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Mixed Berries and Yogurt Smoothie

Jan 18, 2017 · 30 Comments

Yesterday I posted a simple smoothie with fresh bananas and today’s smoothie is also simple but instead of fresh fruits, I choose frozen fruits. We love berry smoothie, but finding them year around is difficult. So I always have a frozen pack in handy so that I can whip up some easy smoothies, parfaits not only for breakfast but for snacks. This is a simple four-ingredient fix. Blend the berries along with yogurt, water, and vanilla essence and that’s it. A perfect, easy, grab and go breakfast is ready in no time.

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Vallarai Keerai Dosai | Indian Pennywort Dosa

Jul 20, 2016 · 15 Comments

Idli, Dosa, Paratha and Soups are great for sneaking in veggies and greens. Here is one such recipe – Vallarai Keerai dosai. Vallarai keerai dosai is prepared with regular dosa batter which is then mixed with the Vallarai puree and the flavors are enhanced with onions, cumin and black pepper corns.

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Eggless Multigrain Muffins with Buttermilk

Sep 26, 2015 · 20 Comments

My friend and ex-colleague Tami used to bring these muffins for breakfast. I love them and got the recipe from her and used to prepare two big batches of it and freeze them individual zip lock bags. Every morning while packing my lunch I used grab the muffins from freezer for me and M. By the time we reach office it would have defrosted and will be perfect room temperature for us eat. Sometimes we might need to warm it up though. But having healthy homemade muffins in your freezer makes me feel good always. I think I forgot the recipe the moment I left Folsom. During this april month marathon, I wanted to try but lost the recipe. So pinged Tami and she posted it in her blog for me. :-)

The original recipe calls for wheat bran and it uses 1 egg. But I went with multi grains. I bought a packet of 10 grain hot cereal. So used that for this recipe. It is a blend of wheat, rye, millet, oats, brown rice, barley, corn, soy beans, oat bran, flax seeds and triticale. These grains are good source of iron and fiber. And this time I used flax seed as egg replacer.

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Eggless Waffles with Wheat and All Purpose Flour

Sep 25, 2015 · 16 Comments

Waffles is one of kiddo’s favorite dish. Its a great finger food for toddlers too. Give them one triangle of the the waffle and they can slowly chew and enjoy them. This is great when they are teething too. Earlier I used to get frozen waffles and just warm them in the bread toaster or tawa. Later I thought why can’t I get a waffle maker and make my own. The batter is pretty much same like pancakes. So got the waffle maker and started preparing them at home. For this recipe, I am going with half and half combination of wheat and All Purpose Flour.

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Quinoa Puttu – Guest post for 3 Curious monkeys

Jun 11, 2015 · 16 Comments

Yes this is a guest post and you will be seeing more of these guest post from me for 3 curious monkeys. So what’s this 3 curious monkeys? It’s a company run by two great women Shweta Chopra and Shuchi Mehta. They have multicultural books and great apps for kids. It’s true that 3 Curious Monkeys helps kids discover and appreciate our nation India in a contemporary and engaging manner. I Love their apps. The interesting thing is Shweta and Shuchi got to know my blog via Euphoric delight FB group and contacted me for guest posts. (Its going to be a series) I was really elated and humbled and I am really happy to do these guest posts for them.

Quinoa is small grain loaded with protein and it’s a rich source of B vitamins, and also dietary minerals and has a modest amount of calcium. It is gluten-free and considered easy to digest. This grain is perfect for kids as they get sufficient vitamins and minerals along with protein. But one thing that I need to agree is quinoa’s taste is acquired. I started including them along with rice then in soups and stews. Quinoa flour is a great ingredient that can be added along with wheat flour for making rotis and also you can try this flour for baking.

Puttu is a traditional breakfast recipe in Kerala. It is served along with banana and it forms a filling breakfast for everyone. The traditional puttu is prepared with the Kerala Red rice flour but you try it with ragi or wheat flour also. For this puttu recipe I am going to use quinoa flour. This became a huge hit in our household and I realized this is the easies and best way to introduce quinoa for kids. It is one of the easiest recipes and it can be done in a jiffy.

Note: It is not mandatory to have the puttu steamer. You can steam in your convenient way. These steamers are readily available in all Indian stores.

Ingredients:

Quinoa flour – 1 cup
Water – ½ cup
Salt – ½ tsp
Grated/Shredded coconut – ½ to ¾ cup
Sugar – as per taste for serving

Steps:

Dry roast the quinoa flour for couple of minutes or until they turn light brown. (Don’t roast for more than 3 minutes)
Let the flour cool down and add the salt and mix well.

Now slowly start adding the water and mix them well till you get the corn meal consistency.
Keep the shredded coconut ready.

Steaming using Puttu Maker:

Puttu maker has two parts the bottom pot where you steam the water and the top part usually cylindrical vessel where you add the flour mix layered with coconut.

Start steaming the water in the bottom part.
Meanwhile mix the flour and keep it ready.
Once the steam starts to come out, add small amount of coconut as the first layer and fill ¼ of the cylinder with the quinoa flour and then again with coconut and then with quinoa flour. Close it and place it on top of the steaming pot.
Let it steam for 4 minutes and that’s it.

Yummy puttu is ready. Open the cylindrical part and push the puttu out.

Steaming in regular way:

You can steam it the double boiler method that we use for melting chocolates.
Boil the water in a pot and place another vessel with this flour and cover it with a plate and steam it for 5 minutes.
In this case mix the flour and coconut together.

You can also use Idly cooker to steam these.

Now mix sugar according to your taste and serve it along with banana. I usually add 2 to 3 tsps of cane sugar.

Cross posted here.

Mango-Pineapple-Lychee Smoothie with Chia Seeds

Aug 19, 2014 · 30 Comments

Here is a super simple smoothie prepared with all my favorite fruits – Mango , Pineapple and Lychee. This is a super cool and a sweet combination and with the addition of chia seeds and protein powder it becomes a perfect breakfast smoothie.The sweet and sourness of mango and pineapple with refreshing lychee is an amazing combination.

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Green Smoothie with Banana and Apple

Aug 17, 2014 · 21 Comments

We are in our third week of blogging marathon. This week its gonna my favorite one, smoothies. I am not sure if its going to sizzling, but its going to be healthy. As I mentioned in my previous post, I prefer smoothies for my breakfast where I can add my protein powder. By that way I can have a healthy breakfast loaded with vitamins, antioxidants and also protein. It is always good to add greens with fruits. Also I don’t add any sugar or honey. I go with the sweetness of the fruits and also the sugars in the protein powder.

Here are my previous attempts with Kale. But for today I am going with regular greens (spinach)

Ingredients:
Spinach – 15-20 leaves
Apple – 1 (I peeled the skin and chopped them roughly)
Ripe bananas – 2
Protein Powder – 1 scoop (as mentioned in the label, the protein powder I used is vanilla flavor)
Water – 1 cup

I used regular blender to blend everything. Bananas sweetness overpowers the sourness of apple and slight bitterness of kale :-) Here is our smoothie ready to be packed for me and my hubby.

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