Lauki or Bottlegourd Salad
Learn to make the tasty bottle gourd or lauki salad. Its easy to make and really tastes good. Eat it as raita with pulao, biriyani etc or as a salad.
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Lockdown Food #7
Learn to make Puran Poli and “Seetaphal ki Subzi”. A healthy mix of sweet roti and spicy curry.
What is Black Sugar? Jaggery ??
Understand the benefits of black sugar or jaggery and Palm jaggery. They are far more nutritious and a healthier alternative to white sugar. #diabetes #SayNoToWhiteSugar
Phulka – Puffed Up Roti :)
The pleasure of making and eating a phulka :).
A #VocalforLocal Birthday
Krishnan’s birthday celebrated with homemade ice cream and “namkeen” cake ..
The Relationship Between Sugar and Carbs – Chowhound
The relationship between sugar and carbs: what you need to know. — Read on http://www.chowhound.com/food-news/263975/relationship-between-sugar-and-carbs/ Krishnan and I gave up on white sugar since 2018, or so we thought :). We only stopped adding sugar to our coffee and tea and naively assumed that we have given up on sugar. Our day started with coffee … Read more The Relationship Between Sugar and Carbs – Chowhound
New Normal Memories #1
#LockdownTales #ChineseCoronaVirus Today is day 44 of the lockdown in India and as the new normal is about to start changing yet again, am making notes to remember these days in the future. Some of the things we have experienced is so bizarre that it won’t seem real even a couple of years down the … Read more New Normal Memories #1
Vepampoo or Neem flower Rasam
Today Amma made Vepampoo Rasam for lunch. Its made atleast once a month and sometimes twice. This is actually medicine that you eat as food !! White and delicate, neem flowers are therapeutic. My father would insist on making Neem flower rasam as it helped with treating intestinal worms. I read somewhere that these flowers could … Read more Vepampoo or Neem flower Rasam
Lockdown Learnings from THAC – The Health Awareness Centre
The Health Awareness Centre, Mumbai is Dr. Vijaya Venkat’s creation and her instrument to bring a “healthy” change in all our lives. Her daughters run it now and every post of theirs is worth its weight in gold. For me Vijaya Mami, as I called her, was way ahead of her times. The way of … Read more Lockdown Learnings from THAC – The Health Awareness Centre
Lockdown Food #5 – Ribbon Pakoda
#LockdownFood Confession : I like savoury snacks but I don’t like frying anything at home. I don’t let Amma make Poori or any fried snack at all and I never make them myself. After many many YEARS, we made ribbon pakoda at home today. A few days back, my sister-in-law had sent me pictures of … Read more Lockdown Food #5 – Ribbon Pakoda