HRH - Puffed Rice - Roundup !!!

Dear fellow bloggers,

     Many thanks to all those who have participated in my event HRH-Puffed Rice and making it a grand success.

     In all, there were 29 entries and each of the entries are really great.

     It has taken some time for me to create a tool that is similar to linky tools.

     Hence there was some delay in announcing the results.

     I request all the participants to kindly accept the participation awards.

The complete list of entries for the event is as follows:

1.Jhalmuri 2.Kaara Pori 3.Quick and Easy Pori 4.Spicy Puffed Rice 5.Kaara Pori 6.Masala Murmura 7.Fried Puffed Rice 8.Puffed Rice Upma 9.Honey Puffed Rice Balls 10.Puffed rice poha 11.Cabbage Puffed Rice Upma 12.Garlicky Puffed Rice Mixture 13.Sweet coconut flavored Puffed rice 14.Fried Moong Dal with Murmure 15.Eggless Puffed Rice Pancakes 16.Churmuri 17.Pori/Puffed Rice Upma 18.Puffed Rice Mixture 19.Jhaal Muri - Puffed Rice Salad 20.Tangy Puffed Rice 21.Bhel Puri 22. Puffed rice snacks 23. Masala Pori with Pumpkin Seeds 24. Spicy puffed Rice 25. Puffed Rice and Oats Payasam 26. MURI MIXTURE 27. Chunmuri 28. Bhelpuri 29. Bhe Puri

 

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Event Announcement - Healthy Summer

Dear fellow bloggers, I am very happy to announce "Healthy Recipe Hunt - 3" event. I am fan of healthy recipes which are both tasty and nutritious. I am conducting this event every month with varying themes. For this month the theme of the event is Healthy Summer.

Come Summer, Comes Holidays for kids. Now the kids are on a roll.

Kids always demand tasty food and snacks. Most of the occasions, the food items demanded by the kids are not healthy at all. Mothers are always at loggerheads to keep these demanding kids happy and healthy at the same time. Bloggers, let us help these mothers in trouble.

Bloggers, I invite you all to share your valuable ideas - healthy recipes which avoid de-hyderation such as Juices, Salads, Raggi Kool etc.

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1) I will accept vegetarian recipes only. (Eggs are allowed)

2) Multiple entries are allowed.

3) Please add this announcement link and logo on the post in your site to popularize the event.

4) Archived entries also accepted.

5) Non-bloggers are also welcome to participate.

6) Link your recipes using the inlikz tool below.

6) Last date for submission of entries is 16^th May 2011.

Non bloggers just email me your write up  to kurinjikathambam@gmail.com with subject as “HRH – Healthy Summer” with following details:

        Name of the Recipe:

        Recipe URL :

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Healthy Recipe Hunt - 2

      Dear fellow bloggers, I am very happy to announce "Healthy Recipe Hunt" event. I am fan of healthy recipes which are both tasty and nutritious. I am planning to conduct this event every month  with varying themes. For this month the theme of the event is Puffed Rice.

     Puffed rice is a very popular cereal relished as a spicy and healthy snack. Puffed rice is a type of puffed grain made from rice; usually made by heating rice kernels under high pressure in the presence of steam, though the method of manufacture varies widely.

     Puffed rice is used in breakfast and snack foods like bhel puri, a popular Indian chaat item.Also, this snack makes you feel full for a long time.

     Puffed Rice based snacks are good instant cooking. Also if you're a health consicious, you'll love  puffed rice based snacks as Puffed Rice is low in saturated fat, cholesterol, sugar, and sodium.

Health Benefits of Puffed Rice:

     Puffed rice is light and dry, ideal for obese people, as it is very low in calories and gives a feeling of fullness.

     Puffed rice is high in iron and easy to digest.

     It is an ideal and flexible snack food for a wheat and gluten-free diet.

     One cup of puffed rice contains 56 calories consisting of 1 percent fat. The protein content in puffed rice is 6 percent by volume, according to Fat Secret website. Puffed rice contains no cholesterol or sodium. The carbohydrate content is equal to 12.57 g, which is 4 percent daily value based on a 2,000-calorie diet. One cup of puffed rice supplies many minerals, including 16 mg potassium, 4.4 mg iron, 14 mg phosphorus, 1 mg calcium and trace amounts of zinc, copper, manganese, fluoride and selenium. B vitamins found in puffed rice include thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, B-6 and folate, according to USDA National nutrition database.

Sources:
http://www.tarladalal.com/glossary-puffed-rice-537i
http://www.livestrong.com/article/313848-puffed-rice-diet/

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1) Make dishes with Puffed Rice. I will accept vegetarian recipes only. (Eggs are allowed)
2) Multiple entries are allowed.
3) Please add this announcement link and logo on the post in your site.
4) Archived entries also accepted.
5) Non-bloggers are also welcome to participate.
6) Last date for submission of entries is 3rd April 2011.



Just email me your write up  to kurinjikathambam@gmail.com with subject as “HRH – Puffed Rice” with following details:
        Name of the Recipe:
        Recipe URL :
        Image URL :

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