Dates Walnut Cake-Vegan
Celebrating 2 milestones with this cake! First its been over 6 months since I have been blogging and second, my Facebook page reached over 500 likes! Thanks to family, friends and readers who have helped me get this far … Continued
A Day in Haridwar
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 ka Shorba from Campbells Canned Tomato Soup
Tamatar 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 … 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
Navratri Parshad-Halwa,Poori and Chana
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
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
Paneer ki sabzi without Onion and Garlic-A Navratri/Vrat Recipe
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
Vrat ke Dahi Vade in Appe Pan
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