Khichdi is an Indian staple food that is a blend of cooked lentils and rice seasoned with mild spices. Dal Khichdi is a one-pot nutritious…
In this type of dal (soup), green mango pieces are used for sourness. Ingredients: 1 cup Toor dal (split pigeon peas) 1 cup green mango…
Brussel sprouts are the most powerful cold-weather superfoods containing immunity booster vitamin C and cancer-fighting glucosinolates. Asparagus is low in calories and packed with essential…
This is a very simple, quick, and healthy side dish. Broccoli has a lot of fiber, proteins, vitamins K, C, A, E, and several B…
Puran poli is a traditional Indian sweet flatbread stuffed with a sweet lentil filling made from bengal gram/chana dal and jaggery/sugar. The various names in…
Tofu, also known as bean curd, is a food prepared by curdling soy milk and forming it into a solid block. It is the meat…
Capsicum is also called bell peppers, Shimla mirch, bhopla Mirchi. They come in many different colors including green, red, yellow, orange, white, and purple. Ingredients:…
Bitter gourd is known as Karela, Karle, kakar kaya in different Indian languages. It is full of antioxidants, vitamins A & C, and minerals (potassium,…
Indian flat beans are known by different names in different Indian languages: Val papdi, papdi beans, Valor papdi, Chikkudukaya. These beans contain iron, magnesium, and…
Sooji or Rava or semolina is used to make this breakfast dish. Semolina is a refined food made from whole wheat grain. It is popularly…
Vermicelli pudding (kheer) is a delicious Indian dessert made with vermicelli, milk, sugar, and dry fruits. Other names for Vermicelli are semiya, seviya or shevaya.…
My mother used to make this dish with leftover plain cooked dal. Eventually, it became one of the popular dishes for my family and now…
Kadhi is a popular yogurt & chickpea flour-based sauce all over India. Each state and region have their own ways of making kadhi. It is…
Other names are: Tindora, dondakaya, tendli, kovakkai. One of the benefits of the Tindora vegetable is that it helps lower blood sugar and is great…
Sabudana, also known as tapioca pearl or sago, is a starch extracted from the roots of tapioca and processed into pearl-like spears. Sabudana is gluten-free…
If you have a lot of spinach, this is the perfect recipe to utilize it. Also, it is a very easy recipe and needs very…
This is a very spicy side dish made with green chili paste cooked in plain yogurt (curd/dahi). This chutney is known as Santalya mirchya in…
Thalipeeth is a savory multi-grain flatbread popular in Western India, particularly Maharashtra. The flour for thalipeeth, called bhajanee, is prepared from roasted grains, legumes, and…
Cabbage curry can be made in many different ways. Once, I added frozen baby lima beans to it and my daughter loved it. So, I…
Ridge gourd (Dodka or Birakaya) has many health benefits. It is rich in essential components like dietary fiber, water content, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron,…