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Instant Amla Recipes: Candy, Chutney With Indian Gooseberry

You already know about the benefits of amla, don't you? Of course, you are aware that Indian gooseberry is loaded with vitamin C and antioxidants. Perhaps you are also aware that amla helps boost immunity. When winters come knocking, you are often under the weather. An amla candy can help you boost immunity. In fact, if you try to include amla in your winter diet, you can ward off illness when the weather changes. This entire page is about amla recipes for health - be it amla candy or sweet & tangy amla chutney. On top of it, these are yummiest amla recipes. chatpata amla candy We have been buying amla candies for quite some time. In fact, dad has always made sure his kids take amla candy, apple murabba, and similar desi stuff to keep our immune system strong. Dads are dads! They will go to any length to keep kids happy and healthy. Before coming to my place, dad asked me whether he should bring my favoite batch of amla candies. My answer was NO. He was

Eggless Oats Cornflakes Cookies

eggless cookies The bug of baking cookies seems to have bitten me badly. I have been trying to experiment with different ingredient combinations to make cookies little healthier. Of course, there is no comparison to home food, and baked goodies are no exception. After having tried, eggless oats-wheat cookies and cornflakes-wheat cookies , this time I combined all three. The result I got was good - but I would still love to make cornflakes wheat cookies again, which have that extra crunchiness. The addition of oats does make the cookies on the softer side. Nevertheless, these are a healthier option for those looking to add home-made cookies to their list of healthy baking! Let's check the recipe below. oats cookies Ingredients Oats- 1 cup (if you want more crunchiness, you may reduce the amount of oats) Cornflakes- 1 cup Wheat flour- 1 cup Sugar- 2 1/2 tbsp (add as per taste & preference) Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder- 1/2 tsp Yogurt/curd

Spicy Yummy Odiya Palanga (Palak) Besara (Vegetables in Mustard Gravy)

palanga besara odiya recipe Odiya food is a lip-smacking blend of spices and greens. I must admit! I have learned about it only recently, post-marriage, of course. My marriage in an Odiya family means I am getting to know a lot about Odiya traditions, culture, people, and Odiya food. The food in my sasural (in-laws' place) is completely different from what we have in north India or my home state of Punjab. I am happy to learn and relish traditional Odiya recipes. On top of it, the satisfaction that I get from serving Odiya food to my dear hubby does not have a match. Yes, my dear has had to wait for a pretty long time for his wife to learn Odiya recipes. Nevertheless, better late than never! Cutting the long story short, let me talk about this recipe that was introduced to me by my mother in law, the last time she visited us. I was ignorant enough about mustard being used as a paste. I had only heard about mustard as a green vegetable (sarson da saag), which w

No Yeast Ragi Flour Bread

ragi flour bread After having tried my hands at yeast-free whole wheat bread making, I experimented with no-yeast millet flour (ragi). The result is the same - with the goodness of millet, this has turned out to be a healthy & tasty bread bun! Ingredients for Yeast Free Finger Millet Bread : Ragi- 1/2 cup Whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup Salt -1/4 tsp Sugar- 1 tsp Baking soda- 1 tsp +1/2 tsp lemon juice Baking powder (3/4 tsp) - I didn't use Oil or ghee/butter - 2 tsp Warm Whey - 1/4 cup (or more if required for kneading soft, pliable dough) If you do not have whey, you can take warm milk or add 1/2 warm water to curd/yogurt or simply add lukewarm milk instead no yeast ragi bread How to Bake Ragi Bread No Yeast Take a bowl. Add oil, sugar, salt and mix. Take a spoon- mix baking soda+ lime juice Add whey to the sugar, salt mix. Add baking soda+lime juice to the flours Knead for 10 minutes into a very soft dough. Set aside. Cover the dough with a

Suji (Semolina) Kachori in Appe Pan

suji kachori When you are a health freak, you tend to experiment more. This is exactly what I am doing these days. In my endevor to create health food, I tried making suji (semolina) kachori, that too, in appe pan.  The kachoris really turned out awesome. semolina kachori Recipe : 1 cup suji 2 cups water 1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) 1/4 tsp carom seeds (ajwain) 1/2 tsp oil +1/4 tsp for greasing (more or less depending on your preference) Salt Take oil in a pan. Heat on medium flame. Add jeera. Let it splutter. Add carom seeds. Stir. Add salt and water. Mix well Add suji. Keep stirring on low flame until it forms a lump. suji kachori in appe pan Filling ingredients 2 Boiled potatoes 1/8 cup Boiled peas (more or less) salt green chilly ginger paste coriander powder jeera powder Any other vegetable you may wish to add Mix everything well. You may want to fry potatoes. suji kachori in paniyaram pa

Crunchy Munchy Cornflakes Atta Cookies

crunchy munchy cornflakes cookies Cookies, cookies everywhere, but not an unhealthy ingredient here! Yes, I am again talking of healthy cookies. Somebody asked can cookies be healthy? I said no. But if you love cookies and cannot avoid these bakes, it is a good idea to switch to healthy ingredients to bake a set of healthy cookies. I am sure the batch with no maida (white flour) would be healthier and tastier than its refined flour version. If you love crunchy bites, try this cookie recipe. If you love to indulge in guilt-free eating during tea time, try this batch. If you think whole wheat cookies cannot taste as good as maida ones, you ought to give this healthy cookie recipe a try. If you love cornflakes, you are in for some fun munching on this crunchy batch. The secret to the crunchy munchy cookies lies in keeping cornflakes unpowdered. You'll be greatly surprised to find that you can create a baking marvel or a best tea-time accompaniment with this recipe.

