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a healthy snacks or energy bar which contains edible seeds that are rich in Anti-oxidants, ruch in vitamin E viz., pumpkin seeds, flax seeds etc along with the above-mentioned edible seeds, we can include Almonds, Cashews, walnuts too. happy cooking.

dry roast the ingredients

add it to the jaggery syrup. mix well. transfer to a plate and cut into desired shapes.

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AVAL MIXTURE | POHA MIXTURE | EASY SNACK | POHA CHIVDA

Aval/ Poha mixture is an easy snack than can be done in minutes if all the ingredients are kept ready. It is suitable for beginners, since all the ingredients are deep fried one by one and mixed with spice and salt. The ingredients may vary according to individual preference. Use less quantity of oil for deep frying, since the oil cannot be reused. While deep frying, add aval and remove immediately from oil otherwise it might drink oil.

It is done using thick aval, ground nut, cashew nut, almonds, raisins/kismis, etc. along with turmeric powder and red chilly powder. Dry coconut bits can also be added to this mixture.

Video recipe of Aval Mixture

INGREDIENTS:

Thick Aval/Poha - 1 cup

Cashew nut - 15

Ground nut - 1/4 cup

Badam - 10

Kismis/ Raisins - 1/4 cup

Curry leaves - little

Roasted Split gram - 1/4 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Oil - to deep fry

METHOD:

• Heat oil in a tawa, add cashews and roast till golden brown.
• Transfer to a plate with a tissue on it, so that extra oil will be absorbed.
• Roast ground nut, badam, kismis and curry leaves one by one and transfer to the plate.
• Add aval little by little in batches and roast for few seconds and remove from oil.
• Transfer all to a bowl, add roasted split gram.
• Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, salt and mix thoroughly when warm.
• Healthy and Crispy Aval Mixture is ready.

Step wise recipe with pictures:

1. Heat oil in a tawa, add cashews and roast till golden brown.

2. Transfer to a plate with a tissue on it, so that extra oil will be absorbed.

3. Roast ground nut, badam, kismis and curry leaves one by one and transfer to the plate.

4. Add aval little by little in batches and roast for few seconds and remove from oil.

5. Transfer all to a bowl, add roasted split gram.

6. Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, salt and mix thoroughly when warm.

7. Healthy and Crispy Aval Mixture is ready.

RED POHA SWEET using Pressure Cooker

RED POHA SWEET

Ingredients:-
Red poha/ Red Aval/ Red Rice Flakes ( thick poha) - 1/2 cup
Jaggerry - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 2 tsp
Cashews, Raisins - 5 nos.
Cardomom powder - a pinch

Method:-
Wash the poha 3 times to remove dust & impurities. Add all the ingredients mentioned in a bowl, gently mix, cover it with a plate and place it inside the cooker. Using double boiling method, allow 3 whistels on high flame, switch off the flame. Let the pressure release  on its own.
Delicious Poha sarkarai pongal is ready. Garnish with cashews, raisins roasted in ghee.

VAZHAIPOO VADAI

Vazhaipoo vadai is one of the healthy recipes of South India.It is very crispy. Many recipes like kootu, usili, sambar etc. can be done using Vazhaipoo/ Banana flower. Children often resist eating vazhapoo, which is very good for stomach health. It is quite time consuming process to clean the florets. But keeping in mind the health benefits, it can be included in kitchen once in a week. Tender and reddish flower tastes awesome with less bitterness. When soaked in buttermilk the bitterness reduces and poriyal or kootu can be prepared. But for preparing Vadai, it need not be soaked in buttermilk.

INGREDIENTS:

Bengal gram/ Kadalai paruppu - 1/2 cup

Chopped Vazhaipoo - 1 cup

Red/ Green chilly - 3

Fennel/ Sombu - 1/2 tsp

Gram flour - 1 tsp (optional)

Coriander leaves - a handful

Curry leaves - little

Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

Oil - for deep frying

Salt

METHOD: 

1. Wash and  soak Bengal gram for 2 hours.

2. Drain the water completely.

3. In a mixer, add bengal gram, chilly, fennel and grind to a coarse paste without adding water.

4. Remove the mixture in a wide bowl.

5. Chop vazhaipoo finely and add to the mixture.

6. Add required salt,gram flour, asafoetida, curry leaves, chopped coriander leaves and mix well using hand so that all ingredients are blended properly.

7. Make vadas of desired shape and arrange on a plate.

8. Heat oil, drop a little batter, if it raises immediately to the top the oil is ready for frying.

9. Drop vadas one by one and deep fry until golden brown.

10. Tasty and crispy VAZHAIPOO VADAI is ready.  

 

Note:

• Adding gram flour gives crispness to the vada. 

KARA PORI / MASALA PORI

Kara Pori/ Spiced puffed rice is one of the easiest snack, well suited for tea time. A popular snack  in many South Indian houses.It is best compared to chips or any such snacks. Well cleaned and packed Pori is easily available in shops. It is low in calories, and suits well during rainy season.

INGREDIENTS:
Puffed rice - 2 cups
Garlic - 6
Turmeric powder-  1/4 tsp
Sambhar/ Red chilly powder-  1/2 tsp
Roasted peanut - 1/4 cup
Fried gram dhal/ udaitha kadalai - 3 tsp
Asafoetida/ Hing - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves-  a leaflet
Salt
Ghee/ Oil -  1 tsp

METHOD:
1. Crush garlic roughly along with the outer covering.
2. Heat ghee/oil in a broad tawa, add the crushed garlic and saute till nice aroma comes out.
3. Add curry leaves, roasted peanuts, fried gram dhal and mix well for a minute.

4. Add turmeric powder, Sambhar powder, salt and hing, mix well and switch off the flame.
5. Add puffed rice and mix well, till it gets well coated with masalas.

