Beaten rice is one of the easily available item for breakfast, lunch box or snack preparation. Previously in this column we have given an easy recipe of poha cutlet.
This time we have another traditional recipe from Karnataka which is very easy to prepare with many readily available ingredients at home – gojjavalakki.
Gojju is type of masala which contains tamarind, jaggery and spices and avalakki is beaten rice or poha.
Flattened rice or beaten rice contains no cholesterol and saturated fat at all. Also, the sodium content is very less and thus the calories in the beaten rice are not harmful.
Moreover, it contains nutrients like iron, vitamin C, vitamin A and calcium too. It is termed as the low-fat diet and can be consumed with the fear of weight gain.
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Recipe of Gojjavalakki
Ingredients:
1. Beaten rice/Poha 2 cups
2. Grated coconut 4-5 tsp
3. Dry Red Chilli 5-6
4. Mustard ½ tsp
5. Tamarind lemon size (more) soaked in water
6. Powdered Jaggery 3-4 tsp
7. Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
8. Groundnut ½ cup
9. Chana dal 1 tsp
10. Urad dal 1tsp
11. Cumin ½ tsp
12. Curry leaves 1 strand
13. Asafoetida pinch
14. Salt
15. Oil
Method:
1. Wash beaten rice 2 times. Add tamarind juice, jaggery powder, turmeric powder and salt. Keep aside.
2. Grind coconut, dry red chillies and mustard without adding water or with very less water.
3. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin. Add chana dal, urada dal and groundnut one by one and fry them. Add curry leaves and asafoetida. Add ground masala (step 2) and fry them for few minutes.
4. Add beaten rice (step 1) and mix well. Cook for 2 minutes.
5. Gojjavalakki is ready to serve.
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Recipe & Image by: Mamatha Anil @ http://bhakshyabhojana.blogspot.com
The Science Guy says he’s looking forward to “the emergence of new plant-based dishes,” as vegetarian and vegan diets have been proven to better for one’s health and the environment.
In a recent “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit, Bill Nye (aka “The Science Guy”), recommended a plant-based diet to combat climate change. Over 10,000 questions were asked in the threat, but Nye chose to address the following: “What are your thoughts on animal agriculture and the promotion of a vegan diet as to reduce our impact on climate change?”
As Mercy for Animals relays, Nye responded:
“Plant based diets are the future. I look forward to food preparations that are not ‘derivative bits,’ as we say in comedy writing. Instead of ‘coconut bacon,’ for example, I hope there is just delicious stand-alone coconut preparations. Cooking is a competitive business. I look forward to the emergence of new plant-based dishes.”
This isn’t the first time Nye has suggested that vegetarian and vegan diets are bound to become more popular. During a 2015 lecture at the University of Central Arkansas, Nye mentioned that “plant-based diets may be the future.” Nye’s opinion has likely been constructed from the mounting evidence which suggests that plant-based diets are better for one’s health and, most importantly, the environment.
Animal agriculture is responsible for 18% of all greenhouse gas emissions – more than the combined exhaust from all transportation. Additionally, livestock and their byproducts account for at least 32,000 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year or 51% of all worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Finally, converting to wind and solar power will take 20+ years and roughly 43 trillion dollars; it is for this reason that improvements in dietary and lifestyle choices are so important.
When an individual decides to consume more fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, seeds, legumes, nuts and leafy greens, they are deciding to fill their body with nutrient-dense, fiber-rich foods which support optimal health and have a low carbon footprint. One might also feel better knowing they are not supporting a cruel industry which treats animals as if they are nothing more than collateral.
Thanks to Bill Nye speaking out about plant-based diets and climate change, perhaps more activists will consider adopting vegetarian or vegan diets to benefit the Earth and future generations.
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By Amanda Froelich in http://www.trueactivist.com/
We have given a recipe on Okra or bhindi besan curry before, here’s the link: Healthy Recipe: OKRA – BESAN CURRY
And here is another stuffed okra recipe.
Why to eat okra? Okra has several health benefits:
Peanut stuffed Okara
Ingredients:
1. Fresh okra – 1 Kg
2. 1 cup roasted unsalted peanuts
3. ½ small onion
4. 2 cloves garlic
5. 1 1-inch piece fresh ginger
6. 1 jalapeno chili,
7. ½ tsp. cumin
8. ½ tsp. coriander
9. ½ tsp salt
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
2. Coat large baking sheet with cooking spray, or line with parchment paper.
3. Use paring knife to split okra pods nearly in half lengthwise, leaving tip and one side intact. Pry pods open with fingers—be careful not to tear them.
4. In a food processor finely chop – peanuts, onion, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, cumin, coriander, and salt.
5. Fill slit okra with peanut mixture.
6. Place on baking sheet, and spray with cooking spray. Bake for 15 minutes- until okra has softened and filling begins to turn brown.
7. If you need it crispy – leave it slightly longer. Serve hot stuffed okra with rice, chapati or roti.
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Reference: www.werindia.com
When a parent starts in any way depending upon their child, a world has turned upside down for both.
Be prepared for new change. Have patience spend time with them. Do not run away by considering them as burden or a problem.
One day you are going to be old and will face same problem.
Be sensitive, think from elders perspective and learn what to tell and not to tell your elders.
Try to think from your aged parents or elders perspective. Be tactful in how you approach delicate subjects with aging parents. Learn to take care of elders because, you are going to be in their shoe one day!
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Online Grandma @ www.werindia.com
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