Tomato Oats Recipe-Thakkali Oats-Weight Loss Recipes

Tomato oats is a very simple dish similar to tomato rice. I have replaced rice with rolled oats. This dish is low in calories and is great for weight loss. It keeps you fuller for a longer time, reduces your hunger cravings and it is also delicious. It takes just 15 minutes to make this dish with oats. Today we will learn how to make delicious tomato oats with step wise pictures.








Tomato

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Oats Khichdi Recipe-Lunch Recipes with Oats

Oats Khichdi is very nutritious, healthy, delicious and easy to prepare. Oats is great for weight loss as it is rich in fiber,  keeps you full and satisfied longer.  Oatmeal is also said to lower the risk of certain types of cancer.  Khichdi is my comfort food and I make khichdi with most of the grains. Today we will learn how to make Oats Khichdi following this easy recipe with step wise

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Samba Godhumai Rava Adai-Broken Wheat Adai-Dalia Adai Recipe-Healthy Breakfast-Dinner Recipes

Cracked Wheat/Broken wheat  is known as "samba godhumai ravai" in Tamil, "dalia" in Hindi. It is also known as Lapsi rava. It is low in calories and loaded with nutrients. It is a good  source of fiber. Its high fiber content, makes you feel fuller on less food, so it can help you loose weight or even belly fat. As it has low glycemic index, it is good for diabetics also. This broken wheat

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Curd Oats Recipe-Oats with Yogurt-Thayir Oats Bath

Everyone loves oats as it is easy to cook and is very versatile. I love to have oats for lunch as oats is packed with fiber and keeps you feeling fuller longer thus preventing you from snacking in between meals. The other day, I made my favorite curd rice with oats for lunch. As I love my lunch to be colorful, I added fresh fruits and vegetables to it. Needless to say it was very delicious.

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Black Beans Sundal-Black Turtle Beans Sundal Recipe

Black beans are also known as "black turtle beans". They are very delicious and also nutritious. They have many essential nutrients that our body needs to function properly. I had a bag of black beans lying in my pantry. As it is Navratri now, I decided to make sundal with black beans for a change. Today let us learn how to make healthy and delicious black bean sundal following this easy recipe

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Quinoa Black Bean Patties-Quinoa Vegetable Black Bean Cutlet Recipe

Quinoa Beans cutlets or tikkis are packed with nutrient rich black turtle beans, quinoa and vegetables. It can be had as a snack or even for breakfast or dinner. It is vegan friendly and also great for weight loss. Both quinoa and black beans are powerhouse of nutrition. Today we will learn how to make quinoa black beans vegetable cutlet following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

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Bulgur Wheat Upma Recipe-Bulgur with Mixed Vegetables-Bulgur Indian Recipes

Bulgur wheat as I have mentioned in my earlier bulgur recipes is very popular in Middle East. I love it as it cooks faster and is so versatile. You can make khichdi, salad, biryani, pulao, upma etc with bulgur. I personally do not prefer eating rice everyday. I include a variety of grains and bulgur is one of my favorites. Bulgur is high in fiber and low in calories. As I love upma, I often

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Millet Pulao-Varagu Arisi Vegetable Rice Recipe-Millet Recipes

Millet Vegetable Pulao is a delicious one pot meal, which is easy to prepare and also nutritious. I have used Kodo millet (varagu in Tamil) for making this pulao. You can substitute it with barnyard millet or little millet. Today we will learn how to make Millet Veg Pulao following this easy recipe with step wise pictures. 



Kodo Millet (varagu) pulao-brinjal raita-salad-potato curry

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Kothavarangai Paruppu Kootu Recipe-Easy Cluster Beans Kootu without Coconut

Cluster beans is known as Gawar ki Phalli in Hindi and Kothavarangai in Tamil. This is a simple kootu that does not require any grinding. I have prepared this kootu without coconut. This kootu goes well with rice. As it is a Tamil Brahmin style kootu, it does not have onion and garlic also. Today we will learn how to make cluster beans paruppu kootu without coconut following this easy recipe

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Brinjal Kootu Recipe-Kathirikai Kootu-Tamil Brahmin Style

Brinjal kootu is a simple Tamil Brahmin style side dish made with brinjals and dal. It can be had as a side dish for rice or it can be enjoyed mixed with rice, topped with a tsp of ghee. Many ask me for low fat recipes, I always tell them that most of Padhuskitchen recipes are low in fat. I have used just a tsp of oil to make this delicious brinjal kootu. Today we will learn how to make Brinjal

