Corn & Mixed Millet Vada / Pakoda / Diet Friendly Recipe - 96 / #100dietrecipes

Wanna have healthy and guilt free snacks during dieting ?

Then, try these complete nutritious vadai which is prepared using fresh corn kernels, chana dal and mixed millets. Though the process is little bit lengthy, the pleasure of enjoying guilt free snacks takes away all the pain of preparing. The same recipe can be prepared like pakodas instead of preparing vadas by just placing little corn - millet mixture on a baking sheet without perfect shape. This can be served as evening snack along with mint or roasted gram chutney and green tea.

Ingredients :

1/2 Cup Chana dal / Kadalai parupu 
1 Cup Fresh sweet corn kernels 
1/2 Cup Mixed Millet 
4 Green chillies
Small piece of Ginger
1 Tsp Saunf 
3/4 Cup Onion, Finely chopped 
3 Springs of Curry leaves, chopped
1/2 Tsp Chilli powder 
Salt to taste

Method :

Wash and soak channa dal for 2 -3 hours.

Dry roast the mixed millets and grind into fine powder. Keep aside.

Grind green chillies and ginger without adding water and keep aside.

Drain the water from the soaked chana dal and grind it coarsely.

Transfer it to a bowl and grind fresh corn kernels coarsely.

Transfer the ground corn to the same bowl and add ground chilli - ginger paste followed by onion, curry leaves, saunf, chilli powder and salt.

Add the ground millet powder tp the corn mixture.

Combine the ingredients, divide the mixture and make equal sized balls.

Take one ball and gently flatten it using palm ( like cutlet ).

Arrange all the flatten vadas on a baking tray lined with baking sheet.

Bake it for 15 minutes in a pre heated oven at 200 degree C.

Flip the other side and bake it again for 15 minutes at 200 degree C.

Once done, remove from the oven and brush it with little olive on one side.

Change the settings to grill mode and grill it for 5 minutes.

Flip the other side again and brush it with little olive oil.

Grill it for another 5 minutes or till it turns crispy and brown color.

Once done, remove from the oven and serve hot.

For pakoda, just take little corn & millet mixture and place it on the baking tray lined with baking sheet / paper.

Remaining procedure is same as the baked vada.

Serving Options :

Serve hot with chutney. 

Corn & Spinach Millet Idly / Diet Friendly Recipe - 95 / #100dietrecipes

Corn and spinach millet idly is a complete healthy and nutritious option for breakfast as it includes greens, fresh and mixed millets. Millet Idly batter is prepared ahead like our regular batter and mixed up with a spinach paste is further steamed in a idly moulds to get a tasty and healthy idlis. This can be served with any varieties of chutney and sambhar. If you are bored of regular millet idly during dieting days, try these yummy idlis using healthy ingredients.

Ingredients :

For Idly Batter :

2 Cups Mixed Millets 
3/4 Cup Urad dal 
1/2 Tsp Methi seeds / Fenugreek seeds
Salt to taste 

For Corn & Spinach Idly :

1 1/2 Cups Mixed Millets Idly batter 
1 Tsp Olive oil 
3 Cups Spinach leaves, chopped 
4 Green chillies, chopped 
1 Tsp Cumin seeds / Jeera 
1/2 Cup Corn kernels
Salt to taste 

Method :

For Millet Batter :

Wash and soak mixed millets and urad dal along with fenugreek seeds separately  for 5 hours.

Drain the water and grind urad dal till it turns fluffy. ( use ice water while grinding ) .

Transfer the batter to a bowl and grind the millets into soft batter.

Transfer it to the urad dal batter, add salt and mix well.

Close and keep aside overnight to ferment.

Once done, mix well and measure 1 1/2 cups of batter for corn & spinach millet idly.

For Idly :

Heat oil in a pan and add jeera seeds followed by green chillies and spinach leaves.

Saute for couple of minutes and remove from the flame.

Cool and grind into fine paste.

