Pav Bhaji Mumbai Style

Pav Bhaji is a Maharashtrian fast food dish that originated in Mumbai. This dish was originally created by a vendor for the mill workers who had very little time to have their lunch. Pav in Marathi means a small loaf of bread and Bhaji means a vegetable dish. I am very lucky to have a Maharashtrian friend who made this bhaji for a get together. I fell in so much love with it, the first thing I did was to get the recipe from her and tried it and the bhaji came out fabulous.

It is a healthy one pot meal, which nobody should miss. Here’s the Mumbai style bhaji with step by step photos…

So why do you have to wait, just enjoy…

Murungaikai Sambar/Drumsticks Sambar Recipe-How to make Murungaikkai Sambar

Almost all parts of Murungai/Drumsticks tree have  extraordinary nutritional and medicinal values. It is grown in most of the houses in Southern India, and we do have one in our backyard in Chennai. Drumsticks is used in curries, soups, gravies etc. Drumstick leaves are rich in calcium, iron and numerous amounts of vitamins and minerals. The drumstick leaves and pods, prevents vitamin A deficiency and improves eye health. Since it is rich in iron, it prevents iron deficiency and boosts immunity. Let us all eat healthy food and lead a healthy life with all that is available in our own back yards. Check out other South Indian Sambar and Dal varieties here.

Here I am sharing with you all a simple and healthy murungaikai sambar, with step by step photos…

Pudalangai Poriyal/Snake Gourd Poriyal

Pudalangai /Snake Gourd has numerous nutritional benefits less known to most of us. It comprises of protein, carbohydrate and soluble fiber also in rich in vitamins and minerals like calcium, phosphorus, riboflavin etc. It acts as an excellent anti inflammatory. Due to its high water and low calorie content, snake gourd is treated as an excellent remedy for diabetes, it acts as a coolent. The rich fiber content makes digestion easy and wards off constipation. The benefits of snake gourd is numerous, to learn more about it visit medindia.net.

Though I love snake gourd before starting this blog, I knew very little about it, but now I have learnt a lot, hope this helps all of you as well.

Now let’s see how to make pudalangai poriyal…

Karamani Sundal Recipe/Black Eyed Bean Sundal Recipe -Navaratri Special Sundal

When I think about a healthy snack, the first thing that occurs to me is the sundal. It can be any time of sundal because they are rich in protein and fiber. Here’s one such sundal “karamani sundal”.

Surrakkai Kootu/Bottle Gourd Kootu

Surrakkai Kootu/Bottle Gourd Kootu is a very simple and easy dish to prepare. Bottle gourd has high water content makes it very cooling, calming, diuretic and easy to digest. It is rich in vitamins and minerals, when cooked with dhal it is a total package with proteins. Check out other delicious kootu varieties here.

Now let’s see how to make surrakkai kootu with step by step photos…