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Black eyed peas curry with fresh ground masala

February 6, 2012

This black eyed peas curry with a freshly ground masala is a delicious lentils recipe. Use dried peas soaked in water overnight, and this curry is ready in <30 mins.

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Baking, Easy Bakes, Healthy, Snacks, vegetarian

Eggless Mango Cake

May 20, 2011

Recipe for a simple eggless mango paneer cake This eggless mango cake is a seasonal modification of the paneer cake that I blogged about sometime ago. I found the recipe for the paneer cake in… [Continue Reading]

by Nandita Iyer 
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Diabetic friendly, Diwali Recipes, Festival Recipes, Glutenfree, Healthy, medium, Sweets, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, vegetarian

Recipe for Diwali Okkarai

November 4, 2010

Recipe for Okkarai – a traditional Diwali recipe from my family that uses chana dal and jaggery

by Nandita Iyer 
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Easy Bakes, Eggless Baking, Healthy, KiddieLunchBox, Teatime Treats, vegetarian

Honey Cake – a Recipe for Ukrainian Honey Cake

October 15, 2010

This is a quick and easy cake made with just 2 tablespoons of oil, egg free, and big on flavour. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee

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easy, Global Vegetarian, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Mexican Vegetarian, Party dishes, Vegan

Vegetarian chili made with black eyed peas and a Mexican Pizza

September 20, 2010

If you love Mexican food, this vegetarian Chili recipe is a good place to start. Serve with corn bread or stuff burritos, it’s 100% YUM~

by Nandita Iyer 
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Curry, Easy Indian Cooking, Healthy, Lentils, medium, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegetables

Banana Stem Curry | Vazhaithandu Moong Dal curry

March 25, 2010

The humble banana stem gets made into a curry with moong dal – delicious when paired with rice and Moar Kuzhambu.

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Baking, Easy Bakes, Eggless Baking, Healthy, KiddieLunchBox, Winter

Pumpkin Date Cake

January 9, 2010

Combining the goodness of yellow pumpkin and dates in one cake, perfect for kids’ lunchbox or a tea time guilt-free treat.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Baking, Desserts, easy, Easy Bakes, Healthy, Party dishes, vegetarian

Easy Apple Cheesecake

September 10, 2009

This apple cheesecake / pie uses just 6 ingredients and 15 minutes of your time. Try it once and it will be your go-to bake when apples are in season.

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Curry, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Indian, Nutrition, Vegetables, vegetarian, VegProtein, Winter

Low Fat – Restaurant Style Matar Paneer | Indian style peas and cottage cheese curry

January 3, 2008

Hello and glad to see you in the new year. Trying to stick to my resolutions (to blog more regularly) – I was ready with the draft 3 days ago, but that’s when respiratory infection and bronchitis caught up with me and has kept me down for over 3 days. In Bombay, the temperature difference is well ov

by Nandita Iyer 
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Diabetic friendly, Dinner, Healthy, medium, Nutrition, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Steamed vegetable manchurian in gravy

November 11, 2007

A healthier way to cook everyone’s favourite Indo-Chinese recipe – Veg Manchurian in gravy. The vegetable balls are steamed instead of fried, keeping the dish healthy & delicious.

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beginner, Desserts, Healthy, Nutrition, Steamed, Sweets, Vegan, vegetarian

Microwave Semolina Banana Coconut Cake in 15 minutes

August 9, 2007

One of the few cakes that you can bake in a microwave oven – using semolina (rava), banana and coconut milk. Use coconut oil instead of ghee to make this vegan.

by Nandita Iyer 
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beginner, Diabetic friendly, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Nutrition, Salads, Vegan

Raw Mango and Chana Dal Salad – Indian style

May 11, 2007

A simple raw mango and chana dal salad, no cooking required. Make use of the raw mangoes in season to prepare this delicious Indian meal accompaniment.

by Nandita Iyer 
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