True to its nomenclature, Russian Salad is a popular Salad from Russia that is traditionally served on any holiday, parties, special days and unfailingly on New Year Eve. The local variations became popular in Eastern European Countries. That later slowly spread across the globe for...
This Homemade Oil free Vegan Mayonnaise is the answer to those health-conscious ones who love Mayo. Mayonnaise affectionately called Mayo is a dressing used on sandwiches salads, etc. Traditional Mayo is an emulsion of basic ingredients such as oil, egg yolk and lemon juice or vinegar. ...
This Lentil Korma is a healthy mix of nine types of whole lentils and beans. For convenience sake I'm calling these lentils and beans as "Dal" which is a commonly known term in India. Hence it is fitting to call it Navratan Dal Korma. In a...
Cauliflower Rice is the new trend in Low Carb Foods, with close to 20,000 posts on Instagram featuring #cauliflowerrice. Since it fits well in my theme of dairy free, gluten free and healthy diet system, I decided to make this Cauliflower Sesame Rice. Cauliflower Rice is...
This Banana Coffee Cake has the perfect blend of sweetness of the bananas and the slight bitterness of the coffee. It has all the flavours and the goodness of Walnuts. To top it all, it uses mix of Jowar (Sorghum) flour and brown rice flour...
This recipe for Savoury Muffins uses whole sprouted lentils. I had sprouted whole lentils (Whole Masoor) and decided to make the best use of it. This is the result. Muffin usually meant a bread like product, as opposed to the more pancake-like crumpets. We normally tend to confuse...
Stuffed Eggplants are popular in Indian Cuisine. Every cuisine has its own recipe for making stuffed brinjal (eggplant). I preferred to cook this Stuffed Eggplants in Tomato Gravy to go with Rice. Each State in India prepares brinjals (eggplants) in different forms. From Begun Bhaja of...
Rajgira (Amaranth seeds / அரைக்கீரை விதை / Ramdana) along with carrot makes the best combination for a healthy dish. I have used Coconut milk and cane sugar in this Rajgira Carrot Kheer to make it healthier. Amaranthus is now gaining popularity world over as the...
Mixed vegetables, stuffed in Cabbage leaves, rolled and toasted on a tawa and cooked in tomato gravy is Cabbage Rolls Curry for you. Stuffed Cabbage rolls are an East European Classic. Stuffing the cabbage leaves with rice or meat, dunking in tomato sauce and baking...
Pitla is a popular comfort food from Maharashtra. When you run out of vegetable stock, this Maharashtrian Pitla comes to your rescue. It does not require vegetables. Yet it tastes so delicious and above all easy to make. Interestingly, South Indian cuisine also has a dish...
February 10th is celebrated as World Pulses Day. I am an avid fan of whole pulses / lentils. When I took a review of my posts so far, I realised I have as of today posted 22 recipes using whole pulses & legumes. I decided to compile all those recipes and make an eBook that you can download from my site.
Healthy Eating 
Rama Ganapathy