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beginner, Dinner, Healthy, Millet Recipes, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Foxtail Millet Salad – An old grain in a new avatar

February 3, 2023

Foxtail Millet is a healthy ancient grain. Get a recipe on how to use foxtail millet in a healthy salad. Naturally vegan and gluten free too!

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keoti dal
Curry, Diabetic friendly, easy, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Lunch, Pressure Cooker Recipes, VegProtein

Keoti Dal

June 16, 2022

How did I end up hearing about keoti dal and cooking it in my kitchen? Dal is the most basic component of our everyday meals at home. And yet, when someone mentions a new dal… [Continue Reading]

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how to choose a healthy peanut butter
Healthy, Nutrition

How to choose a healthy peanut butter

January 1, 2022

How to choose a healthy peanut butter Topics Peanut butter’s entry into India The Good and the Bad in peanut butter A comparison of 8 peanut butter brands popular in India The Analysis Conclusion  Peanut… [Continue Reading]

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high protein foods for vegetarians
Healthy, Nutrition, VegProtein

10 High Protein Foods for Vegetarians

November 20, 2020

“Being a vegetarian, how do you get enough protein in your diet?” is a question I get asked often. It is a common concern that vegetarian and vegan diets are lacking in the protein department…. [Continue Reading]

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beginner, Breakfast, Diabetic friendly, Global Vegetarian, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Snacks, Teatime Treats, Vegan, VegProtein

Pesarattu – All you need to know about this savoury breakfast from South India

June 10, 2020

Want to make a dosa that is dead simple involving no long fermentation time? Try Pesarattu! My first realisation of the existence of such a dish came from a recipe booklet that came along with… [Continue Reading]

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kiwi salad
beginner, Healthy, Salads, Summer, Superfood

Kiwi Salad with Cucumber and Mango

May 19, 2020

Recipe for a fresh and delicious kiwi salad (vegan and gluten free) Fruits are one of my favourite ingredients to add to a salad bowl.  Take for example the kiwis in this kiwi salad– It… [Continue Reading]

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Appetizers, beginner, Glutenfree, Healthy, Party dishes

Beet Feta Walnut Dip -Just 4 Ingredients

August 23, 2019

This Beet Feta Walnut Dip is inspired by the absolutely memorable eclectic menu I tasted at the Public Bar and Dining Room at The Refuge in Manchester as a part of a small plates platter…. [Continue Reading]

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beginner, Curry, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, how to, Indian

Basic Curry Recipe: Oven Roasted Tomato Gravy

July 30, 2019

This oven roasted tomato gravy is an easy hands-off way to make a restaurant style Punjabi gravy dish, with either paneer or vegetables. A rich tomato-flavour, balanced out by sweetness, a smooth texture and the… [Continue Reading]

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Diabetic friendly, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Millet Recipes, Monsoon, One Pot Cooking, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Winter

Pearl Millet Recipes | Savoury Pearl Millet Porridge | Bajra Khichdi

July 24, 2019

This pearl millet recipe needs overnight prep in terms of soaking. That apart, this gluten free grain combined with mung dal and vegetables, makes a wholesome healthy meal. It is also an excellent recipe for… [Continue Reading]

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beginner, Gardening, gluten free, Glutenfree, Greens, Healthy, Salads, Vegan

Mango Rocket and Hazelnut Salad

June 24, 2019

A part of my kitchen garden is taken over by the rocket gone wild. Time and again I have written about easy it is to grow your own rocket / arugula. It’s crazy how the… [Continue Reading]

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Diabetic friendly, Fast Day recipes, Global Vegetarian, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian, Winter

Vegan Cauliflower Salad with Indian flavours

June 9, 2019

Cauliflower has been enjoying its moment under the sun for a couple of years now. A decade ago, if anyone told us that cauliflower would be used to make pizza crusts, we would call them… [Continue Reading]

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quinoa pongal
beginner, Breakfast, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Healthy, Lunch, Pressure Cooker Recipes

Quinoa Pongal | Savoury Quinoa Porridge with Moong Dal

April 8, 2019

Recipe for Quinoa Pongal | Quinoa made South Indian Style – with mung dal Disclaimer:  This was done only to make use of the quinoa I had stocked up in my fridge, and not to… [Continue Reading]

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