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Hello bloggers! Herefter I will post research time weekly once.Its a new segment in my blog to know interesting features related to food.It can be a recipe or food or vegetable or basically anything related to food recipes .Pls support this and comment down below about what you want to know related to food.So enough talk lets research about potatoes today mainly the benefits.You might think benefits?Does aloo has any benefit? Like really ? But shockingly yes.

So what comes in your mind after seeing a potato .Its just a potato right.Potato can be used with any vegetable .It is friends with all vegetables.Mostly potatoes are associated with fat.Yes it has carbs we all know that.We say if you wanna diet and loose weight,stop eating potatoes( our beloved lays/chips/wafers).

So potato is useful but has a bad name as it increases fat.But if you use it wisely it will not increase weight.

So lets study some amusing facts on potatoes:

1.Potato is one of the popular vegetable used in the whole world.Its grown worldwide but its origin is in South America.It was first brought to India by Portugals in 16th Century.

2.Potato is full of starch which is its main nutrient.It even contains sodium,potassium,Vitamin A and D.It also has Vitamin C.Potato reduced scurvy disease in Europe.

3.In order to retain its nutrients potato should be cooked with its peel/rind as the peel contains proteins & minerals.But after frying all the nutrients will be lost.

4.You sometimes find green color in potato,cut the green part as it contains solanine which is poisonous.And if you see sprouted potato also dont use it.

5.Potato juice helps in removing toxins from body and helps in arthritis so we can drink 2 tsp of potato juice everyday.

6.The starch of potato helps in reducing swelling of pancreas as it has anti-inflammatory properties.

For Skin:

1.Fresh juice of potato used for acnee-prone skin.It contains potassium,phosphorous and calcium in it which helps in purification of skin.

2.The potato paste is good for acne ,pimples and wrinkles.

3.You can take a slice of potato and rub it on face for just removing the dirt.

How can you use potatoes in recipe:

Well use when boiled,fried or roasted.

Best recipe:French fries

Indian curries: Dum aloo( aloo mein dum hai),Malai kofta and etc etc.

Chaat:Aloo chat,aloo tikki ( well aloo is the main ingredient of all chats).

And how can we forget Aloo prantha with butter ofcourse.....😜

Did you see potato is the main ingrdient of all the indian dishes.

So thats it for today friends,meet you with next blog tomorrow.Till then take care!

Good morning bloggers! Happy Tuesday 🙏🏻. Always in a hurry to make breakfast but couldn't find more options than oats or sandwich? Here comes idly.No no.. Its not fermented.. Its instant and full of veggies.. Lets begin the recipe.. Lets get started.

Ingredients reqd:

1.Rava/ sooji/ semolia-1 cup

2.curd( sour)-1/2 cup

3.Eno/meetha soda-1 tsp

4.Veggies- carrot, capsicum, onion, coriander leaves, ginger( chopped), green chillies-2 ( chopped), curry leaves-5-7( chopped), cashews-5-7( chopped)

5.Masalas : Oil, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, turmeric powder( for color), red chilli powder-1/2 tsp, Asafetida( heeng)-2 pinch

Preparation:20-25 mins.

1. Firstly add some oil say 1 tsp in a nonstick pan, add sooji( 1 cup) and roast it till its light brown. How much time to roast? Just see whether it sticks to thw spatula.. It should be greasy enuf.

2.After roasting,keep the pan aside. Now take a small pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds,heeng, curry leaves and cashews and roast it well.. Add the mixture to the roasted sooji. Now add 1/2 cup curd and mix the soooji well.

3.Add the veggies of your choice and should be finely chopped. Now keep the sooji aside for 1 hour if time. Otherwose 15 mins is enuf.

4.After 1 hr/15 mins, the rava must have soaked the water up. Add water and adjust consistency. Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix it well.

5.Now take a steamer and add water and keep it ready to boil.And grease the idly stand with oil thoroughly.

6.Now add 1/2 tsp oil in the batter for the softness. And add soda/ eno. Don't mix it too much.

7.After the water is boiled, add batter ino idly moulds and place it in boiling water and steam it for 10 mins.

8.Our idlis will be done by 10 mins.

9.Serve it with your choice of chutney. Our simple and healthy breakfast is ready.

Note:

1.You can saute the veggies and add it into mixture.

2.10-15 mins will be enuf for idlis to cook. Just check it witj knife that it doesn't stick.

3.Veggies like bottle gourd and beetrooy can also be added.

4.Many chutney recipes I have provided in the blog, you can try them.

Thanks and have a good day doston🙏🏻

Meet you with new recipe in next blog!

