HERBAL SOUP

Herbal Soup

Cold and cough will never leave us in any season.If we are low immune then this dragon will live with us for ever.Cough ll never leave us even to sleep.Even kids will suffer a lot of cold and cough........Medicines for cough will give you relief but not immediately.......I present you hear a herbal payasam which will give immediate relief and  comfort from severe cold..............

I got this recipe from my aunty and she got this from her mom,may be she got from her mom.................................It is so authentic and tested recipe.So you can try this without any fear......................very simple and yummy medicine The ingredients given below are full herbal products you can find these items in a departmental store or in an organic shop in your locality...............

Serves-3 persons  

 prep time-`5 mins 

cooking time-5 mins

Ingredients:

Raw rice-2 tbsp

   chitharathai(galangal roots)- 1 stick 

 Thippili(long pepper)-1/2 stick,Break into two 

  vaalmilagu(Tailed pepper,Jawa pepper)-3-4 corns  

      panam kalkandu(crystalized palm sugar or rock candy)-3 tbsp   

jaggery-1/4 cup,grated  

coconut grated-2 tbsp or coconut milk-1/2 cup 

water-1 cup ground paste :3 cups water 

a pinch of salt

Method:

Soak raw rice in water for 20 mins.

Grind chitharathai(galangal roots),Thippili(long pepper), vaalmilagu(Tailed pepper,Jawa pepper) grind them to a course powder and take 1/2 tsp from that powder.You can preserve the remaining for next time.Add soaked Raw rice and ground powder to the mixer and grind to a fine paste with some water.

In a nonstick pan put ground paste stir well with water if you are using coconut milk use instead of water,milk should be watery in 1:3 ratio and heat them....stir continuously because it may create lumps.When the mixture thickens add panam kalkandu(crystalized palm sugar or rock candy) stir till it dissolves.Mix in grated jaggery,salt and coconut grated,if not using coconut milk.Stir well and remove from fire and serve hot..............!!!!!!!!!!

Note:

• Use Raw rice(paccharisi)
• mix the ground paste either in water or in coconut milk
• Use coconut milk or grated coconut 
• While boiling stir continuously to prevent lumps you can use ballon whisk too..
• For grated jaggery slice the jaggery with knife.
• you can make this in drinking cosistency or in soup consistency.For drink,use some more water or coconut milk.
• It is very effective when drink in empty stomach.

Do it drink it and keep yourself and your family away from this nasty cold.........

chitharathai(galangal roots)

Thippili(long pepper)

Vaal milagu(tailed pepper corns)

ground herbs

Heats up

Herbal soup with coconut milk

Herbal soup with grated coconut

OATS AND STAWBERRY SMOOTHIE

                                 

                  OATS AND STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE

                       

Hi friends!

It's time to have a nice and yummy smoothie.Smoothies are nothing but a thick drink and a good supplement for breakfast to maintain diet.My smoothie recipe is a healthy one containing natural ingredients tats good for kids from old people.Even diabetics can have this smoothie becoz it contains only honey as a sweetening agent...............I'm posting this recipe for shhh secret challenge by priya.I'm doing this with my friend srividhya and we are pairing for the second time.She gave me strawberry and oats.

Ingredients:

Strawberry-1/2 cup

Oats-2 tbsp

Chilled Milk-11/2 cup

Honey- 2 tbsp

Banana-1 big

Walnuts- 1 tbsp

 Strawberry crush to decorate

Method:

The recipe is so simple.Just blend all the above except strawberry crush.Decorate the tall glass with crush by spooning them on sides and pour the blended smoothie into the glass and enjoyyy the yummy smoothie.......

MANGO MINT SLUSH

                                          MANGO MINT SLUSH

Mango is the king of fruits........We can have mangoes in anyform with anything.If the mango season comes we'll have raw mangoes cut and salted  with rice dishes.My dad will eat even ripen mangoes with rice.We make chutneys,halwa,pickles etc....In ripen mangoes we can make smoothie,slush,mousse,icecream anything you want to...............

So I decided to give mango as one of the 5 ingredients for our challenge for the month of may.To make them healthier I added carrots,mint,sugar and milk with ripen mangoes to make a drink.......

In this recipe I have added only one ingredient more to make the drink more yummier............You can drink this slush with straw or have it with spoon that's your choice :P

Ingredients:

Ripen mango-1 cup   

carrots-2,diced  

Mint-3-4 leaves   

sugar-1/2 cup  

milk-1 cup,boiled and cooled   

Orange juice-3/4 cup

Method:

                Combine mangoes,carrots,mint,sugar ,milk and half of the orange juice and blend well.When you blend the carrots may not crush wholely it may leave some tiny bits do not bother becoz it will be tasty and crunchy will you drink the slush.

Pour the drink in a freezer safe bowl or ice cubes tray and freeze them for about 6 hrs.Becoz  of its thickness It'll freeze slowly......Now scrap down the slush with fork and fill three-forth in glass Tumblers ,You can eat the slush with spoon or Pour the remaining orange juice evenly on the slush and enjoy as a drink ............

NOTE:

             Cool the remaining orange juice for second use.

             No need to add sugar in orange juice.

Blend the juice

Scrap the frozen slush

Enjoy them in short glasses

yummy slush topped with mint and uncrushed carrots

Enjoy the drink/slush

Drink them blend with orange juice

HEALTHY SOYA SOUP

                              

   Healthy soya soup

It is a healthy soup named in tamil as "kanji".It tastes  really good and appetizing.My kids love to have this soup for breakfast.It has more nutritive value and good for diabetic patients too.It's very simple to make...

Ingredients:

white soya pulses-1cup

lemon juice-1tbspsalt a pinchpepper powder to tastesugar-2tbsp

curd-2tbsp

Method:

Soak soya pulses overnight and grind with water to a smooth paste and strain well.

In a nonstick pan heat the soyamilk till it boils add curd,lemonjuice to the soup mix well cook till the soup thickens.then add in salt,pepper pr,sugar mix well and serve hot or cold.