Pumpkin Drop Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup unsweetened peanut butter 1/4 cup thick pumpkin puree 2 tbsp date palm jaggery/organic jaggery powder 1/4 tsp Ceylon cinnamon powder 1/4 tsp ground flaxseeds 4 to 5 tbsp pre-soaked and dried black raisins Method: Preheat the oven at 300 degrees Celsius. Place the ingredients in the blender. Blend till well combined. Using a...
Vaginal Mistakes You Might Be Making
The vagina is a self-cleaning organ that does not require special cleaning products. It does not even need any cleaning products at all. You may want to clean the vulva, which is the outer portion of the genitals that surrounds the entrance to the vagina. Doing this can help many people feel cleaner and...
Breakfast Oat Groats
Ingredients: • ½ cup gluten free oat groats • 1 ½ cups water • 1 cup almond milk (optional) • a pinch of sri Lankan rolled cinnamon • 2 tsp chia seeds (soaked) • 1 tsp cacao powder • 1 tsp-soaked seeds (pumpkin, sunflower) • 2 tsp soaked and chopped nuts (cashews, walnuts, almonds) Method: 1. Heat water in a saucepan and once it...
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...
Khichdi – What’s on my plate?
Serves 2 Ingredients: 1/2 cup parboiled rice (soaked for 3-4 hours) 1/2 cup dhuli dal (split moong dal soaked for 6-8 hrs. One can use a mix of chana dal, split moong dal and yellow moong dal to make it protein rich) 2 tbsp ethically sourced organic A2 ghee a pinch of Ceylon cinnamon/dalchini 2 elaichi pods/cardamom ...
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...
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...
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...
Sprouts Poha
Ingredients: Beaten rice (poha) soaked and drained - ½ cup Mixed sprouts (kala chana, moong and matki) boiled - ½ cup Cold pressed coconut Oil - 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon Green chilli - ½ Onions finely chopped - ½ small Turmeric powder a pinch Salt to taste Jaggery powder - ½ tsp...
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...
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
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
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
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. ...
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 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...
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...
Ginger Ladoos
Ginger and turmeric have anti-inflammatory and antiallergic properties. This recipe is great to help handle inflammation, low immunity, nausea and to stimulate appetite and release of digestive enzymes, thanks to the presence of ginger. Ingredients : ⅓ cup jaggery powder / grated jaggery 2 tbsp dry ginger powder 1 tbsp organic turmeric powder 3-4...