Friday 24 June 2016

Ridge Gourd Fry - Peerkangai Poriyal - Priyavijaykitchen Recipe 03

Ridge Gourd Fry - Peerkangai Poriyal - Ridge Gourd Recipes
Ridge Gourd is also known as Peerkangai in Tamil, Beerakaya in Telugu, Hirekai in Kannada, Peechinga in Malyalam, Turai in Hindi. Ridge gourd is in fact a fruit however we use it as a vegetable. It is also called as silky gourd or spongy gourd. It is rich in fiber content thus helps in weight loss, they are extremely low in saturated fats, prevents constipation as it has high moisture content like bottle gourd & cucumbers, prevent premature greying or whitening of hair, helps to manage acidity and ulcers.

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Monday 20 June 2016

Palak Keerai Kootu - Pasalai Keerai Kootu - Priyavijaykitchen Recipe 02


Palak Keerai Kootu - Palak Recipes - Pasalai Keerai Kootu

Palak Keerai in tamil , Spinach in english , Palakura in telugu Palaka in kannada has a very high nutritional value and is rich in antioxidant. Also good source of vitamin B, C, E and potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium etc.,

Is it okay to ignore such a healthy stuff ? Never, we should not . We must take Spinach atleast twice a week. Yes, I understand cleaning keerai is a time consuming job, yet we must look into the health benefits it have. Many people not aware that coriander leaves, curry leaves are also one kind of keerai varieties. If it’s not possible to make any keerai recipes just prepare recipes (chutneys) using coriander leaves and curry leaves. 

Palak Keerai Kottu, we used to make this recipe at least once in a week. My mom used to make keerai kottu in different way. I learnt this method from my sister in law.

Recipe Overview: – Used Palak Keerai in combination with moong dal and spice powders. Finished off by adding coconut and seasoned with mustard seeds, urad dal & curry leaves.

Here I prepared using palak keerai, you can replace it with other keerai varieties as well. Also used moong dal, you can use Toor dal or combination of both. 

Okie, now let’s see how to prepare Palak Keerai Kottu. 
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Mushroom Gravy - Mushroom Masala - Mushroom Curry - Kalan Kuzhambu - Priyavijaykitchen Recipe 01

Mushroom Gravy - Mushroom Masala - Kalan Kuzhambu

Mushroom in English, Kalan in Tamil is one of my favorite vegetable oops! No! one of my favorite meat oh hoo No! one of my favorite fungus!! Yup you heard it right! It is neither a vegetable nor a meat, it’s an edible fungus. They are very healthy and nutritious. They boost your immune system and are very low in calories. Also it is a very good natural source of Vitamin D. 

Recipe Overview – Mushroom sauted in onion, GG paste & tomato, flavored with spice powders and coconut mixture.
  
With mushrooms you can make lot of recipes starting from Soups, Starters, Curry, Gravy, Stir fries, Salads etc., list continues. Here I am sharing the mushroom masala recipe which is made with very basic ingredients. It is one of the easy recipes for bachelors and a newly married woman’s to try out.

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