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Health Benefits Of Chana

Health Benefits

How Kala Chana is Beneficial For Us?

Kala Chana is a considered to be one of the best vegetarian Lentils which has health benefits too.
  • Inclusion of fiber rich foods in your diet can greatly contribute to weight loss. Kala Chana are rich in both soluble and insoluble fiber.
  • Kala Chana contain a unique combination of antioxidants, anthocyanins, delphindin, cyanidin and petunidin as well as phytonutrients and ALA that maintain the health of blood vessels and prevent oxidative stress, thereby reducing the risk of heart disease.
  • As already stated, the carbohydrates in legumes such as Kala Chana kala Chana are digested slowly, thus reducing the blood sugar levels.
  • Being a rich source of iron,Kala Chana can prevent anemia and boost your energy levels.
  • The phytonutrients called saponins act as antioxidants to reduce the risk of breast cancer, prevent osteoporosis and minimize hot flushes in post-menopausal women.
  • In case of stones in kidney or bladder, you can soak a handful of split chick peas in water overnight and eat the chickpeas with honey the next morning.
  • Kala Chana is split with skin removed and ground to make ‘besan’ which is excellent for skincare and is often used in face packs to give you flawless glowing skin.
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Health Benefits Of Moong Dals

Health Benefits

How Moong Dals Are Beneficial For Us?

Moong dal or green gram is a considered to be one of the best vegetarian dal which has health benefits too.
  • Moong dal has a very good amount of vitamins and also has an edible taste.
  • Apart from protecting our body from various diseases moong dal is also beneficial for improving our hair and skin.
  • Moong dal is also a good source for weight loss.Calorie count is very less and hence banishing fat is also quick.
  • Moong dal helps you to lower your cholesterol and also to manage your blood pressure.
  • Adding moong dal to your meals would help you to reduce the risk of anaemia as moong dals are a rich source of iron.
  • It also helps to rejuvenate skin by exfoliating it and dead skin cells are removed.Texture of the skin also brightens up because of moong dal.
  • For dry skin,you can retain the moisture with the help of moong dal.
  • Moong dal can be used to prevent the pores on the skin from clogging with oils and dirt.Hence it helps to prevent pimples and acne.
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How to make Kala Chana?

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How to make Kala Chana?

In the Middle East, India and Mediterranean countries, lentils are an essential, inexpensive meatless protein used in many dishes.

Kala chana is a special recipe as it includes 9 types of lentils in it.

Ingredients:

    Lentils:

  • 1 cup Kala Chana
  • 3 cups water for soaking black chickpeas
  • 1 medium size onion, finely chopped
  • 1 large tomato, finely chopped
  • 4 to 5 lahsun, finely chopped
  • 1 to 2 hari mirch,finely chopped
  • 1 tsp jeera
  • 1 tsp kashmiri Mirch powder
  • 1 tsp regular garam masala powder
  • ¼ tsp haldi
  • ½ tsp of hing
  • 2 tbsp oila
  • salt as required

For The Garnish:

  • Dhaniya patta
    • Method:
    • Soak the black chickpeas or kala chana overnight or for 8-9 hours and in a pressure cooker.
    • Add 2 tbsp of ghee or oil and add jeera, crackle them and then add finely chopped onions.
    • Saute the onions till they become light golden.
    • Add lahsun, hari mirch and saute for 15-20 seconds
    • Add finely chopped tomatoes and saute them till the oil starts leaving from the sides of the onion- tomato masala.
    • Add the haldi powder, asafoetida, kashmiri mirch powder and saute for 4-5 seconds.
    • Then add the kala chana along with all of the water. season with salt and stir well.
    • Pressure cook on a medium to high flame for 9-10 whistles or more till the chickpeas are cooked well and softened.
    • Lastly sprinkle the garam masala and stir. garnish the kala chana curry with Dhaniya patta.
    • Serve the kala chana curry with steamed rice, rotis or chappati.
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    How to make Moong Dal Halwa?

