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Healthy cookies are a weakness this side. Of course, you know me by now!I love cookies - in fact, have been passionately in love with eggless whole wheat cookies since childhood. Taking my love for cookies to another level, I have started to bake healthy cookies myself. pista wheat cookies This website is all about health, healthy food, and whole grains and whole wheat baking. My previous atta pista (wheat pistachio) cookie recipe had got viral in Facebook. It even found a place in Sonal Gupta's top cookie list. I have got positive feedback from different angles on this recipe. Happy me! So this time I have decided to replace milk with whey, as suggested by my dearest friend, Anna, who often substitutes milk with whey in her recipes. Anna is a master chef :) Let's come back to this delectable blend of whole wheat flour and pistachio. Well, pistachio adds flavor to any recipe. Do you agree? Here is another wheat cookies recipe in microwave that you

atta methi knots Looking for some healthy snacks? What if I say I can give you the recipe of whole wheat flour snacks? Would you be surprised? Well, whole wheat flour does make snacks healthier. But white flour makes them little more crispy, crunchy, and yes tasty. I sometimes wonder whether we can replicate the same taste with whole wheat grains. These days I no longer doubt the capability of wheat to give us tasty bites. For I am experimenting with this healthy grain and have come up with some healthy treats for you all. This whole wheat puff recipe is one such healthy treat that you would want to try again and again. I was cloud 9 when my dear friend Anna gave me the feedback on this recipe. She was exceedingly happy with the baked goodies from whole wheat flour. Why I choose Whole Wheat Flour Over Maida/White Flour? A little bit on my love for whole grain puffs Patiala is my hometown. It's a small city in Punjab state. One reason I love old towns is the

delish mcvities type digestive cookies A digestive cookie and a hot cup of tea are a match made in haven for biscuit and tea lovers. Dunk an oatmeal digestive in your tea and enjoy both taste and health. Trust me, you are going to love every bite of it! As their name suggests, digestives were originally developed by two UK doctors to aid digestion .Ideally these cookies are called digestives because they use sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, which is reportedly known for its antacid effect. starch cookies Additionally, these sweet meal biscuits use whole wheat flour with bran. The secret to getting crispy, crunchy digestives lies in the cold butter and malt extracts or a semi liquid like honey. These extracts are added to the cookies to extract some of the starch from the flours. Starch requires a good amount of time for digestion. In a typical digestive biscuit, you will find coarse brown wheat flour, wholemeal, vegetable oil, malt extract

dal paneer pakoda Pakodas pakodas everywhere, but I can't dare to eat! Oh yes! DEEP FRIED stuff is a big no this side. Pakodas or fritters are dreaded for their oil content. Yes, they are deep fried. This is the reason I rarely make pakodas. But thanks to the invention of appe (paniyaram) pan, you can fry just about anything with just a drop of oil. Yes, this is absolutely true. Appe pan is such a multi-utility vessel that has cut down on the frying time while also reducing the oil needed for frying things. Does't that sound good? Indeed. To me, it is a miraculous pan. When I bought this vessel, I would try something or the other every day so much so that hubby dear got bored of it. Then I had to lay my appe pan to rest for a few days. Then again began my experimentation spree - I use it even for roasting nuts, such as almonds, garlic cloves, and potatoes for curries. So this time I tried making dal pakoda, unlike the quintessential besan (chickpea flour) fritters

oats pizza no yeast Pizza has become a favorite snack for Indian youngsters ever since its introduction in the country. Who brought the Italian pizza to India? Well, I have no idea! But one thing is sure that Indian kids are in love with this Italian bread. The authentic pizza recipe uses refined flour (maida) and yeast for fermenting, but I have been trying to avoid all-purpose flour in all of my recipes. In fact, I never buy maida :) Rather, I prefer to include a variety of whole cereal grains to my meals. After all, health comes first. These days I am focused on oats and have experimented with this fiber-rich cereal grain innumerable times. I am in pursuit of healthy recipes. My Facebook group is also about Healthy Recipes by Homemakers , where we encourage homemakers to post healthy food. Coming back to the no yeast pizza recipe, I decided to experiment with some fermented rice and lentil mixture. Did that disappoint? Glad, it didn't. You can add your choice o

no yeast garlic bread Do you love garlic bread? Wondering how to make no yeast garlic bread recipe? Garlic bread - the very name makes my mouth to water! Don't you have the same experience? Hubby and I have been savoring garlic bread since marriage - once it was our favorite breakfast. Sometimes garlic bread did make its way into our snack time. But then after the onset of the allergy problem, we stopped buying breads outside, no bakery products, no ready-to-eat stuff and much more. It was then that I started experimenting with different yeast-free bread recipes at home. Yes, this eggless home made wheat garlic bread roll recipe came up only after series of experiments. I am loving my food experiments, for I believe in healthy eating. This is what keeps me going! Not bad na! Self motivation is crucial everywhere these days. I keep myself motivated by posting my food experments with everyone in food groups. My ow on facebook food group, Healthy Recipes by Ho

