Steamed Tapioca Puttu-Maravalli kilangu Puttu

I don't like steamed tapioca eating as such. When i was thinking for alternative my mom said me you can grate that and steam and add sugar like that. Actually when i hear itself it sounds good :)..
Immediately tried this evening as snack.. hmmmm very yummmyyy it was.. Try it in your home and drop me your feedback.

Ingredients:

1. Tapioca/Maravalli kilangu- 1/2 kg
2. Grated Coconut- 1/2 cup
3. Sugar- as per taste
4. Cardamom- a pinch

Preparation:

1. Peel off the skin of tapioca and grate them using grater.

2. Grate the coconut and keep them ready.

3. Steam the grated tapioca for 10 mins.

4. Remove from stove and add the coconut,sugar and cardamom.

5. Now healthy tapioca puttu is ready to serve..:) :)

Oats Paratha

Oats is my favourite one. Twice a week i will have oats porridge. But as days gone i feel bored to have this always :( .. Blink :D suddenly i got this oats paratha from one of my bookmarked. couldn't wait for try i prepared this as my dinner.. hmmm very yummmyyy it was :).. So try this in your home and drop me your feedback..

Ingredients:

Wheat flour- 1 cup
Powdered Oats- 1/2 cup
Onion- 1 small
Chilli powder- 1 tsp
Cumin seed- 1/2 sp
Garam masala- 1/2 sp
Green chilli- 1 small(optional)
Coriander leaves
Water
Salt
Oil

Preparation:

1. Take a bowl and add wheat flour and powdered oats mix it well.

2. Add finely chopped onion, chilli powder, Cumin seed, Garam masala, salt and coriander leaves.
    Mix everything gently with hand.

3. Now add little oil and water make it as a soft dough and keep it for 10 mins.

4. Then make a dough as equal sized ball. Flatten the dough in roti maker.

5. Heat the tawa and add 1 tsp of ghee and add the roti carefully, drizzle some ghee.

6. Once bubbles started to appearing flip it into otherside. Cook until brown spots started to appearing.

7. Serve hot with dal or raita..

Cucumber Raita

As summer has already logged in :).. I started include juices,milkshakes and raitas in my daily menu. Today in my menu i added a cucumber raita.. As summer started already hereafter we can get cucumber everywhere in very cheep rate but its healthy benefits are very high. If you don't like to eat as it is you can make as raita and have like this.. 

Ingredients:

1. Cucumber cubes- 1 cup
2. Curd- 1 cup
3. Chilli powder- 1/2 sp
4. Cumin powder- 1/2 sp
5. Coriander leaves
6. Salt

Preparation:

1. Peel the skin of cucumber and chop them as cubes or grate them finely.

2. Whisk the curd well and add chilli powder,cumin powder and salt.

3. Now add cucumber and coriander leaves.

4. Serve along with roti,paratha or biriyani.

Papaya Milkshake

Papaya is very good for our health. It consist of lots of healthy benefits such as 

1. Papaya has lots of healthy benefits. So twice a month you can take papaya.

2. It gives nice glow to our skin.

3. It helps in reducing weight.

Ingredients:

Papaya- 1 cup
Milk- 3/4 cup
Sugar- 1 1/2 tsp
Elachi Powder- a pinch

Preparation:

1. Add the cubed papaya and sugar in a blender/mixer and blend it well.(you can also add honey instead of
    sugar)

2. Now add milk and elachi powder again blend it well.

3. Now its ready you can either chill it and have add ice cubes.