Add the ground paste to the measured batter along with the required amount of salt and corn kernels.

Mix well and keep aside.

Meanwhile, heat the idly cooker filled with water and keep ready to steam the idlis.

Grease the idly moulds and fill it with the spinach batter.

Steam it for 10 - 15 minutes or till the idlis gets cooked.

Once done, switch off the flame and cool it for 5 minutes.

De moulds the idlis using wet spoon and transfer it to a bowl.

Repeat the process for the remaining batter.

Serve hot.

Serving Options :

Serve hot with Chutney and Sambhar.

Palak Dal Foxtail Millet Kichadi / Diet Friendly Recipes - 7 / #100dietrecipes

The word "Kichadi" always confuse me when one says that " I prepared Kichadi". Because, in Southern part of India, the kichadi is prepared using Rava and in Northern part, it is cooked using rice and dal. And both the recipe holds the same name "Kichadi".
My today's recipe is prepared using rice and dal but in a healthier way. I have used foxtail millet instead of rice and added spinach to make it more healthier. This can be served as breakfast or lunch along with any veggie or pickle. Millet and dal is cooked in a spinach puree and seasoned with bay leaf to give a delicious and tasty nutritious meal. Instead of Foxtail millet, any variety of millet can be used and to get the health benefits of this millet, check out my older posts using foxtail millet.

Ingredients:

3/4 Cup Foxtail Millet 
1/2 Cup Moong Dal 
5 Cups Water 
1 Tomato, Sliced
1/4 Tsp Turmeric powder 
1 Cup Palak / Spinach paste
1/2 Tsp Chilli powder
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp Olive oil
1 Tsp Jeera / Cumin Seeds
1 Bay leaf

 Method :

Wash Foxtail millet and moong dal, keep aside.

Boil water in a pan and add Millet - Dal mixture along with Turmeric powder, Chilli powder, Salt and Spinach paste.

Simmer the flame and cook for 20 minutes.

Add sliced Tomato and cook it for another 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat oil in a small pan and add Jeera / Cumin seeds followed by Bay leaf.

Add the tadka / seasoning to the kichadi and cook it again for more 5 minutes.

Once done, switch off the flame and serve hot.

Serving Options :

Serve it with any curry or pickle ( avoid pickle if dieting ).

Horsegram & Oats Murungai Keerai Adai / Diet - Friendly Recipes 6 / #100dietrecipes

Horse gram which is called Kollu in Tamil and Ulavalu in Telugu is helpful for Iron deficiencies, Weight loss and maintain body temperature during winter. Horse gram can be included in our regular diet in the form of soup, juice, curry, salad, chutney etc. Google helped me in finding an excellent health benefits of  Horse gram and few are, it is good for Cold and fever, good for digestion, diabetes, constipation, kidney stones etc. And coming to Oats, it is a well known ingredient for weight loss, as it is rich in beta glucan fiber, which lowers the level of bad cholesterol.
My today's post is a nutritious filled tasty adai prepared using Horse gram, oats and other healthy ingredients. Addition of spices while grinding gives a delicious taste and flavor to the dish. This can be served as breakfast along with any chutney.

Ingredients :

4 Tbsp Horse gram ( Kollu )
3 Tbsp Black Chickpeas
3 Tbsp Channa dal ( Kadalai parupu )
2 Tbsp Brown Rice
1/2 Cup Oats
 3 Springs of Curry leaves
1/2 Inch Ginger, chopped
3  Garlic cloves
1/2 Tsp pepper corns
1 Dry red chilli ( Adjust according to your taste bud )
Salt to taste
Handful of Drumstick leaves ( Murungai keerai ) 
Water, as needed

Method :

Wash and soak Horse gram along with Black chickpeas, Channa dal and Brown rice over night.

Dry roast the oats and powder it. keep aside.

Now grind all the soaked ingredients along with curry leaves, ginger, garlic, pepper corns and dry red chilli.

