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Healthy quick Ragi Vermicelli Upma In Instapot

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Indian

Ragi/ Finger Millet the wonder grain Ragi or finger millet is a wonder grain, a whole grain. These whole grains and superfoods are making a comeback into our diet again. Thanks to the researchers. We now are again weaning off from the processed food for good. Ragi or Nachni is...

Veena

March 8, 2019

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Herbal Aavarampoo Tea for glowing skin

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Indian

Aavarampoo Many from down south will be familiar with the name Avarampoo. Avarampoo is the tamizh name for Tanner’s cassia. This is a legume tree. The flowers of these are bright yellow in colour. These generally grow along the sea coast. Why is this Aavarampoo so important? Well! This is...

Veena

March 4, 2019

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Mango Thokku / Maangaa thokku

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Pickles

Indian

Pickles are relished by most of us. If you are a south Indian and a madrasi like us then you will be eating this with curd rice. This is the time of the year when the raw mango produce hits the market. You will see vadu maanga or the tender...

Veena

March 1, 2019

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Odiya Tomato Khatta-sweet tangy relish

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Side Dishes

Indian

Being a typical south Indian, meals at home are mostly typical south Indian in nature. While the kids are at home, I do cook and bake international cuisine. But when it comes to only both of us, it is mostly tamizh food with all diet restrictions. But there are days...

Veena

February 28, 2019

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Pegan Spinach Broccoli Soup in instapot

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Soups

Pegan diet is a new way of life for many. Pegan is a combination of a paleo diet and a vegan diet. Dr Mark Hyman was the one who found this unique way of eating our daily meals. He stresses on the fact that most diseases we all seem to...

Veena

February 25, 2019

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Air-fried masala apple chips with philips air fryer

Cooking Time: 18 minutes

Snacks!! That is a part of our daily meal. Everyone likes to snack on. We all would love to snack on potato chips, deep fried snacks and everything that is so tempting. But the flip side is when the deep fried ones are taken in quantities more than what we...

Veena

February 21, 2019

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Murungai Keerai Podi / Moringa leaves spice powder

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Spice powders

Indian

Food is a vital part of one health. Eating good food is very important. Mindful eating is what was practised by our elders and which lost its relevance in this race towards modernism. After much damage is done, slowly we are limping back to our basics. From checking out stores...

Veena

February 19, 2019

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Bitter gourd fry in Airfryer

Cooking Time: 17 mins

Indian

Bitter gourd fry in airfryer Life is so easy when the gadgets in the kitchen are working perfectly. They will continue to work well if used properly with proper maintenance.. I love using my gadgets simultaneously. Today the whole dish is prepared in the air fryer. I like to use my...

Veena

February 15, 2019

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Fresh green channa chat / Hara channa chaat

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Salads

Indian

I recently posted a salad called Israeli salad. I had mentioned in the post that I have used fresh chickpeas which Sruti had brought it for me. For that salad, I had used only a portion of the fresh chickpeas that she had brought. I have safely packed the rest in...

Veena

February 15, 2019

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Roasted pepper and strawberry soup

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Soups

Strawberry and more strawberries, You see strawberries in every grocery shop. Earlier it was available only in some upmarket shops catering to the expats. Now with the good produce from Lonavala and Pune, there is no dearth of strawberries in Chennai. The good juicy ripe is too addictive. Every trip...