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Recent Posts
- Watch my first podcast interview on ‘The Captains Podcast’
- Which Indian Jam has clean ingredients?
- Learn to cook Indian Vegan Food (4 wk session – Sept 2021)
- How to pick a good Indian Ice Cream for your family
- Have you checked the ingredient label of you favorite Indian biscuit recently? Here’s how to make sense of it…
- Does your favorite Indian pickle use good oil and no preservatives? Find out…
- Which fried snack brand uses the worst oil?
- My experiments with sprouting legumes
- Sprouted Moth Bean Subzi
- How to design meals to better absorb Iron?
- Which Indian foods are rich in Iron?
- Which Indian foods are rich in Calcium?
- Stop using split, yellow moong dal. Use whole green moong instead
- Chana Dal Tacos
- Dal Makhani Pressure cooking vs Boiling for many hours: does it make a difference?
- Roasted Aloo Gobhi salad
- Lettuce Boats
- “Masala Lab: The Science of Indian cooking” Book review
- Why are frozen mangoes so terrible?
- About Oats Part 2: Ways to integrate oats into your diet
- All about Oats (part 1): Is it really special when compared to other grains?
- Cauliflower rice, chickpea crumble and cheese wrapped in a burrito
- Vegetarian Pan Bagnat – a veggie-filled sandwich for the whole family
- Spaghetti Squash – 3 bold flavor ideas to use it
- Soaking green lentils…when is it necessary?
- Have Marinara Sauce? Make this easy Italian chickpea sandwich!!
- Upma made only with Sprouts and Mixed Vegetables
- Vegan Banana Dessert with Charoli Seeds
- Vegan Kale Chickpea Sandwich
- Roasted mushroom, greens and cheese stuffed sandwich
- Sambar Podi vs Rasam Podi vs Curry Podi (Tamil Brahmin Style)
- What’s the deal with Lactose-Free milk?
- Shortcut Paruppu Usili
- Why pranayama finally makes sense to me – Book Review: Breath by James Nestor
- Tips for cooking vegetables: From “Keys to good cooking” by Harold McGee
- 5 takeaways from the book Spice by Dr. Stuart Farrimond
- Rasam Pho (A South Indian Lentil Rice Noodle Soup)
- Meet the real-life Miss India Tea Entrepreneur
- Sesame + Coconut Cauliflower Rice
- Air Fried Vadas
- Indian Vegetarian Chickpea Bowl
- My experiments with Ragi (Part 2) – Is ragi good for diabetics?
- My experiments with Ragi (Part 1) – Whole Ragi
- 6 ways to use those ripe bananas in your kitchen
- Vegan Banana Drop Cookies (Zero Added Sugar)
- 6 Cauliflower Rice Recipes Inspired from Traditional Indian Cuisine
- Creamy Almond Chia Pudding (Perfect Nuts, Seed +Fruit Breakfast)
- Different ways to cook lentils especially in Indian cuisine
- Celery Rasam (South Indian Soup)
- Deconstructed apple pie with ice cream + caramel sauce (zero sugar added)
- Ellu Sadam made with Broccoli ‘Rice’
- What happens when you soak and steam lentils (toor, urad, moong, chana)?
- To toast or not toast (the rice) is the question
- Is roasting Moong Dal necessary?
- Is soaking chickpeas worth the effort?
- To soak or not to soak (the rice) is the question?
