Coconut Chatni made in a few minutes using Frozen coconut. Tastes like chatni made from fresh coconut without the hassle of breaking open and scraping the coconut. The texture is perfect and the Tarka on top makes it extra special … Continued
When You crave restaurant style Indian tomato soup, but just don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, boiling and straining fresh tomatoes, try spicing up the readymade Condensed Tomato soup with Indian spices to get Shorba/soup … Continued
Yogurt mixed with the goodness of carrots and beet and tempered with mustard and curry leaves makes this a very flavorful and healthy Raita. The use of Greek yogurt packs in a lot of protein as well making it a … Continued
Oatmeal combined with the buttery goodness of avocados yields one of the tastiest and healthiest appetizers. Oatmeal can become boring pretty fast if eaten every morning the same way. I love to experiment with different flavors and ingredients. I … Continued
Navratri parshad-Halwa, Poori and Kala Chana is the typical parshad made on Ashtami/Navami day after praying to goddess Durga for 7/8 days. Navratri is the story of the fight between Durga and the demons and the eventual victory of good … Continued
The word Rajgira literally means ‘Royal Grain’ The English word for Rajgira is Amaranth, whose origins are from the Sanskrit word ‘Amar’ which means immortal! Though Rajgira is an ancient grain, it has become very popular lately, ever since … Continued
Paneer made without onion and garlic is an easy and tasty addition to our Navratri/Vrat recipes. Usually we always think of Potatoes, Sabudana,Kuttu flour(buckwheat) and Singhare ka atta(chestnut flour) when we think of fasting, but they are all so high … Continued
Food eaten during Navratris usually involves fried puris,parathas and pakoras. And while I love all of them, the sensible side of me wants to eat healthy and tasty. This was an experiment I tried and it was a smashing success! … Continued
A healthy pulao using Sama/Moraiya which is a great alternative to traditional Rice. Using minimum spices and Cashews for the protein, its provides a complete meal when paired with Greek yogurt or Vrat ki kadhi. I do make this occasionally … Continued
Yummy,healthy veg sandwich in which the large Portobello Mushroom takes the place of a patty. The simple marinade of Balsamic vinegar and garlic and onion powder gives a very clean,fresh flavor to the mushroom without overpowering it with too many … Continued