Thursday, March 3, 2011

Fenugreek leaves with Onion Diabetic Recipe

Fenugreek leaves and seeds


Ingredients for Fenugreek leaves with Onion

Fenugreek leaves – ½ kg [chopped]
Onions – 4 [chopped]
Green chilies – 4 [split into 2]
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 2 tbsp

Method of Preparing Fenugreek Leaves with Onion

Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions and green chilies. Fry for 5 minutes, add turmeric powder, chopped fenugreek leaves and salt to taste.
Mix well and cover the pan with a lid. Cook for 10-15 minutes on low flame. Stir in between.  Remove from the flame and serve with chapatti or rice

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Ragi Onion Dosa Diabetic Recipe



Ingredients for Ragi Onion Dosa

Ragi Flour – 2 cups
Rice flour – ½ cup
Curd – ½ cup
Onions – 2 [chopped]
Green chilies – 3 [chopped]
Curry leaves – 1 string
Salt to taste

For the Tempering

Oil – 2 tsp
Asafoetida – 1 pinch
Curry leaves – 1 string
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Method of Preparing Ragi Onion Dosa

Mix ragi flour with rice flour, salt, curd chopped green chilies, chopped onions, curry leaves. Add sufficient water to make the batter of pouring consistency.
Heat oil and fry mustard seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida. When the mustard seeds crackle, add to the batter and mix well. Heat dosa pan and grease lightly with oil and pour a ladle full of batter. Spread smoothly to make a thin dosa.
Pour 1 tsp of oil along their sides of dosa while cooking. Cook on one side.  When dosa become crispy, remove from the pan And serve hot with coconut chutney


Ragi Dosa & Idly Diabetic Recipe

Ragi Dosa


Ingredients for Ragi Dosa & Idly

RagiFlour – 2 cups
Black gram – ½ cup
Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Ragi Dosa & Idly

Soak black gram dal in water for – 2 hours. Grind the dal in mixer grinder by adding enough water. Add ragi flour and salt. The consistency of the batter should be thick. Keep aside 4—5 hours for fermentation. Stir it with ladle. We can prepare idly and dosa with this batter.

Fenugreek dosa Diabetic Recipe

Fenugreek Dosa


Ingredients for Fenugreek Dosa

Parboiled rice – 2 cup[s
Raw rice – 1 cup
Urad dal – ½ cup
Fenugreek seeds – ½ cup
Salt to taste

Method of Preparing of Fenugreek dosa

Soak all the ingredients in water except salt for 6 hours. Grind all together to a fine paste. Add salt and mix well. Ferment it for at least 7-8 hours.
Heat dosa tawa and wipe it with oil. Mix the batter with little water and make it slightlythinner. Pour 1 big ladle of batter in the tawa and spread it. Pour 1 tsp of oil around the corner of the dosa. After 2 minutes, flip it over and cook the other side. Remove the dosa and serve hot with onion chutney.

How to make Bitter Gourd [Karela] Pachadi for Diabetics



Ingredients for Bitter Gourd

Bitter Gourd – 3 [sliced]
Thick Yogurt – 1 cup
Green Chilies – 4
Mustard Seeds – 2 tsp
Coconut – 1/2 cup [grated]
Curry Leaves – 2 springs
Dried Red chilli – 1
Oil – 2 tbsp

Method of Preparing Bitter Gourd Pachadi

Heat oil in a pan and fry the sliced bitter gourd till crisp and remove from the oil.
Grind the grated coconut with green chilies and  1 tsp of mustard seeds, and keep aside.
Heat I tsp of oil in a pan and add dried red chilli, remaining mustard seeds, and curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes. Reduce the flame and add blended yogurt and coconut paste. Keep stirring.  Then add the fried bitter gourd slices and salt. Mix well and remove from the fire and serve hot.

Bitter gourd [Karela] with Onion Diabetic Recipe



Ingredients for Bitter gourd with Onion

Bitter gourd – 3 [cut into small pieces]
Onion – 3 [chopped]
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Chili powder – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 2 tbsp

Method of Preparing Bitter gourd with Onion

Heat oil in pan and add chopped onion and fry for 5 minutes. Add turmeric powder, chili powder and mix. Add bitter gourd pieces and salt to taste. Mix well and cover the pan with a lid and cook for 10—15 minutes on medium flame. Stir in between.
Remove the cover and fry the bitter gourd low flame for 5 minutes. Serve with curd rice or chapatti

Bitter Gourd Juice Recipe for Diabetics


Ingredients for Bitter Gourd Juice

Bitter gourd – 2
Lemon – 1
Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Bitter Gourd juice

Wash the bitter gourds and cut into small pieces.  Soak the bitter gourd pieces in water and add little salt for 10 minutes.  Drain the pieces and grind in mixer grinder by adding enough water. Remove the fibers by passing the juice through sieve. Add lemon juice and serve.

Bitter Gourd is very good for diabetics