EVENT: PEANUT AND FRUIT SALAD /CHAAT #FANTASTICAL FOOD FIGHT What is a Peanut and Fruit Chaat? While everyone knows what a salad is, for some chaat is a new word. Basically Chaat is an Indian Sub Continent word that is used to describe any dish that has a mixture of ingredients like fried chickpea flour…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Kuzhi Paniyaram | Paddu Kuzhi Paniyaram are round vegan rice lentil balls that are pan fried and enjoyed as breakfast with some chutney. Generally, leftover idli or dosa batter is used up to make these delicious healthy round balls. To make them round a special pan called a paniyaram, appe pan or chatti is…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vegetarian Harira Soup Vegetarian Harira Soup is a classic Moroccan Soup made withe lentils, chickpeas, fresh herbs and warming spices. This hearty, healthy soup is a meal on its own. Comforting during the cold season, it is easy to put this together.Serve it on its own or with some pita bread. We prefer to…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP THEME: #51 CURRIES RECIPE: KERI NU SHAAK | GUJARATI STYLE MANGO CURRY Keri Nu Shaak/Mango Curry is a delicious spicy curry made from semi ripe mangoes. Best enjoyed with some parathas or roti. What is Keri nu Shaak? Shaak in Gujarati refers to a curry or any stir fried vegetable. Such a broad…
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Continue ReadingEvent: Shhh Cooking Secretly Theme: Summer Treat Recipe: Cucumber Orange Salad Cucumber Orange Salad is a refreshing, cooling and easy to make salad. Perfect for the summer, this salad can be enjoyed as a side or as a light meal. Add any cheese of your choice. I prefer either feta or halloumi. If you don’t…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vegetable Noodle Soup Vegetable Noodle Soup is a filling, healthy, comforting vegetable loaded soup with noodles. It can easily be served as a healthy and filling meal. All you need to do is keep adding the vegetables, noodles, condiments in one pot and the meal is ready within 10-15 minutes. Add some vinegar and…
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Continue ReadingEVENTS: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP & FOODIES_REDOING OLD POSTS THEME: FESTIVAL OF COLOURS RECIPE: AGAR AGAR FRUIT JELLY Agar Agar Fruit Jelly is an easy to make, attractive, cooling, gluten free and vegan dessert. Perfect dessert for any parties be it a garden party, kids party, baby shower party, etc. I love making this simple but pretty dessert…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIES_ REDOING OLD POSTS #36 RECIPE: SWEET POTATO TIKKI/ PATTIES What is Sweet Potato Tikki/ Patties? Sweet Potato Tikki/ Patties is an Indian Snack made using boiled or roasted sweet potatoes. Spices are added according to one’s taste. After that, the mixture is rolled into balls or discs. Finally, Sweet Potato Tikki/ Patties are…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIES_ REDOING OLD POSTS #28 Updated on 25/06/2020 Though I’ve made healthy bhel several times over the years, I didn’t get the opportunity to take some decent clicks. However, as the saying goes, there is a right time for everything. The Foodies_Redoing Old Posts Event gave me the opportunity to redo Healthy Bhel as…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: VEGAN BANANA ICE CREAM Vegan Banana Ice Cream is so easy to make with over ripe frozen bananas, coconut cream, peanut butter and some nuts. Flavour it with cinnamon powder and you have an instant frozen dessert ready in a jiffy. For a more firmer texture, freeze the ice cream for 30 minutes. …
