Monday 21 December 2015

Red Rice / Sivappu Arisi - Dosa Recipe


Red Rice Dosa

You might be bored eating usual white rice and white dosa. So today we are going to look into the benefits of red rice and one recipe in it. Just try it, hope that's the right alternative for white rice. By the way, have you tried "Pearl millet Dosa" which i have explained quite recently?

Well, let us go into red rice in-depth. Red rice is not only richer in iron & fiber it also contains many nutritional value. Since red rice has health benefits, it is highly recommended for diabetics & heart patients. It also helps to lose weight ( Rich in fiber ).

Benefits Of Red Rice :

Contains Vitamin B6
Contains antioxidants
Helps to avoid obesity
Lower Blood Glucose levels
Fat Free
Recommended for diabetics & heart patients


We all know "red rice" is good for health but still we are not taking it regularly because we are used to white rice and its delicious taste. I agree, it is bit hard for us to completely switch over to other type of rice from white rice that quickly. But we can move on gradually. 

You can make a schedule for a week, which comprises of red rice, brown rice and white rice. If it hard for you to take red rice for lunch, you can have it as breakfast or dinner. It would be easier for you to cook and highly healthy too. So today i’m going to explain about a simple and easy recipe with red rice, you can add this in your weekly schedule.

Red Rice Dosa Preparation :


Ingredients :

Red Rice - 1/2 Kg
Urad dal - 5 to 7 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
Water - As Required
Salt


Step : 1
Wash red rice, urad dal, Fenugreek seeds and soak it in water for 5 hours ( since we have added less quantity of urad dal, we can soak all ingredients together ).

Step:2
Grind soaked ingredients well with enough water .

Step: 3
Mix salt as per need and allow it for fermentation ( At least 7 hours )

Step : 4
Mix the fermented batter well ( You can add some water to make the batter thin) . Thin batter helps us to make crispy dosa.


Note : Since we are preparing batter for dosa i have added lesser amount of urad dal. You can add 1/2 cup of urad dal if you want to make idlies and batter should not be too thin.

I'm sure your kids enjoy eating these red coloured dosa and idlies. Just try it out.

Friday 18 December 2015

Beetroot Chutney / Thogayal and it's benefits

Beetroot importance

Benefits of Beetroot :


Beetroots are rich in nitrates. We can take beetroot regularly to have a healthy heart. This not only reduces heart diseases, also  lowers blood pressure &  reduces stroke. Beetroot consist “beta cyanine” , which is a good antioxidant. It also contains soluble fibre which can control bad cholesterol .The other benefits of beetroot are,


Helps to lose weight,
Good source of energy,
Controls sugar levels,
Prevents constipation and More…


How to prepare Beetroot chutney?


Here i’m going to explain two types of preparation.


BeetRoot chutney - I

Beetroot Thogayal



Ingredients :


Beetroot – 2
Red Chillies – 4 (Depends upon your taste)
Coconut (grated) – 1/2 cup
Oil – 3 tsp
Bengal gram dhal - 2 tsp
Tamarind – Lemon size
Salt – Depends on your taste
Curry Leaves


Method :
Step : 1
Peel the beetroot and cut into small pieces.
Step : 2
Heat kadai fry Bengal gram dhal for a minute ( Without oil ).
Step :3
Empty the kadai and add 3 tsp of oil and add red chillies , beetroot in it. Stir it for 5 to 7 minutes.
Step : 4
Cool down the contents. Now take the mixie jar and all the items in it ( Beetroot, red chillies, Bengal gram, Tamarind, Coconut, curry leaves, salt )
Step: 5
Grind it without adding water.


Delicious Beetroot Thogayal is ready. You can use this as side dish for rice, dosa, idli, chapathi .
BeetRoot chutney - II




Ingredients :


Beetroot – 2
Red Chillies – 4 (Depends upon your taste)
Coconut (grated) – 1/2 cup
Oil – 3 tsp
Bengal gram dhal - 2 tsp
Tamarind – Small Lemon size
Salt – Depends on your taste
Curry Leaves
Small Onion - 10
Tomato - 2
Ginger
Garlic - 5 cloves


Method :
Step : 1
Peel the beetroot and cut into small pieces.
Step : 2
Heat kadai fry Bengal gram dhal for a minute ( Without oil ).
Step :3
Empty the kadai and add 3 tsp of oil and add red chillies , onion, tomato, ginger, garlic. stir it for 3 minutes. Then add chopped beetroot and stir it well for 5 minutes.
Step : 4
Cool down the contents. Now take the mixie jar and all the items in it ( Beetroot, onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, red chillies, Bengal gram, Tamarind, Coconut, curry leaves, salt )
Step: 5
Grind it without adding water. This method gives you more quantity of chutney.

