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The Healthy Whole Wheat Brown Butter Banana Bread Recipe is a moist, nutty and healthy banana bread which uses whole-wheat flour and is makes great tea time snack. This banana bread can also be packed as a wholesome healthy snack for the school kids lunch boxes. The  Whole Wheat Brown Butter Banana Bread recipe is a perfect way to use the leftover bananas in the kitchen. For making this bread eggless (egg free) use the flax meal egg replacer, as mentioned in the ingredients. Here are more homemade ...

Kathirikkai Thogayal Recipe - Thuvaiyal (Spicy Brinjal Chutney Recipe) is a simple recipe that uses brinjal and spices like peppercorns , dry red chilli and toasted dals to bring out the authentic flavours of Tamil Nadu style cooking. In this recipe the main ingredient is the Brinjal, thus keeping the main flavour intact we have added the other special elements to balance out the flavour in the chutney.  It can be prepared and stored for about a week and can be used as a side dish for ...

Tomato Onion Chutney Recipe With Coconut And Mint makes for a wonderful spicy side dish for south indian tiffin recipes like idli's and dosa's. The roasted onions and tomatoes used in this recipe adds a wonderful flavour to the chutney. Serve the Roasted Tomato Onion Chutney Recipe along with idli's or dosa's for the kids lunch box or for breakfast. Serve Tomato Onion Chutney Recipe With Coconut And Mint along with Homemade soft idli or Tomato Dosa for the kids lunch box or for breakfast. If ...

Apple Onion Chutney is a spicy-sweet-tangy condiment makes for a delicious addition to any meal. This is a simple quick recipe where apples are cooked with caramelized onions and flavoured with ginger and allspice. This is a basic recipe, you can adjust the amount of ingredients to your taste. Apple onion chutney can be served with cheese or crackers as an appetiser. It makes for a scrumptious filling for sandwiches or as an accompaniment for meat roasts. It also pairs well with parathas or chillas ...

Awadhi Style Dal Masoor Musallam Recipe is a classic dal preparation from Awadhi Cuisine, it is traditionally prepared from the Masoor dal also known as Brown lentil. The dal being the staple food for most of the Indian eater, this recipe will be something unique and give it a rich flavor to the meal. This will also help in increasing the protein content as one cup of this dal serving will provide almost 15 grams of protein into your diet. Serve the Awadhi Style Dal Masoor Musallam Recipe along ...

Tamarind Water is a tangy extract of dried tamarind that has been soaked in warm water. While store-bought pastes and extracts are easily available, nothing can replicate the taste and freshness of homemade tamarind extract. Not to mention, you will have control over the amount of water you use, and you will skip all the added preservatives and additives that go into bottled and packaged pastes and sauces. It takes just a few extra minutes, but the depth of flavour this homemade extract lends will ...

Cooking root vegetables and spuds like potatoes becomes much easier when you use a pressure cooker. It saves time, energy and also retains the nutrition. You also have greater control on how much the vegetable gets cooked, and how much excess water remains. Cooked potatoes and other spuds are useful when making recipes that call for mashed potatoes like Rajma Galouti Kebab or other spuds like Arbi/Colocasia used in Arbi Ke Kebab or even yams, as used in this Jimikand Ke Kebab.

To cook legumes, there are essentially two factors that determine the amount of water and the duration required to cook different types legumes. Both the amount of water and time needed depend on the age of the pulses - the older the pulse, the longer it takes to cook. Since there is no way to tell how old the pulse is, it is a good practice to shop from stores that have steady sales and replenish their stocks frequently. Take care not to purchase beans that look stale, have holes in them caused ...

Paneer Kundan Kaliyan recipe comes from Awadhi Cuisine where succulent pieces of paneer are cooked in yogurt along with some onions, tomatoes and Indian spices. This Kundan Kaliya is rich and has a royal Nawabi history few nuts and rose petals are added in with the gravy as well as for the garnish. Paneer Kundan Kaliyan is often seen accompanied with plain rice or roti. You can also serve it alongside your favorite Pulao. Here are few more recipes of Nawabi style to try Nawabi Mixed ...

Podimas means mash in tamil. Vazhakkai Podimas Recipe is a simple stir fry recipe using raw bananas or plantains. Plantains are a powerhouse of nutrition. It boosts the immune systems and has the largest amount of potassium and magnesium which also helps in controlling the blood glucose levels there by lowering the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. Serve the Vazhakkai Podimas Recipe along with Steamed Rice and Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe for the weeknight dinner. Look here for more healthy recipes ...

Croissant Recipe is a well-known breakfast pastry made in France. It is well known for its crescent-shaped, flaky, buttery delight made from viennoiserie-pastry.Viennoiseries are baked goods that are made from leavened dough in which puff pastry one among having called as a thousand layered dough. The dough is folded and rolled with butter or margarine several times to give it a flaky and the puffed texture to the baked products. This process is specifically called as “lamination”. Serve the ...

