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 …

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 …

Saffron Shrikhand

‘Shrikhand’ is a sweet dish made with yogurt. It is very popular in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. This dish often served for festivals, weddings and special occasions.  It goes very well with deep fried whole wheat bread called …

Watermelon Lime Rose Mocktail

My daughter and I recently came up with this recipe when she had taken part in a mocktail challenge at work. This is a super cool drink and we used freshly squeezed water melon juice, lime juice and sparkling soda. …