Simple and Easy Rava Pongal (Sooji/Semolina Khichidi)

We love the regular rice based Spicy Pongal at home. I usually prepare the Spicy Pongal when I need something quick, tasty with not too much prep work; made using a combination of rice and moong daal along with ginger, pepper it makes a delicious one pot meal. I eat it with a small dollop of ghee, bowlful of yogurt […]

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Quick and Healthy Breakfast Smoothie

Few days ago, my colleagues were having a conversation at work about good and healthy breakfast, its benefits and how it boosts metabolism etc.   Research has proved that eating breakfast improves memory and concentration. Even though we try to follow this at home as much as possible, with today’s hectic schedules, long commute a full sit-down breakfast is not […]

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Spicy Low Fat Puffed Rice/ Khara Kadle Poori

The weather here has taken a complete U-turn. It’s been raining every single day for the past 20 days, with overcast skies and gloomy surroundings that feel anything but spring-like. During the weekdays, though, the rain barely affects me. I’m cooped up in the office, surrounded by bright artificial lighting, controlled temperatures, and no glimpse of the outside world. Rain […]

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Sesame Seeds Balls (Til Ke Laddoo/ Tilgul Laadoo /Yellina Unde /Ellu Urundai )

Sesame Seeds and jaggery balls are traditionally prepared in India during Makara Sankranti. Sankranthi, or Sankranti is a festival that signifies the beginning of the harvest season for the farmers of Indian Sub-Continent. This is a harvest festival celebrated not only all over India but other South East Asian Countries as well. In Maharashtra people exchange multi-colored tilguls made from […]

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