Dates Almond Milkshake

This is VJ's favorite milkshake. This healthy and delicious shake will both fill you up as well as give you that extra burst of energy that will refresh & rejuvenate your body after a hectic long day of work.

Ingredients

Chilled milk - 2 cups
Almonds - 10
Dates - 10
Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp

Method

Soak the almonds in hot water for 15-20 mins. Peel of the skin and add it to the blender. 
Remove the seeds from dates and add them to the blender too. Add a teaspoon of vanilla essence and pour 1/4th of the milk and blend well until the dates and almonds are combined and smooth. Then pour in the remaining milk and give a quick whip.
Transfer these to a serving glass and enjoy

Instant Ragi Dosa Recipe Using Leftover Idly Batter

Ragi (Finger Millet/ nachni) is a nutritious grain which is staple food in most of the South Indian states. If you have some left over idly batter then this ragi dosas are quick and easy to prepare. You can also check the other method of preparing ragi dosas here

Ingredients

Dosa batter - 1 cup
Ragi flour - 1/2 cup
salt and water as needed

Method

Mix the ragi flour along with the dosa batter and add required amount of salt and water. The batter consistency should be similar to our regular dosa batter.

Heat a tawa, when it is hot, pour a ladle of batter and spread it in a circular motion. Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa.

When the corners start lifting up, flip it over to the other side. Let the other side also get cooked.

Then remove the dosa from the tawa and serve hot with any Chutney or Sambar of your choice.

Check out the other method of Fermented Ragi Dosa where ragi is soaked along with idly rice and urad dal, ground and allowed to ferment.

Ragi Dosa Recipe - How To Make Ragi Dosa - Fermented Ragi Dosa

Ragi is known as finger millet in English, Kezhvaragu in Tamil and nachni in hindi. It is rich in calcium, protein, iron and is also a good source of fiber. It is said to be good for diabetic patients also. It is said to be a poor man’s grain since it is cheap and highly nutritious. The most interesting fact is that this grain needs no fertilizer and no pesticide while growing up. Rarely do they get infestations. In such cases very minimal quantities of pesticides are used. This is one of the main reasons why it is preferred by most people especially in small towns and villages. Now, here comes the recipe

Ingredients

Ragi - 1 cup
Idly rice - 1/4 cup
Whole urad dal - 1/4 cup
Methi seeds - 1 tsp
Salt as per taste

Method

Wash and soak all the ingredients together for 6-7 hours or overnight.

Grind it to a smooth batter adding little water needed. This doesn't require as much water as we use for our regular idly/dosa batter. Once ground, add needed salt and mix well.

Keep the batter in a warm place for 8-9 hours so that it gets fermented. Prepare dosas just as you make regular dosas.

Heat a tawa, when it is hot, pour a ladle of batter and spread it in a circular motion. Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa.

When the corners start lifting up, flip it over to the other side. Let the other side also get cooked.

Then remove the dosa from the tawa and serve hot with any Chutney or Sambar of your choice.