Quick And Easy Healthy recipes

Today While doing vegetable purchase found fresh Tapioca and bought.  Today for a change did Tapioca Kofta curry which is stuffed with paneer. I am always used to eating boiled tapioca with sugar from childhood and recently started experimenting different recipes with it like Tapioca stuffed with cheese Nuggets ,  Tapioca sticks  . Today wanted to make some main dish with Tapioca and here it is an Indian Tapioca Kofta stuffed with paneer curry. These koftas can used without curry as a starter kind or even can go between burger with crispy lettuce, cheese slice and some sauce. As curry It was very good with Indian flat bread.

Today had this zucchini and was lazy to make elaborate cooking so came up with this sandwich filling which can be used as dip for chips and Nachos. This is pretty healthy and creamy special for fussy kids who hates veges. I have added a cup of Yogurt and one tablespoon of mayo for cheesy flavor. Substitute it with mayo with grated cheese or cheese spread for creamy texture. Instead of Zucchini you can use veges or even pan fried paneer pieces. This is very good for lunch box , evening snacks and also for picnic. It's our duty give kids at least little healthy during this fast food culture prepare healthy foods to suit your kids taste and enjoy.

Me born in a small city where restaurant treat those days where Ghee Dosa, Paper Dosa and Masala Dosa and Ice creams. And frequent foods are from road side shops where Parata is very famous and I used eat it every alternate day like kids eating fast food these days and loved it very much. After moving to Bangalore never have tasted same kind anywhere. So whenever I visited Salem even now will eat Parata and mainly Kothu Parata. Here I wanted to try making layered parata without satisfication. Finally while browsing in the internet I found this method of making layered parata and was happy it came so nicely and wanted to share the method. Please watch the video and if you have any doubt write it to me.

Bored of making same old pizza, or confused about what to make for evening here is an idea about pizza roll. Today I have made it with white sauce with spinach and stuffed it. you can try it with tomato sauce and more  vegetables. It is difficult to decide what to cook than cooking itself especially if your kids always wants something new. Making small changes in shape and stuffing will provide different varieties of baked items which kids will love to eat. Sometimes you can ask your kid to stuff it with their own favorite. Make your own pizza dough with whole wheat flour and then options are lots to stuff it with.

Recently I had friends of my daughter visiting Bangalore from Mumbai. Unfortunately I was not available to entertain them and cook food.  To my surprise they did most of the cooking and this Marathi Baigan fry was one of the dish they prepared in my house.  My daughter learned it from them and cooked it for us went we returned back. Today I tried making that Baigan Fry and here is the recipe for Marathi Baigan Fry. Batter is almost similar to Bhaji mix only did not add soda for it. 

Heard about this kheer before but never tasted it and made it in home. Today luckily when we had tender coconut, coconut inside was too thick to eat so we brought it back home. Here I am making tender coconut kheer. This kheer tastes good when it's cool. Easy to make also.

 I was not joking about just five ingredients and you will get healthy and tasty snack. For more flavor you can add chocolate chip, raisin and nuts, Cinnamon etc........... I have been making it for dessert for past 3 days and it is quite addictive. My husband asked me not make it anymore, once you start eating you don't feel like stopping. Even then I made it today to give girls who come for craft class, they enjoyed it very much.

Double Layered Chocolate Mousse Ok here is my dessert recipe. I have not done many desserts in my blog and I hope you will try and enjoy this silky smooth double layered Mousse. Since I had in stock little bit of white and brown chocolate I did it in two layers, you can make it in single layer also. Again this recipe is made by my daughter where I helped her make bit to make it. Click on the Picture above for video recipe.

For this Holi Holidays my daughter who is studying in Mumbai came home to surprise us. She has traveled all the way from Mumbai to Bangalore by bus to visit us.  When she visits home I am so happy that she shares my passion in cooking with me and we make many different dishes. You are the most happy person when others enjoy your effort and appreciate it. So this time o n the dish we prepared is this Foccacia Bread. I should not say we did it together, but happy to say that she taught me to make this bread. My only rule we cook is I will not use any plain flour and so here is the recipe of Whole Wheat Bread which we prepared together. Things Needed

Yes Until my visit to Ooty in India I did not know that we cook an d eat Beet leaves. While visiting local market in Ooty saw it their in bunches. We always have this habit of visiting places where locals frequent. Every time when you visit such places you will learn their tradition and how they live and more details about those people.  Learned about Beet leaves newly in my this trip. Got those leaves and cooked it fresh with lentils. Tasted Yummy and it was meaty also. Cooked it just like our normal dal with greens. It tasted good with rice and I am sure will taste good with Rotis(Flat bread).