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    Moong Dal Halwa

    Lentils is the most nutritious and integrated part of Indian food course. Be it Halwa everybody just loves it!

    Moong dal halwa is a special recipe as it includes 9 types of lentils in it.

    Ingredients:

      Lentils:

    • 1 cup Moong Dal
    • a few kesar strands
    • 2 tbsp warm milk
    • 1/2 cup ghee
    • 1 cup warm milk
    • 1 1/4 cups sugar
    • 1/2 tsp elaichi powder

    For The Garnish:

  • 2 tbsp almonds (badam) slivers
    • Method:
    • Soak the yellow moong dal in enough water for 3 hours. Drain well and blend in a mixer to a coarse paste without using any water. Keep aside.
    • Dissolve the Kesar in 1 tablespoon of warm milk and keep aside.
    • Take a non-stick kadhai and heat the ghee, add the moong dal paste and cook on a medium flame for 30 minutes, while stirring continuously.
    • Add the milk and 1 cup of warm water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 8 to 9 minutes, while stirring continuously.
    • Add the sugar, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring continuously.
    • Add the Kesar-milk mixture, elaichi powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minute, while stirring continuously.
    • Serve warm garnished with almond slivers.
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    MOU Signing @ Vibrant Guj. 2011

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    Late Shir Devendrabhai Rajivbhai Patel Signing MOU @ Vibrant Guj. 2011

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    Navratna Dosa

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    Navratna Dosa

    Lentils is the most nutritious and integrated part of Indian food course. Be it rasam, dal or sambhar everybody just loves it!

    Navratna Dosa is a special recipe as it includes 9 types of lentils in it.

    Ingredients:

    Other Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Rice
  • 1 tbsp Fenugreek Seeds
  • ½ cup Grated Coconut
  • Handful of Poha
  • 4-6 Dry Red Chillies
  • Salt to Taste
    • Method:
    • Soak all lentiles, rice and fenugreek seeds in water for minimum 5 hours (preferably overnight)
    • Now take all the soaked ingredients and blend them together. Keep this batter in a warm place to ferment.
    • Add poha, red chillies and coconut together and grind it to make a fine paste.
    • Once the batter is fermented, add the paste we prepared in the previous step and salt according to taste.
    • Mix it well.
    • Your healthy dosa batter is now ready! Prepare it and serve hot.
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    How to make paneer fritters?

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    How to make paneer fritters? Paneer Fritters Recipe

    Paneer fritters are a unique preparation of chilli garlic flavoured paneer coated deep-fried to perfect golden brown. It is a wonderful accompaniment to tea or juice and will be loved by all.
    Ingredients:
    • 150 gm finger cut cottage cheese
    • 1 tsp garlic paste
    • Salt to taste
    • ½ tsp chat masala
    • For batter-
    • 2/3 tbsp Laxmi Toor Dal paste
    • Salt to taste
    • ¼ tsp baking soda
    • 2 tbsp corn flour
    • 2 tbsp coriander mint paste
    • Chat masala as required
    • For serving –
    • Ketchup
    • Green chutney
    Method:
    • In a bowl, marinate the cottage cheese in garlic paste, salt and chat masala.
    • For the batter
    • Take toor dal paste in a bowl. Add salt, baking soda, corn flour, coriander mint paste and mix well to prepare the batter.
    • Dip the marinated cottage cheese in the batter and coat it well. Fry the fritters in oil at high flame till light brown. Remove to a serving plate, sprinkle chat masala and serve with dates–tamarind chutney and green chutney.
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    How to make toor methi ni mini idli?

