Jyothi on March 13th, 2010

Oats is one of the healthy cereals. Full of protein and minerals, oats help building strong bones, teeth and connective tissue and for boosting energy. Oats reduce the absorption of carbohydrates into the bloodstream, stabilizing blood sugar levels which, in turn, may help diabetics. Their soluble fiber helps to lower cholesterol and generally boost cardiovascular [...]

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Jyothi on January 13th, 2010

Vermicelli or Semya is used in the preparation of many sweets and snacks.  Kids too like semya dishes. Today lets prepare Pulihora with Semya/Vermicelli. Ingredients: Vermicelli / Semya – 200 gms Lemon – 1 Green chillies – 4 Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Curry leaves [...]

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Jyothi on September 3rd, 2009

We have many festivals to  celebrate and also various varieties of prasadam or naivedyam … offering to god . We just need an occassion to celebrate and we prepare any sweet with the things available at home immediately.  This sweet rice pudding or paramannam  can be made with minimum ingredients available at home in no [...]

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Jyothi on July 14th, 2009

Laddu is a common sweet in India. We make laddus with besan/chickpea flour, semolina/ravva, wheat flour, etc… For a change lets make laddus with vermicelli or semya. Normally every household has semya at home. We use it to make upma  or kheer.  We can make this laddu in just 15 minutes with minimum ingredients and [...]

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