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beginner, Breakfast, Coconut Recipes, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Healthy, Millet Recipes, Nutrition, Vegan

Millet Upma – Thinai Recipes

June 18, 2016

A South Indian Upma made healthier and filling with the use of Millets instead of rava/semolina. Naturally gluten-free and vegan too, if you use coconut oil.

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beginner, Coconut Recipes, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Healthy, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Easy Shredded Carrot Salad with Coconut

June 14, 2016

Recipe for an easy Shredded Carrot, Coconut and Cucumber Salad. Takes less than 15 minutes to prepare, vegan and gluten-free too.

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beginner, Breakfast, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Healthy, Millet Recipes, Vegan, vegetarian, VegProtein

Healthy Sabudana Khichdi with Quinoa

June 9, 2016

Recipe for a quinoa ‘sabudana’ khichdi – a healthier version of the traditional Sabudana Khichdi, with all of the taste, and better nutrition value!

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Appetizers, beginner, Food and Travel, Gardening, Global Vegetarian, Glutenfree, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Vegan, vegetarian, VegProtein

Pumpkin Hummus

June 2, 2016

A healthy recipe for pumpkin hummus, with an option to prepare without tahini and also ways to use hummus other than just a dip! You can leave out the pumpkin for a regular hummus.

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Curry, Diabetic friendly, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Lentils, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, VegProtein

Indian Pumpkin Curry with Dal

May 21, 2016

Recipe for Indian Pumpkin Curry with Lentils / Yellow Pumpkin with Chana Dal  – Mildly spicy curry full of health-boosting nutrients and delicious too!

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Summer, Vegan

Virgin Mojito – Basil & Cucumber

May 8, 2016

How to make a Virgin Mojito – Basil & Cucumber Mojito 
This summer, make mojitos your friend. The unspiked version is superbly refreshing and basil and cucumber make it a unique tasting one!

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beginner, Beverages, Glutenfree, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Vegan

Kairi Panha – a green mango drink recipe

April 27, 2016

STEP BY STEP PICTURES: Who needs bottled drinks, when this all natural raw mango drink – Kairi Panha, can be prepared in less than 20 minutes! A popular summer cooler made using seasonal raw mangoes, try this one out!

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Global Vegetarian, Glutenfree, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables

Papaya Salad without Fish Sauce

April 25, 2016

A vegetarian version of this South East Asain Green Papaya / Raw Papaya Salad – a bowlful of this for a summer lunch is just perfect! A lip-smacking dressing makes sure there are no leftovers.

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Airfryer Recipes, beginner, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Snacks, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Recipe for Beetroot Chips

April 23, 2016

Beetroot Chips made in the airfryer or baked in the oven, just 85 calories per serving, a super healthy snack. No deep frying required!

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beginner, Curry, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables

Avarakkai Poriyal

April 17, 2016

Avarakkai or flat beans are quite commonly used in Tamil Brahmin cooking. In Hindi / Marathi / Gujarati, it is called Papdi. Try this simple stir-fry recipe for these beans, that goes well with Rasam & Rice.

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beginner, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Rice, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetables

Cabbage Rice with Spices

April 17, 2016

This easy Cabbage Rice is a Maharashtrian (Western India) recipe. Ready in less than 20 minutes & makes a complete meal with yogurt/raita on the side. One of the tastier ways to eat cabbage! Get the recipe here

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beginner, Curry, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Healthy, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Sweet Potato Curry, South Indian style

April 13, 2016

This Tamil Brahmin / South Indian style Sweet Potato curry is a simple accompaniment to sambar and rice or rasam and rice. An easy beginner friendly way to prepare sweet potatoes, great for toddlers too!

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