Recipes by Gita Jaishankar (Page 15)
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SWEET WHEAT RAVA ADAIThis is one of my grandma's favorite evening snacks. She usually makes this with regular rava and sugar or jaggery (ideal for kids' after-school snacks). I have made a sugar-free version here with wheat rava and agave nectar. This one was equally delicious like my grandma's. If preferred the same sugar-free version can also me made… |
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MUSHROOM PEPPER FRYThis is a one of our favorite side dishes, very simple and easy to make, and can be prepared in no time. This goes well with chapathis, dosas, and is a good side dish for rice dishes with sambar, dhal, rasam, and curd.Ingredients:1. Button mushrooms, cleaned, trimmed, and sliced or diced (2 cups).2. Onions, 2 large, diced finely.3.… |
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SUGAR-FREE SWEET PONGALThis the same and regular pongal recipe where I have just substituted the sugar with sugar-free sweetener, so the diabetics in the family can have something sweet during the festival season. It is ideal to go for natural sweeteners like palm sugar, maple syrup, agave nectar, or monk fruit etc. to avoid the long-term side effects of… |
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BRINJAL (EGGPLANT) AND PEANUT CURRYPeanuts is one of my husband's favorite legumes, so I keep trying out different vegetable combination with peanuts, either in the form of stir fries or curries. This is my mother-in-law's recipe, very easy to prepare in just 15 minutes. This dish goes well with rice and chapathis. Our favorite combination for this recipe is some… |
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SPICY OATS PORRIDGE/SOUPThis is one of my friend's recipes. This soup is similar to "nombu kanji," which is the soup or gruel prepared during the Holy month of Ramadan. Recently I have been using oats in the soup instead of the traditional rice and this version has been a hit in our house. This soup can be had for breakfast or as a light dinner. This soup… |
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Ragi (Red millet) and greens adaiThis is one of the easiest breakfast recipes and can be made in a jiffy with just a few ingredients. Drumstick leaves (moringa oleifera) is the commonly used greens in this adai. We don't get those here, so I have just used some spinach here. Any other greens like amaranth or collard greens can also be used here.INGREDIENTS:1. Ragi… |
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Wheat rava / cracked wheat vegetable idliThis is a quick and easy recipe and can be whipped up in just 15 minutes. The vegetables also can be cut ahead and stored in the fridge and added to the batter later. These idlis go well with coconut chutney or sambar.chutney or sambar. |
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Guest post from Nagina - How I Kept 40 pounds offHere is a motivational article from Nagina about getting healthy and regaining your strength and losing weight after having a baby.Her story does strike a cord with me too since I am also in the process of trying to lose my post-baby weight, so I am also sharing my weight-loss story here. I recently started working out with a… |
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ASPARAGUS AND BOILED PEANUTS STIR FRYAsparagus has become a new favorite vegetable in house these days. I usually make it like a poriyal or add it in any mixed vegetable curry. The only thing to note is that care should be taken not to over cook the asparagus. This makes it taste very different. Coming on to this recipe, I came up with this one while trying to use some… |
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CHILI CHAPATHIFinally I am back with a post after a long break. Life has been real busy with the kids that it had been months before I could post anything new in months. We are in the midst of potty training the twinsies and having fun with it :) so, here is my new post after a long time.Coming on to the recipe, this is a good low-carb… |
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