Why a blog on GD?

I thought of writing something on diet for Gestational Diabetes (GD) when my daughter-in-law had GD last year. Being a vegetarian, she had very little choice when it came to American hospital diet. She was admitted in the hospital on the 26th week of gestation with high GD and for about 3 weeks, I had to manage her diet with proper calculation of carbohydrate, protein and fibre.With proper guidance and wonderful cooperation from her dietitian, we could keep her glucose level under control. She delivered a girl baby on her 29th week, and both mother and daughter are doing great today.

Friday, January 6, 2023

 



Ladies Finger Puli(tamarind) Pachidi




A very novel but tasty recipe especially for the lovers of Vendaikai (Ladies Finger)

Ingredients

Tender ladies fingers                      1/4 kg

Tamarind paste                                2 tsp

Jaggary Powder                               2 tsp

Green chillis                                    4

Sesame Oil                                       3 tsp

Salt to taste

Procedure

Cut the vegetable into small pieces

Keep a tawa on stove, add 2 tsp of oil.

Add mustard and split urad dhal, one tsp each, green chillis cut into small bits and allow it to splitter.

Add the cut vegetable pieces and saute well in low flame.

When it becomes tender and soft, add the tamarind paste mixed with 2tbsn of water.

Let the tamarind mix be a little thick.

When the mixture start to boil , add jaggary powder,one tsp each of turmeric and asafoetida powder and mix well. 

Let it be on stove for two to three minutes and switch off the stove. It will be like a kottu but with tamarind and chilli it will taste extremely good. It can be a very good side dish for chappathi and dosai. 

Mixed with rice it will taste very good.

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