Orange peel chutney – Oil- Free!
In Karnataka we have a theme in the cuisine where we use tamarind pulp as a base to cook many ingredients into a tangy side dish named Gojju. Cook ladies finger and it becomes ladies' finger Gojju, cook ripe mangoes and it becomes mango gojju. Traditionally made with sesame oil. Here is a unique Orange peel Gojju. Orange peels are said to be rich in antioxidants and I have read testimonials of people who use orange peel for therapeutic purposes. They have previously been known for their high levels of vitamin C and its associated health benefits. This led me to understand why our grandmoms decided to make use of orange peels to make gojju. Using all tastes and balancing them is said to be the way to great health. This bitter, sour, spicy and sweet dish will definitely tingle your taste buds.
Arrabiata Sauce (red pasta sauce) - oil-free!
Heat a pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft and light golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the thyme and carrot and cook 5 minutes more, until the carrot is quite soft. Add the chopped red capsicum and cook till soft and fragrant. Add the tomatoes and juice and bring to a boil, stirring often. Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes until as thick as hot cereal. Season with salt, capers, olives, and red chillies and serve with choice of pasta. This sauce holds 1 week in the refrigerator or up to 6 months in the freezer. To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/ Image courtesy for title pic: www.ciaoflorentina.com
Welcome Winter | Oil-Free Mix Veg Cashew Curry
This is one recipe we do regularly at home when faced with the question, Aaj kya khana banega. Simple, quick, and a wholesome recipe. It has the nuttiness and very high nutrition of cashews along with the variety of veggies. Must have in your weekly meals, for adults and kids alike In winters, add lots of chopped carrots, beans, even beet and spinach. In summers add your yellow pumpkin, and lauki.
Fenugreek Podi (ready-to-eat masala powder) - oil-free!
'Methkoot' as referred to in Maharastra and used as 'Menthya hittu' in North Karnataka, this is a powder available in every household where age-old family recipes are passed on from generations in the family. This used to be used as a brilliant rice mixture when the side accompaniments of rice like sambar/rasam were less for the family. The powder when mixed with rice gives a wonderful aroma but not necessarily bitter. A mixture of lentils with the fenugreek renders a long-lasting taste that is unforgettable as an experience for any person who tastes this for the first time.
Mexican Rice - oil-free meal!
Heat a medium-sized pot to a medium temperature, add the rice. You do not have to stir the rice around very much at first, while browning, but as the rice gets cooked, you want to be stirring it around to make sure it all browns evenly and doesn't burn. Towards the end of cooking, add the garlic so that it is sort of sautéd. Next, add the water to the rice (it will steam loudly) and add the remaining ingredients. Stir well and cover (with a small air escape). Reduce heat to medium-low to medium and let cook for 20-30 minutes. (Cooking time and temperature varies with your stove. Check after 20 minutes to make sure it doesn't burn.) The essential rule of this recipe is “Do Not Peek” while the rice is cooking. When ready, all the water would have been absorbed, the rice will be fluffy and each grain will be “split open” because of the browning. It should be dry, not saucy. You can adjust the spices/peppers to your taste. The rec
Kidney Beans (Rajma) Rice - a complete meal, oil-free!
Soak kidney bean overnight. Cook the rice with the kidney bean, crushed tomatoes, garam masala, bayleaf and salt. To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/
Broccoli Sabji- Oil-Free!
Indians are born with the innate skill to embrace anything foreign and give it the Indian touch. Broccoli was not easily available in our markets a decade ago. But now they are fairly popular. Here is broccoli in Indian sabji incarnation.
Chopped Ginger curry- Oil-Free!
Inji Puli is a traditional Kerala side dish, served as a pickle or preserve along with the Kerala Sadhya or the banana leaf meals at most feasts. The fiery ginger cooked in a spiced tamarind base with a dash of jaggery to balance the tastes. There are many ways to make it. Some make a ginger paste, some grate the ginger. I have used chopped ginger.
Karela Khatta Meetha Theekha- Oil-Free!
Bitter is a taste too. Just like we include sweet, salt and sour tastes in our food it is recommended to include bitter. I have hated bitter gourd for most of my growing years. I don't even remember tasting it. I think I disliked it even without tasting it simply because it was bitter. Karela is known for its health properties. With age I have not only started liking it, I have also started relishing it and choosing it over other dishes too sometimes. It is an acquired taste for sure and cooked in the right way it can be enjoyed too.Try this tangy hot sweet and sour dish.
