Murungai Ilai Kalathu Podi

Moringa Leaf foods are the best medicine for mother’s milk secretion and a great food for pregnant women. Mix drumstick leaves juice with lemon juice and apply it on the face for few minutes and then wash it off, to get rid off the pimples. It promotes healthy hair and prevents premature greying of hairs. …

Milagu Kuzhambu Podi

Nothing can compete with our natural ingredients that can fight against disease causing germs. One such spice is Pepper which is very active against any fever…common cold and cough. Am sharing a Readymix recipe for making Milagu Kuzhambu which is soothing for sore throat and appetising with goodness of home grown peppercorns…curry leaves and Gingelly…

Healthy Idly Podi Recipes

Got bored with usual Idly Podi with Deskinned Urd Dhall ? Here are some healthy variations that I made using Horse Gram, Flax Seeds (Which I have posted here already), Whole Black Gram and Green Gram (??, Yes, you heard it right. Whole Green Gram which is a huge hit with my family and kids…

Flax Seeds Groundnut Idly Podi

Flax seeds are miraculous seeds with innumerable medicinal properties. They were originally used in Austrian Medicine and now it is slowly catching attention owing to the health benefits that it offers. It has lot of minerals and loaded with fibre. It has less Carbs and gluten free too. It promotes healthy Skin and Hair. It…

Vallarai Rice Mix

Wanted to share some healthy spice mix powder, apt for this season to stock, with the very beneficial Vallarai Keerai / Pennywort Leaves. Asiatic pennywort or Indian pennywort / Vallari is another treasured herb which offers a bountiful of health benefits (often referred as Memory Booster). Botanically Centella asiatica . It can be easily grown in…

Turkey Berry Rice Mix

Turkey Berry (Sundakkai in Tamil) is used both fresh and dried forms as it has many medicinal properties. It is rich in Vitamin A, Calcium, Iron and Fiber.It has bitter taste and is used in Sambar, Kootu as fresh berries. It is also sun dried by soaking it in curd and salt and stored for…

Andhra Parupu Podi

Andhra Parupu Podi a family favorite among all.  Have always relished this in all Andhra Meals Restaurants and started making my own when the day I realised my son loves it (still remember the small mess on Tirutani road where we happen to take our meals on the way to visit Tirutani Murugan, the very…

Dill Leaves Idly Podi

In my Idly Podi Series here is the delicious Dill Leaves (Seppu / Suva Greens) made into a flavourful and healthy Idly Chutney Podi 💚 Dill leaves are very healthy and this podi recipe is a unique variant to our regular idly podi. The benefits are dill leaves are huge and it belongs to Celery…

Mudakkaruthaan Keerai Idly Podi

A herbal and medicinal podi using Mudakkaruthaan Leaves/ Balloon Vine Leaves. Mudakkaruthaan Keerai Idly Podi which can also be used as Rice Mix. The lush green balloon Vine Leaves are shade dried and churned into this aromatic powder which is effective against joint pains. Give it a try when you get some of these healthy…

Thuduvalai Flax Seeds Idly Podi

A very healthy and medicinal Idly chilli powder with goodness of Thuduvalai (Thuthuvalai) Leaves / Climbing Brinjal. It is a thorny creeper that has medicinal benefits. A great way to include Flax Seeds and this Leaves into diet ❤️ A very tasty and healthy Idly chilli powder to make whenever you get some abundance of…