Passion Fruit Juice

Passion Fruit is a Savoury tasted fruit. I came to know about this fruit very recently. I saw this plant hanging full of  fruits on its creepers in Dr. Khadar 's house and clinic in Mysore. Here I must mention Dr. Khadar who is a homeopathy Doctor, prepares medicine, does the organic farming and grows healthy grains like, millet, little millet. fox tail millet, finger millet and you can get almost all organic farmed vegetables and fruits.

Ready to serve Passion Fruit Juice.

Dr. Khadar advices people not to take fast food which is completely harmful to your body. and to practice eating the Complete Healthy Grains  that is " All kind of Millets " in your daily diet. He is 100% correct according to me. You all too may agree with my opinion right? ...Please practice and make use of Millets and live Strong and Healthy.

Though I saw Passion Fruit in Dr. Khadar's Clinic I did not get a chance to pluck or taste the fruit. My close friend Usha Suresh Cukkemane who took us to clinic said, that she has tasted the fruit and it is good for preparing juice.Understood the concept and kept it in mind. This time when we visited Mr. Sathish Hande who lives In Mysore (one of our close family friend),and is also an engineer by profession, hard working agriculturist. He grows lots of vegetables and fruits in Organic style and is very much dedicated. When we were returning from his house he packed some fruits for us along with Papaya and tomatoes grown in his farm. This way we got these Passion Fruits and I have given some fruits to my brother and my in laws house too, since they too are new to this passion fruit. 

Now lets see some benefits of eating or having this fruit.
Passion fruit is rich source of antioxidants, minerals, vitamins and  good source of dietary fiber. Passion Fruit contain Vitamin C, and  Vitamin A. Vitamin A help to maintain healthy mucus, membranes and skin.It contains a high amount of antioxidants, these nutrients protect eyes from free radical damage. Passion Fruit is very beneficial to protect eyes from vision loss and improve eye sight. The fiber content is very effective to improve digestion. Passion fruit is highly effective to protect from high blood pressure.

Here is a simple way of preparing " Passion Fruit Juice ", which is very easy and adding jaggery (iron content) helps the juice to be sweet and perfect.

Things Needed : 

Passion Fruits : 3 to 4
Jaggery : 2 Tablespoons
Water : 2 Cups.
Salt : a pinch

Method : 

1. Wash and cut the fruit in between and scoop out the pulp in a big bowl.

2. Squeeze nicely to separate the seeds.

3. Add required water and jaggery to the pulp water mixture. Add a pinch of salt.

4. Now mix it well in hand and stain the juice with the help of stainer.

5. Serve the ready juice . ( Adding ice cube is an optional).

Note :

Add jaggery according to your taste. (more or less). Use of honey instead of jaggery is also good option. You can use many more fruits to prepare the same quantity of juice.
Time : 10 Minutes
Serves : 2

Urid Dal Kadubu

Urid Dal Kadubu is a traditional Kadubu, normally done using banana leaf. Urid kadubu is normally prepared during Nagara Panchami Day along with Sweet kadubu. Kadubu is a kind of idli, prepared using banana or turmeric leaves. The aroma of the kadubu will be enjoyed thoroughly and is healthy snack too. We can have this kadubu for breakfast or as evening snack. We can have  this Urid Kadubu  with chutney.  More of Urid quantity and very little rice ground together and immediately we can steam this kadubu. No need to be fermented. Used green chilly, curry leaves, coriander leaves. ginger and pepper as spices. We from Dakshina Kannada ( Udupi side) Eat this Kadubu with fresh coconut oil and coconut chutney.

Let us know the benefits of having Urid dal in our daily diet.
Urid Dal is rich in vitamins, minerals and free of cholesterol. It is a store house of calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, copper and manganese. Urid dal contains dietary fibers. It is high potassium content and helps to reduce high blood pressure. Consuming urad dal regularly increases our energy. Urid dal does not contain high calories and fat. Urid dal is popular amongst vegetarians as acts like a rich protein source.

Here is a recipe of  "Urid Dal Kadubu " which can be done in 30 minutes if you have already soaked Urid Dal .

Things needed :

Urid Dal or Whole Urid : 2 Cups.
Raw rice : 2 Hand ful or 1/4 cup. (I have used red rice).
Green Chilly : 1
Curry Leaves : 1 Hand ful
Coriander leaves : 3 to 4 Table spoons
Ginger : 1 Table spoon  ( Grated)
Pepper : 5 to 6 (crush and powder )
Salt : to taste.
Coconut : 2 Table spoons.
Ingh : a little

Method : 

1. Wash and soak Urid dal and rice for  2 to 3 hours.

2. Wash and cut green chilly, curry and coriander leaves.
3. Grate coconut and keep it aside.

4. Now grind Urid dal with rice using little by little by water for 4 20 to 25 minto 5 minutes.( Do not grind till paste).

5. Remove from the liquidizer and add salt, cut coriander, ingh, curry leaves, green chilly, coconut and ginger. Mix it well.

6. Take two plates or container and apply oil or ghee in the plate.
7. Keep the cooker or Idli cooker on the fire. Put two  glasses of water and heat. Keep a small bowl or plate in it.

8. Pour ground Urid dal dough in to the ready oil spread containers and keep the containers in the cooker and steam for 20 to 25 minutes.

9.  Remove from the cooker and leave it for cooling . Serve ready Urid Kadubu with coconut chutney or any other side dish you have prepared.

 Note :

Do not grind the dough till paste. Then Kadubu turn hard. Do not use lots of water. It should be idli consistency. Adding any other ingredients is your choice. You can add cut coconut pieces instead of grated coconut. No need of using any Eno or cooking soda.
Time : 30 minutes (Excluding the soaking time).
Serves : 4 to 5