Palak ki Puri/Paratha

A healthy way to incorporate Greens into your diet is to grind it and mix with with atta/whole wheat flour and make parathas or puris out of it, which is a staple in most Indian homes.   Most kids love … Continued

A Day in Haridwar

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My first trip to one of the holiest places in India. It was on my bucketlist of places I wanted to visit atleast once. My friend teases me and says since I turned 50, I have become spiritual!  Don’t know … Continued

Coconut Chatni for Dosa/Idli/Uttapam/Appe

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

Tamatar Dhaniye ka Shorba from Campbells canned Tomato Soup

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

Bangalore style Carrot Beetroot Raita

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 Avocado Appe

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

Rajgira/Amaranth Aloo Paratha

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