Chickpeas black peas fruit and nut salad with simple Greek dressing :A refreshing all season salad made with boiled chickpeas, black peas, tomatoes, pear, guava and nuts and special seeds. Are you thinking what I was thinking? Yes! A very healthy and satisfying salad indeed. This salad is not only healthy but its…
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Crispy Onion Cutlets with mustard chili Dip
Crispy Onion Cutlet – How to make Crispy onion cutlets served with mustard chilli dip. Crispy Onion cutlets are easy to make and quick to serve appetizer /snack perfect for Tea time or any party. Delhi begins its day with a heavy pour these days.When you meet rains right in the morning ,when it makes…
Samak Ke Kabab- Fasting Recipe
Samak Rice Kebab are kebabs made from samak rice/sama rice as they are called. Samak rice are soaked in water for a few hours and then mashed with potatoes and stuffed with paneer..It can be totally customized. You may even mash the paneer together with potatoes and rice. I made these with a stuffing of paneer and dry fruits and they came our super delicious.You can deep fry them.But i prefer shallow frying/ pan frying them with little oil,as i like to eat less oily food during Navratri. But its completely your choice.If you are deep frying them i suggest…
Pumpkin and kuttu singhare ke Appe
Gluten Free and Vegan Fating meal option. Appe made from pumpkin along with buckwheat flour and water-chestnut flour. A healthy substitute to the fried fasting recipes.They are light on the tummy and do not make you feel bloated at all.I tried them for the first time this year and instantly fell in love with them.Can be eaten in supper or a morning snack if you do.Super healthy as they have pumpkin.A perfect Fall recipe and can be eaten at as a halloween party appetisers .You may just substitute the flours with our regular all purpose flour or rice flours and…
Kids Tiffin Ideas- Ready in 20 Minutes
This has to be my favorite post. After all, the only reason i ventured into serious cooking is for my kids .Am a very protective Mom as far as the Food and its health quotient is concerned.And that drives me to find new options for them to enjoy their tiffin and provide them full nutrition at the same time. Its not that we do not eat things like pasta, pizza,noodles etc. But we have segregated our days .We do Healthy weekdays and Fun Weekends.And since my son has two breaks i also have to make it a filling one. Presenting…
Vrat Dosa/Buckwheat Pancake/Dosa eaten during Fasting
Vrat Dosa or Buckwheat dosa is made with buckwheat flour and waterchestnut flour.Made specially during fasting /Navratri fasting.Healthy, gluten free ,vegan fruit based diet. Food for your soul- Food for Purification Fasting in Ancient India had more spiritual meaning than religious. Fasting is to purify. Fasting is to calm the mind, body and soul. We…
Khatta -Meetha Kaddu/ Sweet ‘n’ Sour Pumpkin
Navratras are approaching and so the preparations are in full swing to celebrate the Festivities and relish the food to their best. Come October and the festivities begin.I just love this month.Its full of excitement,action,celebrations,happiness,birthdays and best of all feasting!!. Food preps go hand in hand with all other paraphernalia. And Food preparations are my favorite part. I learnt this recipe from my mother-in-law. I love this dish and hope you all too.Do try this khatta meetha kaddu. During,Fasting days we make it only with jeera and tomatoes. It gets its “khatta/sour” flavor from the tomatoes and meetha from sugar….
Yam Burger
A delicious Burger made from Indian Yam, raw banana and bottle gourd. The flavors will match with that of a crispy chicken burger. A delight for vegetarians. A super healthy Meal. An excellent source of energy with multiple nutrients, a very good option to serve to your little one too .It’s a power packed meal with mouthwatering flavors. A Burger normally forms part of the junk food family. But this Yam-Burger is going to be an exception. With its endless list of health benefits, especially in summers, make this a super healthy meal. I have been fascinated by yam or…
Bulgur /Peas and Onion porrige/Daliya
A healthy start to a healthy and fulfilling Day! Bulgur as popularly called in Turkish or Daliya as known in India is the most common cereal in India and Europe. Its high nutritional value makes it a perfect breakfast option. Daliya in India is prepared in very many ways. Sweet, salty, khichdi with pulses or vegetable daliya with seasonal veggies and fruit daliya with milk and fruits. Its many uses include breads, patties, snacks, halwa and many more. It’s such a versatile food and so rich in proteins that you must include it in your diet if you haven’t already….
Cauliflower Nuggets
For me,the most special time of the day is my evening Tea Time! Specially this time of the year, when the weather takes a turn by each passing hour of the day and evenings are normally called in with a cloudy sky. A nice evening chai time snack is more than welcome.Normally,In this weather you would always find me frying something in my kitchen.But this time I tried a snack which is low calorie.I can bake as well as pan fry.These lovely Cauliflower Nuggets gave me company with my Tea. Cauliflower may sound very unconventional, but these come out just…
