Flax seed chutney powder | Flaxseed chutney powder | Health benefits of flax seed
Flax seeds podi or flax seeds chutney powder is a spicy dry powder, easy to make and very nutritious, healthy side dish for our breakfasts like dosa, idli, chapati, rotti, sprinkle it on bread toast, and with hot steamed rice with ghee or oil. The orange peel gives extra taste is just super. Flax seeds are considered to be one of the top health food nowadays.
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Calories: 1375kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup flax seeds
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1/4 cup Dry coconut(kopra)
- 20 to 25 dry orange peel
- lemon size tamarind
- 25 to 30 curry leaves
- 1 tsp oil
- 6 to 8 dry chilies
- 1/4 tsp hing
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp jaggery
Instructions
- Heat the pan and add flax seeds, dry roast for 5 mins until it splutter and keep it aside.
- Add cumin, shredded dry coconut, dry orange peel, tamarind, curry leaves to heating pan and dry roast all the above ingredients separately and keep it aside.
- Add 1 tsp of oil to a heating pan and add dry chilies, roast for 1 min and turn off the flame.
- Now add all the roasted dry ingredients to a pan, add hing and mix well. once the roasted mixture cools down. transfer this to a blender, add salt and jaggery.
- Make a fine powder and store the chutney powder in an air tight box.
- Now the healthy flax seed chutney powder is ready to eat. Eat with dosa, idli, roti or even with hot steamed rice with a little ghee or oil and enjoy.
Notes
Benefits of flax seeds:
- High in Omega - 3 essential fatty acids, "good" fats.
- Loaded with nutrients.
- Rich sources of Ligans, which may reduce cancer risk.
- Rich in dietary fiber.
- May improve cholesterol.
- May lower blood pressure.
- They contain high- quality protein.
- May help control blood sugar.
- promote weight loss.
- Can be a versatile ingredient.
- Improve brain health.
- Support the immune system.
- Improve skin & hair.
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