Now a days, it is hard to keep up with science. Especially, when it comes to making healthy choices, regarding sugar consumption. We are all bombarded with statements like “Sugar is toxic”, “Sugar is the new drug”, “Quit eating Sugar” every single day. Though I admit, I did believe the dogma that these statements…
Category: Snacks
Homemade Chilli Chicken or Paneer
For the most part “positivity” and “news” are not seen together. Too much negativity early in the morning makes one feeling hopeless and helpless. It feels as if our efforts of making world a better place do not matter! Hence, it was refreshing to read about the story of an honest journalist who made sure…
Almond Meal Choc Chip Cookies
One of the simplest joys in life is to eat a cookie without worrying about consuming sugar. Remember those soft, bendy choc chip cookies you kept drooling at a cake or bakery shop. Yes those! What if I told you there is a simple way of making a gluten-free version of the same cookie without…
Spicy Schezwan Anyone?
A heavy shower of rains makes me crave for Chinese food! Also, after a week of being Mrs. Sickly, I was craving for a Chinese dish with bold flavors. Hint Schezwan sauce! Ask me why? The reason, it requires only mixing the readymade Schezwan sauces with minimum efforts! Making anything Schezwan is not at all…
Let’s make some Dabelis!
Nothing makes me happier than a giant plate of home-made “chaat”, especially “Dabeli”. Of course, I do love bhel, pani-puri, shev puri and the like but dabeli is something that is filling and I get the feeling of eating a whole meal as opposed to left feeling half full half hungry. Though “Dabeli” is originally…
Toum (garlic) Sauce
After making the falafels, I got several requests on how to make the traditional garlic dipping sauce and I felt it was about time I posted the Toum recipe. So, here I have for you a mini-mid week post. Toum or Toom (which means garlic) is a creamy garlic dipping sauce, a classic Middle Eastern…
Making Falafel…
Middle Eastern food has always been one of my favorites and what better way to start cooking this cuisine than making a falafel. I remember the first time I tried falafel; it was crispy & crunchy on the outside and as soon as you take a bite you are loaded with these amazing flavors. Needless…