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Soda Lemonade: Beat the Heat This Summer With This Refreshing Drink

Summers are here already and you are looking for thanda thanda cool cool drinks to beat the heat. This fizzy lemonade is quick to process and gives you a refreshing treat when you are looking to get some respite from the scorching heat. The Story Behind the Fizzy Lemonade I was at mom's place when the weather took a sudden turn, with the chill in the temperature giving way to the hot winds. Soda lemonade Perhaps we knew on my cousin:s wedding day that it was the beginning of the hot weather. With summers, we start to experiment with different cooling drinks. Today I have come up with a summer cooler prepared by my younger sibling, my brother. While we would be busy with our professional commitments, he would come once to serve us this refreshing glass of lemonade. How sweet! He is too fond of soda drinks, so is his wife. He prepares this soda mint lemonade often, though I have never brought soda bottles home. But this drink is refreshing for those scorching hot

How To Make Oatmeal Delicious: Yummy Creamy Quick Oats Chocolate Kulfi

Once a chocolate lover, I am no longer fond of this dark beauty, which is universally loved by one and all (except me). But I had a desire to make chocolate kulfi and cake since I am at mom's palce, where brother and bhabhi love chocolate. An idea came to my mind to try out oats chocolate kulfi. The same day Satinder Wadhwa aunty requested a healthy chocolate kulfi recipe. I could not say no to her. chocolate kulfi with oatmeal no cream no milk dairy free chocolate kulfi  (feedback: Satinder Wadhwa aunty) oats chocolate kulfi This further inspired me to try my hands at something chocolaty, and this was exactly what I did. As you know about my love for oats, I wanted to include my favorite cereal grain in the recipe. This was primarily to create interest toward oats in my family, who are not oats fans. When you do not have oats fans at home, what can you do to spark interest in them? After all, oats is one healthy cereal grain, with umpteen number of

Suji Cake in Cooker: Eggless Semolina Cake Recipe

Like me, if you, too, try to avoid refined flour/all-purpose flour, or maida in your recipes, then you surely look for healthy ingredients. Baking with healthy grains can help you inch close to your health goals, if not meet them. After all, processed food is not the healthiest choice. Nevertheless since all of us are too fond of eggless cakes, we can substitute unhealthy ingredients with healthy ones to bake a healthy treat for the kid in us. Of course, these healthy bakes will tempt the taste buds of your kids too. This eggless suji cake recipe is another healthy treat for your tiny tots. suji cake in cooker recipe It's a constant battle to rasie a healthy kid in this world where there is an influx of unhealthy choices all around. Do you also believe that the market is flooded with junk that you do not want your fussy eaters to indulge in? Perhaps your picky eaters will fall in love with these healthy semolina cake if done right. A few years ago, I had no idea how to

How To Make Whole Grain Cookies With Ragi, Oatmeal, Moong Dal

You are looking for a ragi cookie recipe, isn't it? Perhaps you love healthy bakes. Why not, what you get outside is simply junk, loaded with unhealthy ingredients - say maida/white flour, dalda, and refined sugar. If this isn't enough, the market junk is rich in trans fats. You can only expect to have high triglycerides and bad cholesterol if you continue to munch on market cookies. ragi cookies You can't think of healthy stuff outside. This is my experience. One packet of ready-to-eat poha has made me suffer for the past 2 years that I have stopped buying every ready-made food item. homemade ragi cookie recipe This has inspired me to make everything at home. My love for cookies has only added fuel to the fire to cook healthy food. Let's come back to the ragi cookie recipe. I have included roasted moong dal for flavor. You may skip it altogether. But it's a great idea to include lentils in your bakes to make your baking marvels wholesome -

How To Make Quick Palak Biryani: One Pot Meal

We all love biryani - the aroma of fresh spices, the taste of ground masala, and the bewitching look of this one pot meal makes biryani an all-time favorite with you, me, and everyone, isn't it? biryani one pot one shot Perhaps biryani takes inspiration from the Mughals - whose lavish menus could never ignore biryani. My hubby makes delicious biryani - veg and nonveg both. These days we are not eating nonveg, except fish, for reasons galore. one pot one shot palak biryani recipe easy quick healthy Spinach is rich in: iron calcium dietary fiber vitamin A & E A great source of iron for those with iron deficiency, spinach isa healthy addition to your meal planning. What better way to relish this green beauty than palak biryani, that too, in one pot one shot. biryani palak one pot one shot If you have sudden guests at home, this palak biryani recipe can come in handy. The green color of palak biryani is so tempting, while the aroma of whole sp

How To Make Eggless Suji Cake Rusk: Eggless Biscottis

My love for eggless cake rusks and cookies is no secret now. You too love baked goodies. Perhaps bakery products aren't the best ingredients for a healthy lifestyle. But you can always make bakery products at home with healthy ingredients and turn them healthier - at least healthier than the market junk. Isn't it? eggless suji cake rusk  This is my funda! I love eggless cake rusks and cookies so I make sure I try out different variations. Now same is the case with biscottis or cake rusk. If you are wondering how to make cake rusk at home, this is the right place to be in. Previously I tried out the whole wheat cake rusk biscotti that was loved by one and all. Now it's time to try out suji rusk or semolina biscottis loaded with nuts. suji biscotti  These nutty suji cake rusks are soft yet crunchy and yummy. If you or your kidoo loves biscottis, then this is one batch of healthy cake rusks with semolina that you should be baking immediately. s

Top Himalayan Sea Salt Benefits: Know Why You Need Rock Salt

The Himalayas are known for their grandeur and beauty. Agree? The abode of snow is also known for its rich deposits of salt, especially the Punjab region of Pakistan. Salt, that too, on the mountains? Of course, salt is found in the sea. So now you must be wondering where the Himalayan salt came from? Well, the answer is simple! rock salt himalayan benefits The Himalayas rose from a primordial sea 250 million years ago.  Within that body of water was a pristine ecosystem. The sea evaporated gradually due to plate tectonics or movement of plates inside the earth, pushing Himalayas toward heavens. After the evaporation of sea, the life-sustaining minerals crystallized under the impact of solar heat, resulting in stretches of Himalayan pink salt. It is this Himalayan salt that benefits health in innumerable ways. Pink salt Or Himalayan salt benefits All of us love salt, but the intake of sodium has to be moderate in order to avoid high blood pressure, hypertension,