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Mango Rocket and Hazelnut Salad

June 24, 2019

A part of my kitchen garden is taken over by the rocket gone wild. Time and again I have written about easy it is to grow your own rocket / arugula. It’s crazy how the… [Continue Reading]

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Beginner’s Guide to Growing 9 Types of Salad Greens

April 3, 2019

This post gives a step by step approach to growing salad greens in containers. Do you want to make salads with freshly harvested green leaves at home? If you are thinking, “But I don’t have… [Continue Reading]

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Healthy Lunch Salad – Chickpeas, Kale and Millet {vegan and gluten free}

June 8, 2018

Recipe for an incredibly filling healthy lunch salad – Chickpeas, kale and millet salad Do you wonder how to pack a good salad for your lunchbox? Something that won’t get soggy or need laborious prep… [Continue Reading]

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7 tips to successfully grow lemon tree in a pot

April 9, 2018

You can successfully grow a lemon tree in a pot – read on to get all the details! Those who follow my gardening life on Instagram may know that I have been struggling with a… [Continue Reading]

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Home Gardening India – 6 brilliant channels for Home and Kitchen Gardeners

April 7, 2018

Home Gardening India – the best youtube channels for you to follow! Whether you are an avid kitchen gardener or home gardener or you are a gardening enthusiast, this post is going to change your… [Continue Reading]

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Diabetic friendly, Healthy, Indian, Lists, Monsoon, Nutrition, Superfood

Green Papaya: All you want to know and Green Papaya Recipes | Raw Papaya Recipes

June 22, 2017

All you want to know about Raw Papaya | Green Papaya – Green Papaya Recipes, health benefits, how to cook raw papaya and a whole bunch of other ideas on cooking with green papayas Green… [Continue Reading]

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Raw Papaya Recipes : Raw Papaya Poha

June 13, 2017

Raw Papaya Poha is a variety of the ever popular kanda poha, that I came up with to use the bounty of green papayas from my kitchen garden. Just another way to use this super… [Continue Reading]

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Sheem Paturi – Flat beans in Banana Leaf Parcels

February 21, 2017

Sheem Paturi is an exotic vegetarian dish from the kitchens of Bengal, in which Sem or flat beans, smothered in a freshly ground mustard and chill paste, is steam cooked in banana leaf parcels. Sheem… [Continue Reading]

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Arugula and Bell Pepper Super Salad

April 21, 2016

Recipe for a colourful Arugula / Rocket and Bell Pepper Super Salad
A flavourful way to consume a ton of vegetables with a delicious green sour cream dressing. This is one salad you must try!

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Avarakkai Poriyal

April 17, 2016

Avarakkai or flat beans are quite commonly used in Tamil Brahmin cooking. In Hindi / Marathi / Gujarati, it is called Papdi. Try this simple stir-fry recipe for these beans, that goes well with Rasam & Rice.

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beginner, Curry, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Healthy, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Sweet Potato Curry, South Indian style

April 13, 2016

This Tamil Brahmin / South Indian style Sweet Potato curry is a simple accompaniment to sambar and rice or rasam and rice. An easy beginner friendly way to prepare sweet potatoes, great for toddlers too!

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Sweet Potato Curry

April 6, 2016

A mildly spicy North Indian style Sweet Potato Curry that you can serve with rice or roti/ naan. The spices in the curry add lots of flavour to the mild tasting sweet potatoes. Ready in 20 minutes!

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