Ginger Rasam(Spiced Ginger Soup)

Ginger has been associated with alleviation of the feeling of nausea, even in case of pregnant women. The anti-inflammatory properties of ginger make it effective in alleviation of the pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Ginger helps to promote warmth in the upper respiratory tract and thus, is quite effective in treating cold and flu. Those suffering from cramps, caused by stomach gas, have found ginger to be quite effective. Ginger makes the platelets less sticky and is thus, pretty helpful in case of circulatory disorders. The cineole content in ginger has been found to be a mood enhancer and can help in relieving stress. Ginger is a natural and effective mouth freshener and also aids digestion. Ginger reduces inflammation and also...

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Multi Legume Savory Pancake(Dosai) with Sesame Seeds

Know what you Eat - Breakfast is such an important part of the every day meal and  make sure it is highin protein to give all the energy to get you going throughout the day. Legumes are so rich in fiber theygive you sense of fullness for a longer time.  Legumes are a valuable part of a healthy diet, because they are low in fat, do not contain cholesterol, and have a significant amount  of fiber, and are low in sugar andfat. This is such a wholesome and nutritious pancake, which is  packed with different legumes and the calcium from sesame seeds. The darker the color of the sesame seed the better nutrition profile it is. Very suitable for kids, adults and even for people with diabetes and gluten free diet.If you have a picky...

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Mung Bean/Moong Dal Halwa for ICC – Aspartame Free /Sugar Free & Low Cal

This year for past few weeks starting (from the last week of December) there are too many parties and eating out.  With the ICC challenge to be posted for the 15th, i thought of trying out this delicious Indian sweet with Xylitol for Bhogi. I had to combine both the recipes from Srivalli as using xylitol will give a dry texture to the end product so added 1/4 cup milk. Xylitol is a natural sweetener manufactured from the Birch tree bark, which is vegan looks like sugar and has only 1/3 calories as sugar and the best of all doesn’t cause cavities like refined sugar. Xylitol and Stevia another herb are the kind of natural sweetner available in the market, do more research and check out for yourself . If you are going to use Natura, Equal...

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Sweet Pongal(Brown Rice & Mung Bean Pudding)

Happy Pongal/Shankranti to all of you. Pongal/Shankranti is a harvest festival celebrated throughout India and in each state it is called in different names and is basically a festival to celebrate the elements of nature which help in farming. This is one of the traditional sweet made with Rice & Mung Bean and Jaggery(Panela). I wanted to make it little healthy so substituted brown rice with white rice and increased the quantity of mung bean, it did taste awesome. Brown rice is a very good source of complex carbohydrates, mung bean is a good source of protein and jaggery is unrefined sugar and is a very good source of iron. A perfect nutritious sweet.IngredientsBrown Rice – 1 cupSplit Mung Bean – 3/4 cupMilk – 2 cupsWater – 2 cupsJaggery...

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Eggless Whole Wheat Fruit & Nut Cake

Know what you Eat – This is not a health food and nothing much to brag about, instead of allpurpose flour i have used white whole wheat flour. So slice them and watch out on portioncontrol and have them in between meals, so the indulgence will be less. I made this for Muskaan’s sister who was visiting her with a new born, since she was on adairy free diet i used clarified butter instead of butter for making this cake. Yes clarified butter is the only dairy product which will not cause any allergies. One of my friend’s son hassever allergies and any ingestion will cause hives and breathing difficulties, but this clarifiedbutter(ghee) doesn’t cause any problem. So if you have dairy allergies check out with your Doctor andtry out clarified butter...

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Vegetarian Chili with Eggless Corn Bread

  There is nothing like a hot bowl of chili on a cold winter day. It is the perfect combinationof protein, carbohydrates, spices and with colorful vegetables. Don’t be intimated with the list of ingredients. Basically all you need is different beans, veggies and spices.IngredientsKidney Beans – 3/4 cup Chick Peas – 3/4 cupWhite Beans – 1/4 cupPink Beans – 1/4 cupCelery – 2 StalksOnion – 1 bigGreen pepper – 1(Chopped into fine pieces)Red pepper – 1(Chopped into fine pieces)Carrot – 1(Chopped into small pieces)Tomato – 5(Medium sized)Garlic – 4 cloves(Chopped finely)Jalapeno pepper – 2 (optional)Cayenne Pepper – 2 tsp or more as per your tasteSalt – 1 1/2 tsp or per your tasteBay leaves  - 2Cumin powder – 1/2 tspOregano leaves – 2...

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Oats Almond Macaroon ??

There are three things which i regularly bake -  Bean burgers, Vegan Oat Bar(will post the recipe soon), Cookies using Almond & Oats Flour.Thinking of saving energy when using the oven,  i bake all these things on the same day. This was one such day, i had the Oat & Almond flour, beans, Oats and nuts all sitting on my kitchen countertop and i wanted to finish allthe baking and cooking before my Kids come back from school. The vegan Oat Bar uses banana as the binder and i added two bananas to be pureedto my food processor. Suddenly the phone rings and while talking in the phone i proceeded to finish the baking job. Distracted with the conversationinstead of adding the banana puree to the Oat bar, I added it to the Cookie flour...

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Homemade Chocolate Truffle-Indulge without Guilt

Know what you Eat –  Chocolate is made from plants, which means it contains many of the health benefits of dark vegetables. Dark chocolate contains a large number of antioxidants (nearly 8 times the number found in strawberries). The flavonoids in Cacao also help relax blood pressure  through the production of nitric oxide, and balance certain hormones in the body. Xlitol is a  natural sweetener, typically derived from trees (birch and beech) or corn cobs. Xylitol has about 40% lower calories than sugar, with all the great taste.  It is good for anyone who is on a diet, watching their calories, or just wants to be healthier.  Although this product contains carbohydrates, but the carb has a very minimal effect on blood...

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