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Millets Idli

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  Yet another easy-to-make, delicious and full-of-nutrition meal that can be eaten at any time of the day! Recipe: Soak 1 cup of lentils (e.g. Urad dal/Masoor dal/Moong dal/etc.) and  2 cups of Millets (e.g. Little Millets/Foxtail Millets/Pearl Millets/etc.) for 5- hrs. Grind to a coarse consistency and cover the batter. I typically turn on the oven light and keep the batter for fermentation overnight. Or if you have IP (InstantPot) then use the yogurt mode for 8 hrs of fermentation.  Once fermented then add salt and gently mix together. Lightly grease the idli molds with coconut oil or ghee, pour the batter till half way full, and make spongy idlis. Enjoy with any type of chutney/sambar or just with ghee!

Chia-Fruits Salad

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  By now, everyone has come across at least one chia pudding recipe. Chia seeds are packed with nutrients and so versatile. By now, you have realized that I love recipes which are easy to make, do not take much time, can be pre-made, can be customized per allergens/taste buds, and pretty much with anything that you have at hand! This one fits the bill for those busy mornings- which are pretty much every weekday, right? How can I customize it? - Use oats or muesli or millet puffs (Amranth/rajgira puffs or Jowar puffs or  Rice puffs or- surprise me with other ingredients that you used) - Use melody or single fruit/s of your choice -Use any milk (dairy) or plant based milk of your choice - Use nuts or seeds or both. Some suggestions as seen here- almonds/cashews/pistachios/pecans/walnuts. Or keep it nuts free by using hemp/pepita/sunflower seeds. - Sprinkle with cinnamon/nutmeg/cardamom or vanilla essence.  -Make it warm or soak it overnight in refrigerator and enjoy next mo...

Homemade Trailmix

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  Set with the healthy snack for the week! Thanks to all the nutritionists and reels around, combined the goodness of seeds, spices, and all. Totally customize it with what you have on hand. And no proportions, no mandatory ingredients, add what you like/skip what you don’t. I have kept it as nuts free, gluten free recipe, but you can choose to make it with nuts/puffed rice/popcorn/etc. Recipe: Dry roast Makhana (Foxnuts/lotus seeds), Jowar (sorghum) puffs, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and roasted chickpeas. In a teaspoon of coconut oil fry lots of curry leaves and add turmeric, salt, dry mango powder for some tanginess, dates powder for sweetness. Add bits of dried figs/apricots/raisins, or any other dried fruits of your choice. Now mix everything together. Once cooled, store in airtight container. This snack-mix will provide calcium, magnesium, potassium, protein and good fats, amongst all the other nutrients. NOTE: You can add peanuts or any other nuts per your preference.

Buckwheat bread

  Finally tried the “one-ingredient”Buckwheat bread, technically multi- ingredients if you count seeds, water and salt 😀 You can customize it with any choice of seeds/nuts. No proportions- just soak-blend-ferment buckwheat and bake at 350F. We devoured this bread with hummus and grilled veggies sandwiches. Toasted bread had nice bite and chewy texture. Loved this recipe which had detailed steps- https://plantbaes.com/1-ingredient-gluten-free-buckwheat-bread/ Ingredients 2.6   cups   hulled buckwheat kernels   (It is important to use HULLED NON ROASTED BUCKWHEAT. You will not get the same results with flour, unhulled, or roasted buckwheat.) 0.9   cups   water   (filtered is recommended if the water in your area contains a lot of chlorine.) ¼   tsp   salt 2   tsp   poppy and sesame seeds   (optional) Instructions Rinse the hulled buckwheat kernels under cold water until the water runs clear. This ensures that any dust or impurit...

Millet- Lentil Dhokla

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Easy to make nutritious and delicious recipe which can be made with whatever you have at hand. This recipe is gluten free, filled with protein and healthy carbs. By adding coconut for garnishing, you will get good fats and amino acids. Pomegranate seeds will provide  oxidants amongst all the other benefits. And as always, you can omit any of these ingredients or add some other and the outcome is guaranteed to be devoured! Recipe : Soak equal portions of lentils and millets for 8hrs/overnight. For example- I took orange lentils/masoor daal, whole green moong, Udid/urad/white lentils and proso millets- 1/4 cup of each. You can mix-match anything. After soaking, blend everything with salt, green chili per taste and lots of ginger.  In that mixture add turmeric and mix well.  Set aside for few minutes.  Now add 1 teaspoon of fruit salt/baking soda/eno to the blended mixture.  Grease a pan with little bit of oil. In this pan pour the mixture.  In ...