Diwali came by and went on in a jiffy as usual. But along with that came flurry of activities, cooking, hoarding, more cooking and packing of caloriesJ. Diwali is just an excuse, but frankly the hoarding starts a week before when the preparation of sweets, snacks starts and ends a week later with goodies brought from guests. This festival involves preparing so many different varieties of eatables that it is hard to resist the temptation. Why do inviting, decadent, tasty stuff have to be so bad for health? I wish I were transported to some unknown planet where oil and…
Indian Gooseberry (Amla) Rice (Nellikai Chitranna)
I got this recipe from my mother who had seen this on a Kannada TV program in Bangalore. Gooseberry are called as Nellikayi in Kannada. Indian Gooseberry is known to be a robust source of Vitamin C. Due to its strong, cooling and laxative properties it has been widely used in hemorrhage, diarrhea and dysentery. It also prevents infection due to the antibacterial and astringent attributes present in it. It has been widely used for treatment of leucorrhea and atherosclerosis. In India, consuming gooseberry is considered the best antidote against aging-related disorders. (Source) I found these gooseberries in the frozen section…
Easy Breezy Vegetable Peas Pulao/ Rice Pilaf
With so much talk, research going on about TV and toddlers, its effects, consequences and what not we restrict our toddler from watching TV. As a result our TV is switched off for most part and we hardly know what is going on in the TV land. It is a good thing one way, as we are able to utilize that time to do other useful things. But now that the Democratic Presidential Nomination here in the US is in full swing it is so hard to not be a part of it. The race is also interesting and tight,…