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3 Apr 2018

Lobia Biryani

Lobia which is also called as black eyed peas in English, is a very healthy bean with various health benefits. It is rich in potassium and protein and it is also rich in vitamin A and B. If you are a vegetarian then lobia can help you to meet your daily protein requirement.

There are many dishes that you can make with lobia. I usually make a lobia sundal, lobia masala, lobia biryani and a lobia pulao. This lobia biryani, makes a tasty lunch box recipe for my kids and I make this atleast once a fortnight.

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Dry Fruits Ladoo

Healthy Recipes, Laddu Recipes, Snacks No comments

Dry fruits ladoo is an easy to make healthy snack that you can make for kids. It is made with any kind of dry fruits. In this recipe I used dates, figs and raisins. You can pick and choose the variety of dry fruits you use and you can change the quantity used as per your choice. There is no need to add any sweetener as the dates, figs and raisin are very sweet to taste.

You can make big sized ladoos also, I made very small balls as my kids are small they prefer the small size. I have used copra thenga to make this ladoo due to it's high nutritional value. Copra thengai increases brain powder, reduces cholesterol and prevents anemia. If you don't have it, you can use dessicated coconut too.

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How to make Hung Curd

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Hung curd is nothing but curd with all the whey removed from it. It is made by putting the curd in a muslin cloth or cheese cloth and all the whey water is allowed to drain out. The resulting thick curd is called as hung curd.
There are many recipes that use hung curd, I mostly use it in desserts only. The most common recipe made with hung curd is shrikhand.

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Jackfruit Mousse

Desserts, Jackfruit Recipes, Mousse 2 comments

Jackfruit is one of my most favorite fruits! This is my first recipe of jackfruit as every time we buy some, we always end up eating it up. This time, my jackfruit was not so sweet or tasty so I made this mousse and a milkshake with it.

My children never eat jackfruit and my mother in law always used to tell me to make this simple eggless mousse for them. This is easy to make, like this easy eggless mango mousse, and it tastes great!

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Chicken Pulao

Chicken Recipes, Non Veg Recipes, Pulao Recipes No comments

Chicken pulao is flavorful, mild rice recipe that we love at home. Many people don't prefer to make a chicken pulao as the chicken biryani always takes precedence over any other chicken rice recipe in South India! But I always make a chicken pulao when the side dishes are heavily packed with mutton recipes. In those instances instead of a simple ghee rice, a chicken pulao makes the lunch light and tasty!

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Aloo Capsicum Rice

Capsicum, Lunch Box Recipes, Potato Recipes, Veg Rice Variety 3 comments

Today I have another lunch box recipe and this is made with the ever favourite potatoes and capsicum. This is an easy and simple recipe that you can make for kids lunch boxes or you can have this on a lazy day, when you don't feel like cooking! You can have this rice with chips or raita and it tastes yum!

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Carrot Beet Root Halwa in Microwave

Beetroot Recipes, carrots, Halwa Recipes, Indian Sweets 1 comment

I love carrot and beet root halwa! It is one of the very few Indian sweets that I love to eat. I have already posted different versions of carrot and beetroot halwa recipes and this is one of my favorites as it gets done in a few minutes. It's almost like an instant version of carrot beetroot halwa!

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Fruit Cake Trifle

Desserts, Left Over Fruit Cake Recipes, No Bake recipes, Trifle Recipes 2 comments

Trifle is a dessert made with layers of cake, custard, jelly and cream. You can make a trifle with vanilla sponge cake or a chocolate cake. I had some left over Christmas Fruit Cake so I made this plum cake trifle. A Christmas fruit cake already has a lot of flavor in it and all the nuts and fruits along with the custard, jelly and cream made it delicious!

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Keerai Kedayal

Greens Recipes, Veg Side Dish for Rice 1 comment

Any variety if keerai is highly nutritious, including green leafy vegetables is very good for us. Greens is rich is iron, fibre and vitamins! One of my father's friend who is a naturopath, told me many years ago that it is very good to include one variety of keerai everyday!

There are many different ways to make keerai. I make a poriyal or kootu with it. My mother in law makes this kedayal and my husband likes to have keerai this way.

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Mushroom Methi Pulao

Methi Recipes, Mushroom Recipes, Pulao Recipes No comments

This is a healthy pulao with mushrooms and methi leaves. I try to include lots of vegetables in my kids lunch box and since they like mushrooms, I added some methi leaves to make it more healthy.