Ingredients:

Corn cob – 1

Oil – 2 tsp

Ghee – 1 tsp

Rai (Mustard) seeds – ½ tsp

Hing (Asafoetida) – a pinch

Taj (Cinnamon) – 1

Lavang (Cloves) – 1

Pepper – 2

Curry leaves – 3 to 4

Green chillies – 1

Milk

Salt – as per taste

Method:

Wash the corn cob and grate it. Now in a kadai, put ghee and oil. Now add the mustard seeds. Once they start to crackle, add the cinnamon, cloves, curry leaves, split green chillies and hing. Add the grated corn cob and mix well. In another vessel keep the milk for heating. Once the corn is roasted, gradually keep adding the milk to the corn. Keep stirring the mixture and once its cooked put off the gas stove. Now add salt and coarsely grounded pepper.

Medicinal/Nutritive value:

Corn is high in fibre content and helps to control cholesterol. Corn contains zinc, phosphorous, magnesium and iron. Hence it makes our bones strong. As it also contains high carbohydrates it provides instant energy.

Jav is high in Vitamin B complex, calcium, protein and iron. It has antioxidants and helps to reduce cholesterol levels.

Ragi is considered as the only food after milk to have high calcium content. Hence Ragi makes our bones strong. It has high content of polyphenols which aids in digestion and keeps our skin healthy.

Ingredients for Multigrain Manchurian:

Bajri (pearl millet) flour – 50 gms

Ragi (Finger millet) flour – 20 gms

Jav (Barley) flour – 20 gms

Cabbage

Carrots

Capsicum

Soya sauce

Tomato sauce

Ginger chilly paste

Corn flour

Oil

Method:

Grate the cabbage and carrots. Mix them, add some salt and keep aside for sometime. Now remove excess water from the veggies by pressing them between your hands. Then add the three flours and ginger chilly paste. Add water to this mixture to make a bhajiya( fritters) like consistency. Heat some oil in a kadai. Add capsicum to the oil when its heated. Now in a small bowl, take some corn flour and add soya sauce to make a paste. Add this paste to the mixture.  Add tomato sauce. Now add the Manchurians to the kadai. Mix well and serve hot.

 Medicinal/Nutritive value:

Cabbage and Carrots are high in fibre and minerals. Capsicum is an antioxidant and is high in Vitamin C. It also has high amount of Beta Carotene which changes to Vitamin A inside our body.

Jav is high in Vitamin B complex, calcium, protein and iron. It has antioxidants and helps to reduce cholesterol levels.

Ragi is considered as the only food after milk to have high calcium content. Hence Ragi makes our bones strong. It has high content of polyphenols which aids in digestion and keeps our skin healthy.

Bajri is also high in calcium. It keeps our stomach full for a long time and hence helps to control weight.

Ingredients Methi (Fenugreek) Bajri (Pearl Millet) Thalipeeth:

Bajri Flour

Methi leaves

Curds

Ajwain (Carrom seeds)

Ginger- Green chillies paste

Turmeric powder

Red chilly powder

Salt – as per taste

Coriander leaves

Jaggery

Oil

Ghee

Method:

Wash the methi leaves properly and chop them finely. Now add the ginger – chilly paste. Add the curds, jaggery, salt and turmeric powder. Keep it aside for a while. After some time add the Bajri flour to this mixture and form a dough. Make equal parts of the dough, roll our each part and cook like parathas using oil. Garnish with ghee.

Medicinal/Nutritive value:

Methi is useful for many health problems including diabetes, blood pressure and constipation. Its also effective for healthy wrinkle free skin and hair fall.

Ingredients for Red Chillies Chutney:

Red chillies

Oil

Cumin seeds

Hing (Asafoetida)

Jaggery

Tamarind (Amli) water

Salt – as per taste

Method:

Cut the red chillies into pieces and remove the seeds. Now coarsely grind the chilles using a mixer. Take oil in a kadai. Once oil is hot, add the cumin seeds.  Add the red chillies paste to this oil and saute well till everything is cooked. Then add jaggery and salt and a while later add the tamarind water. Let everything cook till all the water is evaporated. Store this chutney in a glass container when cooled. It can be stored in a refrigerator for 15 to 20 days.