Eggless Almond Flour Scones(Grain & Sugar free)

Almond Flour is a blessing for people on a gluten free and grain free diet. Even though the texture of the baked goods can't be compared with the  one's made out of regular refined flour or wheat flour. I feel the taste is incomparable with a nutty flavor and taste. Best of all too good for your body with high protein and low carbohydrate. I made these scones  for a evening snack and we had a few right away as they do taste the best when taken fresh out of the oven. Preparation Time - 5-10 MinutesCooking Time - 10-15 MinutesServes - Makes 8 SconesIngredientsAlmond Flour - 1 CupClarified Butter - 1 Tbsp(Ghee) (If you increase this quantity cut down the quantity of water)Xylitol - 2 Tbsp or more to taste(You can use maple syrup...

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Ragi(Finger Millet) & Besan(Split Chick Pea Flour) Poori

Eliminating gluten from diet is a big thing, one has to miss out so many delicious dishes like Poori, Roti (Flat Bread), Fluffy cakes. But when on such kind of diet, one has to be very creative and come up with alternate for all these simple pleasures. This poori is one such thing, which I made a few months back. I wouldn't say it was soft, fantastic and fluffy. But if you on a no gluten diet, this is worth a try.  I normally restrain from fried foods and do it very occasionally, not because of any fat restrictions. Our only restrictions are carb and sugar, but when you fry foods most of the nutrients are lost. Coconut oil and ghee (clarified butter) or butter are only oils that are stable at high temperatures and don't turn into...

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Vegan Banana Oat, Nuts & Cranberry Bar

Do you love to snack on granola bars and do you buy then often at the stores? Then this recipe is for you. Very easy to make and tastes so delicious without any additives of any kind. A very forgiving recipe and you can come up with any number of combinations. Combine all the ingredients, bake them, wrap them and take them.  I have this recipe for a long time with me and don't even remember where I came across it. But I have baked these bars lot of times and this sure is a no fail recipe.Preparation Time - 10 MinutesCooking Time - 30-40 MinutesServes - 18 Bars (Makes 12 to 18 Depending on the bar size)IngredientsOld Fashioned Oats - 1 1/2 CupsBananas - 2 (Ripe & Medium sized)Powdered Chia - 2 TbspMaple Syrup - 1/2 CupAlmond Milk...

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Grated Raw Banana Curry(Vazhaikkai Podimas)

Bananas are one of our best sources of potassium, an essential mineral for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function. The potassium found in bananas may also help to promote bone health. Potassium may counteract the increased urinary calcium loss caused by the high-salt diets, thus helping to prevent bones from thinning out at a fast rate. But one thing that needs to be remembered about banana is they are high in carbohydrates. So if you are on a low carb diet, plan your meal remembering the fact that banana is a significant carbohydrate source.This is a very easy and traditional curry made in our home. Steam it, peel it, grate it, saute it, spice it. The curry is ready in few minutes. Try it out and let me know how you liked...

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Eggless Whole Wheat Black Forest Cake

  Black Forest cake consists of several layers of chocolate cake, with whipped cream and cherries between each layer. Then the cake is decorated with additional whipped cream, maraschino cherries, and chocolate shavings. I made this Black Forest Cake exactly a year before and wanted to make it with Whole Wheat and with no refined sugar and with minimally processed ingredients without any additives.  I decided to make two layers of Whole Wheat Chocolate Cake then fill the layers, sides and top with Heavy Cream whipped with Xylitol. The toughest part was to find cherries, because it wasn't in season and the cherry pie filling or canned cherries all had high fructose corn syrup which I don't buy and was finally able...

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Baked Spiced Almonds

Thinking of ways to include more protein in your diet. Think Almonds. Almonds are concentrated in protein. A quarter-cup contains 7.62 grams-more protein than is provided by the typical egg, which contains 5.54 grams. This is an easy breezy snack, good to eat, great for health, low in sugar and high in protein. This is another very interesting recipe I found in the Eating well Magazine. If you are craving for a spicy, crunchy snack, try this quick and easy snack.Preparation Time - NoneCooking Time - 30 MinutesServes - 4IngredientsWhole Almonds - 2 CupsCoconut Oil - 2 TeaspoonCurry powder - 2 TspSalt - 1/2 TspRed Chili Powder/Cayenne Pepper - 1/4 Tsp or to tasteMethod1) Preheat Oven to 300 Degrees Fahrenheit.2) Line a baking tray with...

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Ragi Puttu & Kadala Curry(Steamed Finger Millet with Brown Chick Pea Curry)

Ragi(Finger Millet), Quinoa all these are Pseudo grains meaning not actual grains like Wheat, Rice, Corn etc but seeds which are actually used as grains. If you are a vegetarian and looking for a gluten free and trying to eliminate grains like Wheat, Corn and Rice, these pseudo grains are a sure savior. Finger millet is a very good source of calcium and a good source of fiber and complex carbohydrates. This along with the protein rich Brown Chick Pea(the protein content in this is much more than the white variety), would make a perfect balanced break fast or lunch. Kadalai CurryIngredientsKala Channa(Brown Chick Pea) - 1 CupOnion - 1 (chopped)Tomato - 1 (chopped)Grated Coconut - 1/3 CupGarlic - 3 ClovesGinger - 1 inch pieceMasala/Spices...

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No Bake Cashew Bar(Grain Free & Sugar Free)

I love all kinds of bars, baked, no bake. The best thing about these bars are you can put in any number of things, without any rules, bake them or refrigerate them. Cut them into bite size pieces and have one whenever you crave for anything sweet. This is a very easy to do recipe and very healthy too, with protein rich cashew and omega-3 and omega-6 rich chia and sweetened with the no cavity causing xylitol.This bar recipe, I saw in a book in Barnes and Noble long time back. I don't even remember the book name and I modified it a lot based on what I had in hand. This is a very versatile recipe and you can substitute this with any nuts or nut butter you have in hand.Preparation Time - 10 MinutesCooking Time - 2 MinutesServes - Makes around 2...

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