Cabbage rice

Hi friends!!!

                   Today I am going to give a rice recipe using cabbage.  Yesterday, I had 250 gms of

cabbage in my fridge unattended and my hubby told me that no kootu but something novel from it.
 
So, I did some research in the net and after reading several recipes I came up with this after adding

my own creativities here and there. It came out really well and wanted to post it for you all. Okay no

more talking only working!!!!

Ingredients:

• Cabbage                                                   -    250 gms    (chopped into small pieces)      

• Onion (small)                                           -  10            (Chopped into small pieces)

•  Capscium                                                 - few pieces  (You can add different colors if you 

            
                                                                               have or you can just  use whatever you have) 

• Salt                                                            - To taste

• Coriander seeds                                         - a few to decorate  

• Turmeric Powder                                       - a pinch

• Cooked rice (either basmati/ordinary rice) - 2 or 3 cups

     

 

 For Tempering:

 

• Mustard seeds                                              - 1 tsp

 

• Green or Red chillies                                   - 2 (Chopped into 2 pieces each)

 

• Groundnuts                                                  - 2 tbsps

 

• Cashewnuts                                                  - 10

 

• Ghee                                                             - 2 tsps

 

• Curry Leaves                                                - 2 sprigs

 

• Urad dhal                                                      - 1 tsp  

 

 Procedure:

•    Place a kadai on the stove and switch on the stove.

•    Pour the ghee in the kadai and add mustard seeds.

•    When the mustard seeds starts to splutter, add urad dhal, groundnuts and cashew nuts and fry till it turns golden brown.

•     Then, add the chopped along with capsicum and fry till the onions turn pink.

•     When the onion turns brown, add curry leaves and fry 2 mins and then add the washed cabbage into the kadai.

•      After frying for 2 mins, add little water and close the kadai with a lid.

•      Allow it to cook till cabbage becomes soft.

•      When it is fully cooked, add salt and turmeric powder to the mixture.

 

•      After all the water content is removed from the mixture, add the cooked rice to the mix and stir till the whole mixture is mixed well.

•      Decorate it with coriander leaves and switch off the stove.

•      Either serve it hot or after allowing it to cool pack for lunch box along with tomato/onion raitha.        

TIPS!!! TIPS!!!:

               This can be provided to acid reflux patients by removing green chillies/red chillies and by adding 2 tsp paruppu podi or gollu podi. This will give them an option to eat different vegetable rice.

  

Rasam without tamarind juice and less spicy

Hi friends!!!
                   It's long time since I wrote my blog. Today, I am going to give the recipe of a rasam which can be consumed by both acid reflux patients as well as those who doesn't like tamarind juice in their food. This rasam is tamarind free and tastes good.

• Ingredients:
• To Grind:     

                            1. Tomato - 1 (if big) or 2 (if small)
                            2. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
                            3. Pepper seeds - 1/2 tsp

                            4. Coriander seeds - 1 tsp

• To Add:

                           1. Salt - To taste
                           2. Asafoetida powder - 1 tsp
                           3. Cooked toor dhal   - 1/4 cup
                           4. Coriander leaves   - To garnish
                           

• To Temper:

                           1. Mustard seeds   - 1/2 tsp
                           2. Oil                     - 1 tsp
                           3. Curry leaves      - little

• Procedure:

                          1. In a blender or mixer, add all the ingredients under "To Grind" and make it into paste.
                          2. Switch on the stove and place a small utensil and add the grinded mixture along with some water to dilute the mix.
                          3. When it starts boiling add turmeric powder along with asafetida and salt.
                          4. Allow it to boil for some time.
                          5. Next, add the mashed toor dhal and allow it to boil for another 1 minute.
                          6. Then, remove it from heat after garnishing it with coriander leaves.
                          7. Now in a small ladle add oil and add mustard seeds.
                          8. When mustard seeds starts to splutter, add the curry leaves and switch off the stove.
                          9. Pour the tempering ingredients into the rasam mix and close it with a plate.
                        10. Serve it hot with rice and any kootu.
 

Cabbage Buttermilk

Hi!!!
       Yesterday, I was busy cooking breakfast in the kitchen. Suddenly, I heard a compere talking about stomach problems. I made my ears to listen to it with my hands cooking. This is the recipe he rcommended for acid reflux/burning sensation etc.

Ingredients:

•    Cabbage       -    1 cup
•    Buttermilk     -   1 cup
•    Cumin seeds -   1 or 2 tsp
•    Salt                -  a pinch

Procedure:

• Wash the cabbage well.
• Add it in a mixie jar along with buttermilk and cumin seeds.
• Switch on the mixie and run it till the mixture becomes watery.
• If needed add some buttermilk.
• Then, add a pinch of salt and run the mixie for 3 seconds.
• Cabbage buttermilk is ready.

Tips!!! Tips!!!:
                        Eat this daily in the morning as the first meal for 48 days for better results.
                                                                                                                      

Green Gram Dhal (split) Accompaniment/Moong Dhal Kootu

Hi Friends!!!

Today also I am going to give a recipe for people suffering from acid reflux problem.

