2020

cold-potato-salad

Cold Potato Salad

Ingredients: • 500 g baby potatoes or yellow potatoes boiled, cooled, diced and kept aside For the dressing: • 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil • 1 tsp oregano • 1/2 tsp roasted jeera/cumin powder • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper/ kali mirch • 2 sprigs of spring onions/hara pyaaz - finely chopped • salt to taste • finely chopped coriander/dhaniya • parsley...

Green Chutney

Power Packed Chutney

Ingredients:  ½ cup pumpkin seeds (soaked for 5 to 6 hours) ½ cup fresh coriander/mint leaves 1 green chilli 4 garlic cloves 1-inch ginger ¼ roasted split Bengal gram dal 2 tbsp lemon juice salt to taste   Method: Take the soaked and dried pumpkin seeds in a blender. Add the coriander/mint, garlic, ginger, chilli, roasted dal...

September menu for kids

Quick And Easy Recipes Your Kids Will Love

Dear Parents, As our kids continue staying at home and embrace homeschooling, giving our kids the right kind of nutrition, to support their health, growth, development and immunity is crucial. Understanding how overwhelming it can sometimes get to decide what to cook for kids while also having to juggle between work and household chores, we...

10 Best Food Pairings

Food Synergy : 10 Best Food Pairings to Perk Up Your Health

Some foods complement each other just so well that they seem to make each other better! As though they were meant to be together, they blend with each other in a synergistic rhythm. I call such food pairings - "The Perfect Food Couples”. What if I told you that certain food combinations not only amp up...

Cultivating Our Inner World

Cultivating Your Inner World

Each of us are connected to our outer world and while that matters, we only chase the outer world and seldom look at our inner world and the kind we want to cultivate for our health, success, emotions, careers, personal growth or relationships. If you are someone who in spite of doing charity, service to...

breast milk

How To Increase Breast Milk Production

Do you know what a newborn exactly needs? Yes, the baby needs food from the nourishing breasts of its mother and a sense of security and warmth in her arms. And, breastfeeding satisfies it all. The feeling of those tiny fingers tickling your breast while feeding is indeed divine. Breastfeeding is one of the most...

Mushroom Sauce

Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients:   15-20 mushrooms, roughly chopped (fresh ones) 4-5 garlic cloves, minced salt to taste black pepper powder to taste 1 tbsp sattu dissolved in 2 tbsp water stirred well without lumps being formed few drops of cold pressed coconut oil   Method: Simply roast the mushroom and garlic in coconut oil till they are cooked. Add salt and...

Beetroot Smoothie

Beetroot Smoothie

Ingredients: 100gm beetroot 25 gm celery stalk /coriander 1 garlic clove ¼ inch ginger 2 tsp-soaked chia seeds lemon juice to squeeze from top salt and pepper to taste   Method:  Add beetroot, celery stalk/coriander, garlic and ginger to the mixture blender with water. Transfer this blended mix to a glass. Add soaked chia seeds to...

Matcha Magic

Matcha Magic

Serves: 2   Ingredients: 2 cups almond milk 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract 2 teaspoon matcha powder 4-5 drops of cold pressed coconut oil Raw honey to drizzle   Method: Place everything in the blender and blend until well combined. Drizzle with honey.   Variations:  You may use coconut milk or cashew milk too. Top it with pre-soaked pumpkin seeds. ...

Mother's Milk Decoded

Breast Milk Composition | What’s In Your Breast Milk ? |

“Mother’s milk, time-tested for millions of years, is the best nutrient for babies because it is nature’s perfect food.” – Robert S. Mendelson   Breastfeeding is one of the most beautiful phases of a new mother’s life. It is also one of the best things that a mother can do for her newborn baby. From satisfying the...

Avocado _ Butter Fruit Special

Avocado / Butter Fruit Special

Avocado Raita: Serving size: 1   Ingredients: 1/2 avocado, peeled and pureed. 1/2 green chilli 1/2 ethically sourced A2 milk curd (dahi/yogurt) 1 tsp roasted peanuts (moongphali), crushed coriander (dhania) leaves - a bunch, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder (jeera), roasted pinch of chaat masala salt, to taste red chilli powder, to taste   Method: To prepare the Avocado...

Hey Mother

Healthy Pregnancy Lifestyle Tips

The day the news of your pregnancy is revealed, you become a new avatar; have a different role and a quantum of responsibilities by your side. It takes a few days or even more for the fact to seep in and you will have mixed feelings of elation and fear to get through it all...