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3 June, 2014

Eggplant spiced brown rice (vaangi bhaath)

Eggplant spiced brown rice (vaangi bhaath)
Comments : 37 Posted in : Main course on by : apsara
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  Another brown rice dish, in a spicy bhaath that will make the ‘brownness’ not easy to detect! Filling and flavorful, makes a complete meal with yogurt/raita. This is a “saatvik” version without onion and garlic. Here, the spice mix is most important for the flavor and aroma that makes it unique among the south-Indian
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27 January, 2014

tomato and bell pepper brown rice

tomato and bell pepper brown rice
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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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12 November, 2013

brown rice for everyday meals- update

Comments : 8 Posted in : Main course, Tips to make daily food healthy on by : apsara
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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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20 October, 2013

Brown Rice for Everyday Meals

Brown Rice for Everyday Meals
Comments : 28 Posted in : Main course, Tips to make daily food healthy on by : apsara
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  Switching from white rice to whole rice or brown rice is one of the most fundamental changes that can be made in a diet that is rice-based. Brown rice contains both the bran and germ in addition to the endosperm part of the grain. It is more nutritious than white rice. Since it is
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