Nutrient-dense and low in calories, this soup is very filling and a very good early dinner option. Root vegetables are packed with antioxidants, vitamins, fibre and provide many health benefits-from regulating blood sugar to feeding gut bacteria, and even boosts brain function. Ingredients: Method: 1. To the saucepan, add the vegetable broth, the soaked barley…
Author: Sriranjini
Happy Diwali
Wishing you and your family a very Happy Diwali 🙂
Brown bread baked in Convection oven
Making your own bread needs a little extra effort but the fragrance and the taste of the freshly baked bread at home will make it worth while. This was my first experience baking bread and hence I have tried with basic ingredients. Using just the whole wheat flour will make the bread dense – suggest…
Quinoa with Soya chunks and Veggies
Quinoa has excellent source of protein and fibre. I have been using it for a while now and tried different recipes with that. I used the Organic tricolour/white quinoa from Trader Joe’s. Compared to the Indian sooji/broken wheat, I personally found Quinoa to be delicious. Buying this grain in India is expensive. The benefits of quinoa are available…
Multicoloured nutritious chapati
As the subject goes, this chapati/roti has nutrients packed from spinach and beetroot. This is one of my kids’ favourite dish. The multicoloured chapatis are visually very appealing to the kids. Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids), manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E,…
Garlic bread rolls
This is the first bread recipe that I baked with the help of a recipe that I found on the internet. My anxiety levels were quite high right from the beginning until tasting the garlic bread. The taste was awesome and the flavour of garlic filled my home 🙂 Thanks to dassana amit for the recipe and here is…
Curry leaves Dosa
The yummiest dosa packed with lots of nutrients and a super hit amongst my family. My close friend is a Bengali and she tasted this dosa at my house and has started making this dosa every week. She supplies the batter to me when I need 🙂 This dosa comes out spongy and the aroma from the…
Cinnamon Water
Cinnamon as a spice has lots of health benefits and the details are available in the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/lifestyle-guide-11/supplement-guide-cinnamon Cinnamon has been found to activate insulin receptors as well as stimulate important enzyme systems involved in carbohydrate metabolism. Therefore, it can regulate the levels of blood sugar and increase metabolism and this, combined with…
Cauliflower Sambar
Cauliflower is low in fat, low in carbohydrates but high in dietary fiber,water, and vitamin C, possessing high nutritional density. Steaming or microwaving better preserves anticancer compounds than boiling. My husband indulges himself if I make this sambar and I don’t have to worry even if I have to buy a large flower 🙂 Ingredients:…
Poondu karuvapillai milagu kuzhambu
Poondu(garlic) karuvapillai(curry leaves) milagu(pepper) kuzhambu(gravy) is another tasty south Indian dish that is prepared and served when one is recovering from fever or when the weather is very cold or as a special diet for feeding mothers. The garlic, pepper and curry leaves have lots of medicinal values and aid in easy digestion and improved…
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