Black Rice & Red Rice Congee | Diet Friendly Kanji

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With Chennai affected with Vardah cyclone, we were totally stuck without power and basic amenities. The roads are fully covered with fallen trees and the city is slowly recovering.  In continuation with my diabetic friendly series, here comes a congee recipe ideal for breakfast/lunch or dinner.
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Diabetic Friendly Lunch Ideas - 2

Diabetic Friendly Lunch Ideas - 2

It is quite exciting to present my diabetic friendly lunch , breakfast and dinner series. Primarily because I need to be extra cautious and make sure its completely healthy. In that way, I also stay healthy with these ideas. All my diabetic friendly recipes are self tested and hence anyone with medication can try this safely too.  Today's recipe has Vepampoo Podi (Neem Flower Powder), Pachai Mor Kulambu (Raw buttermilk stew), Vaazaithandu rasam (Banana stem rasam) , beetroot stir fry, sliced cucumber, roasted papad and a cup of red rice. The meal also comes with a cup of water in a copper cup overnight.
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Diabetic Friendly Lunch Idea 1 - With Recipe Link

Diabetic Friendly Lunch Ideas (Sundaikkai & Methi leaves sambar, Black Rice ,Wheatgrass rasam ,Murunga Keerai Poriyal, Vaazaithandu Neer More)

I got a couple of request to start diabetic friendly lunch ideas. This is my first post on diabetic friendly lunch ideas which can be consumed by any normal person also. This lunch menu includes, plain cooked black rice, sundakkai(Turkey Berries) sambar, wheat grass rasam, tindora fry, murunga keerai (Moringa Leaves)poriyal, sutta appalam & banana stem buttermilk. You can find individual links inside. Pin:https://www.pinterest.com/pin/402931497895757315/  

Black Rice Spaghetti with Ladies Finger & Basil

Black Rice Spaghetti with Ladies Finger & Basil

Spaghetti’s and pasta’s have never been there during my childhood as we never used to get them in shop’s during the 1980’s. But now this has become a part of our regular meal. Today I tried Black Rice spaghetti with ladies finger and basil leaves and they turned out to be real yum.

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Black Rice Banana Pudding | Balinese Recipe

Bali, Indonesia is known for its rich culture and tradition. There are many places in Bali which are not commercialized and they are a perfect holiday destination. During our visit to Bali I tasted this Black rice pudding and all of us liked it. Black glutinous rice cooked with cocunut milk, pandan leaves(optional), gula melaka and served with banana's gives this drool worthy pudding.

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Paprika infused Red Rice Pasta

Preparing my Kid’s school lunch box is a bit interesting stuff for me as she needs a variety of food every day. Kid’s expect some color’s, cheesy and most importantly tasty. Red rice pasta with vegetables is one such dish I prepared recently and she liked it a lot. In fact she was showing the variety of color’s to her friends in this dish. Naturally red color paparika is infused in red rice pasta and cooked along with garlic, capsicum, cauliflower and finally garnished with Dill Leaves and Parmesan cheese gives this yummy and garlicky paprika infused red rice pasta

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Sweet Pongal with Thai Brown Jasmine Rice & Palm Sugar

What happens if a festival falls on a busy working day and you do not want to skip some good food? Try this easier and healthier version of sweet Pongal. Cook Thai brown jasmine rice along with yellow moong dhal, cardamom, powdered palm sugar, saffron and mash it with milk. Later, temper the dish with ghee, cashews & raisins. A quick and healthy sweet pongal is ready for any occasion.
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Dry fruits Suzhiyam (Boorelu) with Black Rice

Suzhiyam or boorelu is a traditional dish made Tamilnadu & Andhra for many festive occasions. Not all sweets need to be made from sugar & jaggery. With the rise in numbers of diabetes all over the world we need to start looking for alternative sweet content in our traditional dishes. This dish made out of dry fruits & nuts dipped in black rice batter is perfect for any occasion.

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Thai Lemongrass Jasmine Rice

Happy to share my first recipe with products sponsored by Urmatt Ltd & Dragon Fly. The first one is a simple rice recipe which can be prepared by anyone. Since I have received rice products I will be also publishing some simple Thai curries which goes well with the rice. Thai Jasmine rice cooked along with lemon grass and cardamom gives this flavorful “Lemongrass Rice”
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Black Rice Pulihora | Kavuni Arisi Puliyodharai

Black Rice Pulihora | Kavuni Arisi Puliyodharai

What happens when Black Rice from Thailand meets Andhra style pulihora mix and finally marinated in a claypot a drool worthy “Black Rice Pulihora” is born on Adiperukku (A festival celebrated in Tamilnadu). I made this recipe on Adiperukku a couple of days ago.  Pulihora is an all-time favorite in my home including my little one who literally waits for us to take Perumal Temple in Little India particularly on Saturday as we get Pulihora as a prasadam. I really cannot beat that taste.

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