Grind it coarsely by adding water little by little. The consistency of the batter should not be too thin.

Add salt and drumstick leaves to the batter. Mix well.

Heat a non stick tawa, pour one ladle of batter and prepare like dosa.

Smear very little amount of olive oil and cook both the sides in a lower flame, till the adai turns crispy.

Once done, remove from the flame and repeat the process for the remaining batter.

Serve hot.

Serving Options :

Serve hot with Roasted gram chutney or Tomato Chutney or any chutney. 

Click HERE for more chutney recipes.....

Burnt Garlic Fried Rice using Foxtail Millet ( Thinai ) / Diet - Friendly recipe -1 #100dietrecipes

When it comes to dieting, most of them used to skip their rice and follow only phulka or oats, which actually leads to frustration and increase the craving on food. But there are loads of recipes which satisfies our dieting part and makes us happy too. For the past 7 months, I was following my own diet recipes which helped me to shed a good amount of weight. So thought of sharing my recipes here, which I am following till now...

Am excited too, as I am going to post 100 diet friendly recipes from today as my project #100dietrecipes. Wish me good luck and please do share your comments which motivates my passion, encourage me when I am down and truly it means a lot :)  So, if you are on diet or planning to go for diet and looking for interesting recipes using easily available ingredients, then keep following my blog daily.

My today's recipe is a delicious and healthy fusion rice using Foxtail millet. Foxtail millet, a tiny golden colored rice which is called as Thinai in Tamil, Korralu / Kora in Telugu, Thina in Malayalam, Kang in Gujarati and Navane/ Navane Akki in Kanada. This rice helps to control blood sugar and cholesterol. This health benefited millet can be used in many ways like plain rice along with kuzhambu and curry, dosa, idly etc.

Click the below recipe to view my old posts using Foxtail millet...

Murungai Keerai Adai using Foxtail Millet
Foxtail Millet Chicken Pulao

I will be posting more delicious recipes using this amazing millet, so stay tuned....

Click HERE to view my previous DIET FRIENDLY RECIPES !

In this recipe, garlic pods are burnt directly on a flame along with the skin to enhance the flavor and aroma of the fried rice. Garlic lovers would love this guilt free flavorful fried rice for sure. I have included whole eggs in this recipe which can also be reduced to single or only whites. This goes yummy with any Manchurian gravy or with a simple Tomato or Chilli sauce.

Ingredients :

1/2 Cup Cooked Thinai / Foxtail Millet rice
8  Garlic pods
2 Eggs
1/4 Cup Spring onion bulb, chopped
1/2 Tsp Soya sauce
1 Tsp Red chilli sauce
Salt to taste
1 Tsp Crushed pepper 
Few Spring onion leaves, finely chopped
1 Tbsp Olive Oil

Procedure to cook Foxtail Millet for Fried Rice....

1 Cup Foxtail Millet 
2 Cups Water 
Little salt to taste

Wash the Foxtail millet rice and keep aside.
Boil 2 cups of water and add salt.
Once it starts boiling, add the washed rice, cover and simmer the flame.
Cook it for 15 - 20 mins or till the rice gets cooked.
Once done, close and keep it aside for 5 minutes. 

Method :

Burn the garlic on a direct flame using skewers.

Peel the skin and finely chop the burnt garlic pods.

Heat oil in a pan and add few chopped garlic ( reserve few for final garnishing ) and saute till it turns brown color in a medium flame.

Add the chopped spring onion bulb and saute it for half a minute.

Now add the eggs and scramble them.

Add soya sauce followed by chilli sauce and salt.

Now add the rice and mix well.

Add crushed pepper and few finely chopped spring onion leaves.

Simmer the flame, mix well and cook for couple of minutes.

Garnish with the remaining spring onion leaves and reserved burnt garlic, remove from the flame.

Serve hot.

 
Serving Options :

Serve with Manchurian gravy or Tomato sauce or Chilli sauce.