I usually prepare beetroot chutney once in a week and my family enjoy eating it. You just have a try and let me know your suggestions.

Monday 14 December 2015

Delicious Pearl Millet / Kambu / Bajra Dosa is ready for your dinner

In our previous article we learned about “Brown Rice” . Hope you tried it. I'm a kind of person who is really conscious about health and i usually analyse a lot before taking any food. I usually chart recipes for a week in my home. Which comprises of millets, veggies and more. Likewise you can have a schedule at your home and you can have some healthy foods in it. It really gives you valuable health benefits. After all our health is more important than anything. 

Today we are going to see about the goodness of “Pearl Millet “ and down the line we are going to see a easy and simple dinner recipe with it.

bajra


Pearl millet comes with many health benefits. As we all know it is rich in proteins and minerals ( phosphorus, zinc, magnesium and more.. ). So Lets go for the benefits of Kambu,

Helps to reduce cholesterol,
Good for Diabetics,
Helps to lose weight,
Good for heart health,
Recommended to treating stomach ulcers.

But we should be conscious while taking Bajra sometimes because too much of intake cause high uric acid deposits and Pearl Millet is good to take in winter.

The following section may make you feel delight because we are going to see about how to make dosa with Pearl Millet.


bajra dosa


Ingredients :

Pearl Millet / Kambu / Bajra - 2 Cups
Idli Rice - 1 Cup
Urad dhal / Ulunthu - 5 - 7 tsp
Fenugreek / Venthayam - 1 tsp
Salt - For Taste

Step : 1
Wash and soak Pearl millet, rice, urad dhal, fenugreek for 6 to 7 hours.

Step : 2
Grind it together. 

Step : 3
Shift the paste to a container and add some salt. Mix it well and let it for fermentation ( Nearly 7 hours ).

Step : 4
Now your batter is ready. You can make delicious dosa now.

I comes to know about the benefits of kambu a year ago, soon after i shifted to kambu dosa instead of typical rice dosa. It tastes good!! 

Seems simple right!! Have a healthy food and healthy lifestyle!!


Thursday 10 December 2015

Replace White Rice With Brown Rice

Brown Rice for Weight Loss

I would like to publish my article in the way you likes, so i will not take most of your time. 

Articles in " Stay Fit With Healthy Food " would be as simple as possible. Its helps you to get the bottom line very soon.

So shall we go for today's food item ? Yeah here we go...

Let us quickly list out what are the items we are using in our daily food preparation. We can start with milk, sugar, white rice, wheat, veggies and more. We all knew, which is good and bad for health, but still we are not ready to switch over to new kind of diet in our daily plan.

What shall we do to overcome this. As I said in the introductory article, we can slowly replace some unhealthy food items with healthy one. So where we shall start??

Any Guess??

I would say, whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner we all have more quantity of whites' in it. So our first step target is this “ White “ . 

Why don't we look for a replacement?

We all know the benefits of Brown rice I guess, still I just quickly list all of its benefits here,


  • Releases Sugar Slowly
  • Rice in Fibre
  • High in Manganese
  • Helps Weight Loss
  • Rice in Selenium and more


Brown rice might not be delicious as compared to white rice, but it benefits more than white rice. So let us give it a try. May be you feel hard to have it in day 1 and day 2 later you will enjoy eating it because it make us to chew well.

Just Go Brown!!

Let me know your responses once you start having it.

Stay Healthy!!

Monday 7 December 2015

Hello Everybody

I’m here to introduce about “ Stay Fit With Healthy Food “ Blog. You might have captured the idea of the blog with the title i guess. Yeah! you are right, this blog going to deal with the bridge between healthy food and fitness.  

I’m sure you will enjoy reading our articles which we are going to release in near future. You may have some questions in your mind now. What we are going to tell you new ? Are you going to bore with regular diet plans? and so on... Our answer would be…..

Just change your lifestyle!

We all are busy in our daily life. Still we do spend some time for our mobile phones, social media, gaming and more but do we spend time for healthy foods? Definitely Not? Most of the time we give least importance to health untill and unless we face some health issues.

People who regularly eat dinner or breakfast in restaurants double their risk of becoming obese


Everyone wants to lead a healthy lifestyles but we are not ready to spend more time in it. So what shall we do to have a balanced lifestyle?

“Stay Fit With Healthy Food” is not going to list out daily diet plans, exercising tips etc. We are just going to find out unwanted food items or ingredients in our lifestyle and going to replace it with new ones.

Stay connected with us to get tips to stay fit.

Thanks for your time.