Eggy Roti Vegetable Roll

For the last and final day of the marathon, here is how to incorporate more veggies into your diet, but in a fun way --> Eggy roti vegetable roll. When I tell my kids to eat chapathi with curry, they get bored sometimes. Instead, letting them stuff their roti with with they like cucumbers and carrots, its fun and enjoyable! Adding some protein, like an egg on the chapati make it healthy more yummy! For myself, I add bell peppers, onions too....

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Nimmakai Quinoa, Lemony Quinoa

For the 6th day of the Marathon, here is another Quinoa recipe which I am in love with. Just like Nimmakaya pulihora, Nimmakaya Quinoa pulihora. Lemony and nutty quinoa. Its so hard to incorporate healthy food in our daily diet. In my house too, if I make changes to something like dosa, no one complains. But to something like quinoa, no one shows any interest. Its only me who enjoys eating some thing like this! and surely I do enjoy eating it too.,...

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Warm Broccoli, Asparagus and Garbanzo salad

For the 5th day of the Marathon, here is another salad, all freebies again. A very short post as I am pressed for time!! :)) A warm salad with lots of fiber and chick peas for protein. I like broccoli or asparagus when just sauteed with olive oil, salt and pepper. Very totally yum! Here I added in chick peas just for some texture and protein. I used black chick peas, but you can use regular white chick peas! So to what we eat and how much we...

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Flat Mediterrean Pizza

For the 4th day of the Blogging Marathon, here is a Flat Mediterranean Pizza and more feta cheese!! :)) Pizza!! who doesn't love pizza?? Who doesn't love the convenience of ordering in a fully loaded pizza?? all the cheese, all the white dough!! only good part is the veggie topping!! lol,... Well tho we know its not a perfect dinner or lunch, we do tend to order it!...well I guess its fine to have it once in a while, whenever you crave for a...

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Greek Salad

For the 3rd day of the blogging marathon, here is a quick, simple salad to put together! Good examples of foods rich in fiber are fruits and vegetables, which are actually freebies for diabetics. You can eat how all fruits and veggies. Salads are the best. Fruit for a snack should be medium sized and can be considered as 15g of carbs. There are few fruits which have a low glycemix index and those can be consumed in a larger quantities than some...

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Brown Rice and Flax Dosa

So on day 2 of the blogging marathon, continuing with how much and what to eat....here is Brown rice and flax dosas. Whole grains are very important to everyone and not only the 'diabetics'. They provide with the necessary fiber which the body need, which is almost eliminated by eating processed foods. Brown rice and Flax seeds both come under whole grains, rich in fiber. Fiber like protein makes us feel full and so we can eat less of whatever...

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Parama 'Quinoa' , Sweet quinoa with lentils and milk

Hi Everyone!! I am back again with the Blogging Marathon # 4. It was fun doing it the last two times and I couldn't miss doing it again this time! Blogging Marathon is a creation of Srivalli of Spicing your Life Blog. I really appreciate the patience and effort she puts in all she does and has done for her blogs and the help she has done with starting this Blogging Marathon!!.. Thanks Srivalli!! :) Disclaimer: Everything written on Diabetes is...

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Egg Masala / Masala Guddu

Even though I make hard boiled egg curry dishes very regularly at home, I realised that I don't have many on the blog. Its just due to laziness or cooking late, that I don't take any pictures. I make fried eggs, egg pulusu, onion and eggs curry and so on and so forth! :) Making egg dishes is very easy, so I make them when I am absolutely out of time and need and quick dish. And I think for situations like this 'egg purtu' or 'egg burji' or and...

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Zucchini Sambar

Zucchini is a very versatile vegetable. It can be used in many international dishes, but just like that can also be transformed into many Indian dishes. I make curries in the same way I make beerakaya (ridge gourd) and here used it in place of anapakaya (bottle gourd). If you love this vegetable, you surely can see that there is no difference in taste and it goes well in the dishes we make. The other day I made Zucchini pancakes and it was savored...

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Dondakaya Pachadi / Tindora, Ivy gourd chutney

I love making this chutney whenever I get too many of ripe dondakayas. It surely can be made with green ones too, but the ripe ones surely gives it a good taste. A mix of ripe and green ones is also good. This chutney goes well as any other chutney, with dosas or idlis or with upmas and hot rice! If you like to leave a crunch and rawness to the chutney, don't cook it all the way thru. I usually cook it all the way thru, I just like it that way. This...

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Lamb / Mutton Kofta balls in gravy

There are so many ways to make koftas and that too many ways to make lamb or mutton koftas. This method is how my Mom make it. Maybe not exactly how she makes it, but some what the same way she make it! This method involves cooking the lamb completely and then making the kofta balls. This way gives the balls a fine crumbly texture instead of the meaty texture when the balls are made from raw meat. I make it either way, just depending on how my...

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Savory Mini Zucchini Discs or Pancakes - Heathy Kid's Breakfast

It couldn't be more easier to make my kids eat veggies in a simple way....all for their love of eating dosas and pancakes!! It really makes me happy that they didn't find out there was veggies embedded into their pancakes that morning :)) so good for me right!! Well I wanted to make instant dosas that weekend morning!...Found couple of zucchinis in the back of the refrigerator. Simple click in my head, grate them and add them to the batter, would...

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Wishing everyone a Happy Ugadi with 'Oats' Kesari

Happy Khara Nama Samvatsara Ugadi to everyone!! I hope everyone is celebrating with lots of goodies and yummy dishes! I just finished my work for today, all the prayers and cooking done. And now I got the chance to sit and write my today's post. I just have less than 1/2 hour before I have to run again and pick up my kids :)) so doing a quick post! Ugadi reminds me only of nice plump green sour mangoes...and we don't have to wait long before...

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Spinach and Cheese Puff Pastry Pinwheels for Team India

The cricket fever is on full high everywhere I turn. All the statuses on facebook are only concerning cricket and about the men in blue. So finally the finals are here and India is in it! yaaaayyy!! Since here it started early morning, everyone must be so excited and are watching ball by ball! My whole quota of cricket comes from the facebook statuses. Thats what happened last Wednesday! It was probably the best time I ever had watching...

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