Hi Everyone here is my first try in doing video recipe. It is not a full fledged video but I have given details about it as much as possible. Watch and please give your valuable comments for further improvement. This will be a healthy treat for you and your family. Please Click on the picture below to watch the video I hope You enjoyed watching the method of making Banana, Oats and Nuts Cookies.

Set Dosa is a famous Karnataka Food which is like sponge dosa, and if you like soft dosa then this is the one for you. As always I was wondering what to make  for breakfast in the morning this recipe sounded good. I had to just soak it for half an hour and grind it before going to bed and then morning will  be peaceful for me. I have tried it with sama millet but you can opt for any other little millet or even rice. Soak and grind just 4 ingredients(Millet, Urid dal, Poha and Curd) for this incredible dosa.

From picture you may think this is some normal cauliflower curry. For most of the ladies it always is a big task to think, what to cook for Dinner or Breakfast, than actual cooking itself. Today, as usual I had difficult time deciding what to cook for dinner. After checking my stock decided to make cauliflower Manchurian, but felt that it is not good for today’s paratha. Then decided to make curry with cauliflower and made this fusion curry, in which i have cooked cauliflower like Manchurian(which is shallow fried) and then added it in creamy curry, taste was good and my family enjoyed it. I am sharing you my recipe below try it out. This quantity will be sufficient for three to four people.

Today I am showing how to prepare Spinach Egg Florentine. This particular recipe I have learnt it from my daughter how is studying hotel management. As usual I have changed it to suit my family members taste. This recipe contains different layers of Spinach, tomato paste, then egg and then it is topped with white sauce and cheese on the top. My daughter explained it without tomato paste but I have used it for enhancing taste. One thing may go wrong in this recipe, that is water will come separately while baking, that is because you have not sauteed spinach until it is totally dry. This Portion was enough for three person.

Remember small changes together makes huge difference in your lifestyle. If you are a person who likes to eat Idlies and dosa for breakfast. Then here is a tip for you to add goodness of soya in your batter. Soya is full of Calcium and it help with strength of bones and teeth. And it is rich in protein and Iron. Adding this to your daily food gives more benefits. There won't be much difference in the look and feel of your Idly and dosa in this method. Idlies will be much more softer than the normal Idly. Many mix soy flour before making Idly, if you prepare batter in this method you need not mix flour just soak Whole soy and grind it with dal. I have given full procedure of how i make it below.

  This Paniyaram can be made with any kind of millet today I am showing here today with sama rice. Night normally before going to bed,  I always decide what to cook for breakfast in the morning today while thinking about got this idea and soaked the millet and dal f or 30 minutes and then grind it before going to bed. so morning it was easy for me to get the breakfast ready pretty faster. Soak 1 1/2 cup of sama and 1/2 cup of Urid dal and grind it into a thick paste and let it ferment. then only it will be light and fluffy.

This Creamy Cauliflower is a fusion like recipe and, I have done it in two steps, one is preparing Cauliflower like a fried tikka  purely Indian style, and then a creamy white sauce which is made commonly for pasta. Looks like a western food and looks can be deserving this dish tastes totally different. I have to pat myself on the for making dish. It can take with just some Garlic bread or just like that.

Always wanted to try this dish and tried it for first time last month when my younger daughter was still in home before her college started and it was a good hit in our house. It was not even enough for four people and then i had to made little bit more extra side by side. I have made pancake separately and the made cheese sauce separately.  Today i had only mushroom so in that sauce added mushroom and bit carrot only, you can try it with different vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, potato etc. And in the pancake we can try it with bottle gourd or potato instead of Zucchini. 

This is my first new recipe after my younger daughter left for college in Mumbai. After she left home to stay in Mumbai i realized her value, She has been the one who helped me in this food blog a lot. Thanks to her. Today i made nuggets with leftover boiled tapioca. This is a very simple nuggets without many ingredients, tastes mild and wonderful.   Things needed Boiled Grated Tapioca 2cup Grated Paneer 1/4 cup Salt Pepper Chat masala Grated Cheddar Cheese for stuffing Wheat Flour For wet coating Oats for Dry Coating

Fusion Sandwich what is this fusion. When I have just little any variety dosa batter and few slice of bread this is the dish i come up with. Today I had Kuzhi Paniyaram batter and made this sandwich with cheese spread and coleslaw stuffing. Once toasted this bread becomes slightly chewy in texture and tastes good by itself without any stuffing. Things needed to make this Fusion Sandwich 4 Slice bread Any dossa batter (millet, tomato dosa like that even plain dosa will do) For stuffing Cheese Spread Coleslaw Home made