Mung bean Salad with Tangy Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

It’s hard to believe but I’ve got a writer’s block. This is probably the tenth time I have started writing this post, deleting whatever I had written and trying to rewrite it. I made this salad as part of my SBD phase 1 diet probably 3 months back, and this post has been sitting in … [Read more…]

Announcing Serve it Series: Serve it – Raw

This month’s theme for Serve It series is Serve It – Raw. Summer is in full swing everywhere and all we want to eat is something light, cool and refreshing. We get a lot of fresh produce in spring and summer and I love to have salads as much as I can. Salads need not be … [Read more…]

Quinoa Idli with Spicy Red Pepper Kuzhambu

Based on the number of hits on ‘OhTastenSee’ – I have deduced that people are searching for and in general also trying out new recipes with the new health rave – ‘Quinoa’. I have mentioned about the health benefits of quinoa in my previous posts on Quinoa upma, Quinoa tomato baath and Quinoa dosa, and … [Read more…]

Pear Bran Agave Muffins

Bored of eating eggs for breakfast and yearning for something sweet but not sinful to start your day…these ‘Pear Bran Agave Muffins’ are your best bet. Made with whole wheat flour with an additional flavor boost from the wheat bran, these muffins pack a ton of nutriton and fiber. They are also tender, moist and … [Read more…]

Roasted Red Pepper Chickpea soup

Off late, I have been trying a lot of things for the first time. My last post was my first ‘Jam’ recipe. This post is my first post, roasting my own red peppers. I did it over an open flame and it is so easy. A jar of roasted red peppers costs about $4 at … [Read more…]

Homemade Strawberry Jam(no pectin)

Jam….the word reminds me of days as a kid, where the only jam we had in India was ‘Kissan Mixed Fruit Jam’. Having it for breakfast with Amul butter was one of the childhood food memories I cherish. It was the ‘meal’ I made for my little brother when my parents where out and I … [Read more…]