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Ridgegourd chutney or heerekai chutney recipe – How to make ridgegourd chutney – chutney recipes

Ridgegourd chutney or heerekai chutney – a healthy and tasty chutney prepared with ridgegourd, coconut, tamarind and spices.  It is a good accompaniment for steamed rice as well as idlis or dosas.  This chutney is a good way of including ridgegourd in your diet and reap its benefits.  In this recipe, I have discarded only

Sprouted green moong salad recipe – How to make healthy green moong sprouts salad/ sprouted green moong salad recipe – healthy recipes

Moong sprouts salad is a very healthy and refreshing salad made with sprouted moong, onions, tomatoes and chaat masala. You can use the readily available moong sprouts available in the market or can easily sprout the moong at home itself. Sprouted moong salad is a very nutritious and refreshing salad, which can be used as

Red pumpkin sambar recipe (poosanikai sambar) – How to make red pumpkin sambar recipe

Sambar is a lentil, tamarind and vegetable based curry or stew and very popular in South India. The story is that it got originated in the kitchen of  Thanjavur.  Maratha ruler, Shahuji during the 17th century from the southern Indian state of Tamilnadu tried to make a dish called amti (Maharashtrian curry) and experimented with

Ragi ladoo recipe – How to make ragi ladoo / nachni laddo recipe – ragi recipes

Ragi is a wonderful ingredient and a rich source of calcium, protein and iron.  Ragi is also called as nachni, finger millet or red millet and an extremely nutritious millet.  It resembles mustard seeds in appearance.  Nowadays, after realising the importance of ragi in our diet, people have started mixing ragi with other grains for

Homemade pav recipe – How to make ladi pav recipe – eggless bread recipes

Ladi pavs are baked breads made with all-purpose flour or maida.  You can also use 100% whole wheat flour for making these pavs.  But the wheat roll would be a little dense and not fluffy.  You can use half wheat flour and half all-purpose flour. Pav is like a bread roll made with very few

Rava corn dhokla recipe – How to make rava sweet corn dhokla

Dhokla is a delicacy of Gujarat State.  It is a savoury steamed cake and eaten as a side dish or as a tea-time snack.  Although a Gujarati snack, it has become popular across India.  You can serve as it is or with pudina chutney or with tomato ketchup or tamarind chutney. Rava corn dhokla is

Oats besan chilla recipe – How to make oats besan cheela recipe – healthy recipes

Chilla or cheela is a simple pancake made with chickpea flour (besan) and spices. They can be served with tea or a green chutney or tomato sauce.  You can add finely chopped vegetables like carrot, green capsicum or corn to make it more nutritious.  You can also add greens like spinach or methi leaves. Oats

Eggless coconut cookies recipe – How to make coconut cookies recipe (Indian style)

Eggless coconut cookies – a very tasty and crunchy cookies made with all-purpose flour, dessicated coconut, ghee and sugar.  These cookies are eggless and can be made in just 30-40 minutes of time, including the baking time.  Dessicated coconut gives a nice texture and aroma to the cookies.  You can store these cookies in an

Biscuit pancake recipe – How to make biscuit pancake recipe – eggless pancakes

Biscuit pancake is a very easy and a simple and  quick breakfast or snack recipe made with minimum ingredients easily available in the kitchen.  It can be prepared in less than 30 minutes of time. Biscuit pancakes are not only so delicious, but also light and fluffy.  Biscuits used in the pancake gives a nice

Sweet corn fried rice recipe – How to make corn fried rice recipe – rice recipes

Sweet corn fried rice – a easy and healthy variation of rice made with rice, sweet corn kernels, spring onions and other vegetables.  This dish tastes slightly sweet  due to the sweet corn added to it.  Sweet corn also adds flavour to the rice.  It is a simple, delicious and colourful rice recipe which you