BEANS CARROT THORAN

Beans are a super healthy, super versatile and super affordable food. Beans are high in antioxidants, fiber, protein, vitamin B, iron, magnesium, potassium, copper and zinc. Eating beans regularly may decrease the risk of diabetes, heart disease, colorectal cancer, and helps with weight management. On the other hand, beetroots are high in immune-boosting vitamin C, fiber, and […]

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MALAI KOFTA

Malai Kofta is a North Indian vegetarian dish. Malai refers to the cream and  koftas are deep fried paneer and vegetable dumplings in rich and creamy onion tomato gravy. You can make koftas with or without paneer, potato and paneer only, even cabbage and panner. Any combination works well as long as the water is fully […]

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VEGETABLE UPMA

Vegetable upma is a very easy and healthy recipe. It is loaded with vegetables, full of fibre, colourful and tasty. My hubby and children raise lot of objection when I say I’m making upma for breakfast, so I came up with this solution of adding vegetables to make it healthier and tastier. In this recipe, semolina […]

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VERMICELLI/ SEMIYA UPMA

Upma is a popular South Indian Breakfast dish. There are varieties of upma and I love all types of upma because they are very quick to prepare and also very delicious. Fortified with vegetables they make a meal by itself. Vegetable Semiya upma is one of my favorite dish. I prefer thin vermicelli for upma […]

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THAYIR VADA/ DAHI VADA

In northern India, this dish is called Dahi vada. Thayir vada or Dahi vada is a very simple recipe. I normally make it when I have left over vadas from the previous day. Occasionally have made it when I have guests at home. One important thing to be careful is that the yoghurt you use […]

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