FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinYummlyBufferemailPrint Rawa idli is a variation of the popular South Indian breakfast item, idli, made with rawa (semolina) or sooji. Wikipedia has some amazing story about Rawa Idli. It…
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A quintessential Indian flat bread that belongs to Gujarati cuisine is made with wheat flour, gram flour and is flavored with various additional ingredients like Fenugreek, Spinach, Beetroot , Bitter gourd etc. Theplas made with grated bitter gourd is ideal breakfast option for weight watchers and also is a diabetic friendly dish. Thepla is typically eaten with pickles and is a common breakfast in Gujarat and also a favorite travel/journey food. Thepla resembles Indian paratha a lot but is thin and made with minimum oil or butter unlike those ghee drenched Punjabi parathas. Let us quickly get on to the…
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Karela Muthia is a steamed and shallow fried snack that comes from Gujarati Cuisine. Gluten free and diabetic friendly , rich in carbohydrates and less in fat, healthy munching snack that can be enjoyed as an appetizer or even cooked in a curry. Grated bitter gourd, mixed with gluten free flours and Indian spices is mixed to make a dough which is later steamed and cut into pieces. The pieces are later tempered and served with tangy tamarind sauce. Karela Muthia is ot just healthy but is also very nutritious and a perfect snack option for fussy kids.
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Pan cake is an International breakfast that comes from American cuisine and is usually sweet in taste and combined with various other flavors like seasonal fruits, honey etc. In India the pan cakes are often known as Cheela/Chilla. The thin ones made with lentils are close to crepes and the thick ones made using various lentils or legumes are close cosines of pan cakes. Green Peas Pan Cake is one such healthy breakfast recipe that is made with green peas and combined with Indian flavors. The pan cake here is savory and eggless. With an addition of just a few…
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The month of August is dedicated to Diabetic friendly recipes. It’s a theme based post where i shall be posting diabetic friendly recipes in various categories. After my first post on Indian veggie its time to move on to some desserts. I have many diabetic members in my family … have grown up seeing few of my relatives suffering from this disease. Have closely seen them craving for sweet but were helpless at times. Rasgulla happens to be the most commonly accepted and loved sweet gifted by West Bengal to the entire country. In my house for every nice occasions…
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Momordica charantia, known as bitter melon, bitter gourd, bitter squash or balsam-pearin English, has many other local names. Goya from Okinawan and karela from Sanskrit are also used by English-language speakers. It is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit, which is extremely bitter. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. As the name implies, this vegetable is a melon that is bitter. There are two varieties of this vegetable: One grows to about 20 cm long, is oblong and…