Blackeyed Peas are mashed and cooked with spinach and Flaxseed to make a high protein,low fat,meal. No potatoes,Bread or bread crumbs make it a low carbohydrate,gluten free and vegan meal. I started making this on New Years Day and the … Continued
Water Chestnut pakoras/fritters are such a treat during fasting! Potatoes, Green chilies and pieces of paneer dipped in batter and fried to a crisp goes so well with a cup of tea and makes a perfect breakfast or tea time … Continued
I like to call it my North Indian Sambar, just because I have strayed from the traditional use of some ingredients, for the traditional tamarind, I have used lemon juice instead. This was done initially because, tamarind was just not available in … 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
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
When you want tasty, easy, ready in minutes and a recipe without Onions,ginger or garlic, then this is the go to recipe. Recipe was shared by my friend Nishita Sadarangani. She had made this some time back when we went … Continued
Yesterday I made Vrat ke pakore for lunch, which we had with Yogurt dip and also had some with tea later in the evening. I still had some pakore left over and I was craving some Dal/kadhi Chawal! Since both … Continued
Navratri is a time of celebrations, festivities, dancing and meeting friends, but it is so easy to forget the religious, cultural aspect of it and be lost in the merrymaking! There are some though who take this opportunity to cleanse … Continued
With a recommended five servings of fruit and protein from nuts this is the smoothie to include in your fitness and healthy living regime. With all natural ingredients and no protein shakes and powders, this is the perfect recipe for … Continued