Thatte idly with chutney recipe :

Recipe link:

Hello readers🙏🏻 Long time!How have you all being doing? I am good but was little busy.. So lets get away to the recipe.. Today's recipe is one of the easiest yet healthiest recipe. Well beetroot is a power packed vegetable. It has good source of nitrates and hence used in making sabzi( poriyal), Add ons, soups and mainly for adding its beautiful ocean pink color to any food. The Poriyal ( in Tamil ) can we eaten as a side dish with rice, rasam and sambar.

Ingredients needed:

1.Beetroot -1( big size)( chopped in squares)

2.Onion-1( big size)( chopped finely)

3.Green chilli-2( chopped finely)

4.For tempering: cumin seeds(jeera)-1 tsp, mustard seeds( rai)-1/2 tsp, urad dal-1/2 tsp, chana dal-1/2 tsp, curry leaves-7-8,Heeng-a pinch, coriander powder -1 tsp, red chilli powder( deggi mirch)-1/2 tsp, garam masala-1/2 tsp, salt( as needed), oil

5.For garnishing: shredded coconut and coriander leaves.

How to make:

1.Take a beet and wash it thoroughly. Peel it and cut it in small square pieces( be ready to paint your hands in pink😜)

2.Similarly cut the onions finely and green chilli too.

3.Take a pan, add oil, when heated add the masalas like jeera, rai, heeng, dals and roast it till golden brown.

4.Now add green chilli and onion and roast it well and then add the chopped beets.

5.The beets take time to cook. Just cover it and cook for 15-20 mins.

6.Sprinkle some water from top. Add the masalas like salt, coriander powder, red chilli powder and garam masala and mix it well.

7.Finally add dessicated coconut and coriander leaves from top. Our poriyal is done.

8.Enjoy it with rasam and sambar. It goes well with curd rice also.

Benefits:

1.As it is good source of nitrates, it controls blood pressure.

2.Even it helps in increasing blood in anemic patients.

3.You can cut and apply beetroot on face and your face will become soft and it helps in dry skin.

4.Add beets in sandwiches, fried rice and increase the quality of your food.

5.You can make beet halwa and even raita.

Share more recipes with beetroot if you know in comment section. Try this recipe.. Meet you again.. Take care

Youtube link:

Beetroot poriyal

Hello friends 🙏🏻Welcome to the blog.. Today I am sharing an easy recipe of curd rice. Curd rice doesn't means simply mixing leftover rice and curd and making a tempering and adding to it. It involves a step by step process.

Curd rice is a popular recipe of south india and is mostly prepared as prasadam in temples.Today I will share the exact recipe of curd rice with same taste. In tamilnadu it is called: Thayir sadam, in telugu:Daddojanam, In malyalam : thaiyir chore ( choor),and in Marathi : Dahi bhaat. In south indian households, it is commonly eaten a s curd mixed with rice and pickle on daily basis.

Lets begin the recipe.. Lets get started.

Preparation:( Time taken: 25 -30 mins)-Serves 3-4 people

Ingredients reqd:

1.Rice( your choice)-1 cup

2.Water-2.5 cup,Curd-2 cups

3.Salt- as per taste.

4.Veggies: carrot-1( chopped finely), Beans-1( chopped finely),Green chili-2(finely chopped ), ginger-1 inch( finely chopped),curry leaves-10-12

5.For tempering : oil, chana dal-1 tsp, urad dal-1 tsp, mustard seeds-1 tsp, jeera seeds-1 tsp, dried red chilli-2,cashew nuts-3-4

5.coriander and mint leaves for garnishing.

Steps :

1.Soak the rice for 20 mins and then pressure cook it. Add 2.5 cup water and just make it like khichdi.

2.Let it cool down completely. Now add curd to the boiled rice and mix it well till creamy texture.Add salt.

3.For tempering : Add oil in a pan, add, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, cashew nuts, dried red chilli. Fry it till golden brown. Add chopped ginger and green chilli and saute it well. Now add chopped onion, carrot and beans. Fry it till golden brown and our mixture is ready.

4.Now add the fried mixture to to the curd rice mixture.

5.Our curd rice is ready to eat. Top it with some pomogranate seeds/ grapes.Garnish it with coriander and mint leaves.

6.You can even make basic version of curd rice by simple tempering.

7.Enjoy curd rice on a summery afternoon.

Note :

1.For 1 cup rice, the curd should be 2 cups otherwise it won't taste good.

2.You can add boiled milk also but I don't like, so didn't add.

3.Enjoy it with pickle.