Tag: Less Oil

Roasted Phool Makhana | Roasted Lotus Seeds | Snack Recipes

Crisp, light, fun, low calorie snack to munch on, roasted phool makhana
01/18/2021 11:26:50 AM vindhyadesai

A new year has begun and resolutions are flying around. A snack to keep up the ‘light-eating’ resolution, roasted phool makhana. Makhana are puffed lotus seeds and they are significant in the ‘fasting food circuit’ :). Okay the new year is making me very hopeful and my way of expressing it is through words and food.
I have not been blogging very much these days as most of my time goes in running behind little ‘S’ and I am loving every minute of it. I have decided to get back to blogging slowly one recipe at a time every few days. Let’s see how it goes! So here we are with a very easy snack, takes only a few minutes to make and healthy for you, roasted phool makhana. This snack can be made and used as a light snack during fasting occasions. Use ‘saindhava lavana’ also known as ‘sendha namak’ to season if the snack is made during fasting. ... “Roasted Phool Makhana | Roasted Lotus Seeds | Snack Recipes”

Oven Roasted Dry Nuts | Roasted Dry Nuts

Crisp, super nutritious, homemade oven roasted dry nuts
06/24/2020 3:50:35 PM vindhyadesai

Quick, healthy and nutritious snacks are welcome in my house always. My family loves anything based on nuts and raisins(dry grapes). So here we are to learn how to make oven roasted dry nuts. It’s nice and easy to make, and all you need is a couple of minutes to gather the nuts and spread them on a sheet pan and season them. Then it’s turn to wait around 8 minutes to get crisp oven roasted dry nuts.
As always be careful with serving nuts owing to nut allergies and even more care is required when serving kids. This makes for a quick and easy snack to take with you for travel or picnics. It is so quick to make that your picnic or evening walk on the beach is set! Or on rainy evenings, so you see where this going, one can enjoy this on any kind of day or time. ... “Oven Roasted Dry Nuts | Roasted Dry Nuts”

Sabsige Soppu Stir Fry | Dill Leaves Stir Fry

Simple, quick and easy, sabsige soppu stir fry, super healthy and nutritious
04/15/2020 10:09:02 AM vindhyadesai

First of all, I would like to say that I am back from a brief hiatus from blogging after my maternity break. So, to start with a simple recipe for new mothers. A quick stir fry is what is sometimes required to lift the flavours in a meal. I would say it is only second to a spicy chutney to make as an accompaniment to cleanse the palate. And it would be even better if the stir fry is nutritious like this sabsige soppu stir fry! All it needs is some sweetly toasted garlic and sabsige soppu stir fry is ready in no time at all.
Dill leaves or sabsige soppu has a beautiful fennel/sompu like taste which is used as a herb in many cuisines. In our beautiful state, Karnataka, sabsige soppu is used on its own to make sabsige soppu dal, sabsige soppu kadubu, sabsige soppu chapathi. This stir fry is super tasty on its own and if you pair it with fresh steamed rice and little ghee, it makes for a great accompaniment. ... “Sabsige Soppu Stir Fry | Dill Leaves Stir Fry”

Kadale Kaalu Usli | Black Chana Sundal | Usli Recipes

Spicy, tangy, loaded with protein and delicious coconut, kadale kaalu usli
10/06/2019 11:26:22 AM vindhyadesai

With Navratri in progress we are all busy with gombe habba/golu. Everyday, for naivedya and distributing prasada to neighbours and friends we need those usli/sundal recipes. along with lots of sweets we need to make fasting recipes for Navratri. So here we are today to learn kadale kaalu usli or black chana usli/sundal.
For any type of usli the main flavouring spices are in the form of fresh flavours, ginger, green chilli, fresh coconut. Then a squeeze of lime/lemon juice makes the usli very flavourful. Ginger is added to any usli to aid in digestion. Many people make usli masala with jeera, pepper etc but I like it just plain, simple and fresh. For kadale kaalu usli also, these are the main ingredients. ... “Kadale Kaalu Usli | Black Chana Sundal | Usli Recipes”

Churmuri | Murmuri | Masala Puri | Snack Recipes

Karum Kurum churmuri, a low calorie snack to enjoy in the monsoon
06/25/2019 9:29:53 PM vindhyadesai

Tea time has arrived in my home and it is raining outside. What’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Onion pakoda? But sometimes you don’t feel like having something oily and it’a lot of work isn’t it? Ok ok, question session is over, let’s go make some karum karum churmuri or masala puri (don’t confuse with the masala/e puri chaat).
When I was thinking of a one-line summary for churmuri I had to put ‘karum kurum’ in it. That has to be the best way to describe it, there is no other way to it, in my opinion. There are certain things which have no words in any dictionary and you have to describe it just the way it looks or sounds. Just go by your instincts 🙂 ... “Churmuri | Murmuri | Masala Puri | Snack Recipes”

