[Latin Name] Stevia rebaudiana

[Plant Source]from China

[Specifications] 1.Stevia Extract Powder (Steviosides)

Total Steviol Glycosides 80%, 90%, 95%

2. Rebaudioside-A

Rebaudioside-A 40%, 60%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 98%

3. Stevioside 90%

One monomer in Steviol Glycosides

[Appearance] Fine white powder

Plant Part Used:Leaf

[Particle size] 80 Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Shelf life] 24 Months

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[Net weight] 25kgs/drum

Stevia Extract

[Characteristics]

Stevia sugar features high sweetness and low calorie and its sweetness is 200 350  times of that  of cane sugar but its calorie is only 1/300 of that of cane sugar.

The component of stevia extract that gives it its sweetness is a mixture of various steviol glycosides. The components of sweetness in stevia leaves are stevioside, rebaudioside A, C, D, E and dulcoside A. Rebaudioside C, D, E and dulcoside A are small in quantity. The principal components are stevioside and rebaudioside A.

The quality of stevioside and rebaudiosideA is better than those of other components, which are commercially extracted and used in various applications.

The steviol glycosides present in stevia extract are referred to as “steviosides” or ¡°stevia extract¡±. Among these “steviosides”, the most common is Stevioside followed by RebaudiosideA. The Stevioside has a slight and pleasant herbal taste and the Rebaudioside-A has no herbal taste.

Although Rebaudioside C and dulcoside A are small in quantity in stevia extract, they are the major components giving bitter aftertaste.

[Function]

A large number of pharmaceutical tests have proved that stevia sugar has no side effects, carcinogens, and is safe for eating.

Compared with cane sugar, it can save 70% of the cost. With pure white color, pleasing taste and no peculiar smell, Stevia sugar is a new sugar source with broad perspective for development. Stevia rebaudianum sugar is the natural low hotsweet agent mostly similar to the flavor of cane sugar, approved to be used by State Ministry of Health and Ministry of Light Industry.

It is the third natural succedaneum of cane sugar and beet sugar with development and health care value, extracted from the leaves of the herbal vegetable of the composite family-stevia rebaudianum.

This is a delicious curry served with paratha. This pumpkin vegetable is an excellent source of carotenes, vitamin A, minerals.

INGREDIENTS:

Dry red chillies 3 nos
Coriander seeds ½ tsp
Cumin seeds ½ tsp
Fresh coconut ½ cup
Oil 5 tbs
Mustard seeds ½ tsp
Green chillies 2 nos
Curry leaves 1 spring
Asafoetida 1 pinch
Onions 1 nos
Salt To taste
Pumpkin(pieces with skin) 1cup
Tomato 1 nos
Peanuts(soaked) ½ cup
Dry ginger powder 2 pinch
All purpose flour 1 cup
Sugar ½ tsp

METHOD:

1. Take a pan and dry roast dry red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds.

2. Take a mixie jar and add dry roasted ingredients, fresh coconut and blend into smooth paste.

3. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, green chillies, curry leaves, asafoetida, onions, salt and saute it, cook it for 3-4 min with lid on it.

4. To it add pumpkin, tomato, peanuts, dry ginger powder and mix nicely and cook for 8 mins with lid on it.

5. Add coconut paste mix it, later cook for 3 mins, later transfer into serving bowl.

6. For dough: Take a bowl and add all purpose flour, sugar, salt, little water and mix nicely to make stiff dough.

7. Take small portion of dough and roll it into thin sheet and spread oil, make fan fold like as shown in video and allow it rest for some time.

8. Roll dough into paratha and cook it dry later add little oil on both side and cook it.

9. Transfer into chopping board and crush it nicely.

10. Now coconut and pumpkin curry with peanut is ready to serve with Kerala style paratha.