Methi Leaves Sambar – Oil-Free!
Methi leaves are very aromatic. They are used extensively in Indian cuisine. Using them in sambar is the South Indian way of using methi leaves.
Chaulai with Arhar dal- Oil-free!
There are many ways to incorporate greens into our daily diet. Greens with lentils have been the most popular and traditional way in Indian cuisine. Here is a traditional Palakkad style curry using Chaulai/ Amaranth greens, I learnt from my mother-in-law. Tastes great with rotis or rice or plain cooked millets.
Bengali style Mixed vegetable Sabji- oil-free!
There are often, times when I find myself with a mix of vegetables that are so random that I don't have enough of one vegetable to make a specific dish. When faced with this predicament I decided to try out my own version of Chorchori with whatever I had at hand. The result was a nicely spiced side dish of mixed vegetables yet each vegetable lent its unique quality and texture to the dish.
Instant Tindli achar- Raw and oil-free
With more and more emphasis on including raw vegetables in our diet, it's not rare that we often find ourselves wondering how to eat more raw foods, how to make our families enjoy raw foods. Using simple spices we can turn the innocent-looking Tindli into a spicy raw pickle. Just make sure that you use the most tender Tindlis.
Oil Free Mixed Vegetable Kerala Stew
This vegetable curry is a multi-nutrient and high fiber-rich curry which could be a great combo with rotis, chapatis, rice, etc As it is consisting of many vegetables this could be a dish beneficial in obesity and weight management, diet-conscious people and also for various other health benefits
Cabbage sabji – Oil- free!
Vegetables can be cooked in different ways to make them taste different and gain more acceptability. This simple way of cooking it with other vegetables makes it a colourful flavourful way to make it.
Poha pattice- No cook! Oil-free
Very often we accost hunger pangs with specific desire to eat something tangy and spicy during the evenings. This is the time we could stray away from our healthy eating habits. Here is a no-cook snack that's healthy, tasty and wholesome. Made with vegetables and poha and spices of your choice. It is quiet a flexible recipe. Use your own imagination to vary the taste.
Chana Curry Leaves Chutney- Oil- Free!
Curry leaves are touted to be very good for health. Most of the dishes we use curry leaves as part of the tempering and due to the thickness of the leaves we mostly find ourselves picking them out of the meal and keeping them aside to throw. My bhabhi shared this recipe she learnt from a friend of hers, which does full justice to curry leaves. This spicy tangy chutney is the only thing you will want with your dosa once you have tasted it.
Kabuli Chana Navaratri Sundal- Satvik, oil-free!
Navaratri is celebrated across the country in various ways. Every state has different rituals, different styles and different foods. Essentially celebrating the power of Mother Goddess and acknowledging the triumph of good over evil. In Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, there is a tradition of arranging clay figurines and dolls on step like shelves and placing a Kalash. Pooja is performed every morning and evening and special offerings are made. This ritual of displaying dolls is known as Golu/Kolu. In the evenings, children and women are invited home and are felicitated by giving haldi kumkum , fruits, flowers, bangles and a serving of the day's offerings or Prasad. That's where Sundals make an appearance. Navaratri and Sundals are inseparable. They can be made with chana dal, green moong, white peas, chickpeas, Black chana, peanuts, Lobiya, or yellow moong dal and a generous amount of coconut. With slight variations in flavouring ingredients, each of
Oil-free sambar powder (Karnataka style)
Sambar powder is a flavourful blend of lentils and Indian spices. It is an ingredient that adds spice and flavour to a thicker consistency sambar. Its one of the most delicious south Indian foods served as a side dish with idly, dosa,rice, millets and ragi balls.Sambar is thicker than a traditional rasambecause of the use of channa dal in the powder.
Roasted Rice and Lentil Dessert (Thiruvadarai Kali) - Gluten free and dairy free!
Indian festivals always come with their specific food treats. And they are usually based on the seasonal and regional; availabilityof ingredients and the crop cycles. According to the Hindu calendar the full moon day of every month has a certain significance. The full moon day in January is celebrated as a day to worship Lord Shiva as Nataraja. It is celebarated as Thiruvadarai in Tamil nadu and Kerala. Here is a sweet dish that is offered to Lord Shiva on this occasion. It is served with a spicy mixed vegetable curry.
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