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Barley Turmeric Breakfast Cookies

Barley Turmeric Breakfast Cookies

These Barley Turmeric Breakfast Cookies are loaded with the goodness of whole grains. These are wholesome breakfast cookies, very handy when you are on travel or have no time to make an elaborate breakfast.

No cook Tahini Halvah,  Middle Eastern Dessert

No cook Tahini Halvah, Middle Eastern Dessert

Here is a delicious Middle Eastern style No cook Tahini Halvah for the festival of Sankranti. Halvah is the Arabic word for “sweet”. It is a general term used around the world for a sweet treat that can take many forms.

Millet Pongal with Chutney,  Brahmin Style Pongal

Millet Pongal with Chutney, Brahmin Style Pongal

Millet Pongal with chutney is a popular breakfast item from Southern India.Both the sweet and the savory versions of Pongal are equally famous. Traditionally, Rice and Moong Dal are the key ingredients in pongal. In this variation, proso millet has been used in place of rice.

Low Calorie Rose Coconut Macaroon

Low Calorie Rose Coconut Macaroon

Not all desserts are sinful. This Low calorie Rose coconut macaroon is a perfect weight watchers recipe. Try this simple, vegan, gluten free snack recipe for your dessert cravings. This recipe is very easy and requires just eight simple ingredients easily available in any Indian 

No Cook Diwali Desserts, Easy Vegan Rainbow Platter

No Cook Diwali Desserts, Easy Vegan Rainbow Platter

For the festival season ahead, here are a few No Cook Diwali Desserts which are very easy to make and at the same time visually so appealing.

Karamani Sweet Chundal , Navratri Chundal Recipe

Karamani Sweet Chundal , Navratri Chundal Recipe

Come Navratri and you can not miss the Karamani Sweet Chundal. Chundal or Sundal is the most common Neivedyam or offering for Navratri in Tamilian households. Both the savory and sweet Chundal varieties are popular and they make not only an easy snack recipe, they are healthy and wholesome too.

Handmade Vegan Lentil Pasta, Gluten Free Vegan Pasta

Handmade Vegan Lentil Pasta, Gluten Free Vegan Pasta

Here is an easy and gluten free Handmade Vegan Lentil Pasta recipe for all Pasta lovers out there, who want to incorporate more fibre and more protein in their everyday diet.
The recipe is very simple as it requires just 4 basic pantry ingredients. The 5th ingredient is water. The key ingredient for this pasta is Red Lentil Flour. Red Lentil or Masoor Dal is widely consumed in every part of India. If you have a high speed blender at home, then you can make Lentil flour in a jiffy at home. Else, you can use store bought ready made flour. The other ingredients are rice flour (you can also use tapioca flour), salt and oil.

No-Bake Vegan Mini Tarts,  Gluten Free Tarts

No-Bake Vegan Mini Tarts, Gluten Free Tarts

This recipe for No-Bake Vegan Mini Tarts is inspired by Indian Chikki which is a delicious hard candy made of roasted nuts and jaggery.
But this recipe is simpler than chikki as it requires no cooking or baking, no close monitoring of jaggery syrup to get perfect consistency. This is a very forgiving recipe. Plus I have tried to make a healthy filling using Avocado. If Avocado is not easily available in your region, then feel free to replace it with ripe banana or sweet potato.

Eggless Oats Papaya Muffin,  Vegan Oats Papaya Muffin

Eggless Oats Papaya Muffin, Vegan Oats Papaya Muffin

If you love to bake, then this delicious eggless oats papaya muffin is definitely a must try. Loaded with fruity flavors of papaya, this includes the goodness of oats, whole wheat flour, jaggery and flax meal.
This is a very simple recipe as it does not call for any fancy ingredients like nuts or choco chips. Yet this is a perfect breakfast muffin recipe and puts leftover papaya to the best use.

Tricolor Oats Ammini Kozhukattai, Steamed Oat Rice Balls

Tricolor Oats Ammini Kozhukattai, Steamed Oat Rice Balls

Tricolor Oats Ammini Kozhukattai is a slight variation to the traditional recipe of Ammini Kozhukattai. This is a famous snack item from Southern India. In Andhra, it goes by the name Undrallu Guggillu or Talimpu Undrallu and the Kannadiga name for the same is seke undlaka.