Paniyaram. Paddu. Appe. Call them what you must, but they are delicious. I think Paniyaram is very healthy , as it is steamed, using just a drop of oil, and if made like this, packed with nutrition. Ingredients: 1 Cup Urad Dal 1 Cup Chana Dal 1…
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Leftover Roti/Paratha Poha
Serves 1 Ingredients: Leftover Roti/Paratha: 2 Pinch of Rye Pinch of Jeera 1/2 of an Onion, finely chopped 1/2 of a Tomato, finely chopped 1/2 of a Green Chilly, finely chopped 1 Tsp Oil 1 Tsp Peanuts A few Curry Leaves Salt, Haldi Powder, Red Chilly Powder, Dhania (Coriander) Powder,…
Akuri : Spicy, scrambled eggs, Parsi-style with Pao
Serves 1 Ingredients 2 eggs 1 small onion, chopped very fine 1 small tomato, chopped fine (keep aside a little for the garnish) Turmeric Powder, a generous pinch Ginger-garlic paste, ½ tsp Green chilles, 2 medium sized, chopped very fine Milk, 2 tbsps Pepper and salt, to taste…
Onion Chutney
Heat 1 Tsp of Oil in a pan. To this add 1/4 tsp of Mustard Seeds (Rye) 1/4 Tsp Cumin Seeds( Jeera). Wait for them to pop before you add, 7-8 Curry leaves (Kadipatta) 3-4 Dry Red Chillies and about 4-5 medium sized pods of Garlic (peeled) Saute for…
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Peanut Chutney
Dry roast 1 teacup of Peanuts on a slow flame, till they start changing color and emit an aroma. Cool and deskin. In a small kadhai, heat half a Tsp of Oil. To this add 2 slit green chillies and a heaped tsp of whole Dhania seeds. Saute till they…
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Fruit Smoothie
Ingredients: 1 fresh Fig (the fruit) 1 large Strawberry 1 medium sized Apple, peeled 2 Tsps Dahi Method: Wash and dice the fruits. In a mixie jar add the diced fruits and Dahi. Blend together till smooth. Enjoy:) Note: If you don’t want the smoothie to be too thick, you…
Healthy, Sugarfree Smoothie
Ingredients: Fruits of your choice, 1 cup Plain Yogurt (Dahi) 2 Tbsps *I have used fruit combinations of 1)Strawberry-Banana(I use the small yellow bananas, called Elaichi Kela, as they have lesser calories, compared to the regular ones) -Watermelon-Pomegranate. 2)Strawberry-Banana-Apple (with skin) 3) Banana-Apple-Pomegranate 4)Watermelon-Apple-Pomegranate-Yogurt You could choose as you like,…
Overnight Oats or Bircher Muesli
I first tasted Bircher Muesli at breakfast at the ITC Grand Chola in Chennai in December 2012. I loved it so much that I began googling the recipes for the same. After trying out a few, I came up with my own, and here it is. Caution: This recipe has…
Healthy Breakfast: Daliya (Broken Wheat/Lapsi) Upma
Ingredients: Dalia: 1 katori Water: 1 and ½ katori Curd: 4-5 tsp ½ of each, Onion, French beans and Carrot: Finely chopped Oil ½ tsp Curry Leaves: 4-5 Rye: 1/4th tsp Green chilies: 2 slit Salt, to taste Method: Boil/Pressure cook (2-3 whistles) the Daliya with water and keep…
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Akuri (Parsi-style, spicy scrambled eggs) with Pao
Ingredients: 2 eggs 1 small onion, chopped very fine 1 small tomato, chopped fine (keep aside a little for the garnish) Turmeric Powder, a generous pinch Ginger-garlic paste, ½ tsp Green chilles, 2 medium sized, chopped very fine Milk, 2 tbsps Pepper and salt, to taste Butter/Ghee, ½ tsp Oil,…