Bengali Sukto Recipe

Bengali sukto Bottle gourd (Lauki) is not a favorite with anyone. It wasn't happily savored in my home either unless I learned a Bengali recipe that uses boiled lauki. I must say anyone who tries this SUKTO recipe will fall in love with lauki  smile emoticon Introduced to me by my Bengali neighbor - this traditional recipe is a treasure! In north India, we couldn't have thought of this version of lauki. Thanks to the fusion of recipes these days,and of course, the Internet, we get to savor and learn recipes from across the country, if not the world. It's great to learn about the food habits of people from across the world. Let's come back to the sukto recipe. I have been in love with traditional recipes. When I learned this recipe, I was on cloud nine. There is a funny story behind my learning of Bengali sukto recipe. Would talk about it later. The star ingredients in this recipe are lauki and karela. I did not have karela so I made it withou

Basbousa - No Butter, No Oil, No Sugar Eggless Semolina Coconut Cake

eggless suji oats coconut cake Basbousa is a Lebanese cake that uses semolina flour, which is healthier alternative to white/all-purpose flour. What attracted me most to the eggless cake was its use of semolina, yogurt & coconut. The native Egyptian cake also belongs to traditional Middle East. The sweet moist cake made from cooked semolina uses soaked simple syrup that gives Basbousa a glossy look. If health is a top priority, but you still want to indulge in, this guilt-free Basbousa cake can come in handy.  This yogurt cake flavored with coconut is the solution to all your cake baking problems.  Simple, quick, and healthy sugar-free semolina cake recipe that you would want to bake again and agai The  semolina (suji)-coconut cake is sweetened with dates and flavored with coconut. The roasted semolina flour takes its taste to another level. If this isn't enough, I have added oatmeal to the recipe to include some fiber to the recipe. Oatmeal benefits are aple

Atta Nankhatai: Whole Wheat Flour Cookies, Healthy Indulgence

In pursuit of healthy recipes, I am now attempting a few simple cookie recipes without raising agents. You are here for a no baking powder cookie recipe as well. Worry not! I am making a collection of such cookie and cake recipes that do not use raising agents. I have tried out a few and shall continue to update the page as I go along. This page is all about healthy nankhatai - say oats nankhatai, and atta nankhatai. atta nankhatai So let's come back to the atta nankhatai recipe without baking powder. I would have never thought of it a year back. But these days, I am experimenting with a few bakes to make my previous baked goodies healthier.   Let's see what I have come up with here in this new atta oats nankhatai recipe without baking soda or powder. nankhatai atta whole wheat flour Ingredients 1/2 cup- whole wheat flour 1/2 cup- oatmeal (or you make take an additional 1/2 cup of whole wheat instead) 2 tbsp- desi ghee/ butter at room temper

Poi Saag Bengali Style Mix Veg Recipe

A sheer delight for vegetarians, this Bengali Poi saag recipe, with Poi, pumpkin, potato, and capsicum, is a soul pleaser :) Add vegetables of your choice and delight your family with this easy peasy recipe! I learned this recipe from a Bengali aunt, who has shared this delicacy with me umpteen times.I just love the sheer aroma and taste of this Bengali poi saag recipe. poi saag recipe Bengali Poi Mix Veg Recipe Poi Saag - a bunch Pumpkin - cubed- Potato-cubed Capsicum- thinly sliced Lauki- sliced 1/2cup Green chilly Salt Sugar-2 pinches Panch phoron- 1 tsp Bay leaf -1 Mustard oil- 1 tsp Heat oil in a vessel.  Add panch phoron and bay leaf. Let the spices splutter.  Add potatoes. Stir for a minute.  Add salt & turmeric. Mix well.  Add sugar. Mix. Add the remaining vegetables. Give them a good mix. Heat on a high flame for a minute. Keep stirring. Cover & cook for 5 mins on a low flame. Open the lid and mix everything well. Cover again

Eggless Semolina Cake Recipe With Coconut

suji coconut cake The first time I came across semolina cake recipe , I was left wondering as to how our very own suji can be used for baking. I had never thought about it. Instantly I baked an eggless semolina cake with that recipe from Radha Natrajan. Once I experiment with something, my hands start itching to exploit that ingredient further. This is exactly what I have done to this recipe. I love cakes.Of course, baked goodies aren't the best choices for a healthy me. But I do not indulge in these goodies frequently - once in a blue moon! yay!  Except my favorite cookies - that too, one cookie with a cup of tea. This is how I go about it! When I am choosing healthy ingredients for my recipes, I can still choose to indulge. Isn't it? But I rarely do so. I have my self-imposed limitations that do not let me rest. Yes, I am happy being myself. Why shouldn't I? Yes, I prefer healthy baking - baking with healthy ingredients. Did you know semolina is ric