Tawa Fried Minty Paneer Tikka

- May 15, 2012 - Posted in Recipe Index - Permalink

This month onwards I am participating in the Magic Mingle event hosted by Kalyani of SizzlingTastebuds. The ingredients for this month are Pudina & Paneer (Mint & Cottage Cheese). Honestly this recipe is a fluke. Was trying a curry and ended up with a starter (wink).

My mom-in-law and hubby tasted it and asked me from where did I take this recipe! They just loved it (smiles)!

Ingredients

Are you a Happy and Healthy Mom? Some tips to help you be one…

- May 14, 2012 - Posted in Tips - Permalink

Hope you all enjoyed your “Mumma’s Day”. I did too. My daughter is going to be two in a few months! She has stared speaking now…so much so that she can mimic every single word that she hears! The entire day yesterday, she kept coming to me, hugging me, and saying “Happy Mumma Day” and every time she left me filled with more love and amazement ! I could not stop myself from thinking about these 20 months of motherhood…

Our life has changed since this little one has stepped in. I have changed and evolved as a person. I feel more compassionate and thoughtful towards everybody. My patience level has gone up multiple folds…I have started looking for reasons to be happy...

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Tangy Minty Chickpea Salad

- May 4, 2012 - Posted in 30 Mins Cooking, Recipe Index - Permalink

Being a Punjabi, chickpea curry is in my blood (wink) but strangely I never tried chickpea salad. Last week I finally tried it and more than me, my hubby liked it (smiles)!

I have been having chickpea curry for years but never knew about the immense health benefits it possess. Let me summarize what I read before I elaborate on the recipe.

Health Benefits of Chickpea

(Source : WHfoods.com)

Digestive Tract Support: Chickpeas contain lot of fibre. In addition to this plentiful amount, at least two-thirds of the fibre...

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Green Papaya Salad

- May 2, 2012 - Posted in 30 Mins Cooking, Recipe Index - Permalink

Looks like I am celebrating this month as Salad month (smiles). I think it is the onset of summers that has inspired me to try more and more salads in the last few weeks! Hey, this one is not a new try, this salad is my mom-in-law’s recipe and I just  truely love it because of its immense benefits and minimal preparation time!

It requires 2-3 ingredients and takes hardly 10 minutes from scratch. I am not kidding! Read on to know the entire recipe…

Before that, let me appraise you of some of the nutritional benefits of raw papaya that should motivate you to make this salad...

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Celebrate Earth Day! Go Green – Green Apple Salad

- April 22, 2012 - Posted in 30 Mins Cooking, Recipe Index - Permalink

22nd April is celebrated as Earth Day!  I want to dedicate this post of mine as a symbol of Greener Earth. To me, every day is Earth Day and is something I want to celebrate with all my friends in India and in other parts of the world! I am submitting this post to the Earth Day celebration blog hop hosted by Rashmie@MommyLabs. 

I hope as I am getting more and more aware of how I am contributing towards the betterment of mother Earth so are all my friends.  Let us all try our level best to conserve and preserve our wonderful...

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No Cream, Creamy Salad – Pineapple, Apple, Sprouts, Cucumber, Tomato

- April 20, 2012 - Posted in 30 Mins Cooking, Recipe Index - Permalink

What can be more healthy and tasty in summers than some cold yum salad! We usually eat salad but in traditional forms like having some pieces of cucumber, tomato, onion along with meals. This summer, I plan to try out various interesting salads. And I am really excited about it (smiles)! I have been planning this for long but was somehow not able to start with it. Finally today I got a trigger when I saw pineapple at the vegetable shop during my morning walk. Woila! How about some Pineapple salad today!

I don’t prefer adding creams to dressings, so I added thick curd in...

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Tip of the week : Peeled Ginger

- April 3, 2012 - Posted in Tips - Permalink

Ginger your life! If you are not using this wonder root in your kitchen then go on and start using it. Anyhow this post is not about sharing benefits of ginger so I should rather not digress…!

I get lazy if I have to first peel a small portion of ginger and then grate it for preparing tea or for any other purpose. To make the process faster, I peel a big piece of ginger at one go and cut it into small pieces. Store in a box in refrigerator. It stays fresh and does’nt get rotten for 2-3 days. I tried grating it and storing but the shelf life gets reduced and it doesn’t...

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Gobhi Aaloo with Methi

- March 30, 2012 - Posted in 30 Mins Cooking, Recipe Index - Permalink

It is almost daily morning that I go to mom and ask, “Mummy, what should we prepare for lunch today”. It is one of the toughest questions for us (wink) and both of us try to pass it on to the other one! Irony is how many dishes we may know, we get bored of a dish if it is prepared often. Gobhi Aloo is one of my favorites during winters but even I got bored of it this winter. I only had Cauliflower in my refrigerator the other day and I didn’t want to make the usual Aloo Gobhi. I was looking in for some other option and I noticed Methi leaves(fenugreek leaves) peeping out from a bag(smiles). Thought of trying a different combo – Aloo (potato), Gobhi (cauliflower), Methi...

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I Love Fox Nut!

- March 19, 2012 - Posted in 30 Mins Cooking, Recipe Index - Permalink

I am always short of healthy and fast snacks for my little one and in fact for the entire family. Sarah loves chocolates, chips and lots of other junk food like any other kid. To avoid all this, I am always in search of new healthy snacks recipes for her and if the recipe is a one minute recipe with lots of nutritive value then who would not want to try it out!

Sarah just loves it! My mom-in-law who underwent an open heart surgery 2 years back also likes it at tea time and it is one of those zero oil snacks which is really healthy and easy to make!

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Use Freshly Prepared Coriander Powder (add taste and aroma to your food)

- March 16, 2012 - Posted in Tips - Permalink

Friends, here is a spicy tip(wink) of the week.

Coriander powder is one of the very important and essential spices in Indian cooking. In case you are not using it then trust me you are missing a lot, not only in terms of taste and flavour but you are deprived of the amazing nutritional benefits this spice possesses.

It helps control blood sugar, cholesterol and free radical production. Also, it is an excellent source of dietary fibre and minerals like iron, copper, calcium, potassium, manganese, zinc and magnesium. Contains Vitamin C and B-complex and the list is quite long (check...

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