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1 st I’m making it very clear that I’m not a health professional / nutrition/dietitian.   I write tips here based on what I learnt from professionals. People with some health conditions can’t consume some fruits. So kindly follow the guidance given by your doctor/nutrition/dietitian.   In summer most of us consume juice. Here are a few tips to make/have a healthy juice along with a few pieces of information about juice. No doubt that consuming fresh fruits as a whole or in pieces has more health benefits and contains fiber. Here the juice I meant is fresh homemade juice using fresh fruits. Tips for a making healthy juice 1.      1 st important thing is to know the sugar content and calories of the fruit. If it’s high in both or in any 1. Then watch out for the portion size you consume. 2.      Mainly, elders and people with pre-diabetic or diabetic conditions and people who are in weight loss, all these category people should mainly watch out for the portion size they

This kappa puzhukku is a traditional Kerala dish. I thank vasanthy aunty because from here only l got introduced to many of the authentic Kerala dishes. This is a high-carb dish. But one of my favourite dishes too. Ingredients:     1.         Tapioca / kappa / cassava-500gms 2.         Shallots (small onions) -5 Nos 3.       Green chillies-1Nos 4.       Garlic cloves-2 5.       Curry leaves-2 sprigs 6.       Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp 7.       cumin seeds -1/2 tsp 8.       Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp 9.       Grated Coconut - 1 cup 10.    salt (to taste) 11.    coconut oil- 2tsp     To Make Kappa Puzhukku: 1.    steam the kappa by cutting it into 2 halves until it cooks well and easy to remove the skin. 2.    Now remove the brown skin when it’s hot itself. So that the skin comes out easily. 3.    Then cut it into semi-medium size pieces and keep it aside. 4.    In a mixer jar add i)        Shallots (small onions)-5 ii)      Green chillies-1

  Important caution: Millet is not a superfood for people having some health issues/allergies. So before consuming millet just consult a nutritionist/ a doctor.   Here I followed the ratio that we use for making normal dosa. 5 cups grains and 1 cup black urad dhal. We all know that millet, red rice, red aval and black urad dhal have many health benefits and are good for people to maintain weight/ shed extra weight. Ingredients:     1.       Broken Matta rice – 2 cup 2.       Ragi - 1 cup 3.       Kambu-1 cup 4.       Thinnai- 1 cup 5.       Red Aval – 1 cup 6.       Black urad dhal- 1 ¼ cup 7.       Salt to taste 8.       oil for cooking dosa. To Make Multi Grain Dosa Batter : 1.      1 st Except black urad dhal washed the rest of the grains well and soak them for 3 hours. 2.      Separately wash and soak the black urad dhal for 5 -6 hours. 3.      Now in a mixer jar/ grinder add the black urda dhal with skin by draining the water. just grind the urda d

  This pachai payaru gravy (green gram) is a healthy side dish for dosa, chapati and even for white rice too. This green gram has many health benefits and is a source of protein for vegetarians and is best suited for people who are looking to lose weight. Ingredients:      1.          Green Gram – 1 cup 2.       oil - 1 Tbsp 3.       Fennel - 1/4 Tsp 4.       Green Chilli - 2 Nos 5.       Onion - 2 Nos(finely chopped ) 6.       Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 Tsp 7.       Tomato - 3Nos(chopped) 8.       Turmeric Powder - A Pinch 9.       Chilly Powder - 1 Tsp 10.    Coriander Powder - 1 1/2 tsp 11.    Salt to taste 12.    Some Coriander leaves     To make Pachai Payaru gravy: 1.    Heat a kadai and dry roast the green gram until you get a nice aroma. Don’t change the colour of it. 2.    Now wash the green gram and pressure cook it until it cooks and becomes soft. 3.    Heat a kadai by adding 1 tbsp of oil. Once the oil is heated add 1/4 tsp of fennel se

  1 st I’m making it very clear that I’m not a health professional / nutritionist/dietitian.   I write tips here based on what I learnt from professionals since 2019.   Remember each body is unique and each of our health conditions are different. So what suits me may not suit others. In reality / practical grounds non-can eat healthy all 365 days. What I follow is, I eat 90% healthy food in the right way and 10 % I deviate from the healthy way, but not on daily basis and also I eat them in minimal quantity. Before sharing tips, I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to my 3 dietitians who thought me that healthy eating is a lifestyle and its not a form of diet.      1 shinysurendran Mam      2 Karpagam      3 Uthara Shravan Mam Tips for a healthy lifestyle 1.      1 st we need to know what food ingredients will suit us. Because few of us maybe having gluten/ lactose intolerance. And allergic towards some nuts, seeds, veggies, fruits, millet, and seafood. 2.      Ens