Health & Nutrition
Crunchy Cookies
I saw the recipe for ‘Crunchy Cookies’ on a TV cookery show. I liked the recipe since it looked quite simple, very few ingredients which I had at home, it needed only Wheat Flour and the cookies were baked for just 10 mins, in the microwave of course! So it gave me a chance to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 23 so far )Power Parathas- Veggie stuffed Spinach Parathas.
We had some guests last night for dinner; one of our family friend’s daughter is getting married. We celebrated her engagement earlier with Chaats.Now for the pre-wedding dinner (this is called ‘Kelvan’ in Marathi) I wanted to make something substantial yet different. Also there were two grandmothers coming, so I had to plan something accordingly. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 15 so far )Ridge Gourd with Jowar-Wheat flour dumplings
I always wonder what keeps My Foodcourt going?
I am not someone who is very good with words , and so the writeup on posts are usually quite small and only occasionally elaborate. My food-photos are ok but not exceptional;I get on an average 5-7 minutes to photograph any of my recipes, before my little [...]
Panaki
Panaki or Panagi is a traditional recipe originating from the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Usually it is made with a sweet stuffing of jaggery and coconut.
This is my mom’s non-sweet version of the recipe.
This savory Panaki is a Rice pancake steamed between turmeric leaves stuffed with some vegetables. (traditionally the sweet version is stuffed [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 19 so far )Spinach-Carrot soup and Stuffed Dinner Rolls
I love having different types of soups for dinner. Many times we have some soup teamed up with sandwiches or a pizza or a burger for dinner- a welcome change from our regular Daal-Chawal .
I am tempted to buy Fresh green spinach leaves (Palak) and fresh orange-red carrots every time I visit the market.
This time [...]
Zunka
I promise this is going to be one of the last ‘themed’ recipes. I have been cooking themed food in my house for the last month or so J
Now if I repeat any vegetable in a week , Ajay thinks that’s the theme for some blog event! Now-a-days my monthly grocery/ vegetable list is [...]
Oat Patties
This has been quite an ‘Oaty’ month in my house. I could lay my hands on some Quick cooking oats and Oat Bran and I have tried to utilize their goodness to the fullest. I have been adding Oats to many dishes including some Bhel!
I wish we would get some more varieties of Oats [...]
Friday Monsoon Magic-Oatbran-Moong sprout Masala Bread
Oatbran-Moong sprout Masala Bread for this week’s Friday Monsoon Magic (though the Monsoon has forgotten its magic J )
You can have this ‘Bread Bhajji’ like toasts without any guilt and feel healthy at the same time- good for the health and the soul.J
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Oat Bran Moong Sprout Masala Bread
Serves: 3-4
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8-10 slices Whole Wheat Bread or Multi grain bread
½ cup Moong [...]
Watermelon Papaya Salad
I was bragging so much about the wet rainy weather here and how it makes me crave for Pakodas J The Monsoon seems to have taken offence to this and has suddenly disappeared. It’s almost as if summer is back here and 99 out of 100 people are suffering from Flu, including my little one [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 10 so far )Oat Bran and Rajgira with Buttermilk
The last 2-3 days have been really very busy, with my little one having a severe bout of Flu. Life comes to a standstill when he is unwell.So cooking had to take a backseat.
For a quick breakfast yesterday I had Oats and puffed Rajgira with buttermilk.
Puffed Rajgira (top) and Oat Bran
I could find a [...]
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