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Baked Bajra Pudina Mathri

Cooking Time: 25 mins

Indian

Are you also looking out for healthy bakes like me? Then you are in the right place. When the hunger pang strikes, you tend to eat more than necessary. Especially the sweets or the deep fried one. So the healthy baked snacks like this baked bajra pudina mathri is a...

Veena

January 12, 2019

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Whole wheat Ragi Crackers

Crackers in my young age meant, something very buttery melt in the mouth types. I wouldn’t turn and look if my mother offered me crackers baked with ragi flour. I never liked Ragi though I grew up in Karnataka. All I wanted was something yummy and delicious preferably deep fried. If that...

Veena

January 10, 2019

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Gothsu podi

Spice powders

Indian

Gothsu podi is a very essential spice powder in a Tamilian kitchen. We use this spice powder to mainly flavour the kathrikai gothsu or vengaya gothsu. In addition to that, we can always add this to make our regular curries more flavourful. The main ingredients of this gothsu powder are urad...

Veena

January 10, 2019

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Jewish Challah for #Breadbakers

I think I am joining bread bakers after a very long time. The theme for this Month was chosen by Felice who blogs at all thats left are the crumbs. She suggested that we bake good luck breads which are baked across the world. After a little hopping on the...

Veena

January 8, 2019

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Takatli methi chi bhaji

Side Dishes

Indian

This is the first edition of Foodie Monday Bloghop for the year 2019. We are starting on a very healthy note. This week, Methi or Fenugreek based recipes need to be blogged. Magic of fresh methi leaves is the theme suggested by Sasmita who blogs at “First Timer Cook‘. I use methi...

Veena

January 7, 2019

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Tomato Onion Chutney

This post is very special to me. Special for three different reasons. Tomato onion chutney might look like a very simple dish. But this was taught to by my son. When I was down with high fever, he prepared this chutney and idli after a hectic day. The taste was...

Veena

January 7, 2019

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Finger Millet pasta in marinara sauce

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Dinner recipes

Italian

Finger millet pasta or ragi pasta can be cooked in a similar way to that of the regular pasta, The cooking method and the preparation of the pasta are also similar. Here we add a lot of vegetables to make it more healthy and filling

Veena

January 5, 2019

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Quinoa flakes upma / Quinoa flakes poha

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Quinoa flakes upma is another recipe which I make for dinner. The upma from quinoa flakes is healthier and satisfies our dietary constraints. Earlier I remember it was very difficult to get these flakes. Now a days these are easily available in supermarkets or online stores. The cooking time for these...

Veena

January 5, 2019

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Quinoa Tondli Bhaat / Quinoa ivy gourd

Indian

Many ask me if I have any new resolutions for the new year. The answer is negative. I just want to continue what I have started 2 years back. We started a journey to loose the excess weight and lead a healthy life. I am hoping that I am successful...

Veena

January 4, 2019

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Purslane dal / Paruppu keerai masiyal

Indian

Purslane is a weed which grows in moist land. Most of us think that it is a weed and pull it out. Well, I have done that and repent it now. This succulent is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and which is more than the fish oil. So it is...