BEANS-BARBOTTIS

BARBOTTIS CURRY
Materials:
Barbottis(a variety in beans)chopped-2 cups
Grated raw coconut -1/2 cup
Salt
Seasoning:
Urad dal 1 tsp
Red and green chillies slits
Curry leaves a fea
Hing a pinch
Method:
Place a kadai on the stove,add 1to 1 1/2  tbsp oil to it,then after heating add urad dal,red chillie slits and green chillie slits,saute for  a little while.Keep the stove in low flame.Then add curry leaves ,hing and lastly the chopped beans to it.Place a lid on this,and cook in a low flame stirring quite often.We place a plate containing of a half cup of water on the kadai ,so it will be cooked tender with the water vapour in it.
After it is cooked add salt,and switch off after 2 to 3 minutes.Place the lid again and completely let it cool for half an hour.After it is cooled add grated raw coconut and stir it.Transfer in to a serving bowl.

With very less oil and only boiled it is good food and healthy for elders and small children and acidity people.Once in a week i prepare this item.

LAUGH-A BOON TO HEART

LAUGHING -A HEALTH TONIC

Laughing makes a man live longer..every body know the fact.But we in our daily routine loose temper for every thing. Really speaking by laughing and living happy a person lives healthily.

• The persons who suffer with hypertension,and High BP ,if they laugh instead of grumbling,then his hypertension will be reduced by his  laughing.
• Daily if  a person laughs wholeheartedly for 25 times,then the good  result of exercising  of 15 min in a health gym will be received by his heart.
• Although you dont laugh wholeheartedly,even an ironical or artificial laugh is also important for the health.
• By laughing ,the hormones which are secreted by stress and strain in our body will be reduced.
• Atleast daily one should keep a target to laugh atleast 25 times which is very good for heart.
• Daily atleast spend 10 mins of  time with people who crack jokes,see comedy  movies,and comedy serials.
• Show such comedy shows to elders in the home,which improves their health.

PULIHORA -TAMARIND RICE

PULIHORA
Materials required:
Cooked Rice-2 cups
The rice and water should be in 1:2 ratio
Tamarind-size of a  big lime
Oil-4tbspsfor seasoning
Green chillis6 to 7(slits)
Red chillies 4 nos
made into slits
Ginger 1/2 "piece
finely chopped
Haldhi a pinch
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Methi seeds a pinch
Hing a pinch
Red chilli powder 1/4 th tsp
Methi powder 1/4 th tsp
Sugar 1/4 th tsp
Channa daal 1 tbsp
Urad daal 1 tbsp
Jeera 1/2 tsp
Cashew or ground nuts 2 tbsp
Method:
First of all soak tamarind in hot water and extract pulp from it,do this 1 to 2 times extra so that the juice is fully extracted from the pulp. Place a pan on the stove and add 1tbsp of oil,after heating add redchilli slits,hing ,haldhi,finely chopped ginger pieces, next add tamarind pulp and after that onefourth tsp of redchilli powder,sugar,methi powderand salt.Cook in a low flame,see that it boils and the tamarind pulp becomes a thick consistant paste.(See that all the water is evaporated)Swich off the stove and let it cool.
Cook rice is cooked seperately.Then after it is cooked ,place the rice in a seperate flat bottomed bowl,spread it and mix a pinch of haldhi and salt and 1 tbsp oil,and  mix evenly.See that by mixing speedly the rice is not mashed,and see that the rice grains remain seperately,dryly un mashed.
Then mix the tamarind paste and rice together(donot add the whole tamarind paste,first of all add 1 to 2 tbsp,then adjust according to your taste,by tasting it)
Next place a pan and add 2 tbsp of oil,and after heating add channa daal,urad dal,mustard seeds,a pinch of methi seeds,green chilli slits,jeera,hing and again a few curry leaves.After spluttering,switch off then add this seasoning to the tamarind rice and mix well.Taste it and adjust the sourness,and place  in a serving bowl.Allow it to settle for 2 hrs,the sorness will be settled and it tastes good.

Tip:
The remaining tamarind paste can be stored in a dry glass bottle,after it is completely cooled.Store in a fridge
and it stays fresh for atleast 20 days.
A tbsp of sesame seeds along with one redchilli should be dry roasted,make it in to powder and mix it in tamarind rice.It tastes yummy.