6. Tasty Spicy Murmura/ Masala Pori is ready to be served along with tea or coffee.

Note:

• Do not forget to store in an airtight container.
• Using garlic is optional.
• After mixing the puffed rice with Masala, allow 5 to 10 minutes, so that the masala is well absorbed. 
• If tasted immediately after mixing, it might taste spicy & salty.
• Garlic should be roasted along with skin, since it gives unique aroma to the dish.

AVOCADO SALAD

AVOCADO SALAD with CHAPPATHI

Avocado is also called as Butter fruit in India.

Avocados, a rich source of carotenoids ( helps to protect against eye disease), are packed with disease-fighting antioxidants. It also helps to get more nutrients from other foods.

Avocados contain Oleic acid (which is present in Olive Oil), a fat that activates the part of your brain that makes you feel full, thereby helps in reducing weight.
The oleic acid in avocados helps to reduce cholesterol levels.

Half an avocado contains 3.4 grams of fibre, including soluble and insoluble.

It slows down digestion and helps keep blood sugar from spiking after a meal.

A diet high in good fats may even help reverse insulin resistance, which translates to steadier blood sugar long-term.

One cup of avocado provides almost a quarter of your recommended daily intake of folate, a vitamin which cuts the risk of birth defects. If you’re pregnant-or planning to be-avocados will help protect your unborn baby.

Avocados are very high in potassium, which supports healthy blood pressure levels.

A high folate intake is also associated with a lower risk of heart attacks and heart disease.

Let us see how to prepare this easy and quick salad. Always use Ripe Avocados for Salads.


INGREDIENTS:-

Avocado - 1 no.
Tomato - 1/2
Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tsp
Lime juice - 1/2 lime
Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Onion - 1/2 (optional)


METHOD:-
Cut avocado in cubes.
Follow the steps to cut the avocado.
First, Cut into 2 halves. (Avocado's seed size is big)




Remove / Scoop the seed by using spoon.



Using Knife gently cut in vertical lines.



Now, cut in horizontal lines.



By Scooping the inner part using a spoon, the outer skin will be removed, and store it in a bowl.
(Edible part is inner part)



Similarly do the same process for the other half too.

Chop tomatoes and coriander leaves and add to the avocado. Finely chop Onions and add to it.  Mix gently.



Add Black pepper powder, salt and lime juice and toss gently, so that the powders gets coated with the salad.

Healthy Avocado salad is ready.

Serve Avocado salad with Chappati, Bread....

BRINJAL ROAST/ BRINJAL FRY

Children may not like to eat Brinjal in the form of Curry, Kootu etc. But, this recipe might make a difference. Have a try...

INGREDIENTS:

Brinjal (any variety) - 250g
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Besan flour/ Gram flour - 1/2 cup
Rice flour - 1/4 cup
Lemon - 1/2 slice
Salt 
Oil - to deep fry

METHOD:
1. Chop Brinjal into thin slices as shown in the picture. I have used both green and violet variety.
2. Add Sambar powder, pepper powder, cumin powder, garam masala, Asafoetida, salt, lemon juice and mix well and keep aside for 10 minutes. Let the masalas get coated well and be absorbed in brinjal slices.

3. After 10 minutes, the mix will become soft and water content will be released. 
4. Add besan flour and rice flour and mix well and keep aside for another 10 minutes.
5. If the brinjal is not fully coated, add little more besan flour and mix well.
6. If the mixture is dry, then sprinkle some water. If more water is added, the brinjal roast will not last crisp. So add water, only if needed.
7. Heat Oil in a tawa for deep frying, add one or  two teaspoons of hot oil to the mixture and mix well with a spoon before deep frying.
8. Lower the flame to medium, take a little of the brinjal mixture, and drop pieces of brinjal carefully in oil, do not overcrowd, spread according to the size of the tawa and oil in it.
9.Cook well on low flame in batches, do not disturb until it is partially cooked since the flour coating might get separated from the veggie.
10. Using a frying ladle, stir on regular intervals so that all sides are cooked to golden brown.
11. Spread the brinjal fries on a tissue paper, so that excess oil is absorbed.
12. Tasty and crispy Brinjal roast/ fry is ready.

Note:

• If the oil is not hot, the veggies will absorb oil and the entire recipe will become oily.
• If the oil is too hot, the outer layer will be cooked well fastly , but the inner portion might be left uncooked.
• So, once the oil is hot, lower the flame and cook in batches to get good results.

 

 

POTTUKADALAI URUNDAI/ BROKEN CHANNA BALLS

It is one of the healthy snack, very simple to prepare and less time consuming and is a healthy one

INGREDIENTS:

Pottukadalai - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Cardamom - 1/2 tsp
Poppy seeds/ Kasakasa - 1/2 tsp
Coconut - 4 tsp (optional)
Salt - a pinch
Ghee/Oil - 4 to 5 tsp

METHOD:
1. Dry roast Kasakasa, Pottukadalai in a tawa and keep aside.
2. Dry roast coconut until it turns golden brown and keep aside.
3. In a mixer, add kasakasa and pottukadalai and grind to coarse powder.
4. Transfer the contents to a bowl and mix with coconut, cardamom powder and salt.    
5. In the mixer, powder the sugar and add to the above and mix well.
6. Heat oil/ghee in a pan, add little to a portion of the mix and make into small sized ball by mixing well.
7. See to that the ball should be tight, if not add ghee/oil and make the ball.
8. Pottukadalai Urundai is ready.

Note:

• Instead of giving biscuits and other junk food to our children, we must introduce such snacks to our children and tell about the health benefits.  
• Even Groundnut balls, Sesame balls are much healthier and can be given to our children.