Ujwala's Delicacies

Indian inspired all natural kitchen.

Avocado, coconut chutney

Avocado needs no introduction. It is considered wonder food. It is so versatile that depending on your mood, you pick what you want to make. Snack, dessert, main course, salad etc. When you are craving for savory and spicy and you have avocado at home, what do you do?

Avocados are high on mono-saturated fat (the good fat) and protein, low in sodium and fructose but high in potassium, containing twice that of a banana, and essential vitamins and minerals such as fiber, vitamin K, B5, B6 and C and foliate.

Celery, green Mango Chutney

The zesty raw mango chutney is one of the most loved mouth-watering sides enjoyed by Indians during the summer season. When the raw mangoes blend with fresh celery, the mushy green chutney brings joy to the taste-buds. The fresh & sour flavors combined with salty, sweet and spicy ingredients to create flavourful dip called “Celery, Raw Mango Chutney”. This vegetarian chutney fits amazingly into a low carb Indian diet.

Ingredients: Names and Nutrition

Raw mango or the unripe green mangoes are a tropical fruit also known as Kairi (in the Bengali language), maamidi kaya (in Telugu) and Kacha Aam (in Hindi). Celery is a green leafy plant which looks similar to coriander leaves.

Raw mangoes and celery are extremely good for health. Raw mangoes contain a great amount of pectin, starch, vitamin B and Vitamin C. They are great for energizing the body, maintaining a strong heart, liver, and intestine. Celery leaves have an immense amount of low-calorie dietary fiber which helps in losing weight. Consumption of celery can aid in relieving from exhaustion, cure joint pain, heal headaches and solve appetite-loss problems.

Choosing To Prepare Fresh Home-Made Cuisines

It is a known fact that fruits and herbs should always be fresh. Purchasing raw mangoes and celery from the market as frozen ingredients are of no use as they contain zero-nutrition. The keto Indian food has to be prepared with fresh ingredients and had right away.

This Chutney is prepared fresh with natural ingredients. I recommend consuming soon while most nutrients are active. That is why having chutney in restaurants or fast food stalls can be risky. Often in food joints, the chutneys are prepared at the start of the day in large portions to be served to customers along with snacks through the day. As the chutney sits for longer duration it becomes unsuitable for consumption.

Creamy low carb, low sugar Rava Kesari/Sheera

Many names – Sheera, Kesari, Rava sheera, Rava Kesari, Sooji halwa. But nations and gods favorite festive sweet. Easy n tasty. One of the biggest festivals has finally arrived with a sky full of colorful lights. A phenomenal dessert that can be prepared in a little time. Rava sheera is high calorie dessert as it is made of rava (semolina) and sugar. You dont have to sacrifice your favorite sweet because it is high calorie. Usually made of rava, sugar, and garnishing. 1 proportion of rava, 2 water, and 3 sugar. Cut down rava and sugar to half by adding this secret ingredient. You eat only half carbohydrates and sugars. A secret way to feed kids fruit.

Rajgira, coconut and brown sugar laddu.

This festive season, enjoy low-carb and low-sugar Indian food without sacrificing genuine Indian taste. Those looking for low-carb, low-sugar recipes will find a haven here. Whether it is Diwali, Navratri, Dasara, Sankranthi or Rakhi, this sensational laddu will impress everyone.

Tiny Seed. Big flavor. That’s amaranth.

Originally a staple of the Aztec diet, amaranth soon made its way to Asia where its taste, texture, and nutrition earned it the title of “king seed.” The leaves, flowers, and seeds of all three are edible. When you add amaranth in amounts up to 25% of total flour used in gluten-free recipes you improve the nutritional value, the taste and texture of gluten-free baked goods. Additionally, amaranth is an exceptional thickener for the roux, white sauces, soups, and stews.
Amaranth or rajgira means “immortal” or “everlasting” in Greek because it contains more than three times the average amount of calcium and is also high in iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and it is the only grain which contains Vitamin C. Rajgira also has far more lysine, an essential amino acid, which the body does not manufacture, compared to other grains. Lysine is needed to metabolise fatty acids, absorb calcium, and is essential for strong, thick hair.

Amaranth is a less popular cousin of quinoa—another previously obscure, gluten-free supergrain favored by the ancient Incas. These crops have similar nutritional profiles, but amaranth is less likely to be found in your grocery store.

Amaranth is high in protein and important minerals, such as calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium. But its most desirable nutritional feature is amino acids. Amaranth nearly matches the optimal amino acid ratios set by the World Health Organization.

Young green Papaya rasam

Rasam is a South Indian dish served commonly with white rice. The term “rasam” literally means soup or juice in Tamil, while in Sanskrit it means “the essential products of digestion”. An authentic rasam would have a sour base prepared using tamarind. I may include lentils and vegetables. Often wise home cooks use the excess water from cooked dal. Cooked dal is used for dal or sambar. Flavorful, nutritious The spices of rasam blend in smoothly to create a flavorsome and aromatic spicy soup. This light savory papaya rasam fits appropriately as a low carb meal with brown rice or quinoa.

