This has lot many health benefits, in my home we often prepare this when someone is having cold, as its heat food and removes cold content.and has benefits like weight loss and good food for diabetic patients.
Horse gram-250grams
Garlic-5-6
Onion-2 or 3
Tomato-1
Red chilli-5-6
Tamarind juice-1 small cup
Curry leaves
Oil
Mustard seeds
1) Wash horse gram, add water and salt, and cook it in pressure cooker till you get 4-5 vessels. Horse gram take a lot of time to cook
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Pressure cooked horse gram |
5) Add tamarind juice and cook till the raw smell goes. At this stage if you need the sambar to be little more spicy add sambar powder
7) If you need think sambar, you can grind little coconut, onion and tomato,cooked horse gram and add it after adding garlic and redchilli
Health benefits of Horse gram:
=>Helps to reduce excessive weights
=>Helps to control and lower cholesterol levels
=>Helps in control various menstrual problems
=>Helps in keeping body warm during winter and cold and controls fever.
=>Widely used in Ayurvedic medicine for treating many health problems like worm, conjunctivitis and piles
Nutrition Facts:
100 gram of Horse gram contains nutrition facts as below:
Nutrients | Amounts |
Energy | 321 Ecals |
Moisture | 12 gm |
Protein | 22 gm |
Fat | 0 gm |
Mineral | 3 gm |
Fiber | 5 gm |
Carbohydrates | 57 gm |
Calcium | 287 mg |
Phosphorous | 311 mg |
Iron | 7 mg |
Turmeric is one of the medicinal and antiseptic spice easily available in every house kitchen.
Few instant usage of turmeric: can apply to small wounds/cuts to stop the bleeding and stops the infections.