Idli batter savoury muffins

Gluten free savoury muffins prepared without the use of baking powder or soda

Gluten Free Mini Spinach loaf

An easy and healthy snack, full of the goodness of spinach and sorghum

Easy Banana Oats Bites

A quick and easy to fix snack

Savoury polenta muffins

Polenta is Italian cornmeal, which is known as maize flour in India. Italians use polenta to prepare nutritious and gluten-free meals, and typically it is paired with meat and veggies. Polenta is rich in fibre, proteins and carbs and very low on calories and fats. No wonder it has gained so much of popularity in the…

Buckwheat Khichadi

Buckwheat (kuttu in hindi) is a plant known for its grain like seeds, which are used to make flours and in cooking. While the seeds look like grains, buckwheat is not a cereal, and it is mainly used by us during fasts. Extremely rich in protein and iron, buckwheat is a complete source of dietary protein…

3 Ingredient millet bars

I simply cannot stop gushing about how healthy, tasty and easy this recipe is. Trust me when I tell you that this particular dish can be prepared by someone who is stepping into the kitchen for the first time! Perhaps your husband? Have used just three ingredients : ragi (finger millet), jaggery and ghee (clarified butter)….

Kiddy Chocolate Cupcakes

Have looked all over the net for a healthy and kid friendly cupcake/ cake recipe, but did not get what I was looking for. Most recipes either call for sugar, or plain flour, which I’m reluctant to offer to my toddler for obvious reasons. Can a cake ever be healthy? This question has been haunting…

Besan Laddoo

Besan/gram flour, a staple of the Indian kitchen, is used to prepare these amazingly yummy laddoos. Added to it is ghee and jaggery, two other ingredients easily available in your kitchen. The dish is rich in carbohydrates, fibre, fats and iron. I often prepare these laddoos and use them as a travel snack or mix…

Tangy chickpea salad

Life with a young one can be very tough and busy, with hardly any time for cooking.  Try this tangy salad, which is rich in iron, proteins and vitamin C, for a satisfying snack for your entire family. Extremely easy and fast to cook! This salad not only looks good, but tastes heavenly as well. Impress…

Jowar-ragi porridge

When your baby is of the porridge eating age, it can be a mind-boggling activity to rustle up new variations of the same grain. It was the same old ragi or khichadi for my son, who was refusing the same menu everyday. So I decided to take matters into my hand (literally) and devised a…

Jowar laddoo

Jowar or Sorghum is an ancient crop which dates back to 3000BC. While in India it is used as a grain, it is used as cattle feed in other parts of the world. It belongs to the millet family and has unique health benefits. It is high in calcium, iron, protein and fibre as compared…

Savoury Carrot Rice Recipe

Once upon a time, mommy realised that baby had not had his 500ml of milk for the day and dinner was the only meal left. So mommy decided to make a meal for baby with milk in it. However daddy wanted baby to have veggies for dinner, since veggies are good for health. So he…