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  • Ladies finger chilli fry
    Ingredients: 1/2 kg – ladies finger oil – for frying salt – as required pound coarsely: 1 big (chopped) – onion 4 or 5 – greenchillies Method: Cut ladies finger into 11/2 inch pieces. Heat oil in a pan and fry the pieces till half cooked. Add pound mixture and fry till ladies finger become dark in colour. Sprinkle salt at the [...] […]

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  • The Goodness of Cow’s Ghee
    “Cow’s ghee is the best of all fats.  It has thousands of action.” - Caraka samhita Of all the Milk products, Ghee has the best taste and flavour. Ghee is clarified butter. It is prepared from butter or cream of the milk. When butter is melted at approximately 100 degree C, the water evaporates and ghee is produced.  Ghee is called [...] Related posts:The […]
  • Musali – Alternative To Viagara
    Musali has been used in the indigenous system of medicine for a long period. It is an important ingredients in nutritive tonic and aphrodisiacs products of Ayurveda. It is used in “Chywana prash”. In allopathic, Unani and homeopathic systems of medicine, musali is used as an ingredient in several formulations. Botanical description Botanical name – Curculigo […]
  • The Goodness of Honey
    Probably over 90% of Americans call their wives ‘Honey’! The name honey is synonymous with sweet taste. But it is just not a sweet. It is a wholesome food and has medicinal values. Honey has an ancient history. It is perhaps the oldest sweetner known to men. It is one of the best gifts nature has [...] No related posts. […]
  • Home remedies for Digestive Disorders
    1. Diarrhoea: Diarrhoea is common in all age groups but children are more vulnerable. Especially under – nourished children living in unhygienic conditions easily get affected with diarrhoea. It is characterised by passage of very loose and watery stools with increased frequency. If it is associated with vomitting with or without fever, it is called gastroen […]
  • The Health grass for humans
    The grass called ‘Bermuda grass’ is abundantly found in our country. called ‘Durva’ in Sanskrit and ‘Dhub’ in Hindi, its botanical name is ‘Cynodon dactylon’, In Tamil it is called “Arugam pull” and in Telugu and Kannada, “Garika” and “Garike” respectively. In English, besides Bermuda grass, it is also called ‘Dogs’ Tooth grass.  This grass grows [...] No […]
  • Man and Medicinal Plants
               There has always been a strong relationship between man and medicinal plants. Right from the start of civilisation plants have been used as medicine by men and animals, probably by animals before men. Ayurveda, born out of the Vedas, has always had a close bond with herbal plants.             Rig veda describes use of several [...] No related po […]
  • 15Aug

    yellowricefromsrilankaIngredients
    Rice – 1 cup
    Large coconut – 1
    Refined oil – 3 tbsp
    Large onion, chopped – 1
    Green cardamoms – 4
    Cloves – 2
    Stick cinnamon – 1
    Pepper corns a spring of curry leaves – 10
    Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
    Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
    Hard boiled eggs – 2
    Method:
    Wash and drain the rice. Grate the coconut and extract. 1 cup thick and 1 cup thin and 1 cup thin coconut milk. Finely chop the onion.
    Heat the oil in a strong dechi and saute the onion till a light brown. Add pepper corns, cardamoms, cloves and curry leaves and fry lightly. Add the rice and fry for 2 minutes.
    Add both the extractions of the coconut milk, heated, turmeric and salt and bring to a boil on high heat.
    Cover and reduce heat. Cook till all the moisture is absorbed and the rice done. Fluff up gently with a fork and serve.
    Garnish with sliced hardboiled eggs.

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  • 15Aug

    bakedriceringIngredients
    Tomatoes – 2
    Onions – 2
    Finely chopped spinach – 1 cup
    Refined oil – 2 tbsp
    Ginger – garlic paste – 1 tsp
    Salt – to taste
    Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
    Cooked rice – 3 cups
    Grated cheese – 2 tbsp

    Method:
    Finely chop the tomatoes and onions. Steam the spinach. Mix the spinach with 1 tbsp. oil, salt, pepper and ginger – green chilli paste.
    Mix the rice with most of the tomato, onion, salt and remaining oil.
    Grase a round ovenproof dish. Spread one part rice on it. Top with half the spinach mixture. Do likewise once more. Lastly garnish with the remaining finely chopped tomato, onion and grated cheese.
    Bake in an oven preheated to 200 degree C / 400 degree F for 20 -25 minutes.
    Unmouls and serve hot witha salad.

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