DEVAKOTTAI SAMAYAL ARAI

Moringa Leaves Chutney Powder In my childhood, we used to live in a big single family home with lots of trees and flowering plants. There was almost every tree in our backyard. You name it, we will have it! For example, Coconut trees, Mango tree, Guava Tree, Pomegranate tree, Banana Tree, Moringa Tree, and the list goes on...... Hmm, we come across a lot about the Moringa Trees, and the goodness of their leaves nowadays. The vegetable from this tree is called Drumsticks. We can cook delicious dishes with these drumsticks, with a combination of lentils or just a curry which will be yummy with cooked rice varieties, idli or dosa.  The leaves from this tree are also very healthy. It can be cooked with lentils as well.  The kids may not like the taste of these leaves.  In this case, we can make chutney powders and they can mix this with hot cooked rice and clarified butter (ghee). When I have a lot of moringa leaves, if I do not want to cook all of them into a curry, I clean ...

  This post is going to be a fun for the kids as the name says. It is very easy to make and the kids will never say NO to breakfast.  You will need -  2 eggs beaten and seasoned with a little salt, crushed pepper, cumin powder and turmeric powder. If you like, you can make it a little sweet by adding a tsp of brown sugar, and a dash of ground cinnamon. Buns / Bread Slices - cut them out as in the picture below and also save the cut pieces. I have just cut out a square with knife. You can use a cookie cutter of any shape. Choose the one which is your kid's favorite shape.   Now, heat up a pan / skillet and grease with some cooking oil or cooking spray. Keep the stove in medium heat. Place one piece of the cut bun and using a spoon, pour little beaten egg carefully into the hole in the middle as shown in the picture below.. After it is half cooked, flip it over and pour 1/2 tsp of oil. If you see the picture below, you will see how  the bottom looks like afte...