Colocasia Stem Sauté

Around the world, almost 10% folks relish a wide assortment of Colocasia as a staple food. The leaves of this plant are quite popular while Colacasia stems are enjoyed by a very limited group of people. So please go ahead and relish this low carb, highly nutritious delicacy. This vegan Colacasia Stem Saute is a gluten-free recipe. It is a delicious Keto Indian curry benefiting the body tremendously for being highly fibrous and packed with nutrition.

Colocasia: How to Recognize it by Form and Name?

Colocasia plants also known as Elephant-ear plants because of their large leaves shaped like those of elephant’s ears. Unlike Alocasia, Colocasia leaves droop downwards.

Colocasia is called by a host of names in different Indian languages such as Taro, Arvi (Hindi name); Kachu (Bengali); Aaloo (Marathi); Sempu (Tamil); Chempu (Malayalam); Kesavedantu (Kannada); Pan (Manipuri) etc.

Till and besan laddu

Makara Sankranthi is celebrated for three days. The first day is Bhogi. North India is known as Lohri. The second day is Sankranthi which is dedicated to worshipping Surya (the Sun god), Varuna (the rain god) and Indra (king of gods). The third day is Kanuma which is dedicated to cleaning cows, farm animals, and farm equipment and also offering prayers to them for helping with a successful harvest season. Sweets called nuvvula laddu, sakinalu, ‘ariselu’ and ‘bobattlu’ are made and offered to family and extended families. Pongali made of fresh harvest rice and jaggery is made. For this reason, in Tamilnadu, it is called Pongal. Since Sankranti falls in winter, consuming sesame seeds mixed in jaggery is beneficial to keep the body warm. Eating sesame and jaggery is believed to take away the bad elements of the minds and hearts of people. Sesame helps retain the Shakti (Divine Energy) and Chaitanya. It is known to eliminate sins if used in drinking water, bathing, applying til oil on the body and other uses. It is said sesame seeds have a greater ability to absorb and emit sattva (One of the three components in the universe, signified by purity and knowledge) frequencies.

Saddula Batukamma Saddulu

In the state of Telangana, batukamma is the largest festival, celebrated in grand scale for 9 days. Goddess Gauri a reincarnation form of Laxmi is worshipped on the name of Bathukamma. Of course, no celebration in any culture would be complete without food. 5 or 9 types of naivedyam (prasadam) called saddulu is offered to Goddess Gouri on the 9th day. Shown in the picture are Nimmakaya saddi, Nuvvula saddi, karivepaaku saddi, Palli saddi, perugu saddi and minappappu saddi. For those who don’t know the Telugu language, they are lemon rice, sesame seeds rice, curry leaves rice, peanut rice, curd rice, and black gram (urad dal) rice.

Minapa pappu batukamma saddulu

In the state of Telangana, monsoon rains starting in June till October, bring plenty of water into the lakes, rivers. Many colorful flowers as gunugu, tanged, banti, chamanti bloom everywhere. Women arrange these flowers in a tower shape in a plate called batukamma. Groups of women sing and dance around the batukamma. The festival begins 9 days before the Saddula Bathukamma which falls two days before Dussera. Women sing and dance all 9 days and immerse batukamma them in near by lake or pond. On the last day of 9 days of batukamma, men bring huge quantities of flowers and women make huge batukkammas. Large group of women gather, sing and dance around batukamma.

Nuvvula saddi

అసలీ బతకమ్మ పండగ ఏమిటి?

బతుకమ్మ తెలంగానోల్లకు షానా పెద్ద పండగ. బతుకమ్మ పండగను తొమ్మిది రోజులు జేస్తరు. దసరాకు రెందు దినాల ముందస్తది. వర్షా కాలంలో వర్షాలు పడ్డంక రోడ్డెమ్మటి తంగేడు పూలు, గునుగు పూలు బాగా పెరగ బడతయి. గవాటితోని బతుకమ్మ ని పెద్దగ పేరుస్తరు. పసుపు తోని గౌరమ్మ ని జేషి దాని పైన బెడ్తరు.
In the state of Telangana, monsoon rains starting in June till October, bring plenty of water into the lakes, rivers. Many colorful flowers as gunugu, tanged, banti, chamanti bloom everywhere. Women arrange these floweres in a tower shape in a plate called batukamma. Groups of women sing and dance around the batukamma. The festival begins 9 days before the Saddula Bathukamma which falls two days before Dassera. Women sing and dance all 9 days and immerse batukamma them in near by lake or pond. On the last day of 9 days of batukamma, men bring huge quantities of flowers and women make huge batukkammas. Large group of women gather, sing and dance around batukamma.