So I am going to tell you a little story about the wonderful and medicinal, tearing me up everytime, onions. They are my favourite and try to include them in all my meals because of their alkaline properties and nutritious goodness.
Onions are active in their raw state than when cooked and it contains a variety of organic sulphur compounds, contained in a volatile oil, which attributes to its health benefits.
Like garlic they are part of the lily family and contains vitamin A, E, folic acid, one-fifth of your daily needs for vitamin C, 10% of your daily requirement for B6, and 10% of your daily manganese needs. One cup of raw onion also contains 5% of your daily requirement for phosphorus and 7% of your potassium needs. They also contain sodium, iron and dietary fibre. They also contain a compound called allyl propyl disulphide, which is thought to have a similar effect to insulin in balancing blood sugar levels.
Sorry, I promised to keep this short, a 1 minute read but I can't really stop talking about onions and its multiple health benefits like scar healing, lowering elevated blood sugar, and preserving heart health to fighting obesity. They are also particularly rich in quercetin, an antioxidant flavonoid.
So, I have for you all, a gluten and dairy free snack time meal recipe made out of flaked rice or poha, which is a very popular recipe in my hometown and something that I have eaten lots of time growing up. Its called kande pohe. Let me know if you have enjoyed reading this blog by leaving me a comment.
Recipe:
Today we are making the Indian snack time meal kande pohe, Kande meaning onions and pohe is flaked rice.
1. Decant 1 cup flaked rice into a colander.
2. Rinse with water and leave to stand for 30 seconds
3. Drain all the excess water and allow the flaked rice to soak the remainder of water and get puffed up.
*Flaked rice or poha is rich in carbs, protein and potassium
4. For this recipe you will need: 2-3 boiled potatoes, 1/2 inch ginger, 3 cloves of garlic, 2 chillies, 2 onions, 1 lime or lemon
5. Heat some oil in a pan - 1-2tbsp,
6. Add 1/2 tsp of asofetida or hing and let it toast
7. Now add 1tsp of cumin and let it temper.
8. Now add 1 tsp of black mustard seeds and let them pop
9. Add some fresh curry leaves followed by chopped green chillies.
10. Time to add garlic,
*this is one of the ingredients you should include in your diet everyday.
11. The second very essential ingredient is ginger.
*It helps in weight loss and is essential to maintain a good and healthy heart.
12. My third favourite ingredient is Onions.
13. Now add some sea salt, 1-2 tsps turmeric and 1/2 tsp of paprika or chilli powder.
14. Mix well and let it cook for 3 mins
15. Now add the boiled potatoes and stir well.
16. It’s time to add the puffed flaked rice.
17. Stir well to coat all the puffed rice with the spices and other ingredients.
18. It should have a nice bright yellow colour now.
*This is an optional step and dairy free people should skip this. Add 1 tbsp of ghee to give it a nice buttery texture.
19. Squeeze 1 lime for the sweet and tangy flavour.
20. Garnish time : top it off with some coriander.
21. Enjoy...
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