Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Sprouted Ragi Powder Recipe - Breakfast Ragi Cereal with Berries

Ammae Sprouted Ragi Powder | Multigrain Porridge Mix - Ammae Foods India


Preparation time: 5 minutes

Method of preparation:

  1. Pour a small quantity (70ml) of plain water in a container.
  2. Add 3 teaspoons of Ammae Sprouted Ragi powder (Strawberry flavor) to the same.
  3. Add 1 teaspoons of Cocoa powder to the same.
  4. Mix thoroughly without any lumps until it gets dissolved.
  5. Place the container with the mix in a stove and keep the fire in low mode.
  6. Stir the mix continuously to avoid sticking to the pan.
  7. Cook it for 2 minutes and add 1 teaspoon sugar or jaggery powder for taste.
  8. Once it gets thick as porridge, remove from stove and pour in a bowl.
  9. Add dries grapes, cut banana pieces and strawberry slices as topping and serve.

Note: This can be kept in fridge and can be had cool as well.

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Delight Medley PRO Recipe - Diet porridge (Porridge for diabetes)

Preparation time: 5 minutes


Method of preparation:

  1. Pour a small quantity (70ml) of plain water in a container.
  2. Add 3 teaspoons of Ammae Tasty Cereal mix to the same.
  3. Mix the powder thoroughly without any lumps until it gets dissolved.
  4. Place the container with the mix in a stove and keep the fire in low mode.
  5. Stir the mix continuously to avoid sticking to the pan.
  6. Cook it for 2 to 3 minutes and pour hot milk to the mix and stir well.
  7. Add sugar or jaggery powder to taste and multigrain porridge is ready to drink.

Note: Kindly avoid using hot or cold water to mix initially, that will create lumps and will not disolve powder properly. Use normal water and dissolve it before keeping in stove.

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Tasty Cereal Mix Recipe - Breakfast Cereal drink (Porridge for adults)

Ammae Multigrain Porridge Mix | Tasty Cereal Mix - Ammae Foods India


Preparation time: 5 minutes

Method of preparation:

  1. Pour a small quantity (70ml) of plain water in a container.
  2. Add 3 teaspoons of Ammae Tasty Cereal mix to the same.
  3. Mix the powder thoroughly without any lumps until it gets dissolved.
  4. Place the container with the mix in a stove and keep the fire in low mode.
  5. Stir the mix continuously to avoid sticking to the pan.
  6. Cook it for 2 to 3 minutes and pour hot milk to the mix and stir well.
  7. Add sugar or jaggery powder to taste and multigrain porridge is ready to drink.

Note:Kindly avoid using hot or cold water to mix initially, that will create lumps and will not disolve powder properly. Use normal water and dissolve it before keeping in stove.

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Tasty Cereal Mix Recipe - Wean Mix (Porridge for babies)

Ammae Multigrain Porridge Mix | Tasty Cereal Mix - Ammae Foods India


Preparation time: 5 minutes

Method of preparation:

  1. Take a small quantity (150ml) of plain water.
  2. Add 3 teaspoons of Ammae Tasty Cereal mix to the same.
  3. Mix thoroughly without any lumps until it gets dissolved.
  4. Place the container with the mix in a stove and keep the fire in low mode.
  5. Stir the mix continuously to avoid sticking to the pan.
  6. Cook it for 2 minutes and add a pinch of sugar or salt or Jaggery powder for taste.

Note: When you introduce new food to baby, start with 1, 2, 3... Which means initially, start with small quantity like one spoon and increase it two and then three spoons over a period of weeks time.

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Sunday, March 29, 2020

Immune Boosting Foods and Concoctions.

What is Immunity or Immune system?

In our daily life we come across many bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites which we are not even aware of. Our immune system protects us from these harmful things. The food what we eat builds our immune system, say a kind of self-resistance power. Variety of food choices are available to improve and build immune system. But in critical situations, immune system may needs a boost, which some of the simple recipes and diets can do.

Immune system is a set of biological process and structures of our body organs to prevent from illness by fight against the infections.

Some of the effective immunity boosting preparations are :

1. Ginger Lemon Decoction

Ingredients: Pealed ginger - 1/4 cup, full lemon - 1
Method of Preparation: Take one and half glass of water and add pealed ginger and lemon (full fruit including skin) to that. Allow it to boil till it becomes 3/4 glass of water. Strain the ginger and lemon. Decoction is ready to drink.

2. Herbal drink

Ingredients: 1 pinch of Cinnamon, Turmeric & Pepper, Half lemon and 1 spoon honey
Method of Preparation: Take half glass of warm water. Add the pinch of cinnamon, turmeric and pepper to that. Squeeze the half lemon and add a spoon of honey. Mix well and drink is ready.

  • Turmeric is well known for its anti-inflammatory and immune boosting properties.
  • Cinnamon spice has the highest antioxidant strength of all the food sources in nature. The spice contains health benefiting essential oils such as eugenol, a phenylpropanoids class of chemical compound that gives pleasant, sweet aromatic fragrance to it. Eugenol has got local anaesthetic and antiseptic properties.


