Lunch Ideas - Creating Balanced Vegetarian Meals

writera lovely plate. enjoy the weekend.

 

it has been raining very heavily from yesterday. we lost power for a few hours today.

i wanted to make something without oil for my dd who is sick. since it is a tradition to cook in oil for diwali.but she cannot have. so made these murrukku without oil but just a little butter.

and there is a story behind the ingredients of the white murukku. it so happened that i was having 1/2 cup of all the little millets- samai, thinai, kudiravali and varagu. i had this crazy ideas..add a fist of urad dal, tur dal and a spoon of pepper and jeera and got it milled. i made dosas and they were so crispy like rava dosa. and today i used the same flour to try these..interesting nah..when you start experimenting sky is the limit. the kids certified that both the murrukkus the brown is ragi. were melt in the mouth and crisp. only thing is there was no oil. if the feel of oil was in it.it wins over the fried ones..yaay...

so you want to try rice murukku with urad flour or besan flour. follow the same procedure as regular..only line up a alum. foil..and make your murukkus on the sheet..and bake at 180 for around 20minutes and rest it..amazingly crisp crunch ones..

not great pictures today...but you can still feel the crispness..

 

this one is for your latha... so much in the news.

.nilavembu kudineer..

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the pictures are self explanatory..if you still have doubts do buzz..will answer after diwali..and i give this most days early in the morning. soak it and boil it. i don't add anything to it. we have got used to drinking it as it is.
they have fever reducing, body ache relieving and immunity raising properties.

 

neethu and cb this one is for you..

again pictures are self explanatory.. organic turmeric (believe me it is worth the few extra bucks..amazing flavors and color), pepper corn and palm candy..

the milk that could help during cold/cough..

 

ok dear friends,

i hope i still stay connected to all of you tomorrow. i keep fingers crossed on both power and internet with the heavy rains.

if i am not able to catch up happy diwali.

magee and neethu enjoy this year as couple..next year you will be celebrating with your lo.. sravani wonderful. little hero checking and taking care of mamma and little one..hugs from me. enjoy diwali.

cvmam, thanks a lot for your wishes and blessings.

cb, bhucat, damini, everhappy, vani, lako9, sga, latha, deeps, priya, sb mahe and all my silent friends happy diwali. maythis festival of lights bring in more brighter lights and happiness into your lives.

and yes 21st is dhanteras and yama deepam. the time is 17.40+ to 18.55 is the muhurat. and if you do not have an idea of yama deepam, check it out here..
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/chitvish-on-hindu-culture-vedanta/10128-let-us-all-light-yama.html

and the deepavali pooja..
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/pujas-prayers-and-slokas/3121-deepavali-puja-14.html#post3417788