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Roast Winter Vegetables with Lentils

January 6, 2016

Roast Winter Veg with Lentils …or How to get a vegetable hater to love vegetables! This makes a super nutritious meal with no compromise on taste whatsoever. VEGAN & GLUTENFREE

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Airfryer Recipes, Calorie counted, easy, gluten free, Healthy, Snacks, Teatime Treats, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Banana Chips in Airfryer

November 23, 2015

Enjoy the goodness of Banana chips, the healthy way – oil-free & guilt-free. Use the airfryer or oven for this one.

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Airfryer Recipes, beginner, Curry, Healthy, Millet Recipes, Snacks, Vegetables, vegetarian

Paneer, Millet and Dudhi Koftas – Airfryer Recipe

November 12, 2015

Leftover millets, paneer and bottle gourd come together to make a delicious snack, perfect for the cold weather days.

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Breakfast, easy, Healthy, KiddieLunchBox, Vegetables, vegetarian

Pumpkin Paneer Parathas – Lunchbox Recipe

October 26, 2015

You’ll love this idea of making healthy parathas using pumpkin puree and grated paneer- full of nutrition to pack in our kids’ lunchboxes!

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easy, Easy Cooking, Glutenfree, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegetables, vegetarian, VegProtein, Yogurt Recipes

Yellow Pumpkin Raita / Parangikai Thayir Pachidi

October 8, 2015

The first time I had a pumpkin raita, it was at a Maharashtrian friend’s place along with Masale Bhaath (Rice with spices). The mild sweetness of the pumpkin was a perfect pairing with the medley of spices in the rice dish. While the idea is borrowed from the friend, I have stuck to the traditional

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easy, Easy Cooking, Glutenfree, Indian, Soups, Vegan, Vegetables

Pumpkin Chaaru – A sweet sour spicy soup

October 7, 2015

This rasam variant from Telugu Cuisine, with pumpkin, is a perfect match with rice or even a soup to whet your appetite. Do give it a try!

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easy, Lunch, Millet Recipes, Rice, Vegetables

Vaangi Bhath with Foxtail Millet

September 28, 2015

This dish, traditionally a rice & eggplant dish made using freshly ground spices, is made a little healthier by using Foxtail Millet. Also experimenting with an organic ready spice mix for Vangi Bhath here.

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easy, Gardening, Pasta, Vegetables, vegetarian

Penne with Pesto Trapanese – A Sicilian Recipe

August 18, 2015

Pesto Trapanese, a traditional pesto recipe from Sicily While basil pesto is the most well known pesto, every region in Italy makes pesto with freshly available local produce. According to Lidia Bastianich, the Italian cuisine… [Continue Reading]

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Dinner, easy, Easy Cooking, Indian, Potato Recipes, Vegetables

Recipe Pahari / Aloo Palda from the mountains of Himachal

June 12, 2015

A potato curry from Himachal: A thick, smooth curry and punctuated by chunks of spiced boiled potatoes with the aroma of cardamom and hints of mustard oil.

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easy, Lentils, Nutrition, Snacks, Vegetables, VegProtein

Recipe for Carrot and White Bean Hummus – a healthy, delicious dip

June 4, 2015

Is there anyone who does not like hummus? Seriously, it’s one of the very few things in the food universe that is delicious, addictive and yet wont kill you. Protein-rich from the beans and good fats from extra virgin olive oil and tahini, it’s the best snack to dig into with a few crackers or crudites. Adding veggies like carrot, beet or spinach to the hummus ups it’s nutrition quotient further

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Breakfast, Indian, KiddieLunchBox, medium, Potato Recipes, Vegetables

Recipe for Aloo Parathas – Potato stuffed Indian Flatbread

May 1, 2015

Alu paratha or potato stuffed Indian flatbread is possibly the most popular stuffed paratha. I have never met anyone who did not like a hot alu paratha straight off the tava, served with a cube of butter that melts in the heat of the paratha to make a small pool of fatty goodness to top the carb ind

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Curry, Diabetic friendly, Dinner, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Indian, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Recipe for Baingan Bharta – Punjabi roasted eggplant curry

April 18, 2015

A Punjabi style roasted eggplant curry to be had with parathas or rotis

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