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let's travel to Odisha - the beautiful awe-inspiring Chilika   Dalma Odia recipe Paneer kasa or paneer bharta odia recipe by MIL Odia recipe of biri chakuli Kadali bhaja Odia curry powder recipe by MIL If you are bored of the traditional garam masala, go for the typical odia curry powder. Most flavorful garam masala-cum- Odia curry powder - There's something special about this Aromatic yet minimal curry powder that my MIL makes to turn a bland curry Aromatic.  Used in curries and stir fries. If you ask me to vote for garam masala or Odia curry powder, I will opt for the latter. Try this out for a change from the normal garam masala and spice up your curries. 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

 Bajra cake with dates is a delicious Bajra flour recipe for my gluten-intolerant friends. whether you are looking for a millet flour recipe for cake or an eggless Bajra cake, try out this one-bowl cake recipe. Bajra is a highly nutritous millet; however, there are a lot of anti-nutrients and phytates in pearl millet, which limit the bioavailability of its minerals. Soaking, sprouting, and roasting can help reduce the phytates and anti-nutrients in bajra while improving the bioavailability of iron and magnesium along with other minerals. Besides, bajra is packed with antioxidants, which makes it a go-to millet for those on a cancer diet. Phenolic compounds are known to play a role in suppressing tumor development.  Which is better jowar or bajra? Pearl millet has a larger percentage of germ out of the total kernel than that of sorghum. That means bajra has higher protein and lower starch than jowar.   Research  statistics reveal 17.4% germ in pearl millet compared with 9.8% in sorghum.

  A look-alike jowar hide and seek biscuit recipe with jaggery is here. This gluten-free cookie recipe without baking powder or soda is crispy to the core with chocolaty flavor, making them stand out. Ravneet Bhalla loves healthy cookie recipes but that does not I indulge in guilty eating. One cookie with 1 cup of tea/coffee is good enough for me. But there has to be a cookie to pair with my hot cuppa of tea/coffee. Do you love healthy biscuits? Wondering how to bake with sorghum flour? Looking for jaggery biscuits recipe without baking powder or soda? Ravneet Bhalla posts a lot of healthy cookies recipes without raising agents. Follow the cookie baking basics for beginners guide to learn how to bake healthy gluten-free cookies with jaggery, that too, chemical free. What are the benefits of sorghum or jowar? Sorghum is rich in antioxidants, polyphenols, tannins, and phytochemicals that are known to improve health. Sorghum fractions possess high antioxidant activity compared with other

The easiest lacto fermented mustard Indian recipe is here. Fermented mustard is a little pungent, a little acidic, a little bitter initially, and deeply complex in flavors. If fermented foods give you a hard time preparing, learn the process of lacto-fermenting for your gut. Lacto-fermented foods are a healthy addition to your meals and are packed with probiotics. Lacto-fermented mustard is undoubtedly the easiest to do, which ferments quickly and might go bad if you leave it outside at room temperature for more than 2 days (especially if you see fermentation bubbles all over). It takes only five minutes to whip up all the ingredients that you pack in a small sterilized glass jar. Wait for the beneficial bacteria to do the rest of the job, that is, ferment the mustard and improve its flavors gradually. Once it sits in the fridge, the flavors develop and become intense. You may then enjoy fermented mustard in India with baked pakodas or just like any other condiment. It's that good

Good food creates lasting memories. When cooking becomes fun, easy, and healthy, you never get bored of it. After all, the excitement to cook healthy food for your family keeps you going. I bought my airfryer - Prestige PAF 3.0- 5 years ago for 3,400 rupees from a local appliance store. My first experiment was to bake pakoras in airfryer.  Knowing nuts about the functioning of an airfyer, I made the typical pakoda batter for making pakoras in air fryer.  That was a big FLOP. I baked the pakoda tens of times that day and still the end result was an uncooked mess of potatoes and onions. OMG!! I still remember the excitement surrounding the new addition to my culinary lab and how it flopped in a jiffy. But did that stop me? I am not one who will lose hope and heart easily. The fire to experiment and succeed keeps me going. Then I tried a cake the next day, a suji fruit cake, to be precise. It was a BIG HIT. The cake in air fryer turned out to be full of flavors, though it took a lot of ti

 The cookie lover in Ravneet Bhalla comes with another healthy multigrain powder cookies with jaggery without baking powder soda recipe to delight you all. A highly nutritious cookie recipe that uses multi mix of ingredients to give you healthylicious biscuits for kids and elders alike.  Because I love cookies and my tea-time is incomplete without dunking a piece of homemade biscuits, I keep trying out different variations. Here I come with an instant multimix powder for cookies. I think this is one of the best ways to enjoy a multigrain cookie, which just melts in the mouth. I have made these beauties with olive oil but anybody who does not want to keep it VEGAN can add liquid ghee instead. This is one-bowl cookie recipe without baking powder or soda. Sweetened with jaggery Whole wheat, black chickpeas, besan, oats Happy munching friends! Remember, a cookie is a cookie. Guilty indulgence is never recommended :)  What is in a healthy multigrain cookies recipe? The biscuits are loaded w

As all remember, we did a day-by-day whole wheat sourdough starter series in Healthy recipes by Homemakers as well as in Ravneet Bhalla Youtube channel. So Vishnu Priya Chilaka followed the entire series of sourdough starter making with me and successfully came up with her whole wheat starter in Bangalore.  Here's one of her sourdough experiments. Sourdough Multigrain bread   Inspired by Ravneet, I have experimented a multiseed sourdough bread yesterday.. this bread uses wheat,oats and chiroti rava with goodness of flax, melon, and sesame seeds.. this bread is dense but soft enough to enjoy... happy to share the recipe if anyone interested.. 🙂 Thank you Ravneet for guiding through sourdough world. Your recipes teaches us a lot of basics ... It's like lessons for us to lead a healthy lifestyle... You are a true inspiration for everyone.. ❤️ Below is the recipe - Ingredients for multigrain sourdough bread India 1 cup - 250 ml    Wheat flour - 1 cup Oat flour ( grounded instant o