- What happens to Chana Dal if you soak or roast it before cooking? See the results…
- Thakkali Sadam (Tomato Rice) made with Cauliflower Rice
- Cauliflower Rice Vangi Bath (Spicy South Indian Eggplant Stir Fry)
- Cauliflower Rice Biryani with Masala Tofu and Spiced Chickpeas
- We tried making Pakoda 3 ways – Frying, Air Frying and Combined. See the results…
- How to Make Baked Tofu easily with a Panini Press
- Help provide Livelihood to Tailors making Reusable Masks for COVID-19 or Donate
- Penne Pasta loaded with red lentils and veggies (Instant Pot Recipe)
- Easy Vegan Saag (Indian Style Greens)
- Vegan Palak Tofu ready in 10 minutes
- Vegan Shahi Tofu ready in 10 minutes
- Vegan Rajma ready in 10 minutes (no chopping, no waiting)
- Vegan Chana Masala ready within 10 minutes (No chopping, no waiting)
- Banh Mi – A Healthy Vegetarian Sandwich
- Our recent trip visiting Shanghai as Vegetarians/Vegans
- Complan vs Horlicks vs Bournvita vs MTR – ingredient analysis
- Vegan Sweet and Sour Granny Smith Apple Dal
- Keto Coconut Rice (South Indian Style, Vegan)
- Keto Lemon Rice (South Indian Style, Vegan)
- Keto Sesame Rice (ellu sadam)
- Butter Roasted Bananas
- Sunflower seed butter truffles with crunchy chia and chocolate chips
- Why beans, lentils & seeds are > grains (Fiber, protein, Ca, Fe levels compared)
- Difference between dosas made with and without watering idli batter
- Vegetable Upma with mostly vegetables
- Quick Indian-Style Broccoli Stir-Fry (Dry Subzi)
- Ginger, Lemongrass and Masala chai & Important tips to make fantastic chai
- Delicious Garlicky Kale Stir Fry
- 5 healthy laddu recipes [No sugar, No ghee] to try this Navratri
- Cauliflower-rice stuffed vegan burrito
- Stuffed Eggplant Sandwiches
- 6 takeaways from how I finally stopped adding sugar to my tea/coffee
- Chana Dal Vegan Lettuce Wraps
- Which flour is best for a diabetic? (Glycemic Index Compared)
- Curry leaves – Do they make your hair black? Do they help diabetics? and other questions answered
- Khichdi Bowl with Salad/Veggie Toppings
- Top Highlights from my Cooking Camp for kids
- Stir Fried Kale Salad (South Indian Style)
- Walnut Payasam-Walnut Kheer (Healthy, Vegan)
- 3 Ingredient Fudgy Flax Brownies
- Barley based Pidi Kozhukattai
- Healthy Creamy Pista Kulfi Smoothie
- Delicious Watermelon Seed + Date Bites
- Should you add salt before or after fermentation of idli batter?
- Sesame Seed Laddu, Til ke ladoo (No sugar recipe)
- Sweet Potato Halwa
- Easy Vegan Creamy Tofu Curry
- 4-ingredient Carrot Cashew Balls – Easy Carrots Recipe
- 3 Reasons why you should visit Starbucks less
- 6 seed super cereal (Grain Free)
- All the diets I have tried
- Red Rice Pinto Bean Taco Bowl
- How to eat less
- Love Idiyappam? Hate the carbs? Try shirataki instead…
- Thukpa – Warming, delicious vegan noodle soup
- Sweet Potato Salad (Gujarati style)
- How to eat a low glycemic diet as an Indian Vegetarian (Part 3)
- Which South Indian breakfast is most likely to raise your sugar? (GI analysis -Part 2)
- Which rice is best for a diabetic? – Glycemic Index analysis (Part 1)
- Idli Rice Vs Boiled Rice
- 3 Easy, Healthy After-school Vegetable Snacks for kids
- The 3 most useful and the 3 most useless kitchen appliances I own
- 2-ingredient Easy Flax Bar (Flax Burfi)
- Maladu (roasted chickpea laddu – no ghee, no sugar recipe)
- Why Indians should drink Chai less and green tea more
- What nutrition do you get from eating Pasta?
- Vegan Soba Noodle Bowl
- Chipotle Vegan Burrito Bowl Recipe
- Sugar Free Kaju Katli (Ready in 15 min)
- Roasted Chickpeas with Chaat Masala
- Baked Dal Kachori Chaat
- Chocolate Almond Clusters (Vegan)
- Watermelon Seeds Bar
- I have found the best natural alternative to soft drinks – Carbonated Coconut Water – and it is awesome!!
