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There is a lot of buzz about going gluten-free these days. But unless you are sensitive to gluten or suffer from celiac disease, you may not need to switch to a gluten-free diet. Most people are going the gluten-free route, owing to the belief that gluten can have deleterious effects on health. Gluten in whole grains triggers inflammation in celiac disease patients and it might cause intestinal damage too.

Alternatively, it may raise the risk of coronary heart disease in gluten intolerant people. But it’s fast becoming a fashion to go gluten-free in order to boost energy, lose weight, reduce calorie intake, or feel healthier. The gluten-free diet dangers outnumber the benefits for many people. So the next time you decide to eliminate gluten from your diet without any specific reason, do not forget to consider the dangers of gluten-free diet.

If you are not gluten intolerant, it might be a mistake to eliminate gluten foods from your diet. Here are a few gluten-free diet dangers that y…

If you are wondering how to bake with semolina, then this recipe is for you.
If you have been on the lookout for a semolina cookies recipe, then go for this one.
If you love spicy flavorful cookies, then indulge in these flavor bombs.
Semolina cookies are easy to make at home. In fact, semolina is just a versatile flour to work with. You can bake a semolina cookie or a semolina bread or a semolina cracker and enjoy healthy, flavorful preparations.


If you love your tea time, you will become even more passionate about it with these flavorful semolina cookies. Indian semolina biscuits are crispy, crunchy and just perfect for tea time. In fact, if you can bake a batch of semolina cookies without baking powder, soda, there is no comparison. Perhaps the Indian semolina biscuits are flavor bombs that I have fallen in love with, thanks to the inclusion of homemade thandai powder.






Call these Semolina almond cookies or sooji biscuits thandai cookies without baking powder, soda, this recipe is…

Looking for the best chocolate chip cookies recipe? Hey, you have come to the right place, for mercuryimp is a den of kid-friendly baking recipes, including cookies and cakes. Today, we will be trying out kid-friendly chocolate chip cookies oats eggless. Does the healthy oats cookie recipe spring a surprise on you?  Well, these are one of the children's favorite cookie recipes that you should try out today.

Perhaps you are here for airfryer recipes Indian. You want to omit chemical agents in your choco chip cookies, right? Here's the best whole wheat chocolate chip cookie recipe for you all.
Well, the oats chocolate chip cookies here use oats and whole wheat and are sweetened with organic jaggery. What adds a powerful punch to the chocolate chip cookies without brown sugar is the addition of ragi sprouts. Perhaps the bite and crunch of sprouted ragi or finger millet make these choco chip cookies without oven and baking powder, soda truly addictive. So these are sincerely heal…

Why SAY NO to Deep Frying? Because deep frying can raise the risk of:
ØExcess calorie intake ØHigh depositionofbad fat ØRise in level of cholesterol ØOxidative stress that can lead to cancer ØDigestive disorders ØReduced oxygen level ØBodypain and inflammation
Given the high risk of deep-fried food on your health, it is best to avoid deep frying and look for alternatives. Here are a few healthier alternatives to deep frying:
Baking Airfrying Steaming
You're Taking in Excess Calories Deep fried food is high in trans fat and calories. When foods are deeply fried, they lose moisture and absorb fat from oil.

1 tsp of oil has almost 40 calories. Imagine the amount of calories you take in when you fry food in oil.
Excess calories equal access fat accummulation.
Food for thought for sure!

You're adding in trans fats When you eat deep-fried food, you tend to raise the risk of trans fats in your body.
How?
When a food item is deeply fried, the chemical structure of oil changes. As a result, it…

Let's take baked gujiya challenge!
Are you ready for this holi recipe?
Whole Wheat Gujiya (airfried/baked) - yes, my dear friends, this holi-special recipe comes straight from the kitchen of Anita Chahal aunty.  With holi around the corner, it will be gujjiya day in most homes in the country. What better way to serve your family and friends with this traditional delicacy than giving it a healthier twist?
What makes this gujiya recipe healthy?
Well, what is so special about the traditional gujiya that you relish on the eve of holi?

It is calorie-laden - and if you are watching your weight, have high cholesterol, thyroid, or hormonal disturbances, you might want a healthier gujiya option, right?

So my dear Anita Chahal aunty has come up with an atta gujiya alternative instead of maida.
What makes this gujiya recipe even healthier is the baking part. Yes, my dear friends, aunty ji has chosen to airfry gujiyas, which significantly cuts down the calories from fat that come with deep fryi…

If I say this semolina coconut cookie recipe is the easiest to follow, would you believe my words?  If I say these are crispy, crunchy cookies without baking powder, soda, would you trust me? Well, you have got to believe my words, for this is not the first recipe in the baking without baking powder/soda series. Do not forget to check out these organic, chemical-free baking recipes. You will love each one of my baking experiments, for these use organic ingredients. When looking for a simple cookie recipe, try out these easy Indian semolina biscuits and enjoy a blast of coconutty flavor in your mouth.

Why Do I choose to bake without baking powder/soda  Remember your chemistry lessons?
Baking powder and baking soda are chemical agents. Since cookies are a regular for me, I do not want to put chemicals into my body. The idea is to bake without chemical agents so we can enjoy organic cookies without guilt.

Raising agents are nothing but chemical agents (time to remember chemistry lessons…

If you love cookies, you are in for some magic.
If you love coffee, you will surely get passionate about it.
If you aren't a coffee lover (like me), you might want to try out more recipes with coffee brewed or not.

Is a loved one suffering from gluten allergy? Then this cookie without baking powder soda recipe is for you!

So are you ready friends? What's so special about this batch of gluten-free coffee cookies is that it is another addition to my baking without baking powder, soda, self-rising flour series. What's even more special is that these are perfect tea-time treats for a gluten sensitive loved one. So are these coffee cookies only for gluten intolerant people out there?

 Well, who cares?
In fact, all of us should indulge in some amount of millets too, for they are gluten-free and even healthier than whole grains.


 The amaranth cookies use brown rice flour.As some of my previous rice cookie and cake experiments have shown, brown rice makes for a yummy baked beauty…