Vermicelli Upma Vermicelli Upma a popular south indian breakfast and north Indian appetizer/snack.Loaded with vegetables and tempered with kadi patta / curry leaves and mustard seeds is a light but filling snack. Also know as Semiya Upma, is a adaptation form the popular south indian breakfast recipe of Upma. Upma traditionally made from semolina and…
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Mushroom and Baby corn Poha/Flattened Rice
Poha or popularly know as Flattened rice is popular dish in the North of India. Breakfast for some and evening snack for others.A perfect company for Tea and for few it takes new avatars as a party snack.I have tried many recipes with this wonder ingredient and you may like my Poha Broccoli Idli which has got crazy views on my blog here: Poha Broccoli Idli. I keep trying out recipes for my little ones.My Daughter just started school and she needs a healthy snack for Tiffin .She loves Poha,but i wanted to make it healthier and more nutritious for…
Black pepper rice/Pilaf -Kali Mirch
Pilaf –Kali Mirch A simple pilaf recipe. Beautiful basmati rice infused with the flavors of star anise and cinnamon. Cooked in clarified butter/ghee which makes it rich and healthy along with enhancing the flavors many folds. This rice is cooked with only salt and black pepper, which keeps it simple to digest and light on your stomach. But at the same time the combination of black pepper, ghee and the whole spice with some green cardamom make the rice soft and scented with a beautiful aroma, which directly reaches your soul. Adding a bit of protein with soft paneer/cottage cheese…
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….
Nutrela broken wheat Fritters-how to make soy chunks and daliya fritters
This is a protein rich, carbohydrate rich, fiber rich snack. I am always on a look out to cook healthy snacks at home as my first guests are always my children. And I also keep exploring my options of feeding them certain foods as a disguise, which are on their NO NO list. I think I have said that before. So today was another such day. Delhi is humid and hot…I mean really hot. The weather is awful and we just don’t want to eat any dal, chapati,vegies ,I mean the regular dal roti these day for dinner. And I…
