Blogging Marathon #46: Week 1/Day 2 Theme: Kid Friendly Dishes with Nuts and Legumes Dish: Chickpea Salad Wraps/Garbanzo Bean Salad Wraps I first came across the recipe for a mashed chickpea salad here, when I was searching for a healthy alternative to a potato salad or an egg salad. I decided to give this a … [Read more…]
Blogging Marathon #46: Week 1/Day 1 Theme: Kid Friendly Dishes with Nuts and Legumes Dish: Mujadara – Lebanese Lentil Rice with Caramelized Onions I was talking to friends about my blog, and one of them mentioned how I have been posting sweets, desserts, smoothies and muffins and no main dishes for the past few months. … [Read more…]
Blogging Marathon #43: Week 2/ Day 1 Theme: Festival Recipes Dish:Â Asoka Halwa/Moong dal Halwa I am so excited for ‘Blogging Marathon #43 – week 2″. That’s because the theme of this week is to do ‘Festival Recipes’. The reason is because due to being self conscious and being on a diet etc. I never get … [Read more…]
Blogging Marathon #41: Week 1/ Day 2 Theme: Special Ingredient – Jaggery Dish: Pasi Payaru Inippu Sundal/Green Moong Dal Sweet Sundal For my second edition of cooking with Jaggery, I have ‘pasi payaru inippu sundal’ which is a snack item usually served to kids as an after school snack, or as a festival dish during … [Read more…]
Some of the most traditional foods of India are wholesome in nutrition and even though these foods existed before any knowledge of nutritional benefits, they were designed to aid healthy living. We have turned to new age health foods such as oats, flax etc. having forgotten the benefits of the food eaten by our ancestors. … [Read more…]
Kadappa – I had first tasted this dish at one of my neighbors place as a side dish for idly and I was immediately fell in love with it. Traditionally from Kumbakonam, this dish is not something that is known outside of that area. I had gotten the recipe from my neighbor and scrawled it … [Read more…]