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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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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Sutta Kathirikkai Gothsu-Roasted Brinjal Gothsu-Side Dish for Pidi Kozhukattai

Upma Kozhukattai/pidi kozhukattai with brinjal gothsu is one of my favorite dish. Both pair very well with each other. I have already posted brinjal gothsu but this brinjal gothsu is different as this is made from roasted brinjals, which gives a smoky flavor to the dish. This gothsu can be served with upma kozhukattai, ven pongal, chapati and arisi upma. Today we will learn how to make brinjal

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Beetroot Chutney-Beetroot Thogayal Recipe

Beetroots are high in iron, immune-boosting vitamin C, fiber and essential minerals. It is low in fat and is packed with powerful antioxidants. Beets are said to be good for heart health. Beetroot chutney is an easy way to include beets in our diet. This is a very healthy and nutritious chutney which can be had with rice and also with idli and dosa. If you love beetroot, you can have it even

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Drumstick Leaves Soup Recipe-Murungai Keerai Soup

Drumstick tree botanically known as "Moringa Oleifera" offers many health benefits. Drumstick leaves are a storehouse of nutrients and antioxidants. It has approximately 90 nutrients and 46 natural antioxidants as well as anti-inflammatory compounds. It has all the essential amino acids needed for the body and is said to treat more than 300 diseases. No wonder it is called the "Miracle Tree".

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Vazhaipoo Thuvaiyal-Banana Flower Chutney Recipe-Vazhaipoo Health Benefits

Vazhaipoo thuvaiyal/banana blossom chutney is very healthy and goes well with rice. Banana flower known as "vazhaipoo" in Tamil has numerous health benefits. Let us see some of its health benefits before going to the chutney recipe.

Health Benefits of Banana Flower

Cooked banana flower is said to be good for diabetics.

Banana flower is used to treat ulcers and dysentery.


It helps to

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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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Upma Pesarattu-MLA Pesarattu Recipe-Andhra Recipes

MLA pesarattu is a very popular dish in Andhra Pradesh and is served with upma. According to wikipedia "A variety of pesarattu served with upma is known as MLA pesarattu, which came to be known after it was popular in MLA quarters restaurants in Hyderabad. It was part of the Andhra meals in MLA quarters." I have already shared with you moong dal dosa with split yellow lentils and pesarattu made

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Sem Aloo Ki Sabzi-Avarakkai Urulai Kizhangu Curry-Broad Beans Potato Curry

Broad Beans Potato Curry is a very simple and delicious curry made with broad beans and potato. It is a perfect accompaniment for both rice and chapati. My little kitchen garden continues to produce bountiful harvests of broad beans/ avarakkai. So here I am with another delicious and easy broad beans curry recipe.








Broad Beans(Avarakkai) Potato Curry




 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time

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Cabbage Potato Curry-Aloo Patta Gobhi Sabzi Recipe

Cabbage potato curry (sabji) is a dry curry which  goes well with both rice and chapati. This is another common sabji in my home which we all love very much. I love it with chapati and rice especially with buttermilk/mor kuzhambu rice. Today we will learn how to make cabbage aloo sukhi sabji following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.









Cabbage Potato Curry-Aloo Patta Gobhi Sabzi

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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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Capsicum Gravy for Rice,Chapati-Capsicum Masala Curry Recipe

One of Padhuskitchen readers sent me 4-5 Andhra recipes long time back asking me to try it and share it with others. I tried her Capsicum masala curry and loved it a lot. This capsicum gravy can be had as a side dish with rice, chapati, phulkas, parathas and flavored rice like ghee rice, jeera pulao etc. It can be mixed with rice to make a simple and delicious one pot meal. Today we will learn

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Dry Fruits Milkshake Recipe

Dry fruits milk shake is a very healthy and nutritious drink with the goodness of dry fruits like dates and figs and nuts like almonds and cashew nuts. It is very easy to make and tastes very delicious. Kids and adults alike will love this milk shake. It also makes a perfect fasting food. It is commonly taken as fasting food during Navratri. Today we will learn how to make dry fruits and nuts

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Almond Milk Recipe-Homemade Almond Milk-How to make Almond Milk at Home

Making almond milk at home is very easy and tastes very delicious. I love to make everything from scratch whether it is coconut milk or almond milk. Commercially available almond milk is high in sugar and has preservatives, so I prefer making fresh almond milk at home without any additives. Though I am not lactose intolerant, I still love to drink almond milk occasionally as I love the nutty

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Steamed Rice Balls with Brinjal Gosthu

Steamed Rice balls also known as Upma kozhukattai-upma kolukattai is one of our family's favourite. It can be taken with sambar or chutney but tastes heavenly with Brinjal gotsu. Upma kozhukattai and Brinjal/eggplant gothsu are made for each other. I have given the recipe for brinjal gothsu also. For preparing Upma kozhukattai, you need rice rava. I have given 2 methods for preparing rice rava.

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