Banana Rasayana

Banana Rasayana or Banana Payasa is very famous dish in Dakshina Kannada. (Southern Part of Karnataka). It is also called as Seehikarane (Sweet dish).

Bananas, coconut milk, jaggery and cardamom is normally used to prepare this Rasayana. A little twist in this recipe is, using honey instead of jaggery and fresh milk instead of coconut milk.

Fresh, delicious bananas are available year around and also it is one of the cheapest fruits. 
Banana fruit is one of the high calorie tropical fruit. It contains good amount of health benefiting anti-oxidants, minerals and vitamins. The fruit contain a good amount of soluble dietary fiber that helps normal bowel movements and helps to reduce constipation problems. Fresh bananas provide sufficient level of minerals like copper, magnesium and manganese. Copper is required in the production of red blood cells and Magnesium is essential for bone strengthening. It is also rich in pottasium which helps to control heart rate and blood presure.

Honey is a healthier substiture to sugar. Its a source of energy. Good for digestion and is known to be useful for the skin because of its moisturizing and nourishing properties. The wonderful healing qualities of honey have been known since ancient times. Honey is an excellent first aid remedy as it is has natural antiseptic qualities. Honey helps to reduce cough and throat irritation. It works as Anti-bacterial and anti fungal. Honey reduce ulcers and other gastrointestinal disorders. Honey is remedy for burns and cuts.

Banana Rasayana can be used as a desert too. This sweet dish is a side dish, goes very well with Dosas, Neer dosas (Dosa prepared with raw rice and little coconut or without coconut), Chapati or even Poories.

Things needed :

Banana : 4 to 6
Honey : 2 to 3 table spoons
Fresh Milk : 1 Cup
Cardamom : 3 to 4 pods
Fresh Coconut : 1 Table spoon
Cashew Nuts : 2 Table spoons

Method : 

1. Powder the cardamom and keep it aside.

2. Remove the skin of bananas and cut it into small pieces. (According to your wish).

3. Now take a big bowl. Add cut bananas, honey and coconut.

                                 

4. Add milk and cardamom.

5. Mix all the ingredients nicely and shift it to a serving bowl. Top up with cashews.

6. Serve with dosa or chapatis or pooris.

Note :

Do not add water. No need to add ghee or any other oily stuff. You can also add honey according to your wish. (more or less). You can also add dry fruits to this mixture. You can also prepare Banana milk shake with same ingredients. (Do not add coconut if you are preparing Banana milk shake).
Time : 10 minutes.
Serves : 2 to 3 

Recipe for Neer Dosa:

Wash and soak 2 cups of raw rice (dosa rice) for 4 to 5 hours and grind it nicely with very little water till paste. Remove from the jar add 4 to 5 cups of water and salt to the dough and mix it nicely and prepare Neer dosa. (Sprinkle oil before you put dough on the pan). 10 to 12 Dosas can be prepared.

Note : 

Must add sufficient water. Do not spread the dough with the spoon. Put a spoonful of dough and turn the pan little round. Since the dough is watery it spreads like dosa. Cover the lid and cook on medium flame.No need to turn the dosa. Must cover since it gets the white patch other wise.
Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 3 to 4

Whole Moong & Navane Dosa

Whole Moon (hesaru Kalu) & Foxtail Millet dosa is a healthy food.

Whole moong and Navane (foxtail) is soaked together, ground to paste (dough) and dosas are prepered. Normally Moong dal or whole moong with little quantity of rice or rava is used and prepared dosa. It is called  as Pesarittu ( a dish from Andra pradesh). Now a days its one of the popular breakfast food in most of the places all over India. It is also an easy and healthy dish for all age group people.

Foxtail Millet is known as Navane in Kannada, korralu in Telugu, Kang in Gujarati, Rala in Marathi, Tinai in Tamil.

Foxtail millet (Setaria Italica) is a common food in most parts of India. Foxtail Millet is gluten free and packed with Vitamins and minerals. Millets are nutritious and anty oxidants. They do not cause alregy like wheat and It is easy to digest. Millet release lesser percent of glucose. The grain is diabetic friendly.They are rich in minerals like iron, magnesium, phophorous and potassium.

Whole Moong or Moong Dal is loaded with Goodies. It is rich in Vitamin A, B, C and E. It also contain many minerals like, iron, calcium and potassium. It is a powerful source of vegetarian protein. It is a low fat food and considered as a healthy weight loss food. It is rich in fiber. Green moong is highly beneficial for people having a high blood sugar level.

Here is a recipe of Whole Moong & Navane dosa which keeps you healthy I can say. The whole family and all age group people surely enjoy.

Things Needed :

Whole Moong : 2 Cups
Navane (Foxtail millet) :  1 Cups
Salt : to taste
Pepper: 1/2 Tea spoon
Jeera : 1 Tea spoon
Oil : 2 to 3 Table spoons
Water : Required

Method :  

1. Wash and soak Whole Moong and Navane together for 5 to 6 hours.

2. Grind it nicely and remove from the grinding jar.

3. Now add salt and mix it well.

4. Keep the dosa pan on the fire and heat.

5. Sprinkle oil and put a spoon of Moong dosa dough and spread it slowly in a circle shape.

6. Put 1/2 Tea spoon of oil on the top of dosa and cook for 1 minute.

7. Turn the dosa other side and cook for 10 seconds.
8. Serve Hot dosa with your favourite side dish like any chutney or sambar.

9. Repeat the same with remaining dough.
10. Do not forget to put a spoon of ghee just before serving.

Note :

You can also use grated carrots, cut onions, coriander leaves and curry leaves with this Whole Moong dosa. You can use more oil if you like. Adding jeera and ginger also helps to increase the taste. You can also ferment the dough and prepare dosas.

Time :  
Preparation time : 10 minutes
Cooking time : 10 minutes
Soaking time extra : 5 to 6 hours.