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**rockydeva** · 24th August 2007, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Sanguine Sridhar

Guys,

"Ulundhu" is good for health? Can anybody give me the calorie content in it?

It is very nutritious and is recommended for diabetics, as are other pulses. Though very beneficial in limited quantities excessive intake causes flatulence, which some sources claim can be prevented by adding a little asafoetida, pepper and ginger in the cultinary preparations

Source - wikipedia

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**Sanguine Sridhar** · 24th August 2007, 10:27 AM

Thanks RD! :P

**Mrs.Mano** · 24th August 2007, 11:23 AM

Dear Sanguine Sridhar!

Black gram is actually good for health. As it has highly protein contents, it should be combined with other cereals to make food varieties like Idli, dosai, kanji etc. It helps to lower the cholesterol levels as well as the diabetics. It is a very good natural medicine for the urine infection. Black gram must be soaked in lots of water for an hour. If you drink the soaked water, the urine infection will immediately disappear! In native place, mothers will make ‘Kali’ with it and jaggery and give it to the teenage girls so that their hip bones will become stronger and be helpful in their delivery time.

**dev** · 24th August 2007, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by Sanguine Sridhar

Guys,

"Ulundhu" is good for health? Can anybody give me the calorie content in it?

most of the dhals have abt 350kcal for every 100 gms(raw,uncooked)... for more info chk http://waltonfeed.com/self/ntr6.html

Very informative...please read...
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguideli...ent/DIETGD.pdf

**Sanguine Sridhar** · 28th August 2007, 12:44 PM

Thanks a lot Mrs.Mano and Dev!

**NOV** · 2nd September 2007, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by Query thru Hub mail

is shortening good to use in somosa pastry???
is a pasta maker good for rolling dough???
any other alternatives in making somosa batch of 80???

**pavalamani pragasam** · 17th October 2007, 08:42 PM

Once I saw an easy, interesting recipe for making mysore pak in microwave oven in this section. I forgot to copy it. Can anyone please help me find it?

**dev** · 18th October 2007, 08:43 AM

Easy and quick Mysore pak:

Gram (besan) flour – 4 spoons
Sugar – 8 spoons
Ghee – 5 to 6 spoons
Milk (condensed/evaproated/half and half/ regular whole milk) – 2 spoons

Fry gram flour in microwave for 45 to 50 secs.

Mix flour and sugar and then add ghee followed my milk, mix everything and then keep in microwave for 2min 15 secs.

Once done immediately transfer it into a plate which is already coated with a layer of ghee. And after 5 mns make pieces even though it has not solidified completely.

Leave it outside or in freezer for 5 mns and take out the pieces.

Soft mysorepak ready, if u need hard mysorepak keep it for few more secs.
Easy and quick sweet ready in 10 mns.

I tried this recipe but it still had the raw smell & taste of kadalai maavu... I guess I shouldve roasted it for few more secs... adjust the timings depending on ur MW power...