Garden Pasta Salad

Don’t we all look for light healthy food options?  I do and I look for low fat, healthy, vegetarian lunch ideas all the time and that is the idea behind the Light lunch Event. Throughout the month of June I will be posting recipes of salads, sandwiches, rice, breads etc food that not only looks good, but tastes good too […]

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Guacamole Sandwich Flats

Thin buns, sandwich thins, slim sandwich bread, sandwich flats—whatever you call them, they’re essentially the same. Companies just use different names to market their brands. If you’re unfamiliar with them, picture regular old chubby buns minus the extra trimmings, and you’ve got a thin sandwich bun. Personally, I prefer the name Sandwich Flats and use it consistently. These buns are […]

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Black beans, Corn & Rice Salad

I am thrilled to kick start the Light Lunches event here with one of our favorite rice salads; South west inspired corn, black bean rice salad. We eat this regularly at Chipotle (chain of fast casual restaurant) and its enticing taste has prompted me to try this at home. With stuff like corn, black beans, peppers, cilantro and lime it […]

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Chettinad Potatoes

Inspiration as they say comes from unexpected places and this recipe is a testimonial to that. Few weeks ago, I was looking for some North Indian styled recipe using spinach on Sanjeev Kapoor’s website, hoping to find some inspiration and ideas, but few searches and clicks later I landed on a recipe of Spicy Tempered Potatoes called Urulai Chettinadu with […]

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Teppal Ambat (Potato Curry in Triphal spice)

Teppal / Tirphal also called as Sichuan pepper is a rare spice Indian resembling a bigger version of black pepper. This is predominantly used in Maharashtra and coastal Konkan cooking.  If you are looking at this spice for the first time, then you might ignore it as it so ordinary looking with no distinct flavor or aroma of its own. […]

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Mixed Greens Stir Fry/ Soppina Palya

Our grocery store offers a variety of fresh greens year-round, and I often find myself purchasing at least two different types each week. These leafy green vegetables are packed with nutritional value, rich in antioxidants, and excellent sources of iron and calcium. However, their short shelf life means they need to be used quickly. This recipe is perfect for using […]

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