, light green colored Drumstick leaves are specially plucked from a tree in our native place, Thanjavur, where I had recently been !!!!

This thogayal is not only good to eat with rice, it is also a nice chutney for dosas and idlies.

Ingredients

Drumstick leaves - 2 handfuls

Small onion - 10 - 15

Chopped ginger - 1 tsp

Garlic - 2 pods

Curry leaves - a few

A small piece hing

Split urad dhal - 2 tsps

Channa dhal - 2 tsps

Red chillies - 4 - 5

Grated coconut - 2 tsps

Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Any cooking oil - 2-3 tsps to season

Recipe cuisine: South Indian; Category: Side dish; Lunch/breakfast/dinner

Prep time: 10 mts; Cooking time: 10 mts

Yields roughly a cup full

Oil heated in pan, hing, urad and channa dhals, red chillies seasoned

Then small onions, garlic and ginger added

After the onions become golden in color, washed and drained moringa leaves along with curry leaves added

Salt to taste and tamarind paste added, after the leaves are sauteed well

grated coconut added

everything mixed well

after the whole thing cools down, loaded into a blender jar, and ground to a thogayal

See how nice it looks!!! I am not proudly boasting about the heavenly taste.......because as Kannadasan says, சொல்லாத சொல்லுக்கு விலை ஏதும் இல்லை!!!!! Am I right or wrong???

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TIRUNELVELI SODHI, How to make a Coconut milk based , tasty Veg side dish

 TIRUNELVELI......

 A Great name,....."Thiru" means, auspicious; "Nel" means, paddy; "Veli" means, fence....this is a famous place, where Lord Shiva guarded his devotee's paddy field, putting  a fence around!!

The very famous Nelliappar -Kanthimathi temple is here, with its beautiful architecture. This temple is very renowned for its musical pillars, which when struck produce Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni , the Saptha swarams, and they are highly esteemed!!!

Tirunelveli is also famous for its Iruttukkadai halwa, which I have already posted.

Now I am going to give you another typical Tirunelveli side dish, SODHI, which is an amazing combo for chapathi varieties, idiyappam, aappam, Jeera rice, Peas pulao etc

So, instead of the usual Vegetable Stew, we can make this Sodhi too.

It is called Mappillai Sodhi , a special dish, made when the sons in law come  . Just another kuzhambu recipe like Mappillai sambhar 

Today is my Grand daughter's Birthday, this is her favourite!!!!!

Ingredients

Small Onions - 15 - 20

Cut ginger pieces - 1 tsp

Garlic pods - 3 - 4

Few curry leaves

Coarsely pulsed Green Chillies - 3

Moong dhal - 2 tbsps, soaked in hot water, pressure cooked, with a pinch of turmeric

Potato - 1, thinly sliced

Carrot - 1, thinly sliced

Drumstick - 1, cut

Beans - about 10, slit lengthwise

Green peas - 1/2 cup

Thin coconut milk - 1 1/2 cups

Thick coconut milk - 1 1/2 cups

Salt to taste

For seasoning

Coconut oil - 3 tbsps

Hing powder a pinch

Jeera - 1 tsp

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian; Category: Anytime side dish

Prep time: 10 mts; Cooking time: 15 - 20 mts

Serves 3

                                                                                                              

                                                               All Veggies kept ready

                                           

                                                                                Cooked Moong dhal

                                                                      Thin coconut milk

                                Pressure pan heated with 3 tsps of Coconut oil, hing and jeera seasoned

                                                        Onions, ginger, garlic and pulsed green chillies added 

                                                    all veggies added, sauteed on low flames

                                                                                 Salt to taste

                                                    Thin coconut milk added, cooked for 2 whistles

                                                     After opening, this is how it looks

  Cooked moong and thick coconut milk added, mixed well, on low flames, allow to boil for 2-3 minutes

                                              The flavorful, yumm yumm SODHI is ready!!!!

                            Enjoy it with the super soft, fluffy and amazing AAPPAMS!!!!

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