12 October, 2018

Ragi Chakli | Ragi Murukku

Comments : 5 Posted in : Bachelor Recipes, Blogging Marathon, Deep Fried, Deep Frying, Diwali|Deepavali Special, Festive Cooking, For the Tiffin Box, Indian Cuisine, Kid Friendly, Millets, Nachni, Ragi/Nachani/Nachane/Finger Millet, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Snack on October 12, 2018 by : ArchanaPotdar

Tags: Diwali, Festive Cooking, Finger Millet flour, How to use Ragi flour, Indian Cuisine, Millets Special, Ragi Chakli, Ragi flour, Ragi Murukku, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Sweets and savouries for Deepawali, Tiffin Box

Ragi Chakli or Ragi Murukku! Well, I never expected them to be so yummy! They are easy to make and taste just like the regular chakli. Only look a bit darker! I am not a person who fries! Period! I do not fry because I start coughing and in fact, everyone at home becomes upset
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11 October, 2018

Nevri| Ghujia| Karanji|Karchikai

Comments : 10 Posted in : Blogging Marathon, Deep Frying, Diwali|Deepavali Special, Festive Cooking, Indian Cuisine, Kid Friendly, Ocassions, Snack on October 11, 2018 by : ArchanaPotdar

Tags: Blogging Marathon, Coconut, Deep Fried, Diwali, Dry coconut, Festive Cooking, Ganesh Chaturthi, Goan Cuisine, Gujia, Holi, Indian Cuisine, Indian Sweets, Karanji, Karchikai, Karnataka Cuisine, Maharastrian Cuisine, Nervi, Ravioli, Savoury, Snacks, Sweets

Nevri| Ghujia| Karanji|Karchikai is integral to Diwali, Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi all over India. I do not think I am exaggerating if I say Nevri is ravioli and it is common in the western world too. Any festival means sweets and savouries that made especially in every home to share with neighbours and friends. Friends outside
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9 October, 2018

Maneesh – Middle Eastern flatbread

Comments : 13 Posted in : Accompaniments, Baked, Bread, Brunch, Diabetics Friendly Foods, International Flat Bread, Kid Friendly, Side Dish, Yeast, Yeast Breads on October 9, 2018 by : ArchanaPotdar

Tags: Baked, Bread, Bread Bakers, Brunch, International Flatbread, Kid Friendly, Maneesh, Middle Eastern flatbread, Side Dish, Snack, Yeast Breads

Maneesh is a Middle Eastern flatbread perfect to eat hummus or tzatziki even lalabneh. You can eat gravies too with Maneesh! Nothing like a piece of bread to soak the gravy up! The best part about is that Maneesh is an easy bread to make. For me this is the best part of making bread.
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13 August, 2018

Spicy Corn and Cabbage Rava Idlis|Breakfast Recipes

Comments : 41 Posted in : Bachelor Recipes, Breakfast, Brunch, Buttermilk, Diabetics Friendly Foods, Eno Fruit Salt, For the Tiffin Box, Healthy food, Indian Cuisine, Kid Friendly, Lowfat, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Snack, South Indian Cusine, Steamed on August 13, 2018 by : ArchanaPotdar

Tags: Bachelor Recipes, Breakfast, Brunch, Diabetic Friendly, Healthy food, Indian Cuisine, Kid Friendly, Low fat, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Snack, South Indian Cuisine, Spicy Corn and Cabbage Rava Idlis, Steamed, Tiffin Box

Spicy Corn and Cabbage Rava Idlis are simple yet delicious and great for a day when your breakfast is not planned. The rava idlis I generally make are not idlis but flat and soggy I have to tell everyone home that they are idlis. Get the picture? Isn’t it a reasonable expectation that I want
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6 August, 2018

Sautéed Asparagus in Garlic Sauce

Comments : 30 Posted in : #4 Ingredient Dish, Accompaniments, Asparagus, Bachelor Recipes, Diabetics Friendly Foods, Healthy food, Kid Friendly, Lowfat, Meal, Side Dish, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Stir-fry, Stir-Fry or Dry Vegetables, Vegetable Sides on August 6, 2018 by : ArchanaPotdar

Tags: Accompaniments, Asparagus, Asparagus in Garlic Sauce, Bachelor Recipes, Diabetic Friendly, Healthy food, Healthy Stir Fry, Kid Friendly, Side Dish, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Stir Fry, Vegetable Sides, Vegetable-Asparagus

Sautéed Asparagus in Garlic Sauce is a simple side dish to any meal that is quick and easy! The best part is you do not need fancy ingredients. The original recipe here used butter but since I wanted to avoid processed butter I made Asparagus in Garlic Sauce in olive oil. Believe me, the taste was
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18 June, 2018

Instant Ragi Idli| Ragi Recipes| Breakfast Recipes

Comments : 26 Posted in : Bachelor Recipes, Breakfast, Brunch, Diabetics Friendly Foods, Healthy food, Idli, Indian Cuisine, Kid Friendly, Millets, Nachni, Ragi/Nachani/Nachane/Finger Millet, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Snack, South Indian Cuisine, Steamed on June 18, 2018 by : ArchanaPotdar

