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 She asked, "Can I bake bitter gourd chips?" My answer was simple, "yes, why not?" Immediately, she replied, "then share the recipe of baked karela chips and pakodas." So friends, here is my experiment with baked karela chips recipe. The easy bitter gourd recipe gives you tangy karela chips and pakoda that you can savor with your tea or relish as an accompaniment to rice. I love these healthy baked pakodas both ways. If you are not too much of a pakoda lover, then try baking these longer to relish them as karela crackers and enjoy later.  Do you have to peel karela? No, I do not peel bitter gourd. The peel has a lot of nutritional value too. But if you want, you may peel the skin and bake the rest of the karela.   Is karela good for health?   Karela is an absolutely healthy ingredient. Also known as bitter melon, karela has a high nutritional value. It is traditionally known for its medicinal properties, which make it a perfect addition to your anti-inflam

  This is how I make edible powders at home. I have shared several powders already. It's lemon powder today..lemon peel powder to be precise, which is packed with more vitamin c than the juice itself. So never ever throw that yellow peel, it is flavorful and nutritious. how to make lemon peel powder at home for cooking Here's how to make homemade lemon peel powder for baking. Ever since the coronavirus pandemic hit us,we have been talking a lot about immunity-boosting foods. but little do you know that lemon packs a powerful antioxidant punch. There are several ways to include lemon in your diet. Lemonade is just one way. But today, we will not make lemonade, but lemon powder with the peel because the skin of lime and lemon is rich in vitamin c. In fact, it has more vitamin c than the juice itself. If you grow lemon at home (I do), there is no match. You can use the peel fearlessly. But if you do not, you may still use the lemon skin. I have shown how to remove pesticides fro

Are you looking for a gluten-free teething sticks recipe for kids? I got a request to share gluten-free onam sticks for a child who is allergic to wheat. When you think of teething sticks, you can imagine a hard-to-bite biscuit that is packed with nutrition for your kid. The homemade teething biscuits should be best made without a sweetener. Why should you avoid a sweetener for a baby? Well, it is reported that kids who get to taste sweet in their infancy develop a dislike for everything else. A child's taste buds are not developed at a tender age, which means you need not worry about taste when it comes to baking a recipe for babies. However, you still want to pack it with nutrition. Unless your child is allergic to almonds, you want to add this homemade nutty powder for a burst of flavor as well as nutrition for your tiny tot. I have added black salt in this recipe for teething babies but you can completely omit it or add a pinch of salt. Unless your baby has developed a taste fo

 Are you looking for a healthy snack recipe in india that would make a perfect accompaniment with your hot cuppa? Of course, we have already learned, tried and tested healthy cookie recipes without maida, Baking powder and soda and of course, refined sugar. Let's take our healthy baking adventure further and try our hands at turning unhealthy traditional recipes into their healthier alternatives. Today's recipe is all about baking whole wheat mawa kachoris without mawa with whole wheat flour in airfryer . No, I do not deep fry anything.  Deep-fried food is high in trans fat and calories. When food is deep-fried, it loses moisture and absorbs fat from oil. 1 tsp of oil has almost 40 calories. Imagine the number of calories you take in when you fry food in oil. Excess calories equal access fat accumulation. When you eat deep-fried food, you tend to raise the risk of trans fats in your body. How? When a food item is deep-fried, the chemical structure of oil changes. As a result,

Hello everyone! Let's make " soaked sesame seeds tahini" today. No, I am not kidding! Perhaps you are here after reading the title to find how to make tahini in India? Sesame seeds are a staple in the Mediterranean, and they have mastered the art of making tahini at home. Perhaps, the sesame seeds paste finds a place in their cuisine and recipes, which of course, are healthy. Of course,  the Mediterranean diet is known as the healthiest diet in the world. No doubt about it. But my concern here is different. Let's see how I make tahini at home in air fryer, though you do not need one to process your own batch of this delicious and healthy buttery spread. Before beginning with the recipe to make sesame seeds tahini, I want to ask how many of you soak your seeds, nuts, legumes, millets, and grains in water before use? Similarly, do Sesame seeds need to be soaked?  Well, in order to understand this, you must first learn about the need for soaking of seeds or nuts. Did yo

