Chickpeas Sundal recipe -How to make sundal- Channa sundal

Chickpeas Sundal Recipe - How to make Sundal - Channa SundalSundal can be done with any bean seed of your choice though chickpeas is very commonly used.A snack which is low in fat, high in proteins ,very healthy and also filling. After kids come back from school, you can give them any sundal as a snack.You can have it as a tea time snack also.Ingredients needed Chick peas /channa /garbanzo beans

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Mixed Beans Recipe - Mixed Beans Gravy

Mixed Beans Recipe - Mixed Beans GravyWow! They look so colorful and lovely, isn't it? I got a big bag full of home grown mixed beans as a gift from a friend of ours. I was so delighted.What could be a better gift for a food blogger and a health freak like me .I prepared a variety of dishes with those bean seeds ranging from soups, mixed beans rice to mixed beans gravy.I prepared Mixed Beans

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Bitter gourd Recipe/ Bitter gourd pitlai

This is a very common dish in my house. You might all be knowing the health benefits of bitter gourd (karela in hindi). It is an excellent source of vitamin B1, B2, B3, C, magnesium, folic acid, zinc, phosphorous, manganese, and has high dietary fiber. It is used in treating diabetics and is also a blood purifier. Combined with brown chick peas and tur dal, it is very tasty and you will not

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Red Beans Rice - Indian Style

Beans contain vitamins, minerals and complex carbohydrates.They are low in fat and high in dietary fiber, proteins, antioxidants and also a good source of iron. Darker colored beans like red beans are very good sources of antioxidants.They help to fight cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Combining them with rice, it makes a complete meal. They are also versatile as they can be added to a

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Radish Channa Gravy

Flowers are made from radish and bow from radish peels with channa bow pin


Radish Channa Gravy




Radish is an excellent source of vitamin C. Including radish in our diet regularly helps to reduce obesity. It helps in curing constipation and piles and has anti-cancer properties. It has also been found beneficial in problems related to respiratory disorders. Radish can be taken raw in the

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Medhu Vadai /Urad Dhal Vada

Vadai is a popular snack or breakfast dish which is usually served with coconut chutney and sambar. You can have it with tomato sauce also. In this recipe, I have soaked 1/2 tsp raw rice and 1/2 tsp fried gram (pottukadalai) along with urad dal for crispy vadas. My mother does awesome vadas and it is her recipe. Vada is delicious as such and even when soaked in sambar or rasam or curd. Let us

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Black Eyed Pea Gravy

Black Eyed Pea is also known as cow peas in English. It is called Karamani in Tamil. They are good source of iron, calcium and protein. I just adore this as it can be cooked in so many ways. It can be cooked with rice to make pulao, can be used to prepare sambar, sundal, salad, side dish, gravy or it can be puréed and used as a spread for sandwiches etc. Today we will learn how to make black

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