Tags: Bachelor Recipes, Breakfast, Brunch, Diabetic Friendly, Healthy food, Idli, Indian Cuisine, Instant Ragi Idli, Kid Friendly, Millets, Millets Special, Ragi Recipes, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, South Indian Cuisine, Steamed

Instant Ragi Idli is quickly made as it is nutritious and filling a blessing for the day when you do not know what to make for breakfast. Idli sambhar is a healthy breakfast but Ragi Idlis are more nutritious and the taste and texture are unmatched. The main ingredients for this idli are ragi flour, rava, curds
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15 June, 2018

Green Papaya with Nigella Scent

Comments : 26 Posted in : Accompaniments, Bachelor Recipes, Cook Book Series, Cooking from Cookbook Challenge, Diabetics Friendly Foods, Healthy food, Indian Cuisine, Kid Friendly, Meal, Side Dish, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Stir-fry, Stir-Fry or Dry Vegetables, Vegetable Sides, Vikas Khanna on June 15, 2018 by : ArchanaPotdar

Tags: Accompaniments, Bachelor Recipes, Cookbook, Cooking from Cookbook, Diabetic Friendly, Everyday meal, Green Papaya with Nigella Scent, Healthy food, Healthy Stir Fry, Indian Cuisine, Kid Friendly, Light Meal, Quick Meal, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Vegetable Sides, Vikas Khanna

Green Papaya with Nigella Scent is a delicious tasting vegetable with unripe Papaya. It is difficult to guess that you are eating papaya unless you see your mom chopping it up. 😀 Unripe papaya as a meat tenderiser is great. It is used as an ingredient for salad in South Asian cuisine too but the use
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11 June, 2018

Whole Wheat Focaccia with Peppers, Tomatoes, Olives and Dried Rosemary

Comments : 30 Posted in : Bachelor Recipes, Baked, Baked, Brunch, Focaccia, International Flat Bread, Italian Cuisine, Kid Friendly, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Snack, Yeast on June 11, 2018 by : ArchanaPotdar

Tags: Bachelor Recipes, Baked, Brunch, Focaccia, International Flatbread, Italian Cuisine, Kid Friendly, Olives and Dried Rosemary, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Snack, Tomatoes, Whole Wheat Focaccia with Peppers, Yeast Breads

Whole Wheat Focaccia with Peppers, Tomatoes, Olives and Dried Rosemary is a delicious Italian bread that tastes best drizzled with olive oil and oregano and hot coffee and if it is drizzling outside then you are in 7th heaven. Actually, my daughter, I have 2 daughters and one of them is in Bangalore doing a
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28 May, 2018

Tukdiya Bhat, a Himachal Pradesh Specialty

Comments : 26 Posted in : Bachelor Recipes, Cooking Method, For the Tiffin Box, Himachal Pradesh, Indian Cuisine, Kid Friendly, legumes, Masoor, Meal, Pressure Cooked, Protein Rich Food, Quick Meals, Rice, Rice the Versatile Cereal and Its Uses, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Spices, Tiffin box ideas, Whole grains on May 28, 2018 by : ArchanaPotdar

Tags: Bachelor Recipes, High Protein, Himachal Pradesh, Indian Cuisine, Kid Friendly, legumes, Meal, North Indian Cuisine, Pressure Cooked, Protein Rich, Protein rich food, Quick Meal, Rice, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Tiffin Box, Tukdiya Bhat, Usage of rice, Versatile ways of using rice

Tudkiya Bhat is a delicious flavourful rice pulao, cooked using spices like cinnamon, bay leaf, chilli powder, ginger, garlic, cardamom, lentils, potatoes, onions, and yoghurt. Serve Tudkiya Bhat with a side of Mashed dal/ Kangra Teliya Mah and lime… the ultimate comfort food! Potatoes are used a lot in Himachal Pradesh Cuisine so it is
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26 May, 2018

Silken Tofu Creamy Ranch Dressing

Comments : 56 Posted in : Bachelor Recipes, Blending, Blogging Marathon, Condiments, Diabetics Friendly Foods, Dips, Healthy food, Kid Friendly, Lowfat, Postpartum Diet, Protein Rich Food, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, Tofu, Vegan on May 26, 2018 by : ArchanaPotdar

Tags: Accompaniments, Bachelor Recipes, Blogging Marathon, Condiments, Diabetic Friendly, Dips, Healthy food, Kid Friendly, Low fat, Postpartum Diet, Protein Rich, Protein rich food, Silken Tofu Creamy Ranch Dressing, Simple and Healthy Vegetarian Diet in Old Age, tofu, Vegan, Vegan Food

Silken Tofu Creamy Ranch Dressing is a vegan dressing made by blending silken tofu with lemon, herbs and spices. Ranch Dressing is relatively new in my place but since my mayo is store-bought mayo I want to avoid it. This is reason one for trying this dressing. Secondly, this silken tofu was in my fridge
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