Tag: Healthy

The vegetable is dispalyed in a pretty bowl with a napkin on one side

Karela Mazedaar

Karela or bitter gourd used to be a dish I ran from when I was a kid. Who am I kidding? Even for half my adult life! (Some also call them Bitter Melons. It’s called paagakaai in Tamil.) And then I mastered the vegetable! I can now confidently serve varieties […]

 
A blue oval shaped bowl with creamy orange carrot soup

Carrot Soup

Carrot soup is gorgeously satisfying. You will find it creamy, tasty and it’s so, so good for health. The story behind this is so interesting! I had been on a recipe developing spree. My aim was to focus on raw, fresh turmeric. After the most obvious choice, mango smoothie, (which […]

 
The talle mugs with the mango smoothie have been arranged on the table

Mango Smoothie

Mango Smoothie is a quick, delicious and a gorgeous drink to have in the summer. Absorb the health benefits of mangoes, curd (yoghurt) and milk with an added bonus because of the addition of the extremely healthy raw turmeric. Steps to the Mango Smoothie Choose ripe mangoes that are firm […]

 
A bowl with the colouful cold salad with pasta arranged on salad leaves

Cold Salad with Pasta

Cold Salad with Pasta is for the days when you want to have just salad for lunch or dinner. It looks and tastes amazing and I usually make this in 10 minutes if I have my vinaigrette in the fridge. This dressing adds an awesome taste to the cold pasta […]

 
The bottle of the vinaigrette is places on the table with its ingredients around it.

My Vinaigrette (Salad Dressing)

My Vinaigrette is a salad dressing that I fall back on whenever I need to impress. It has been moulded to my liking, and does not strictly follow the rules of a classic vinaigrette. A bottle of this wonder adorns my fridge door permanently, so that I can toss up […]

 
Assembling the salad, with all ingredients around it.

Bean Sprouts Salad

Bean sprouts salad has amazing textures and is slathered in creamy and flavour-rich curd dressing. It is ideal for days when you want to feel really good about yourself and the food you eat. You know, you can wear a halo that says, “I care for myself. I eat right.” […]

 
A pretty serving dish of palak paneer is kept on the table

Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is a beloved Indian side, made up of spinach, with glorious chunks of the Indian cottage cheese. It is a great favourite at our home. Green vegetables are good for us, but spinach has extra benefits. This is because it is loaded with vitamins and building blocks to […]

 
A close view of the colourful breakfast treat

Celebration Breakfast

‘Celebration Breakfast’ is a hearty, scrumptious and easy-to-make indulgence. You can tweak it to make it with ingredients available around the house. Once in a while, you get an opportunity to call for a celebration. And you want to have something really yummy for breakfast. Without worrying about making it […]

 
The green papaya salad is shown in a black bowl, with all the ingredients around it.

Green Papaya Salad

The Green Papaya Salad is a quiet performer. It is nutrition-packed, hydrating and full of goodness. If you seek these you can have it all with this salad. The health benefits of green papaya are not as commonly known as that of the ripe one, but it is actually loaded […]