Try this delicious version of the Tom Yum soup with coconut milk. It not only adds flavour to the soup but also thickens it slightly so it can be enjoyed with rice or noodles like the Thais do. The one thing that I do not like to do while enjoying this dish is to keep…
Finger Millet/Ragi Laddos with Nuts and Seeds
With the flight restrictions still persisting, I am missing the Revari and Gajak from India, this Makar Sakranti! So I made healthy laddos with Finger Millet or Ragi Flour and a load of seeds and nuts. These laddos are sugar and gluten free, so they can be enjoyed completely guilt-free whenever sweet cravings occur!! This…
Sorghum Cutlets with Fresh Oregano
This super grain is gluten free and full of goodness. It is rich in fibre and high in protein. This recipe is using the Sorghum or Bajra flour with fresh Oregano leaves to make cutlets that can be served as a side dish/ snack or a meal in it of itself. I have used fresh…
Beetroot Halwa Rings with Marzipan
Happy New Year, and hopefully a better year ahead! Though, with a surge of Covid-19 cases in Bangkok, and the current soft lockdown, it’s back to indoor activities for me. Anyhow, let us begin this year with some healthy, sweet and pretty looking beetroot halwa rings with almond filling. Ingredients for halwa : Beetroot…
Stuffed Baby Karela
When the pottery is creatively made and glazed by son, and the bitter gourd is home grown in balcony, the pride and joy can make even the karelas taste sweet :)) Or can it ?? 😛 What vegetables have you grown yourself and cooked these past few months ?? Ingredients: Tiny baby bitter gourds 8…
Dal Dhokli
A one pot meal that was my favourite as a child. Infact it masquerades as Multi Grain pasta in Lentil stew. This soupy dish is sour, spicy, uses simple ingredients and iwholesome in itself. A go to dish especially during the rainy season or the winter months. I have made this in Arhar dal, UP…
Quinoa and Vegetable Cutlets
Super delicious, crunchy, exotic and very nutritious cutlets / Kebabs with beautiful flavours and a secret herb !! Can be served as a snack, meal in itself or even as a side dish. I have used White quinoa, since that’s what I had at home, but you can use any other one too. Check out…
Sorghum (Bajra) and Yoghurt Soup
A simple soup for the winter season, inspired from the state of Rajasthan. This can be made using coarse corn flour too. I have added some vegetables such as corn and carrots to make it more wholesome. You can also add whatever vegetables you prefer or have available at home. Ingredients: This serves 2 medium…
Guilt Free Healthy Ladoo
These delicious, nutritious, ladoos are made with simple ingredients from home. Good with your morning or evening cup of tea or coffee. And absolutely yummy at this time of the year with a little chill in the air. Ingredients : Besan or gram flour 2 cups , try to use the coarse variety. Suji or…
Baked Chicken with Pesto
Ingredients : Chicken breasts – 3 Pesto – store bought or home made ( basil, parmesan cheese , walnuts, pine nuts, salt, black pepper, olive oil ) Tomatoes, 3 chopped Onion, 1 medium sized Chilli flakes to taste Garlic (3-4 cloves), finely chopped Salt Italian herbs, 1/2 tsp Olive oil, 3 table spoons Mozzarella cheese,…
Flavour Bursts 