Oats have many health benefits. These include weight loss, lower blood sugar levels, and a reduced risk of heart disease. Oats dishes makes you fuller for longer time. Thus it’s good for weight loss . Today I tried oats upuma loaded with lot of vegetables. You can add greens or any vegetable of your choice….
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Airfried Roasted Chick peas.
The high Fibre and protein content in chickpeas promotes weight loss. They keep you fuller for longer time. I always love to have some snack with my evening tea. I tried roasted Chick peas in airfryer. Without any guilt we can have this. I used only 1 tsp olive oil to make this. Let us…
Jowar flour/ Idiyappam or string hopper.
Jowar flour is Cholam in tamil . It’s a gluten free millet which is high in protein and fiber. Jowar is one ofthe healthy millet for weight loss. It makes you full for longer time. Today I made idiyappam which is a steamed food. You can make any side dish like sothi, black channa curry…
Pudina Shallot chutney
I thought of making side dish for my chila. Today I tried different method of pudina chutney for my chila. This chutney is a good side dish for idly,dosa, bread, parathas etc. This healthy chutney is very easy to make with few ingredients. If you want you can season it with mustard seeds, asafotedia, urad…
Mutter chat
I love all chats. I thought of making something very healthy or without deep frying. I have tasted this mutter chat in Kenya. Let’s see how to make this easy,yummy healthy chat . Preparation time approx. 15 to 20 minutes. Soaking time over night. Ingredients. For green chutney. 1/2 bundle coriander leaves. 1/4 bundle pudina/mint…
Little millet/samai lemon rice.
Millets are powder house of nutrients. There are many types of Millets available. Each millets have different health benefits. Millets are gluten-free. Hence we can opt this for rice. Today I made lemon rice with little millet or samai or sago. Little millets are full of protein and fiber. Because of this benifit it’s good…
Carrot salad with seasonings.
One of the easiest, healthiest salad made with carrot š„gratings and seasoned with few ingredients. We can have this as a side dish for rice or we can eat like that also. With in 10 minutes salad will be ready. Let us see how to make this salad. Preparation time approx 10 minutes. Ĺ. 2…
Panagam/ panakam/ ginger jaggery drink
Panagam is a traditional Southindian drink prepared on festivals like Ram navami, Hanuman Jayandhi or as a prasadam to any pooja . I generally prepared this drink on Thursday’s as an offering to Sai Baba. It is a very healthy no cook drink prepared with jaggery and dried ginger powder. Panagam is very good to…
Matta aval vilayichathu/nanachathu
This traditional evening snack from Kerala is made with jaggery and coconut.Ā We need not cook. When we were young my amma used to make this as an evening snack. It is very easy and yummy too. This you can make with white aval Also. It will be more tasty with Matta aval.you can use…
Quinoa salad with Vinaigrette dressing.
Quinoa is rich in fiber, minerals, antioxidants and all nine essential amino acids. Quinoa Ā is one of the healthiest and most nutritious foods. Quinoa is good for weight loss and improves health also. Quinoa salad is very easy to make and filling lunch or dinner dish. I have added some veggies to cooked quinoa and…
Moong daal oats Kichadi
Moong daal is very light and high in protein. One of the most significant benifitsĀ of moong daalĀ is its role in facilitating weight loss. We can eat moong daal at night also because itĀ is very light and easily diagestable. Oats are rich in fiber and easily diagestable. This kichadi is good for weight…
Coconut Mithai.(no cook no bake)
Coconut mithai is a sweet dish made with coconut, milk powder and sugar. We need not cook or bake this sweet. We can freeze it and make. With in few minutes an exciting sweet will be ready.Ā Even your children can make this . Let us see how to make this. Preparation time approx…
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