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    How to make toor methi ni mini idli? Toor Methi Ni Mini Idli Recipe

    Toor Methi Ni Mini Idli is one easy snack for kids who come back from school hungry. You can make it with less effort, still kids will love to have it. It had minimum simple ingredients, yet burst of flavors.
    Ingredients:
    • 1 bowl soaked and crushed Laxmi Toor Dal
    • ½ cup fresh fenugreek leaves
    • 1 tbsp ginger, garlic and chili paste
    • Salt as per taste
    • 1 tsp rice flour
    • A pinch of baking soda
    • For serving –
    • Sambhar
    • Coconut chutney
    • Dry red chatni powder (molgapadi) (Maharastrian Chatni)
    Method:
    • Take the crushed toor dal in a mixing bowl and add fresh fenugreek leaves to it.
    • Next add ginger, garlic and chili paste.
    • Now add salt and rice flour to the bowl. Lastly, add a pinch of soda,mix well and prepare the batter.
    • Grease a mini idli stand with oil and pour the batter in it. Boil water in a steamer, place the idli stand in it and steam for 10 minutes.
    • Remove the stand from the steamer and let it cool for 5 minutes. Unmold the idlis onto a serving plate. Serve with sambhar, coconut chutney and molgapadi.
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    How to make whole moong dal?

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    How to make whole moong dal? Punjabi Style Whole Moong Dal Recipe

    The green moong beans are cooked in a pressure cooker. moong beans as well as moong lentils are preferred , to make dals or khichdis as they are easy to digest and nutritious.the taste of this yummy and delicious moong dal really goes awesome with rotis or steamed rice.
    Ingredients:
    • ½ cup moong dal, soaked in water for an hour
    • 2 tbsp oil
    • 1 medium tej patta
    • ½ tsp cumin seeds
    • 1 medium onion chopped onion
    • ½ cup finely chopped tomatoes
    • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
    • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
    • ¼ tsp red chili powder
    • ½ tsp coriander powder
    • ¼ tsp garam masala powder
    • 2.5 cups water
    • 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
    • salt as required
    Method:
    • heat 2 tbsp oil in a cooker, add 1 medium tej patta, ½ tsp cumin seeds. saute till the cumin seeds start crackling.
    • Now add the chopped onions and saute them till they get light golden and add 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, chopped green chilies. stir and saute them properly.
    • now add chopped tomatoes, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ¼ tsp red chili powder, ½ tsp coriander powder and ¼ tsp garam masala powder stir and saute till the tomatoes soften, become pulpy and you see oil releasing from the sides.
    • add 2 cups water and salt as per taste. stir very well. cover and pressure cook for 15 minutes on a medium flame till the beans are softened thoroughly. when the pressure settles down on its own, open the lid and check the beans.
    Tempering the Dal:
    • heat 1 tbsp oil in a small pan and add cumin seeds first.
    • switch off the flame and then add a pinch of asafoetida and ¼ tsp red chili powder. stir.
    • add this tempering to the green moong dal. stir well.
    • add chopped coriander leaves.
    • serve whole green moong dal with steamed rice or chapatis
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    Chana Dal Recipe

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    Chana Dal Recipe

    Chana dal is a dal that is good for health and has a low glycemic index. People having diabetes can eat chana dal as it is very good for diabetic patients.
    Ingredients:
    • 1 cup of chana dal
    • 1 tbsp ghee
    • 3.5 cups of water
    • 1/4 tsp garam masala
    • 1/4 tsp red chilly powder
    • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
    • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds(jeera)
    • 1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic
    • salt to taste
    Method:
    • In a big bowl take 4 cups of water and soak chana dal for about 2.5 to 3 hours. After that wash it and drain.
    • Take a pan,boil 3 cups of water,turmeric powder, ginger and a bit of salt.
    • Put chana dal in it and cover the pan. Cook it for about 30 minutes over medium flame. The dal has to become tender.
    • Take a pan and put some ghee in it. After it gets heated added some cumin seeds. Add garlic after the seeds start sputtering.
    • Properly stir and fry until the garlic becomes a bit light brownish.While stiring it put some red chilly powder.Pour it over the cooked and cover it.
    • The chana dal is ready now. You can serve it with bread or rice.