3. Pepper water / Pepper milk

Ingredients: Two to three pinches of Pepper powder & Turmeric powder and Salt
Method of Preparation: Add two or three pinch of pepper and turmeric in warm water. Add a little salt for taste.
Ingredients: Milk - Half glass, Two to three pinches of Pepper powder & Turmeric powder and 1/4 spoon of Palm sugar
Method of Preparation: Add two or three pinch of pepper and turmeric in warm milk. Add little palm sugar for taste.

  • Pepper is known as the King of spices. Peppercorns composed of health benefiting essential oils such as piperine, an amine alkaloid, which gives strong spicy pungent character. They have been in use since centuries for their anti-inflammatory, carminative, anti-flatulent properties.
  • Black peppercorns contain a good amount of minerals like potassium, calcium, zinc, manganese, iron, and magnesium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. Iron is essential for cellular respiration and blood cell production.

5. Citrus fruits & juices

Citrus fruits like Lemon, Orange/Mosambi contain good sources of Vitamin C, which in turn builds immunity. In addition to that vitamin C helps in better absorption of available nutrients.

6. Green Tea

Tea is one of simple recipe which strengthens immune system. Tea contains anti-oxidants like polyphenols and flavonoids. These anti-oxidants destroy free radicals. This avoids cell damage and builds immune system. Especially green tea is highly beneficial in compare with other variants.

Apart from the simple boosters mentioned, let us know about some Grains, Vegetable and Fruits which are helpful in building immune.
Pomegranate: This contains bundles of anti-oxidants which help in healing inflammation. In compare with green tea, It has 3 times more anti-oxidants.
Watermelon: Red and fleshly watermelon contains a lot of anti-oxidants and good source of vitamin C.
Leafy vegetables like Cabbage, Broccoli and Greens: These are loaded by nutrients and micro-nutrients like vitamin A, C and K.
Potato, Beetroot and Yam: Root vegetables are rich in soluble and insoluble fibre. This helps built in gut health. Carrots/ Sweet potato: These vegetables are good source of beta-carotene, which converts as vitamin A. This helps in removing free radicals and avoids cell damage.
Onion/Ginger: These contain active flavanoids, which helping in boosting immune. In general, it helps voiding the seasonal diseases like flu and cold.
Spinach: Spinach helps in production of white blood cells, which is very important for building immunity.
Curd/yogurt: Probiotic curd / yogurt contain the good bacteria, which fight against the harmful bacteria in the gut. That boosts immune system.
Pulses and lentils: Chickpea(Desi/Kabuli), Groundnut(Pealed), Bengal gram, Green moong, Patani(White/Green), Lobia(White/Brown/Black) are good in protein, fibre, foliate, iron, calcium, magnesium and zinc. This is one of the easy source for protein, which is a basic need for all system in body including immune system.

In conclusion, ready to eat snacks/ processed foods/ sugary cereals and muesli: The ability of the white blood cells to kill bacteria reduces significantly after consumption of sugar. Therefore, it is very important to include lots of vegetables, fruits, low-fat milk and whole grains.

Apart from the food habits, adequate sleep is important for immune system. Yes, it’s true and studies conducted also suggest that people with inadequate sleep are more susceptible to falling sick after being exposed to a virus like a common cold virus. So to say, inadequate sleep diminishes the immunity and makes the body vulnerable to infections.

During sleep, the immune system releases certain proteins called Cytokines. These cytokines are needed at times for the body to recover from an inflammation, infection or to overcome stress. Sleep deprivation will reduce the production of these cytokines making it difficult for the body to recuperate. In addition, the formation of infection fighting antibodies and cells also diminish during the periods of inadequate sleep.

Cytokines aren’t the only antibodies that are affected by lack of proper sleep. Poor sleep inhibits even T Cells. T cells are part of your immune system. These cells specifically fight off viral pathogens, from the regular flu to cancer. But, without enough sleep, your body’s T cells become inhibited by higher levels of stress hormones—specifically, noradrenaline and adrenaline—which makes your overall immune system less effective.

Building and maintaining the immune system involves an overall care of the body system and functions along with a properly balanced and a nourished diet.

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Multi recipe Bryo Rava

Multi recipe Bryo Rava


Preparation of various recipes:

Just like Rice
Use Bryo Rava as a substitute for rice by pressure cooking in the proportion of 1:3 (rava 1: water 3) . Have it with anything that suits your taste.

To make Biryani/Pulao
Cook Bryo Rava as you would for pulao/biryani in the proportion of 1 (Rava) : 2.5 (Water) by adding required vegetables and spices

Rava Upma
Take required qty of Bryo Rava, add sauteed vegetables with required spices and salt to it with 2.5 measures of water. Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles

Pongal
For pongal or kichadi add Moong Daal to Bryo Rava, Pressure cook as normal. Add required spices and salt to taste.

