Banana Split Sundae with Nuts and Chocolate
The banana sundae is a classic summer time dessert. This is one of our family favourites!
Mung (Moong) Bean Sprouts – How To Sprout Mung Beans
Mung Beans sprouts are grown by sprouting mung beans. They are very healthy form of nutrition and quite popular in East Asian cuisine. You can grow mung beans sprouts easily at home. Sprouted mung beans can be stored in the …
Classic Hummus Recipe
Hummus is a recipe that originated in the Middle East. It is a spread made using chickpeas, sesame, olive oil, paprika, garlic and other seasonings. It is commonly accompanied with pita breads. It is a delicious and nutritious dip used …
Chocolate Strawberry Mousse
Here is a mousse recipe which combines two flavours – chocolate and strawberry! Two flavours in one cup. It tastes awesome and looks awesome too.
Chia Pudding with Apple Compote
Chia (Salvia Hispanica) is a member of the mint family. This plant has been in existence from 3500 BC. The Aztec and Mayan people were the first to cultivate this plant. In Manyan language, chia means strength. This tiny, potent …
Dalgona Coffee
Dalgona coffee has become a instagram trend during the COVID year of 2020. My children showed it to me and I went back in time to my own university days in India. We used to call it “pheti hui coffee” …
Avial
Any vegetarian feast (called sadhya in Malayalam) in Kerala is incomplete without Avial on the menu. It is a pure vegetarian dish. You can prepare this dish by using vegetables that cook slowly (for example; plantains, yam, green bananas, green …
Green Beans & Shrimp Stir Fry
We lived in Edmonton, Alberta a few years ago. Over there we would frequently visit a local family owned Thai restaurant. There, one of our favourite dishes was the shrimp & green beans stir-fry. It’s really a simple dish to …
Creativity starts with a small change in routine
Reena Shimoga I recently attended a wellness course from Yale University called “the science of well-being”. One of the learnings of this course was to inculcate and form new habits by trying out new things. This creates a certain sense …
Tiranga Pulao (Tri Coloured Rice )
India is a diverse country. So, the food choices of Indians are quite diverse too! However, the staple food for most Indians is wheat and rice. Not a single Indian feast is complete without one dish of either wheat or …