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Tindora in Lemon grass, Coriander and Coconut milk (Spices free)
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Tindora/Ivy gourd is cooked in the fantastic paste made with fresh coriander and Cocconut milk. Haven’t used any spices in this recipe just added green chilli for the spice and this can be enjoyed as a side dish with Rice or Roti .
Health Benefits:
Ivy gourd is used in ayurvedic medicine and Asian cuisine in a very similar to that of bitter melon. It is also rich in beta-carotene, vitamin A , additionally it is regarded as an excellent source of protein and fiber.
Coriander is essential herb that is added a lot of indian dishes and also used for garnishing. Apart from its sweet,tangy and slightly citrus flavour.
Serves: 3-4
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Preparation time: 15 minutes
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Methi raw mango brown rice
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This recipe is similar to the mango rice/mavinakayi chitranna which is rice based dish most commonly prepared in south india. Chitranna/yellow rice is prepared by initial seasoning followed by sauting of onion and grated raw mango scrapes. Here the variation is I have used brown rice to add the fiber to the dish and fenugreek/methi leaves.
Because of its bitter taste many prefer to avoid eating fenugreek so add fresh leaves to food like dals, rice, curries and parathas to consume it healthy.
Health Benefits:
Raw green mango:
Green mango is full of vitamin c, and they are great for warding off anemia and for increasing the integrity of blood vessels. It is good for the liver helping to increase the secretion of bile acids and cleans the intestines of bacterial infections.
Serves: 2
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes (excluding cooking time of rice)
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