Nutrition

phool makhana tikki

Phool Makhana Tikki (Foxnut tikki)

Ingredients: 2 boiled potato / sweet potato 1 cup makhana (lotus seeds) 2 tbsp amaranth/rajgira flour (to bind the tikki) chopped green chillies (optional) 1/2 tbsp roasted peanuts / moongphali (unsalted), crushed or 1 tbsp boiled moong or boiled peas chopped coriander leaves – to garnish 1/4 tsp red chilli/black pepper powder 1/4 tsp...

moringa khichadi

Moringa Khichdi

Ingredients: 500g hand pounded sonamasuri rice 50g moong dal 50 g masur dal 1/4 cup green leafy vegetables as per availability or fresh coriander finely chopped 2 tsp moringa powder 75 g sweet potato 3/4 cup cauliflower, beans, carrot, peas 1 tbsp coconut oil or A2 cow ghee 2 cloves garlic minced half inch...

Makki and methi bhakri

Methi Bhakri

Ingredients:   Sattu flour - 1 cup Raw banana flour- 2 tbsp Fenugreek (methi) leaves - 1/2 cup (finely chopped) Green chilli – 1 (optional) Ajwain - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Luke warm water to bind the dough as per needs Coconut Oil /A2 ghee as required Salt (pink salt) –...

One Pot Immunity Soup

One-Pot Immunity Boosting Soup

One pot Immunity boosting soup is made with red lentils, sweet potatoes and chickpeas for a filling meal! Ingredients: 1 tablespoon coconut oil /A2 cow ghee 1 yellow onion, diced 6 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger 1 teaspoon turmeric ½ teaspoon Luke's immunity powder  1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 large sweet...

healthy snacks

Kid – Friendly Junk Food Alternatives

We need to start having a very holistic approach towards the health of our children. Now, it’s not just middle-aged people or elderly people who come to us, it’s children with juvenile diabetes, heart problems, obesity issues, young girls with PCOS, children with attention deficit disorders too. Yes, there are certain health conditions children...

healthy dips

5 Healthy Dips for 5pm Hunger Pangs

Time to replace those cheesy and sugary dips with healthy and easy varieties. Here are our top 5 recipes to satiate those evening hunger pangs (if you are genuinely hungry that is!) Mango Salsa Ingredients: 1 ripe mango, diced ½ medium red bell pepper, chopped ¼ cup chopped onion ¼ cup packed fresh cilantro OR parsley leaves, chopped 1 jalapeño,...

seasonal mango

Why Should You Relish Seasonal Mangoes?

We’re right in the middle of the summer and it’s time to relish on those seasonal mangoes. We come across these common myths every year - “Will mangoes make me fat? “; “Will mangoes shoot my sugar levels high?”; “Will mangoes worsen my acne?”  Well, it certainly will if you’re not eating it the...

Sprouts Salad

A wholesome and protein rich salad option that is easy to make and ranks high on satiety index. Ingredients : 2 cups of sprouted moong beans 1 small or medium sized cucumber chopped 1 medium sized tomato, finely chopped 1 green chilli (optional) 1/4 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 tsp chaat masala (optional) 1...

summer

Summer Drinks to Beat the Heat

1.    Ragi Ambil Ingredients: Nachani Flour (Ragi / Finger Millet Flour) ¼ cup Jeera/Cumin powder - 1tsp Buttermilk as required Salt / Rock Salt to taste Method: Add ¼ cup water to Nachani Flour and make a smooth paste. Heat about ½ ltr water in a pan. Add to the water. Add Salt. When water starts...

raw mango

Go the Raw Mango Way

Mango is one of the most loved fruits of the tropics and we like it in all forms. Its journey from green tangy sour raw mango to the sweet succulent yellow mangoes is something we all love to devour. It's the right time when green mangoes are available in plenty and we can take maximum...

drumstick rasam

Drumstick Rasam

A super nutritious and traditional lentil-based preparation. Its a perfect balance of protein, zinc, manganese, folic acid, fibre and iron, vitamin A, B3, zinc, copper, magnesium, selenium, iron and calcium. Besides lentils, it contains a variety of ingredients like turmeric, black pepper, curry leaves, tomatoes, tamarind and drumsticks - making it a powerful immunity...

Indian Food

Five Recipes from Leftover Food

1. Multigrain Lauki (bottle gourd) Muthiyas Ingredients: 2 cups – freshly grated bottle gourd (lauki/bottle gourd) 1⁄2 cup – chopped spinach/fenugreek (palak/methi- spinach/fenugreek) (as per availability) 1⁄2 cup – jowar/bajra flour 1 cup – sattu -roasted gram (chana) flour 1 cup – cooked leftover rice 1⁄2 cup finger millet (ragi flour) (optional) 1 tbsp –...