Spring Summer One Dish Recipes
Quick Dinner Recipes Ideas
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- Category: Breakfast -Tiffins
- Published on 17 April 2014
The Vegetable Semiya Upma recipe is a simple to make breakfast dish that is made from roasted Vermicelli. It is a very traditional South Indian breakfast recipe that is had often with Coconut Chutney or Tomato Chutney and Bananas. Children love the Semiya Upma for their school lunch box.
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- Category: Sandwiches Burgers and Wraps
- Published on 13 April 2014
The Grilled Tofu Spinach Sandwiches are packed with nutrition and punch and is super easy to cook recipe. I used a regular whole wheat sandwich bread and toasted them in the toasted, then grilled the mustard marinated tofu and packed it into a sandwich with spinach leaves, tomatoes and onions. To give the sandwich that extra punch I added in the mustard sauce and tabasco sauce. Try this super healthy sandwich for your picnics or summer brunches!
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- Category: Indian Breads
- Published on 12 April 2014
Pudhina Tawa Parathas is simple quick and super delicous recipe of the traditional plain tawa paratha. Parathas are traditionally cooked in ghee on an iron skillet. Being relatively quick to make; the Pudhina Parathas are a good substitute for Naans or Tandoori Rotis. The Parathas can be made circular, triangular or square in shape and served with vegetable dish or eaten plain with pickle or honey. At home Parathas are served for dinner along with Batata Nu Shaak or Baingan Bharta or any other Dry Vegetable or Vegetables in Gravy combination.
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- Category: Salads
- Published on 11 April 2014
Sliced Watermelon is such a refreshing snack for the summers. When you slice them like a wedge it retains its shape and does not crumble apart when you want to serve them. The wedges are easy to eat and even great to serve for parties.
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- Category: Beverages
- Published on 09 April 2014
Lassi is one of the most refreshing yogurt based drinks of the Indian cuisine. It is had either salted or sweet or blended along with fruits to make a great summer drink. Mango Lassi is a favourite at home and every summer, when mangoes are in full season, mango lassi makes its way into the kitchen for a refreshing drink
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- Category: Vegetables - Dry
- Published on 09 April 2014
Sukhi Aloo Sabzi recipe are hot and spicy potatoes flavoured with coriander and spices that makes a great travel food. Gujarati’s are very famous for travelling long distances with a lot of cooked food along with boxes of dry snacks to munch along. Sukhi Aloo Sabzi and Thepla/Puri is one of the most popular among all their travel foods as they are relatively mess free for travel and stay fresh for a long time because of its salt and spice content. At home we savour this dish along with Gujarati Dal or Kadhi with Tawa Paratha or Thepla as the choice of bread.
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- Category: Asian Cuisine
- Published on 03 April 2014
Vegetarian Kare Kare is a traditional Filipino stew with a thick savoury peanut gravy. Although traditionally a meat based dish, I have used Roasted Eggplant, String Beans, Sigarilyas and Banana Flower. It is also traditionally served along with shrimp paste, but I will show you how to serve it along with a bean paste and rice by the side.
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- Category: Blog
- Published on 30 March 2014
Watch me (Archana Doshi) with Vikas Khanna on Saffola Fit Foodie Program on Food Food Channel. I was invited along to host a TV show along with Vikas Khanna and cooking up some of my favorite dishes from my website that are healthy and use Saffola Oats in one of them.
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- Category: Appetizers
- Published on 28 March 2014
The Fruit Kebabs make perfect Summer Time Snacks for kids at home. With a little preparation, all of you have to do is to let them know a box in the refrigerator has these Fruit Kebabs and they will set for atleast one of the snacks for the day. These can be pre-made for the day and will stay fresh too.
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- Category: Tea Time Snacks
- Published on 27 March 2014
Phool Makhana is a Healthy Roasted Lotus Seeds Snack that is considered a super healthy snack. Lotus seeds contain flavonoids which are antioxidants and reverse the adverse effects of free radicals in the body. These seeds are low in saturated fats, sodium and cholesterol and are high in magnesium potassium and phosphorus making it a perfect snack for the children and their snack boxes.
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- Category: Salads
- Published on 27 March 2014
The Green Moong Sprout Salad With Capsicum and Carrots is a quick and healthy salad that is fat free with no oils and vinegar. This summer sprout salad is essentially flavoured with the juices of a lemon, a dash of sugar, and salt and stirred with lots of chopped coriander leaves.
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- Category: Gourmet Favorites
- Published on 24 March 2014
Tofu Parmigiana recipe is healthy and packed with the goodness of soy and the full bodied flavour from the tomato basil pasta sauce. The Tofu Parmigiana recipe came out of an experiment when I had two blocks of tofu sitting in the fridge sitting untouched of a week. Tofu has never been a favourite at home, and it was me who loved all things healthy and even bland. But this dish of tofu parmigiana was loved by my tofu-phobic family.