A meeting of Kindred Spirits – Part 2 of 3

5th Year Anniversary Celebration of Swarnaprashna Parenting Group The second day dawned bright and early. The first session of the day was Yoga – guided graciously by parent Bhooma. Though Bhooma did not have any indication that she will be called on to conduct the session (as the other person who was supposed to do … Continue reading “A meeting of Kindred Spirits – Part 2 of 3”

5th Year Celebration of whatsapp group

It is a long journey from where this group of parents started 5 years ago, with 6 parents. Today, as we stand, this group of like-minded people committed to nourish their kids and live a holistic life with ancient wisdom gifted to us by our ancestors, has grown strong with 6500+ parents and continues to … Continue reading “5th Year Celebration of whatsapp group”

Butter/Ghee fried Poongar idli

  Are you thinking what to do different with the left over idlis… here is the healthy option. This a famous street food in Hyderabad. Tastes richer with fresh and small idlies. Ingredients Left over idli – 4 Onion : 1 big (finely chopped) Butter / Ghee : as reqd Coconut masala powder: This is … Continue reading “Butter/Ghee fried Poongar idli”

Urud dal Jamoon

Ingredients:White whole urad dal – 1 cupSugar – 1/2 cupWater – 1 cupElachi – few crushedOil to fry Method:Wash and soak urad dal for 2 hours.Then drain the water completely and add it to a grinder and grind well.Sprinkle very little water. Once its grinded to a fine paste take out the batter to a … Continue reading “Urud dal Jamoon”

Bamboo Rice Payasam

Ingredients:Bamboo rice: 1/4 cupPalm jaggery: 1/2 cupElachi,cashew,kismis: as requiredThick coconut milk: 1 cupMoong dal – 2 tblspoonGhee – as required Method:Wash the bamboo rice and moong dal well. Soak the rice and dal for around 1 hour.Then add all these to a cooker and pressure cook it for 6 whistle and then allow it to … Continue reading “Bamboo Rice Payasam”

Dates Poha Kheer

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons thin poha/beaten rice 1-2 seedless dates (If you do not have seedless dates, then use a knife to remove the seed from the dates) 1/2 cup baby’s milk Water as needed Method Wash the poha in drinking water nicely and then keep aside. Drain all the water as the residual water will … Continue reading “Dates Poha Kheer”

Foxtail/Thinai paniyaram (sweet pancakes)

Ingredients: Foxtail millet/Thinai – 1/2 cup Rice flour – 1 tablespoon Wheat flour – 1 1/2 tablespoon Jaggery – 1/2/cup powdered Grated coconut – 1/4 cup Salt – as required Cardamom – 1 Ghee/oil to fry Method: Wash and soak the millet for 2 hrs. Add it to a blender with very little water and … Continue reading “Foxtail/Thinai paniyaram (sweet pancakes)”

Aval / Poha Payasam

Ingredients: Any traditional Aval – 1/2 cup Milk – 2 cups Palm sugar powder – 1 tblspoon Elachi powder – little Dry ginger powder – a pinch Cashew and kismish – as required Ghee Method: In a spoon of ghee add Aval and fry in medium flame till it becomes lite golden brown. Boil milk … Continue reading “Aval / Poha Payasam”

Instant Aval/Poha Kara Kozhukkatai / Dumplings

Ingredients 1. Black Rice Aval – 2 cups 2. Chana dhal – 2 tsp 3. Urud dhal – 2 tsp 4. curry leaf – 8 to 10 5. Mustard seeds – 1tsp 6. Green chilly slit – 2 7. Red chilly – 1 8. Coconut gratings – 3/4th cup 8. Oil for seasoning Method Wash … Continue reading “Instant Aval/Poha Kara Kozhukkatai / Dumplings”

Bajra Aval/Poha Veg Cutlet (Kambu Cutlet)

Ingredients: Bajra/Kambu Aval/Poha – 2 cups Peanuts – Handful Boiled Potato – 2 Grated carrot – 1 Onion – 1 Pudina – 10 leaves Ginger – 1 inch Green chilly – 2 Salt to taste Oil for cooking Method: Wash once and Soak Bajra Aval/Poha for 15 min. Finely chop onion,ginger,green chilly and pudina leaves. … Continue reading “Bajra Aval/Poha Veg Cutlet (Kambu Cutlet)”