Note: Flavour of cinnamon in bryo rava may not be suitable for some recipes, try your own recipes and also share us.

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Monday, January 6, 2020

Sprouted Wheat Instant Porridge or Malt

Sprouted Wheat Powder | Multigrain Porridge Mix - Ammae Foods India


Preparation time: 5 minutes

Method of preparation:

  1. Take 2 full teaspoons of Sprouted wheat powder in a glass.
  2. Add 80 ml water to the same.
  3. Mix thoroughly and crush the lumps to get dissolved fully.
  4. Fill the glass with hot or cold milk and its ready to consume.
  5. Add sugar upon one’s taste.

Note: Do not use Hot or Cold milk directly. Mix in small Quantity of water and then mix with milk.

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Multigrain Atta - Roti or Chapathi

Multigrain Atta - Roti or Chapathi


Preparation time: 20 minutes

Method of preparation:

  1.  Take required quantity of flour.
  2.  Add little salt for taste.
  3.  Use Hot water to prepare dough.
  4.  Roll Chapathi using rolling pin and make thin rotis.
  5.  Heat the tava and cook the roti till brown spots appear on both sides.
  6.  Serve Hot.

Note: Don't use normal water, as it will be little hard to prepare. Use well heated water and mix it with a handle. Always prepare fresh and serve, if you prepare and keep it will become hard and touch to chew.

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Ragi malt or Sprouted Ragi Porridge for all ages


Ragi (Finger millet) is a good substitute for rice. It is rich in fiber and contains very less unsaturated fat that makes it a perfect food for weight loss. It is one such rare cereal that doesn’t need to be polished and, therefore, can be consumed in its purest form with all its goodness intact. It contains no artificial colour , flavor, preservatives, additives. Sprouted ragi powder or Ragi malt is one of the well known traditional food, suitable for all ages.

Why Sprouting is important? Sprouting enhances the nutritional value of the grain. Sprouted grain differs from whole grain in three fundamental aspects;

  • Activates food enzymes;
  • Increases vitamin content, and
  • Neutralizes antinutrients like phytic acid which bind up minerals preventing your ability to fully absorb them.
  • Sprouting process apparently increases the amount and bio-availability of some vitamins (notably Vitamin C) and minerals, making sprouted grains a potential nutrition powerhouse.

Ragi Malt or Sprouted Ragi Porridge (For all ages)

  1.  Pour a small quantity (70ml) of plain water in a container.
  2.  Add 3 teaspoons of Ammae Sprouted Ragi powder to the same.
  3.  Mix the powder thoroughly without any lumps until it gets dissolved.
  4.  Place the container with the mix in a stove and keep the fire in low mode.
  5.  Stir the mix continuously to avoid sticking to the pan.
  6.  Cook it for 2 to 3 minutes and pour hot milk to the mix and stir well.
  7.  Add sugar or jaggery powder to taste and Ragi malt is ready to drink.

For elderly people, it helps in maintaining blood sugar and cholesterol level. The dietary fibre in the ragi keeps us satiety for a longer duration of time and enable stable digestion. Ragi porridge or Ragi mudde are well known traditional food well suitable for everyone in the family. Sprouted Ragi powder is highly nutritious as it is sprouted and roasted in compare to the grounded Ragi powder or Ragi malt.

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Saturday, August 18, 2018

Sprouted Ragi Wean Mix porridge for babies

Ammae Sprouted Ragi Powder | Multigrain Porridge Mix - Ammae Foods India

Ragi (Finger millet) is a good substitute for rice. Benefits of ragi are numerous and it is a highly nutritious cereal loaded with calcium, proteins, iron and other minerals. Especially sprouted ragi is best weaning food.

Why Sprouting is important? Sprouting enhances the nutritional value of the grain. Sprouted grain differs from whole grain in three fundamental aspects;

  • Activates food enzymes;
  • Increases vitamin content, and
  • Neutralizes antinutrients like phytic acid which bind up minerals preventing your ability to fully absorb them.
  • Sprouting process apparently increases the amount and bio-availability of some vitamins (notably Vitamin C) and minerals, making sprouted grains a potential nutrition powerhouse.
Sprouted Ragi Wean Mix porridge for babies - Ammae Foods India

Sprouted Ragi Wean Mix (For infants)

  1. Take a small quantity (150ml) of plain water.
  2. Add 3 teaspoons of Ammae Sprouted Ragi powder to the same.
  3. Mix thoroughly without any lumps until it gets dissolved.
  4. Place the container with the mix in a stove and keep the fire in low mode.
  5. Stir the mix continuously to avoid sticking to the pan.
  6. Cook it for 2 minutes and add a pinch of sugar or salt or Jaggery powder for taste.

Note: Avoid Cold or Hot water to avoid lumps while preparing the mix. The powder does not have sugar or salt, you have to add it while preparation based on need

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