Saame Akki Ganji | Little Millet Ganji | Millet Recipes

Soft on the stomach and gut, saame akki ganji or little millet ganji
06/22/2019 10:05:52 PM vindhyadesai

On some evenings after having a big meal during the day we all want that one simple dish to finish the day. Usually hearty soups like spinach soup, hot and sour soup or a big bowl of potato corn chowder. But we always forget the simple grains we have consumed as a civilization, millets. Millets are now all the rage owing to healthy eating habits and fancy organic stores. It is good that we are getting back to these eating habits. So Saame akki ganji is what we bring to you today.
Saame akki or little millets or muraiya seeds are very tiny millets that look like miniature versions of the rice grain. A simple porridge made with this wonder grain is really very satisfying. I usually just serve Saame akki ganji with a twist of black pepper, melting oozy desi ghee and my homemade lime pickle. How wonderful does that sound! This sentence made me realise how easy it is to glam up a simple dish. ... “Saame Akki Ganji | Little Millet Ganji | Millet Recipes”

Multi Grain Thalipeeth | Mixed Flours Roti | Thalipeeth Recipes

Nutritious, healthy and wholesome multigrain thalipeeth, perfect for a light dinner
06/20/2019 12:27:55 PM vindhyadesai

Nowadays I’m trying to mix up different grains, millets and their flours to make rotis or the ever favourite thalipeeth. Wholesome, nutritious and more importantly delicious filling multi grain thalipeeth is what we will learn today. You can add fun things into your thalipeeth and it beats fancy “flatbreads” anyday.
For the multi grain thalipeeth I have used ragi, bajra, jowar, rice flours and also I have added some rava for texture. Along with these flours I have also added grated carrot and zucchini. But you can also add grated daikon radish, chopped onions, grated cucumber or chopped methi leaves. The options are endless. ... “Multi Grain Thalipeeth | Mixed Flours Roti | Thalipeeth Recipes”

Bread Cutlet | Bread Corn Cutlet | Snack Recipes

A tasty snack, loved by many, spicy, soft yet crisp, bread cutlet
04/27/2019 10:09:28 PM vindhyadesai

Delicious and fun snacks are always welcome in my home! Especially those snacks which are not oily are the ones we look forward to. Yes once in a while it is a-okay to indulge and enjoy snacks like matar kachori, banana chips, palak pakoda. But it’s even better to enjoy snacks with lesser oil in it. Such snacks can still be very tasty just like this bread cutlet.
Bread cutlet can be made with white or brown bread or whole wheat atta bread. Some really fun things can go into bread cutlet. Pop-in-the-mouth boiled peas, sweet corn with capsicum/bell pepper make this snack simply super. All the simple masalas that go in take this cutlet to another level. ... “Bread Cutlet | Bread Corn Cutlet | Snack Recipes”

Sabsige Soppu Paratha | Dill Leaves Paratha | Paratha Recipes

Soft, loaded with fibre and nutrition, perfect to pack for lunch box, sabsige soppu paratha
09/26/2018 9:22:53 PM vindhyadesai

Today we are back with one more kid friendly, lunch box recipe from FOI. Sabsige soppu paratha or dill leaves paratha makes an excellent paratha to pack for the lunch box. These parathas do not have filling, the dill leaves are mixed with the atta and kneaded into a dough. They are then rolled out like plain parathas by folding them triangles.
As sabsige soppu paratha does not have any filling it does not turn soggy either. But the biggest advantage by far is you can feed kids some nutritious dill leaves which they generally tend to avoid. Dill leaves are rich in Vitamin A and fibre. ... “Sabsige Soppu Paratha | Dill Leaves Paratha | Paratha Recipes”

Aloo Mooli Saag | Potato Radish Leaves Sabzi | Sabzi Recipes

Simple sabzi to go with rotis or phulka, aloo mooli saag or aloo mooli sabzi
09/08/2018 5:30:00 PM vindhyadesai

More often than not, we throw away nutritional leaves or stems that we buy with the vegetables. Radish leaves, beet greens, peels of vegetables etc all get thrown away. Ensure you always use organic vegetables so you can actually use these tender leaves and stems. This aloo mooli saag is a great way of using tender and fresh radish leaves.
Aloo Mooli saag serves as a side dish with roti/phulka. I had served aloo mooli saag with red rice akki roti. With some simple spice powders like lal mirch, amchur powder you can make a quick and simple sabzi to go on the side. You can choose to parboil the potatoes and then dice them which will hasten the cooking process. ... “Aloo Mooli Saag | Potato Radish Leaves Sabzi | Sabzi Recipes”