This year for Diwali/ Deepavali, I had made a baked version of almond burfi and my friends loved it during a potluck dinner. After a friend asked me for the recipe recently, I finally made it again to finally document the recipe and share it. It is almost Christmas now, so there is more opportunity
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A baking  enthusiast like me often gets bored of making sweet things. The taste buds crave for spicy baked goods, often! When a recipe turns out really well and the whole family loves it, it is natural for a blogger to go back to her old rusty blog and add the super simple recipe in
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Talk about spaghetti squash in the summer!  I have been making this incredibly easy and simple snack/ meal in my home for a year now, and have had multiple friends ask for the recipe.  I  finally got down to posting the recipe today! Make this for your kids while we get this wonderful vegetable and
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Wishing you a very happy New Year 2018, I am back again with these delicious Hazelnut Truffles, after a long hiatus!  It is my new year resolution to get my blog updated every week or every few weeks at least. You know how it is… once you lose the momentum of blogging, it is hard
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The Indian festival of Navaratri is here! I regularly make sprouted black eyed bean sundal during this time. Here is the way to prepare a sweet and a savory version of this protein-rich snack: Black eyed peas are one of the easiest beans to soak and sprout, next to mung beans. If you can get
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Idli, the ubiquitous south Indian   breakfast,  or evening tiffin/snack can be made healthier by substituting some of the white rice with whole grains. An excellent low glycemic index food for diabetics as well as weight watchers. If you worry about a poor digestive system sensitive to whole grains, this is an excellent choice as fermentation
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It is Krishna Janmashtami, or the birthday of Lord Krishna tomorrow. I am here with an easy and healthy way to prepare his favorite sweet rice flour balls, shallow-fried with just a Paniyaram or Aebleskiver pan. Yes, and no compromise in taste! It is advisable to use only oils with a high smoke point for
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It feels so good to be writing a recipe post again, after a long hiatus! I did not plan for the break to be this long… in fact I had “withdrawal symptoms” initially, but then life got so busy that I got used to not blogging after a few days. This summer has been a
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Creating Recipes with a Cause! I am a proud DFT blogger. To learn about DFT, click here! Celebrate the month of May with Team DFT, indulging on some delicious and hearty wraps that are diabetic friendly and weight watchers friendly. I have a delicious lettuce wrap that is even kid friendly, as it was well
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Yay, it’s Friday again! And guess what, it is a special friday for me, because I’m co-hosting Fiesta Fridays for the first time! Have you heard about it yet? Fiesta Fridays is a party started by the super awesome Angie 2 years ago, to bring bloggers together. It is a place where bloggers from all
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