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moong dal recipe with tomato and mint
Diabetic friendly, easy, Easy Cooking, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Healthy, Indian, Lentils, Nutrition, Summer, Vegan, vegetarian, VegProtein

Tomato and mint flavoured moong dal

February 23, 2018

Yellow split moong dal takes on a delicious avatar in this stove top cooked version flavoured with tomatoes and dried mint. A quick and easy recipe to go with rotis.

by Nandita Iyer 
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unusual-mango-basil-grilled-cheese-sandwich
Breakfast, Snacks, Summer

Mango Basil Grilled Cheese Sandwich

April 15, 2017

Mango Basil Grilled Cheese Sandwich – a sandwich with the unusual flavour combination of sweet ripe mangoes, fresh Italian basil, Mother Dairy cheese and a hot sauce to give it that kick! Mumbai people have had… [Continue Reading]

by Nandita Iyer 
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Vegan kale basil pesto
Diabetic friendly, Dinner, Easy Cooking, Greens, Lunch, Pasta, Superfood, Vegan

Vegan Kale Basil Pesto

April 4, 2017

Vegan Kale Basil Pesto made using tender dinosaur kale leaves and garlic, fresh spinach and basil lending an extra bright green colour, all put together paint a pretty picture of a spring time special pasta… [Continue Reading]

by Nandita Iyer 
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Diabetic friendly, easy, Glutenfree, Healthy, Indian, Lentils, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Soups, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, vegetarian

Mint Rasam

March 14, 2016

Recipe for Mint Rasam / Pudina Rasam / Pudina Shorba – a uniquely flavoured rasam, with a refreshing flavour. A summer special!

by Nandita Iyer 
2 Comments
Beverages, Greens, Healthy, Nutrition, Superfood

On Moringa Leaf Powder | How to make Moringa Tea

August 8, 2015

How to make Moringa Tea using Moringa leaf powder

by Nandita Iyer 
7 Comments
Airfryer Recipes, Baking, Eggless Baking, Lunch, Nutrition

Savoury Carrot and Herb Eggless Muffins

November 12, 2014

Eggless savoury muffins: Savoury carrot and herb eggless muffins combine the goodness of carrots, protein from the paneer and cheese. Using a mix of all purpose flour and whole wheat flour, keeps it soft and… [Continue Reading]

by Nandita Iyer 
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Baking, Coconut Recipes, easy, Easy Bakes, Healthy, KiddieLunchBox, Snacks, vegetarian

Healthy Baking : Savoury Rosemary Coconut Cookies

October 29, 2013

A cookie with not-so-common flavours of rosemary and coconut married off in a savoury cookie. If you don’t have a sweet tooth, this one is for you!

by Nandita Iyer 
9 Comments
Appetizers, beginner, Easy Cooking, Healthy, Millet Recipes, Teatime Treats

Foxtail Millet and Basil Patties – Another recipe using this wonder grain

March 30, 2013

A nutritious millet pairs with flavourful ingredients like basil, garlic and onion to make delicious bite sized appetisers or a yummy tea-time snack

by Nandita Iyer 
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Salads

Summer Food series # 1 – Herby Tomato salad with pine nuts and cheese

March 30, 2007

Tomatoes, pine nuts and soft cheese We are still in March and its scorchingly hot in Bombay. Just the day before, the temperature touched a record 41 C (almost 106 F). I was blaming global warming, just to be informed that the reason was not global but very much local . The Summer Food Series that I

by Nandita Iyer 
24 Comments
Baking

Potato-Rosemary Focaccia Pugliese

October 26, 2006

WBB 6- Twist in the plate **Update!

by Nandita Iyer 
16 Comments
Appetizers, Baking, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Spicy Indian Hummus in Methi paratha pockets

September 13, 2006

Guess the main ingredient in the above dish. Also guess the kitchen gadget that I have used for this recipe

by Nandita Iyer 
32 Comments

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