Health Fitness Food

Inspired by Parshotam Kaur aunty's dal panjiri, I experimented with urad dal ladoo.

The recipe of urad dal ladoo is simple and the lentil dal ladoo itself is so so yumm and addictive. Do not go by the shape, look at the ingredients.

I had never imagined urad dal ladoo to taste so yum



The recipe is simple:
Ingredients 1/4 cup urad dal powder,
2 tbsp besan,
2 tbsp ghee,
2 tbsp raw cane sugar/jaggery powder
1/4 tsp ajwain

How to make urad dal ladoo Dry roast urad dal powder...when done, stir in besan,,,add ghee and roast for 2 minutes. Rub ajwain with both hands and mix..finally, add the sweetener ..turn off the flame..and make balls when the stuff is still hot...make sure you do not end up burnng your hands. You may need to add little more ghee while binding...if it is difficult, then add little more melted ghee..Enjoy yummyyyyyyyyy dal ladoo
If anyone is interested in sugarfree besan ladoo recipe, try this one out.



Here's Parshotam Kaur aunty's dal panjiri recipe: We all s…

Coconut cookies recipe or almond cookies recipe - what are you looking for? Whatever be your favorite, this easy eggless coconut cookie recipe or almond cookie recipe will be your next favorite. Why am I exaggerating? Na, coconut cookies are really yummy, thanks to the burst of flavor imparted by homemade coconut flour. The best thing about these homemade cookies healthy is that they have everything made at home (except the cane sugar).

The beautiful color is credited to my favorite natural coloring agent - beetroot. I have used beetroot for coloring an umpteen number of times and it is always a hit. Whether you need to color papaya for tutti fruity or make a colorful bread, cookie, or cake, beet can lend a beautiful pink to it. But there's a trick to bringing out the beet color in bakes. If you use it raw, the color will be dim, but if you follow my way of making beetroot puree, the color will be dark and oh so beautiful.
Check this video to learn how to make beetroot color/pure…

Stress eating?


Stress = obesity =  body becomes vulnerable to disease = lower immunity cancer
How stress makes you fat?

Chronic stress = disrupted sleep = sleepless nights

High levels of stress hormones = increase in blood sugar = higher risk of diabetes


High blood sugar levels in the body = more hunger pangs and increased sweet and fat cravings

Food cravings = comfort eating

comfort eating = guilty indulgence

guilty eating = obesity and increased stress

A recent study conducted by researchers at London's King's College reveals that sleep-deprived people consume more calories than others who sleep better. The sleep-deprived are more likely to consume 385kcal extra per day.

Good Food Is Good Mood Junk Food = Bad Mood Animal Food = Depression Your diet could be the reason behind your stress, anxiety, and frustration.
If you are used to indulging in guilty eating and your diet lacks a good serving of fruits and vegetables, you might experience short-term happiness from the yum f…

Besan nankhatai holds a special place in my heart. The Indian shortbread cookie (aka atta besan nankhatai) melts in the mouth and can be had as is. It's a favorite with kids and elders alike. I remember dad bringing home besan nankhatais every time he visited our local bakery and it would be a feast time for us all. My siblings and I would love to indulge in besan nankhatais and even the maida ones. Back then, maida was not seen as a dragon in my culinary world.

But now there has been a sea change in my life - the kid that I have always been craves for cookies even now but no longer enjoys market junk.

Yes, storebought stuff is no longer welcome home. Rather, I have chosen to motivate others to take to healthy eating and baking. Since cookies are an everyday indulgence, it is but critically important not to indulge in unhealthy stuff. Rather, the idea is to pick healthier ingredients so we know what all is going in the cookies.
We want to make bakes healthier so we can indulge in…

Eggless brownies healthy recipe anyone? If you love brownies and have been looking for a healthy brownie recipe without baking powder or eggs, you are in for a surprise here. The post is all about eggless brownies without baking powder/eggs/soda/chocolate. Yes, so many exclusions for this brownie eggless healthy recipe from scratch does not make it any less flavorful.


Rather, this is one healthy brownie recipe that has been on my mind since I tried my eggless cake without baking powder/soda. The fact that the cake got positive reviews from different bakers motivated me further to go for a healthy brownie for those with chemical allergy. This simple recipe is a labor of love.
You ought to have some muscle power to try out the eggless brownie recipe without chocolate or baking powder/soda. The egg-free brownie recipe easy airfryer was designed especially for the bakewithbaker series on a Facebook group of bakers led by Sonia Gupta.
A Little About Airfryer Brownies and Why the Eggless H…

What goes in decides what comes out!
We may not like this fact but this is a reality nobody can deny, can you?
Your diet decides what your body becomes!

A healthy lifestyle is equal to a healthy body!
Do you know your body's metabolism is one of the critical factors in deciding your fitness and health? A poor metabolism could mean a diseased body. Your risk of thyroid, cardiovascular disease, obesity, stomach disorders, diabetes, hormonal disturbances, renal disease, liver dysfunction, and cancer increases with a metabolic disorder.


Your healthy lifestyle (including diet and fitness regime) can be a savior from chronic degenerative diseases! Yes, a healthy diet plays a critical role in determining your
cardiovascular  health - risk of heart diseasemetabolic health - risk of metabolic disordersweight management - risk of cancerinsulin management -risk of diabetes

How Do You Identify a Metabolic Disorder In simple words, metabolism is the process that turns food into energy. That m…

Oats cookies are my favorite. What about you?
What's new about these oatmeal cookies and what makes these special that they have found a spot on the bakewithbaker series on Anybody Can Bake with Sonia Gupta?

Well,it is a simple cookie recipe without baking powder or soda, flavored with gut-friendly carom seeds. The healthy cookies are addictive and oh so therapeutic. I can relate the taste to some of my favorite childhood cookies. Crispy, crunchy bites with powdered poha or rice flakes and fiber-rich oatmeal make for a healthy snacking option for your tea time.
Remembering good old days of dadis and nanis when everything was homemade and had "health" written everywhere. I remember my dadi not letting us eat anything outside. What we ordered would be there always. We were kids and dadi knew how to make her grandchildren happy and healthy.
Those were the days when there were no chemicals in food. So why should we add chemicals when we know they can do a lot of harm than g…