tomato onion methi chutney This post is in continuation of my tomato methi chutney post. If you have tried that chutney recipe, you sure would be tempted to try this one too. This recipe uses onions and curry leaves as well. Give it a try to enjoy a unique blend of curry leaves and methi dana. Recipe : Ingredients 3 tomatoes 2 onions 1 tbsp- oil 1/4 tsp- rai (black mustard) 2 pinches of hing roasted methi dana salt, pinch of sugar Procedure Dry roast methi dana. Grind it to powder upon cooling. Boil whole tomatoes and onions for 5-8 minutes. Take oil. Roast mustard seeds and hing. Then add onions. Fry for sometime until just browned. Add tomatoes. Cook & cover for some time. Then add salt and sugar. Sprinkle roasted methi powder. Cook for 2-3 minutes more. Enjoy onion tomato methi chutney with dosa, idli, or rice. Try tomato methi chutney that is adapted from Priya Shiva's recipe.

tomato methi chutney This is a unique tomato chutney recipe that takes inspiration from Priya Shiva's Thankkali Thoku. Priya is a talented blogger from south India. The moment I checked the recipe, I was bowled over by it. Simple, easy, and yummy, bursting with flavors of roasted methi seeds (fenugreek powder), this tomato chutney is sure going to be your go-to recipe for chutneys when you are short on time and need a tantalizing dip to satiate your cravings. You can enjoy this chutney of tomatoes with idli, dosa, vada, rice, and even parantha. Before sharing the recipe, I would like to say that I have tried making tomato-onion chutney the same way. It tastes equally good. Get the recipe here. So without further ado, let's come back to the recipe, with little modifications here and there. Ingredients 3 tomatoes 1 tsp- oil 1/4 tsp- roasted methi dana powder 2 pinches- hing (asafetida) red chilly powder/ green chillies 1/2 tsp- mustard seeds (kali sarson)

how to set hung curd Hung curd is nothing but thick curd, without a drop of water. Setting this kind of curd is easy - easier than most other recipes on the Internet. I have recently learned the process to set hung curd. Do not be surprised if I say I have learned to set sweet curd too only recently. Earlier, I would set curd daily, but it would get sour. Now it never gets sour, even when I am in need of it. Curd has remained a weakness since childhood, as Punjabis are raised on a dairy diet, which includes milk, cream (malai), butter (makhan), ghee (clarified butter), and curd (dahi). No Punjabi would ever say they do not like dairy products. We love all kinds of dairy. But of course, dairy foods are rich in calories. Not to mention, the high fat content, which threatens to raise cholesterol levels to unexpected heights - but of course, if you live a lethargic lifestyle. Enjoy your favorite foods in moderation and work out those calories and nobody can beat your healthy phy

Odiya garam masala curry powder Soon after marriage, I was in Odisha. At that time, I got the opportunity to savor lip-smacking recipes from my MIL's Odiya kitchen. Odiya cuisine is a foodie's delight. In fact, Odiyas are big-time foodies.  They have such a diverse and rich food culture. For ceremonies, such as wedding or thread ceremonies or even someone's death, they throw lavish feasts, of course, depending on the occasion. Celebrations are marked with gala feasts. I have recently had the opportunity to feast upon Odiya delicacies. Yes, I do love Odiya food, especially made by my MIL. She is just amazing in the kitchen. So let's come to the garam masala-cum-curry powder recipe. I loved the distinct aroma, taste of the garam masala that my MIL made for me during my first visit to Odisha. I still remember I loved that masala so much that I shared one big packet with my own mother as well. This garam masala-cum-curry powder is good to go in curries

paneer do pyaza My paneer recipe collection is getting bigger and tastier. But I rarely make fancy paneer recipes, except paneer bhurji, as I talked about in my previous post on paneer badami . Nevertheless, these days, I am trying to experiment with the diverse paneer recipes. After all, for nonvegetarians, paneer is the best source of protein. Not to mention, it tastes delish in whichever form you have it. So today, I have tried paneer do pyaza. Amit likes do pyaza recipes, but his wife has never tried her hands at it. Today was the day when I got over my hesitation on "do pyaza"..LOL Thankfully had paneer (cottage cheese) in stock. All I needed was a recipe. So a quick Google search drove me to Dassana Amit's popular blog ( vegrecipesofIndia ). I found it an exceedingly simple recipe. I like this website, with pictorial description of all recipes. I had all ingredients at hand. I followed her recipe, with a slight modification here and there an

paneer reshmi butterless, no cream, no cahsews Paneer recipes are widely loved by one and all. Paneer or cottage cheese is a common ingredient in the Punjabi menu, if not the Indian menu. It is fast becoming a widely popular ingredient in the rest of the country as well so much so that now it's cousin is being used as a substitute in the form of tofu. Paneer is a royal ingredient that gives you tantalizing curries. I do not make it often, for it is packed with proteins and raises uric acid. Nevertheless when I do make, it is always paneer burji, which is a blend of roasted onions, tomatoes with a hint of garlic-ginger. Voila! It's as simple as this. So coming back to paneer badami recipe, I avoid using butter or too much greasy products in my food - yeah, you have got it right! Health comes first for me. I have kept dry roasted and powdered almonds, sesame seeds (til), flax seeds, and poppy seeds. This blend of nuts is often used to thicken some of my paneer c