Lentils and Mixed Grains Kichadi Recipe is made from lentils and grains and is a main course food by itself. This protein rich preparation is sumptuous and healthy. The grains need to be soaked in advance. Right mix of masala brings out the goodness of lentils and rice as a delightful joy. Decorate Lentils and Mixed Grains Kichadi Recipe with coriander leaves, a lemon wedge, onions or carrots to make an appetising presentation. Here are a few other lentil recipes you shall find interesting: Mixed ...

Mongo ogre recipe is a summer recipe where we use mangoes in it. The most loved feature of summer is mangoes. Mangoes-unripe or ripe are much loved by the majority of Indians. The green, unripe mangoes find their way in anything from simple summer drinks to laborious preserves like pickles. This Manga Ogre or Mango rice is one such recipe that makes use of the season’s bounty of green mangoes, along with some coconut and mustard seeds. This is a very easy and quick recipe that helps you to put ...

Gehun Ki Bikaneri Khichdi Recipe (Wheat Kernel And Moong Dal Khichdi) is a lentil preparation made by blending wheat kernel and moong dal in pressure cooker till it is well done. The Khichdi is then given a tempering with the Indian spice. The recipe hails from Bikaner as the name suggests which is a part of Rajasthan. It is the place where people prefer to eat wheat more than rice thus many of their dishes consists of wheat. This recipe is diabetic friendly as well as quick to make for a breakfast ...

Tutti Fruity Recipe is a colored combination of candied fruits. Here I have made Tutti Fruity with Papaya. These can be used for decorating cakes, cookies, custard ice creams and other desserts which require decorating. Add saffron strands as coloring agent or you can also use food colors to make colorful Tutti Fruity. Here is a step by step instruction on how to make Tutti Fruity at home.

Decadent Chocolate truffles are sweet chocolate temptation with minimum ingredients and great flavours. A great temptation to gift your loved ones on any special occasion. You can flavour or coat them with any of your choice of nuts or essences or berries or just keep it simple and pure by dusting it with cocoa powder. You can also try Dark Chocolate Cupcake and Chocolate Orange Marble Cake.

The Vegetable Oatmeal Poha with Peanuts, Coriander & Ginger Recipe is a wholesome breakfast with a twist. The addition of oats, along with a variety of veggies, makes this poha a nutritious and wholesome teatime snack or breakfast. It is a healthier version of Indian staple breakfast poha. Other breakfast recipes that you can try are: Healthy Fruit Pizza for Breakfast Recipe Potato Quiche with Tender Corn Recipe Spiced Rice Breakfast Porridge Recipe

The Idiyappam Recipe is a delicately made spicy dish. String hoppers are sauteed along with chilli paste and fresh vegetables. As the string hoppers are made of rice, this dish is gluten free . It is also a vegan dish and is so light on the stomach. Serve the Chettinad Idiyappam Recipe with coconut chutney or tomato chutney for a healthy wholesome breakfast, but they taste delicious even without any accompaniments.  Some more Idiyappam recipes that you can try are: Egg Idiyappam ...

Almost everywhere in London - Bakeries, Tea places and Cafes, I found one thing that was omnipresent - Victoria Sponge Cake. It was love at first sight for me and I was immediately taken by these mini sponge cakes sandwiched together with jam and dusted with powdered sugar. The best part was, they were not covered with pretty frosting. This was the only dessert, that, I kept on eating , the whole time that we stayed in London. And, now that, I'm back in California, I tasked myself to bake this Victoria ...

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Whole Wheat Dates Cake is a tea time cake recipe made with whole wheat flour, dates and sugar. This cake makes a perfect accompaniment with evening’s tea like Masala chai or Qahwa. You could also serve it with coffee. If you like this recipe, you might also like these tea cake recipes Financiers Recipe (French Almond Tea Cake) Orange Marmalade Tea Cake Recipe 50% Whole-Wheat Strawberry Tea Cake Recipe Lemon Pound Cake (with Vegan and Eggless Options)

Whole Wheat Espresso Chocolate Streusel Cake Recipe is a delicious, moist cake with the richness of chocolate and nuts with a dash of espresso giving it the perfect aroma. The crumbly crown of the cake is dressed up with the freshness of cinnamon along with the tanginess of apricots. The most amazing part of this yummy cake is that it is made completely using Vivatta Chakki Atta (Whole wheat flour). This cake is an ideal choice for any festive celebrations or parties which will be loved across ages. If ...

Dry Fruits Spongy Cake is a perfect cake recipe when you are going for a 2 to 3 day trip and want to take something sweet along with you on the trip. It is loved by everyone in the family from kids to adults. You can also serve this during your tea time parties. Serve Dry Fruits Spongy Cake along with Cold Coffee Smoothie and Aloo Tikki Stuffed Pita Sandwich during your tea time parties. If you like this recipe, you can also try other Cake recipes such as Heart Shaped Cake Pops Layered Chocolate ...