- Moist Vegan Flax-Wheat Germ Chocolate Cookies (Great after-school snack for kids)
- Women and our problem with leftovers
- Dr. Manthena’s Arogyalayam -Naturopathy Ashram Review
- Vegan lentil salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Raw Food recipes – Indian Style (Satsang Menu)
- Vegan Chunky Monkey Ice Cream
- What will you regret the most when you die?
- Creamy fruit salad (with chunks of sweet rasgulla)
- My sister’s delicious Couscous Salad recipe
- Easy meal ideas when camping
- Overnight Bulgur Wheat Breakfast
- Learn all about Bulgur wheat
- Why I have finally come to love my Instant Pot – Instant Pot Review
- How to cook Black Rice / Forbidden Rice?
- Instant Pot Sambar
- Easy Beetroot Halwa Recipe (With Jaggery)
- Healthy Masala Vada (no frying)
- Buttery Chocolate Flax Cookie (Gluten Free, Omega 3 rich)
- Vegan Chocolate flax truffles (Easy, Date Sweetened)
- Easy Flax Chocolate Ladoo
- Why I love my Rotimatic – Rotimatic review
- Mushroom Buckwheat Pulao – Healthier than mushroom rice
- Avocado No Bake Cheesecake (Vegan)
- 5 Food habits of naturally thin people
- Healthy Poornam Boorelu Recipe (No Frying)
- Zero Sugar Added Chocolate Cookie (No stevia, no honey – just banana sweetened)
- High in Protein Popped Amaranth Breakfast Cereal Recipe
- How to deal with hard toor dal that just does not cook properly?
- Healthy Delicious Gobi Manchurian using only 3tbsp of oil
- Homemade Sugar Free Jam (Easy, Healthy)
- How to buy food without preservatives in them
- Healthy Mac and Cheese with (hidden) Butternut Squash
- Creamy Saag Recipe (Instant Pot)
- A guide to vegan (plant based) milks
- Ragi Chocolate truffles (Vegan, Date-Sweetened)
- Healthy Bonda Soup (with baked bonda)
- Healthy kalakand (no ghee, no sugar)
- Have you considered adding lettuce to dal?
- How to meal prep eggplant (baingan) for the week
- Horse gram rasam and sundal: 2 dishes in 1 recipe
- Make fermented idli batter in 4 easy steps (using blender + instant pot)
- Chana Dal ke laddu (No Sugar, no ghee)
- Easy Sweet potato cookies
- Which Indian lentil has highest fiber? Iron content? – Dal nutrition analysis
- Chow Chow Mor Kootu – Chayote Squash South Indian Stew (Instant Pot Recipe)
- Easy Milagu Jeera Rasam – Cumin Pepper Soup (6 ingredients, 8 minutes or under)
- Canned Pumpkin Pachadi (6 ingredients, less than 9 minutes)
- Vegan Kale Cake (with no sugar icing)
- Healthy Urad Dal Vada -Minapa Garelu (no frying)
- Recipe Ideas to use up extra Halloween candy
- Steel-Cut Oats Bahala Bath-Curd Rice
- Easy Vegan Chocolate Brownies
- Whole grain alternatives to white rice
- Healthy Kesari Recipe (Using Oats, apples)
- Low Carb Semiya Upma – using Spaghetti Squash
- Healthy Mohanthal (Vegan, Date-sweetened)
- Healthy Sakkarai pongal (sweet pongal)
- Kale Pesto and Thogayal (How to use a lot of kale in 1 day)
- Portable Tamarind Rice Bar – Savory Granola Bar Recipe
- How to pack your kids lunch box
- Omapodi Baked (Not fried)
- Spinach (smoothie, muffin & popsicle) – 1 recipe, 3 dishes
- Indian Coconut Dessert Bar Burfi (Healthy, vegan)
- Is the world plotting against your health?
- Wheat laddu Healthy (no ghee, no sugar)
- Homemade Bubble Tea Recipe
- How to make homemade healthy Oreos
- Dabeli Recipe – Low Carb, but just as yummy!!
- Healthy Ammini Kozhukattai (Oat Dumplings)
- Easy and Healthy Kozhukattai