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Avarakkai Kootu Recipe-How to make Broad Beans Kootu

Broad beans kootu is very common in my home. Broad beans is known as "avarakkai" in Tamil and "Sem" in Hindi. Though it is very common in my home, I realized that I have not shared this recipe yet. It is very simple and easy to make. I had a bounty harvest of broad beans from my kitchen garden. Homegrown vegetable are not only free of chemicals but also very tasty and cooks faster compared to

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Ragi Kali Recipe-Kezhvaragu Kali-Keppai Kali

Keppai Kali/Ragi Kali is a nutritious meal and very popular among the rural folks of Tamil Nadu. In Karnataka, it is known as ragi mudde. Ragi mudde is made without using rice, which I will share it separately. I love traditional healthy recipes and this is one of my favorite ragi dish. Today we will learn how to make Tamil style ragi kali following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

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Lauki Gravy Recipe-Quick Bottle Gourd Gravy in Pressure Cooker-Dudhi Gravy for chapathi

This is a very quick and simple gravy prepared with bottle gourd. It goes well with chapatis and parathas. When you do not have much time on hand, you can make this quick side dish in just 15-20 minutes. Today we will learn how to make low fat quick bottle gourd gravy following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.








Lauki Gravy Recipe-Quick Bottle Gourd Gravy




 Prep Time : 10 mins

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Rajma Sundal Recipe-Kidney Beans Sundal-Sundal Recipes

Navaratri,2013 starts on the 5th of October and will continue for 9 days until Sunday, the 13th of October. I have already posted  9 sundal recipes for Navratri, here is another easy sundal recipe prepared with kidney beans. Today we will learn how to prepare rajma sundal following this easy recipe.




Rajma (Kidney beans) Sundal

Prep time -under 5 mins
Cook time -under 20 mins
Serves - 2

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Brown Rice Salad Recipe with Beans-Brown Rice Double Beans Salad

Brown rice salad with double beans is one of my favorite dish with brown rice. It is filling, nutritious and also very tasty. Whenever my husband (he does not like brown rice) is away, this is my lunch. It hardly takes 15 minutes to prepare this. You do not need any side dish for this. It makes a complete meal loaded with vitamins, protein, fiber and antioxidants. Today we will learn how to

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Green Tea-How to make Green Tea

We all know that green tea has numerous health benefits. It is rich in antioxidant which helps to reduce the risk of cancer.The antioxidant present in green tea protect cells from damage, reduce the risk of heart attacks, help lower cholesterol level and boost immune system. It can aid in weight loss by improving your metabolism, which in turn allows your body to burn fat faster. The vitamin C

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Moong Dal Cucumber Salad-Pasi Paruppu Kosumalli Recipe

Kosumalli  also known as Kosumbari is a traditional South Indian salad prepared with fresh vegetables and mostly soaked moong dal. There are many combinations and this is one of them. I love salads and can have it any time without any accompaniment. Today let us learn a very simple and healthy Indian salad following our easy recipe. 




How to prepare Kosumalli/ salad 

Prep time - under 15

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Sprouted Moong Salad-Mung Bean Sprouts Recipes(Indian)

We have seen how to sprout Green Mung dal in our last post, today we will see some salad recipes or low calorie healthy recipes using green gram sprouts. Sprouts are easily digestible, rich in fiber and other nutrients.They have abundant active antioxidants which can protect us against many diseases. No wonder they are called the "super food" or "health food". Have you ever heard of the

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Kosambari/Indian Salad

This is a typical Indian salad which is very simple to prepare and also a very healthy dish. This salad can be served with rice or can be taken as such. It is low in fat, so can be taken by those who want to reduce weight. Children love this very much. Since my children like the crunchy taste of capsicums very much, I have added it. In traditional recipe capsicum is not added. Today we will

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Moong Dal Sprouts /Carrot Salad

Moong Dal /Green Gram Sprouts with CarrotsSalads are very good for health and has all the essential nutrients. There are a wide variety of salads. Salads can be prepared with vegetables, fruits, legumes, greens etc. You will all be knowing that you have to eat 5 different colors of fruits and veggies daily. The more colors we include in our diet, the more vitamins, minerals, nutrients, we get to

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