Nothing is more rewarding for a mom when her kids eat her homemade pizza and ask for more. Even if it is 100% whole wheat and not loaded with cheese. If we can eat whole wheat roti, whole-wheat pizza should be nice to eat too, right? Made from the same wheat flour, dressed with
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  Could spaghetti get any greener? Here is an Indian-ized version of spaghetti that I made up, with herbs coriander and mint, and has become a favorite dish in my family. It is simple to make and I often pack it in my kid’s lunchbox. This week I’m taking it to Angie’s Fiesta Fridays party.
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If there is one vegetable that I have hated to eat in childhood, it is the bitter gourd or pavakkai. But it is supposed to have great nutritional benefits. One has to learn to cook it in the proper way with enough spices to mask the bitterness and make it enjoyable. Here’s a recipe for
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  Here is one more way I’m going to persuade you to eat brown rice, as a spicy cabbage ‘bhath’. This aromatic blend will be a good lunch box idea or when you call a few people home for dinner. Ingredients: Laxmi brown Basmati rice- 1 cup cabbage- 1/2 big potato- 1 (don’t peel if
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A southern Indian delicacy I have relished in childhood and always crave for. Whenever I find fresh plantain flower in the Indian store, I jump for joy. This is my mom’s recipe for a filling pancake packed with protein from lentils and all the benefits of the plantain flower. The layers of a plantain flower
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Tomato rice is a popular Indian dish, easy to make and a great lunch box treat. Very few veggies go with the tomato as well as bell pepper does. Here I present a sattvik brown rice version (sans onion and garlic). Brown rice is a staple in my house but guests have often not realized
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Here is a recipe for a simple vegetarian chili using sprouted great northern beans that were slow cooked one day before the chili was made. Sprouting reduces the cooking time and adds nutrients and soluble fiber to the beans. Although I could have used conventional cooking for this, I preferred slow cooking since it makes
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There have been 2 concerns about using brown rice on a daily basis. 1) One is that recent studies have shown arsenic content  (in the inorganic form) is inherently high in rice grains and it is found in the outer bran. So maybe we are taking in too much arsenic if we consume whole rice
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This is one of the best ways to have brown rice, as nice aromatic red coloured pulav (pilaf) . None of my friends that I have served this to has guessed that it is made of brown rice. It is popular with kids too. Ingredients: beets (big)- 2 potato- 1 small green chillies- 3 ginger-
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This is a pasta recipe using my favorite herbs- mint and coriander. The homemade pasta sauce is wholesome and delicious. This recipe is suitable for vegans since it tastes good without cheese. The addition of nuts adds a great texture. Ingredients: whole wheat penne/rotini pasta- 1 cup fresh mint leaves-   1 bunch fresh coriander
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