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Pearl Millet Recipes | Savoury Pearl Millet Porridge | Bajra Khichdi

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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Chakkara Pongal with Brown Rice

Chakkara Pongal / Sakkara Pongal/  Chakkarai Pongal is an auspicious sweet dish made on Pongal day. The freshly harvested rice and dal, are cooked along with jaggery for a simple, minimalistic sweet dish to mark the occasion of Pongal, a festival celebrated with much fervour in Tamil Nadu. As a kid,

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Recipe for Poricha Koottu : South Indian Mixed Vegetable Curry with Lentils

It’s high time I posted one of my favourite Tambrahm recipes. Poricha Koottu, a mix of vegetables, dal and either a masala ground with coconut or a spice powder is perfect soul food. Eaten with rice along with raita and roasted papad is true comfort food who has grown up eating this meal. As a kid,

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  • 🌵🍃☘️@pinterest says you’re going to want a garden room in 2020. I’m already ahead of this trend 🤣☘️🍀🌵
  • Things that are making me smile this morning: 🏃‍♀️A short run in the cold breeze 🌱Rearranging some plants inside the house ❄️A new (BIG) fridge waiting to be installed 🎵Looking forward to music class 💜This soft vintage silk saree that's just perfect for the winters in Bangalore
  • ⭐️I’m going to help you eat healthy all winter using all the fabulous seasonal produce we get, so make sure you’re following my account @saffrontrail ⭐️ . 🥦FULL RECIPE- SAVE THE POST🥦 Broccoli season is here and this is one recipe I plan to make every week if not more often! This literally takes five minutes, I kid you not. The garlic peeling is what takes the most time for this super easy recipe. . WARM BROCCOLI SALAD ---------------------------------------- 2 medium heads of broccoli 1 tbsp cooking oil 1 tbsp finely minced garlic 1 tsp finely grated ginger 1/4 tsp chilli flakes 2 tsp sesame seeds 2-3 tbsp soya sauce . Break broccoli into florets. Wash and microwave for 3 mins or steam in steamer. Drain and keep aside. In a pan, heat oil. Fry garlic, ginger, chili flakes, sesame for few seconds. Add soya sauce. Toss in broccoli florets and remove to a bowl immediately. Tastes best warm. Eat as a salad or with some steamed rice. . For more such seasonal recipes, follow @saffrontrail
  • This was the show stopper kinda salad in my salad workshop on Thursday that @chandhanarao helped organize. Lentils, pumpkin, kale with a hung yogurt dressing, and all the pretty garnishes from my garden. . If you are a brand or a corporate wanting to organise a salad workshop or a healthy cooking workshop featuring vibrant beautiful food, write to me saffrontrail@gmail.com or DM me here. I can also train restaurant chefs to create amazing salads. . For more such recipe inspirations follow @saffrontrail
  • Another photo from a shoot I did with my neighbour for her saree draping workshop at @ahundredhands last month. 🌼 This saree belonged to my grandma and it is nearly 40 years old. The silk has been washed several several times over the years. It drapes ever so softly and falls beautifully. I don’t even dare to iron this delicate fabric. ⭐️ Draped by my neighbour Janaki in whose hands the fabrics simply flow, a knot there, a tuck here and a fold there and what you see this - no pins, no petticoat, no nonsense. The cascading back pleats are more dramatic but the front is lovely as well. Swipe to see the front style.
  • {HIRE ME} Is my salad doing justice to the pretty bowl or is the pretty bowl doing justice to my salad? . Mostly all leftovers from yesterday's ZESTY SALAD WORKSHOP goes into a big salad for our lunch today. . Now getting to the 'hire me' part-- Since I am back in the workshop groove, if you are a lifestyle /beauty/ health brand or a corporate that wants to conduct healthy cooking / eating / salad making workshops for a group of people, then please email me at saffrontrail@gmail.com - you can also email me from my bio. Preferred location is Bangalore but I am willing to consider traveling to other cities too. . If you know of a brand or HR friends who would be keen on collaborating with me for talks and /or workshops, please share this post with them💕💕 . Ah, the pretty bowl is from @freedomtreehome btw. Not sponsored .
  • (FULL RECIPE IN POST- SAVE the POST for the recipe ) . Bringing more Amla goodness to you with this post! . Blueberries are on the top of every antioxidant rich foods list. The antioxidant content of a food is measured in Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) units. Amla or Indian gooseberry has an ORAC score of 2,61,500, which is over 50 times that of blueberries. I hope that convinces you to make amla a part of your diet. Here's a simple recipe for Amla- Raita. You can mix this with rice and eat as a simple meal. . Amla Raita Serves 4 4-5 amla ¼ tsp turmeric ¼ tsp salt 3-4 tbsp coconut 2 green chillies ¼ tsp salt 2 cups yogurt 1 tsp oil ¼ tsp mustard seeds 1 sprig curry leaves Pressure cook the amla with ½ cup water along with salt and turmeric for 4-5 minutes. Drain amla and remove seeds. (Drink up any leftover water in cooker or add to dal) In a mixer jar, grind together cooked amla, coconut, green chillies and salt to a coarse paste. Add this to yogurt and whisk well. Heat oil in a small pan. Fry mustard seeds and curry leaves. Once seeds splutter transfer over the raita. Do try this during the current amla- season and tag me if you post it here! . For more such recipes, follow @saffrontrail
  • When I first came across @naina online, I was so blown away by the way she photographed people. Over the years, over bits of conversation, offline and online, our little friendship grew. I have even sent her pictures of shoes on WhatsApp to ask which colour to go with 😂 . She was in Bangalore over the weekend and we met for coffee and then lunch. It was such a pleasure to model one of her hand painted brooches - check these out at @khaosphilos, these are one of a kind wearable art. . 📸 @naina

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