Beetroot Kola Urundai

Beetroot is one of the super vegetables which plays an important role in preventing anemia, since it helps to increase hemoglobin level.  The ideal and best way to include Beetroot in our diet which i follow is to grate and grind it well by adding little water. Drink this juice without filtering it and with little salt and pepper. Filtering juice will result in lack of fibers. No sugar to be added to any juice as it turns it unhealthy. But i bet, most of the kids won't drink this juice. 

For such lovely , and naughty toddlers i put forward  this Beetroot Kola Urundai recipe. Give a try to this recipe, and surprise your kids.. Here you go!!

Yields : Around 20 Kola Urundai

 Preparation Time : 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Beetroot                           - 1/4 kg

Channa Dal                     -  1/2 cup (Kadalai Parupu)

Big Onion                         - 1

Dry Red Chilli                   - 2

Fennel Seeds                  - 1 tsp (Perunjeeragam /Sombu)

Porikadalai Maavu          - 4 tbsp (Fried Gram Powder)

Rice Flour                         - 1 tbsp (Arisi Maavu)

Garam Masala Powder   - 1/2 tsp

Salt                                     - As required

Curry Leaves                     - few

Oil                                        - For frying

Procedure:

• Wash and Soak Channa Dal for about 1 hour.
• Grate Beetroots. Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan.  Add grated beetroot to it. Saute for some time, till the raw flavor goes off. Switch it off after that and let it cool. 
• Grind Channa Dal along with Red Chilli and Fennel seeds for a while.  And then add sauteed beetroot and enough salt to the channa Dal  Grind Coarsely.
• Finely chop Big onion and curry leaves and add to the Kozha Urundai batter.
• Add porikadalai maavu, and rice flour to the batter. Add porikadalai maavu in small instances. Add enough maavu, just to absorb water in the batter. You can also add more maavu accordingly.
• Add also Garam Masala Powder to it.
• Heat oil in a frying pan. Take a little batter, shape it with your hands and fry in oil when its hot.
• Take out from oil, after its cooked on both the sides.
• Drain excess oil and serve it.
• Your healthy and tasty Beetroot Kozha urundai is ready.

Vazhai Poo Kozha Urundai (Banana Flower Vadai)

Vazhai Poo Kozha Urundai (Banana Flower Vadai)

I searched in Google, for correct English word for 'Thuvarpu'. It said, there is no perfect matching word for 'Thuvarpu'.  Its nothing but one of the six tastes which we have only in our Indian food. Banana Flower is one of the very few vegetables, which has that specific taste. It has abundant health benefits. It has also high level of Magnesium other than controlling Diabetes and preventing Heart diseases.

I have prepared an exciting and tasty Kozha Urundai with Channa Dal. Try this recipe once and I am sure everyone in your family will rush for this and it will get over before you start your lunch itself.

You can check here for How to clean Banana Flower?

Here is that interesting recipe..

Ingredients:

Banana Flower                - 1 (Medium Size)

Channa Dal                     - little more than 1/4 cup 

Big Onion                       - 1

Red Chilli                        - 2

Fennel Seeds                   - 1 tsp

Chopped Ginger              - 2 tsp

Porikadalai Maavu          - 4 tbsp (Fried Gram Powder)

Rice Flour                        - 1 tbsp

Garam Masala Powder    - 1/2 tsp

Salt                                  - As required

Curry Leaves                  - few

Oil                                   - For frying

Procedure:

• Wash and Soak Channa Dal for about 1 hour.
• Add water enough to soak the Banana flower and cook it in medium flame. Cook it till Banana flower has been cooked. You can see the flowers have changed its color and its softened. This is the stage, which tells that Banana flower has been cooked.
• Grind Channa Dal along with Red Chilli, Fennel seeds and Ginger for a while.  And then add cooked Banana flower and enough salt to the channa Dal  Grind Coarsely.
• Finely chop Big onion and curry leaves and add to the Kozha Urundai batter.
• Add porikadalai maavu, and rice flour to the batter. Add porikadalai maavu in small instances. Add enough maavu, just to absorb water in the batter. You can also add more maavu accordingly.
• Add also Garam Masala Powder to it.
• Heat oil in a frying pan. Take a little batter, shape it with your hands and fry in oil when its hot.
• Take out from oil, after its cooked on both the sides.
• Drain excess oil and serve it.
• If the Banana Flower is very big, add 1/2 cup of Channa Dal. Adjust channa Dal accordingly.