Over the weekend, I wanted to make some muffins. These are for the times when I am very hungry (mostly in the evening) and tend to go for all the unhealthy food. Though I am allowed to indulge in food right now, I do not want to put on too much weight. So, I thought…
Category: Recipes
Bread Upma
I love bread! This recipe is one of my favorites from my mom’s kitchen. She used to do this with left over breadcrumbs. This is a very quick and tasty recipe. Ingredients: Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Urad dal – 1.2 tsp Jeera (Cumin) – 1/2 tsp Green chillies – 2…
Healthy Pasta Salad
Now that Sarath is going to day care, I have to think about lunch options. They actually provide lunch but, it is usually meat. Since we are vegetarians and I hope to raise Sarath to be a vegetarian, I decided to pack lunch for him. They give the kids 30 min for lunch (which I…
Vada Pappu
This is one of the dishes made for Lord Rama on Sri Rama Navami. Ingredients: (These quantities are all approximations.) Moong Dal: 1/2 cup or even less Raw Mango: 1/4 cup Shredded Coconut: a little Green Chillies: 1 (adjust according to taste) Oil: 1/4th tsp Mustard seeds: 1/4th tsp Soak moong dal for a couple…
Panakam
This is usually made on Sri Rama Navami. Ingredients: Jaggery, Black pepper, water Mix jaggery with cold water. It takes time to dissolve. After the jaggery completely dissolves, filter the water. Then add some finely powdered black pepper. I prefer to grind the pepper myself instead of store bought pepper powder. This gives a very…
Indian Style Pasta
I found this recipe somewhere on the internet and modified it a little bit to suit our tastes. It does not involve a lot of preparation time and can be a good and healthy option for lunch or dinner. Any type of pasta can be used. I even tried it with whole wheat pasta and…
Jeera Rice with carrots and peas
I face a challenge everyday in giving lunch for my husband. He needs something that he can eat quickly between meetings. Rice is my main option. I try to make something which is easy to cook in the morning and easy enough to pack for lunch. So, today I made Jeera (cumin) Rice and chole….
Vegetarian Wraps
These are delicious healthy vegetarian wraps. I love this recipe. It is very simple and very fast. I haven’t tried packing it for lunch. I am guessing it’ll taste just as good. I just cut the wrap into small pieces for my son. Add any other veggies in this wrap and the kids won’t even…
Healthy Food
Before my son was born, I heard various tips and stories about many things related to kids. One main topic was food. Some of my Indian friends and cousins who had kids here told me that once the kids start going to school or daycare, they just don’t eat our Indian food anymore. I so…