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8 June, 2015

Healthy Mutigrain Idli – Meatless Mondays and FF #71

Healthy Mutigrain Idli – Meatless Mondays and FF #71
Comments : 17 Posted in : Breakfast, Meatless Mondays, snack on by : apsara
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Idli, the ever popular south Indian breakfast dish, has a universal appeal. It is considered much healthier over dosa, which is a crepe form made with the same batter. The traditional steamed rice and lentil cake, however, is still high in refined carbonydrates, as the ratio of white rice to lentil is usually 4:1. Hence, a whole grain
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3 June, 2015

Spicy Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins for DFT

Spicy Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins for DFT
Comments : 36 Posted in : Breads, Diabetes Friendly Thursdays, Gluten free baking, snack on by : apsara
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Creating recipes with a cause! I am a proud DFT blogger. To learn about DFT click here To find more DFT recipes click here Diabetes Friendly Thursdays goes Mexican this week! I’ve always wanted to make cornbread, a spicy version. The “Mexican” theme for DFT this week gave me that opportunity, and I happily put on
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30 May, 2015

Fruit Kebabs Using Pop Chef- a Toddler Friendly Food (Guest Post at Traditionally Modern Food)

Fruit Kebabs Using Pop Chef- a Toddler Friendly Food (Guest Post at Traditionally Modern Food)
Comments : 7 Posted in : Appetizer, snack on by : apsara
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Many regular readers of this blog know that I am a fan of Vidya, my  dear blogger friend over at Traditionally Modern Food. Here’s a guest post I made for her. I got this cute gadget from Deepti Thete at the cooking contest in the Columbus Ganesh Festival 2014. Pop Chef is a simple kid friendly gadget that
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28 May, 2015

Zero Oil Polenta or Cornmeal Upma (Easy Savory Snack)

Zero Oil Polenta or Cornmeal Upma (Easy Savory Snack)
Comments : 28 Posted in : Breakfast, Easy lunch box recipes, snack on by : apsara
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  Creating recipes with a cause! I am a proud DFT blogger. To learn about DFT click here To find more DFT recipes click here Binge with DFT this time in OIL FREE Madness!   Cornmeal is coarsely ground corn or maize. Polenta refers to the cooked form of it, an Italian dish that is
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20 May, 2015

Minty Falafel Bites in Appe/Paniyaram Pan for Diabetes Friendly Thursdays

Minty Falafel Bites in Appe/Paniyaram Pan for Diabetes Friendly Thursdays
Comments : 23 Posted in : Appetizer, Diabetes Friendly Thursdays, snack on by : apsara
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Creating Recipes with a Cause! I am a proud DFT blogger. To learn about DFT, read this link. To view more DFT recipes, Click here! The proud DFT team brings the indulging dishes made in Appe/Paniyaram/Abelskiever Pan! The classic falafels are deep fried balls made of chickpeas or fava beans. A popular street food with
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13 May, 2015

Marinated and Spiced Tofu Kebabs for Diabetic Friendly Thursdays (gluten-free, vegan)

Marinated and Spiced Tofu Kebabs for Diabetic Friendly Thursdays (gluten-free, vegan)
Comments : 21 Posted in : Appetizer, Diabetes Friendly Thursdays, snack on by : apsara
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Creating Recipes with a Cause! I am a proud DFT blogger. To learn about DFT, read this link. To view more DFT recipes, Click here! DFT brings to you “Kebabs and Tikki Factory” this time. I am contributing to the cause with Spiced Tofu Kebabs!  A quick and fancy treat for the kids in the
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10 May, 2015

Strawberry Mini-cheesecakes – a Mother’s Day Special (gluten-free, vegan)

Strawberry Mini-cheesecakes – a Mother’s Day Special (gluten-free, vegan)
Comments : 28 Posted in : Desserts, Gluten free baking on by : apsara
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The very first time I tried a mini cheesecake was after getting inspired by my blogger friend Josette’s (The Brook Cook) post. She gave some helpful hints and beautifully presented the dish. I tried an egg-free version of that and fell in love with cheesecake in general. Now that I have shifted to a dairy-free and
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6 May, 2015

Cabbage and coriander Adai (Pancake with Brown rice and Lentils) for Diabetes Friendly Thursdays

Cabbage and coriander Adai  (Pancake with Brown rice and Lentils) for Diabetes Friendly Thursdays
Comments : 18 Posted in : Diabetes Friendly Thursdays, snack on by : apsara
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Creating Recipes with a Cause!I am a proud DFT blogger. To learn about DFT, read this link. To view more DFT recipes, Click here! The Proud DFT Team brings Mother’s Day Special this time. How fun is that? Many of us are bringing Chaat or Indian Street Food from our mother’s delectable palate. I’m bringing
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3 May, 2015

Apricot Orange Fudge In A New Avatar, in this New Aum Cuisine Video!!!

Apricot Orange Fudge In A New Avatar, in this New Aum Cuisine Video!!!
Comments : 8 Posted in : Awards, snack on by : apsara
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What can I say? This is really the best honor a food blogger can get. When I published my Apricot Orange fudge/Halwa, little did I know that it would take such a magnificent avatar. Remember (from this post), Vaidyaji of Aum Cuisine featured my fudge recipe and we demonstrated it together in the You Tube video?
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29 April, 2015

Crunchy Thattai with a Twist- A Savory Snack for Diabetes Friendly Thursdays (gluten-free, vegan)

Crunchy Thattai with a Twist- A Savory Snack for Diabetes Friendly Thursdays (gluten-free, vegan)
Comments : 19 Posted in : Appetizer, Crackers, Diabetes Friendly Thursdays, snack on by : apsara
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Creating Recipes with a Cause!I am a proud DFT blogger. To learn about DFT, read this link. To view more DFT recipes, Click here! Now, I must mention that this is only a mock “Thattai”, a south-Indian fried snack in which rice flour is the main ingredient. I have named it thattai because this tastes
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