Saffron Trail

healthy vegetarian cooking

Diabetic friendly, easy, Global Vegetarian, gluten free, Glutenfree, Meals in Bowls, Millet Recipes, Nutrition, Salads, Summer, Superfood, vegetarian, VegProtein

All about Quinoa | Quinoa Vs Millets | Recipe for Quinoa Salad

Quinoa has been rapidly climbing the popularity charts among superfoods. Once unheard of in India, it has now become a household name and I’m sure even my grandma is aware of this now 🙂 A funny thing about Quinoa is that it quite the mispronounced food – often called “Queen-o-wa” and what not . A

by  
1 Comment
Nutrition

Sunday night dinner – Chickpea Basil burgers

Whoever said TV dinners cannot be healthy? These burgers are perfect TV food to pile on a plate and curl up on the couch watching your favourite soap or movie. This recipe is another discovery in my quest for high protein vegetarian recipes. The food and dining section of NYTimes, Guardian, Washingt

by  
8 Comments

AS FEATURED IN

AS FEATURED IN
  • Lockdown day 10/21 . A simple Apple cake with some staples at home- baked 2 cakes at once so that the oven is made full use of and I have some back up of cake in the fridge! . Please check out stories for a few Apple cake recipes on my blog.
  • Lockdown day 9/21 . In the middle of sweeping, swabbing, cooking, dishes, laundry, gardening- it’s also important to take out some time to do some things that bring joy for oneself- like music, flowers, poetry- even if it is in little breaks through the day. After cleaning up spaces, I look in my garden for flowers or even leaves that I can arrange in the room, admire that for a bit, take a nice picture and sharing that with you to spread the joy! We sure need these little moments in these extremely dreary times.
  • Lockdown day 9/21- Gardening update and rocket bouquets (swipe to see) . Took some time out to trim stuff in the garden. Had a large harvest of rocket which is growing like crazy given the hot days. Made portions and left them at my door for any neighbours who wanted to take some. Before I get lectured, all due sanitizing and social distancing norms were followed. 🤣🙏🏽
  • Day 7/21 #lockdown cooking - Used the @mealthyindia multipot to make millet payasam and the khichdi, one after the other. Used one yellow bell pepper in fridge to make Raita. Check stories for details. . Khichdi: rice, split green moong, chana dal, tur dal, moong dal, beans, carrot and spices
  • One of the songs that I’ve always loved and find it soothing for the current times. #nanditaiyermusic continue watching the full song on IGTV
  • Day 6/21 Sourdough bread baking under duress because no bread delivery happening on milk basket app and I don’t want to step out as far as possible #lockdown . who knew this obsession with DIY would prove useful some day #stcooks . Top a slice with peanut butter, some seeds and honey / syrup. I had some leftover juices from stewing apples in brown sugar and butter for a tart that we made before the lockdown was announced. It is most flavourful when drizzled on toast.
  • Lockdown day 4/21 . Today felt like the weirdest Saturday. Didn’t feel like a weekend at all. Went to the garden after a few days and found some stuff that needed plucking such as the tomatoes, limes and pomegranates. The country is in lockdown but nature goes about her business as usual 🌸🌸 . I had a fun live chat today on @shethepeopletv with @kiranmanral and @gdevidayal on what we are cooking these days. You’ll find the chat on their FB page. . Evening was spent playing monopoly with family and I just about didn’t go bankrupt. . Dinner was noodles and veg stir fry- you can see the step by step recipe in my stories. . How was your day today?
  • ‪#Lockdown21 wala cooking‬- try this easy recipe, not much cooking involved except for roasting Baingan. Rest are mostly pantry ingredients. ‪✨‬ ‪Day 3‬ ‪✨‬ ‪Roasted bharta brinjal, peel and mash‬ ‪Small onion and tomato, finely chopped‬ ‪Green chili, 2 cloves garlic, coriander -finely chopped‬ ‪Lime juice, salt, mustard oil‬ ‪.‬ ‪Mix well and let it sit for a couple of hours.‬ ‪Begun pora, my style. #stcooks ‬#stl21.

Follow Me @saffrontrail