 

You will get bored by having dry powders daily for lunch and want to have sambhar or rasam. But, they contain tamarind which is a traitor for this problem. So, you can go on with this dish that contains only dal, cumin powder and salt.

Ok let's move on to the recipe....

Ingredients:

• Green Gram Dal (split) -  2  cups
• Cumin powder -  1 or 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder -  1 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1 tsp
• Salt - To taste
• Water - As required
• Coriander Leaves - Few to decorate 

Procedure:

• Wash the dal and keep it ready for cooking.
• Place a cooker bottom on the stove.
• Switch on the stove and then add water.
• When the water starts boiling slightly, add the washed dal along with turmeric powder and close the cooker with its lid.
• Then, place the weight and wait for 3 or 4 whistles.
• Switch off the stove and allow the cooker to cool.
• Remove the weight and switch on the stove.
• When the contents starts boiling, add salt and cumin powder.
• Mix it and allow it to boil for 2 mins.
• Then, add asafetida and stop the stove.
• Pour it in a bowl and decorate it with coriander leaves.

             
Serve it with rice and horsegram powder/gram dal powder.


 

Split Pigeon peas powder/Tuvar Dal Podi (W/O Red chillies)

Hi friends,

Today I am going to give the recipe for Tuvar dal powder for the people who are suffering from acid reflux.

Ingredients:

• Split Pigeon Peas/Tuvar Dal  - 2 cups
• Cumin seeds - 50 gms
• Asafoetida - 8 pieces
• Curry leaves - 1 cup

Procedure:

1. Place an empty kadai on the stove.
2. Switch on the stove.
3. Add the peas/dal to the kadai and dry fry it till it turns light red.
4. Remove it from heat and allow it to cool in a plate.
5. Again, place the kadai on the stove and cumin seeds.
6. Dry fry it for 2 minutes.
7. Add it to the dal in the plate.
8. Next, add the asafoetida pieces and dry fry it till it turns white.
9. Switch off the stove and add curry leaves to the kadai with asafoetida.
10. Add all the ingredients to the mixie jar and run it till it becomes a nice powder.
11. Cool it in a plate and store it in a tight lid jar.

TIPS!!! TIPS!!! TIPS!!!:

 

• Mix a spoonful of the powder with hot rice and ghee.
• While having idlies or dosas, this can be mixed with gingelly oil and taken as a side dish.
• Since, people with acid reflux cannot eat foods containing tamarind/tomatoes/lime etc, this powder can be a good substitute for using peas/dal.

Ok friends!!! enjoy the delicious powder and don't forget to drop in your feedbacks so that others can also use the above recipe...

 

             Bye for now!!!

Gollu/Kollu Podi or Horsegram Powder

Hi friends!!!!

Now I am going to write the recipe for kollu podi which can be commonly used by acid reflux patients who can't eat sambhar/rasam/vegetable side dishes. This is would reduce the burning sensation and obese nature of the patients.

Kollu/ Gollu/ Horsegram Powder:

 

Ingredients:

• Horse gram/Gollu/Kollu        - 250 gm
• Cumin seeds                           - 50 gm
• Hing (small cubes)                 - 10 pieces
• Salt                                         - to taste

Procedure:

1. Place a heavy kadai on the stove.
2. Switch on the stove.
3. Add the horse gram and hing to the kadai and dry fry it horse gram turns little red and hing turns white.
4. Remove from heat and spread it in a plate to cool.
5. Next, dry fry the cumin seeds and mix it with the fried horse gram.
6. After the mixture cools down, add required amount of salt and powder it in a mixie jar.
7. Pour the powder into a plate and allow it to cool.
8. Store it in a tight lid bottle.

Tips!!!Tips!!!

 

• Mix a spoon or two with piping hot rice mixed with ghee and have it.
• Mix a spoonful in butter milk and drink as a liquid.

 

Acid Reflux

What is Acid Reflux???

When the acid from the stomach leaks up into the gullet (oesophagus), the condition is known as acid reflux.

Symptoms:

      

Common symptoms may include:

• Heartburn
• Pain in the upper abdomen and chest
• Feeling sick
• An acid taste in the mouth
• Bloating
• Belching
• Indiges
• A burning pain when swallowing hot drinks

Uncommon symptoms may include: 

• Asthma symptoms of cough and wheeze can sometimes be due to the acid reflux.
• Sore throat, Gum problems, Bad breath, Hoarseness and a feeling of a lump in the throat.
• Severe chest pains develops in some cases (which can be mistaken to be heart attack).

Whom does it affect??? 

• It is common for most people to have heartburn after a heavy meal, but, 1 out 3 will have heartburn every few days and 1 out of 10 will have atleast once a day.
• It is more common among smokers, pregnant ladies, heavy drinkers, obese people and those aged between 35 to 64 years.

What tests to be done???

• Endoscopy
• A test to check acidity inside the oesophagus
• Other tests like heart tracings, chest x-ray etc may be done to rule out if the symptoms are not typical.

What are the treatments for acid reflux???

• Antacids
• Acid suppressing medicines
• Prokinetic medicines
• Surgery

For more details, please go through http://www.patient.co.uk/health/acid-reflux-and-oesophagitis