Your health matters. Health is wealth. Let food be thy medicine. Let's learn together how to stay healthy, how to boost immunity, top immunity-boosting foods with these daily health tips.  Let;s change our lives naturally and learn to live healthy and happy.  Immunity how to boost immunity naturally? Include more citrus fruits in your immunity-boosting diet. E.g. lemon. Plant‐based foods improve intestinal beneficial bacteria or gut bacteria or microflora, which are helpful in nutrient absorption and make up 85% of your immune system.  By the use of plenty of water, minerals like magnesium and Zinc, micronutrients, herbs, food rich in vitamins C, D and E, and better life style one can promote the health and can overcome this infection. Vitamin C-rich foods : orange, lemon, kiwi, amla, berries, papaya, kiwi, guava, beetroot, grapes, spinach, eggplant, cauliflower, bell peppers, citrus fruit, black currants,, peppers strawberries, broccoli, potatoes. Your body needs 40 mg of vitamin

Why do you experience a painful period? What is PCOS? How to manage PCOS symptoms? What can you do to manage menstrual problems? How to manage women health better. What are diet tips for PCOS?   Hear Dr. Mandeep Kaur share her expertise on the period pain problem. Dr. Mandeep is a leading gynecologist in Ludhiana. She has decade-long experience in women's health care niche. She is one of the best doctors and human beings I have ever come across. Humble to the core, Dr. Mandeep Kaur is the proud daughter of our very own Anita Chahal aunty ji.  The videos are posted on Dr. Mandeep's channel on women's health. Here, she shares some gynecologist tips on women's health and health tips for women.  What is white discharge in women? Why does it happen? Here's what Dr. Mandeep has to say on the issue. She also shares some menstrual health tips to relieve period pain.  If you suffer from period pain, then this home remedy can help relieve your menstrual cramp symptoms too. Bu

What makes a healthy spread recipe, which is probiotic rich food ferment? Boosting immunity is on our priority list and fermented cream cheese recipe can come in handy.  We are all fighting immunity blues, and the coronavirus pandemic has only emphasized the need to strengthen our body's defenses. No, we are not healthy as a generation. Rather, all of us have chosen a lifestyle that sucks immunity out of us. Processed foods and store-bought stuff have only added to the burden on our digestive system, bringing down immunity. So what can we do to strengthen our borders and improve the immune system? Of course, boost your digestive health and activate your gut flora - your microbiome. Adding prebiotics and probiotics to your diet is one way to improve immunity because when your digestion improves, your body can better absorb nutrients from food. These nutrients strengthen the immune system's defenses. Here is one recipe to improve your gut health. Yes, this is good for gut health.

 Because we want to eat healthy and delicious, let's combine both to make healthylicious cookies for kids and elders alike. Kids are crazy for cookies but storebought ones are not healthy. Rather, they are packed with everything that we want to avoid using at home. From refined flour to refined sugar , artificial colors, essences, flavors, additives, flour improvers, texture enhancers, and colors. You dont want kids to eat all this, right? healthy choco fill cookies with whole wheat So why not learn how to bake healthy cookies at home with whole grains, natural sweeteners and without chemical additives, flavors or colors. Here you will learn how to bake healthy cookies without baking powder or soda. let's learn how to make healthy choco fill cookies at home because kids are crazy for all things chocolate. you want to hide health in every single bite. Please check the ingredient list in the description. healthy dark fantasty cookies with whole wheat and jaggery Ingredients 1/2 c

Punjabis love besan recipes and this Punjaban is no different. This besan recipe of burfi-cum-cake-cum-halwa is an innovation that just happened out of my love for Mysore Pak. No, I have never tasted the authentic version, but surely given it a try at home. The one I tried was too yummy to resist. Absolutely lip-smacking. But this besan burfi recipe is a little different. When I posted this recipe on my healthy recipes channel, I was unsure how it will be welcomed by my friends and followers. But it has been a sweet surprise for me as the recipe received a great response. In fact, many of you have already tried out the recipe and validated it, sharing your amazing feedback with me. No, this besan halwa burfi is not for diabetics nor is it for someone counting calories. Of course, it is not for the calorie-conscious, weight watchers, and dieters either.  But if you have a sweet tooth and want to add a little more nutrition to your diet, replace refined sugar with jaggery, which is more