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Turmeric Root Chutney | Fresh turmeric root chutney

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As we all know  Turmeric powder is one of the important ingredients in our Indian Cooking.  Apart from giving the color to the dish turmeric root has numerous health benefits.

Please READ THIS ARTICLE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF TURMERIC to know more about turmeric /  Arishina / Haldi / Manjal …

This chutney recipe is using the fresh turmeric root.
In this particular recipe we have to use fresh turmeric root to prepare the chutney.

This is Vegan, gluten free, and No onion no garlic chutney. This turmeric root chutney goes well with rice, rotti, roti, idlis….

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Chayote Kootu | Chow chow kootu

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Chayote kootu or chow chow kootu / Seeme Badane kayi kootu is one of the Iyengar’s recipe. I got this kootu recipe from my friend. It is more like our huLi or sambar but they call it Kootu.
Seeme Badane kayi or chow chow / chayote squash / Cho-Cho is a low calorie food and high in vitamin C. It is rich in flavonoid antioxidants which help to protect the body against inflammation caused by free radicals. It is good to incorporate different vegetables everyday in your diet.
Here is simple seeme badane kayi kootu recipe.
You should try this delicious  Chow chow chutney, Palya and seemebadanekai Sambar as well.

Spiced Buttermilk | Healthy Buttermilk drink

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Buttermilk, a product of naturally fermented milk, is the liquid left over after removing the fat in the form of butter from churned curd or yogurt tasting slightly acidic and sour in flavor. Traditionally, buttermilk is consumed mixed with rice at the end of the meal in Southern Indian households .In summer, drinking a large glass of buttermilk offers the simplest and surest way to overcome dehydration as it contains electrolytes like, potassium, calcium, and traces of phosphorus and water. For vegetarians, buttermilk is the best source of Vitamin B12 helping to fight anaemia and stress. Drinking the buttermilk / majjige is very good during pregnancy as well.
To know about the benefits of this buttermilk please read the article about this super probiotic by Dr.Shivashankar.
Here is how to prepare buttermilk at home from the cream we collect and the curd. Using this buttermilk we have 2 awesome delicious masala majjige or masala spicy buttermilk recipe.

Read this article about benefits of  probiotics by Dr. Shivashankar

CLICK HERE for how to make home made Yogurt / Curd