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Tawa Paneer Asparagus / Indian style grilled paneer with asparagus curry

Tawa Paneer Asparagus / Indian style grilled paneer with asparagus curry

Asparagus is green crunchy and one of the very healthy vegetable, which is my daughter’s favorite green. It is a nutrient-packed source of vitamins, minerals and essential proteins. But I feel that it is not much popular among most of the Indians. Paneer is everyone’s 

Mango and granola parfait

Mango and granola parfait

Parfait, The name looks very fancy right but it is just a layered dessert in a glass. It can be made with the cream or yogurt and fruits along with some crunch or crumb like cake crumbs or granola. Here I have made Mango and granola 

Broccoli Upma / Broccoli semolina porridge / Detoxification breakfast bowl

Broccoli Upma / Broccoli semolina porridge / Detoxification breakfast bowl

Upma is a very popular breakfast of specially southern Indian people but now a days all the people of India are making this more often. According to the definition of nutrition white or plain dish doesn’t contains much nutrition, there has to be lots of 

Chocolate Granola / Chocolate lovers granola / Nutella lovers granola

Chocolate Granola / Chocolate lovers granola / Nutella lovers granola

Once you will make your own granola then you will come to know that how easy is to make granola at home, which won’t contains any preservatives, extra sugar and additives. Simple and natural which is very easy to make, chipper and fresher than the store 

Avocado Paneer Paratha / Indian style Avocado Cottage Cheese Quesadilla

Avocado Paneer Paratha / Indian style Avocado Cottage Cheese Quesadilla

Avocado is an Incredibly nutritious fruit which is neutral in taste and having buttery texture. With its neutral taste you can use it in smoothie or as a dips which is called as a guacamole or you can use this to make healthy brownie or 

Misal rice bowl

Misal rice bowl

Misal pav is a very famous dish of Maharashtra, India. As the name says; it contains pav which is a type of bread kinda dinner rolls with spicy misal (moth bean stew).  It is can be made by using any sprouted beans like moong beans, moth 

Oats and nuts chikki /Indian style energy bar/ Oats and nuts brittle ( V + GF )

Oats and nuts chikki /Indian style energy bar/ Oats and nuts brittle ( V + GF )

Recently we have started eating energy bars which comes into the packet but our grandma’s were making this energy bar since years. Here I am talking about chikki or traditional Indian energy bars, which can be made by using jaggery and groundnuts or by using 

Quinoa caprese salad / Italian style quinoa bowl

Quinoa caprese salad / Italian style quinoa bowl

Now a days cooking fresh food is toughest task for many people. Quinoa caprese salad will help you to cook your meal in no time with very less ingredients. This bowl will make you feel full, satisfy and energetic for longer time, hence enhances weight 

Tofu bhurji masala dosa / Scrambled tofu savory crepes / Scrambled tofu V + GF wrap

Tofu bhurji masala dosa / Scrambled tofu savory crepes / Scrambled tofu V + GF wrap

Dosa is a type of pancake from the Indian subcontinent, made from a fermented batter. It is somewhat similar to a crepe in appearance. Its main ingredients are rice and black gram. Dosa is a typical part of the South Indian diet and popular all over the Indian 

Sugar free banana chocolate chip muffin / eggless banana chocolate chip muffin

Sugar free banana chocolate chip muffin / eggless banana chocolate chip muffin

Looking for perfect holiday treat recipe for your friends and family?, then eggless banana chocolate chip muffin is great way to make your dessert or breakfast without sugar. Perfectly ripe bananas are my favorite ingredient and this muffins are my daughter’s favorite. Banana gives this 

Classic Tomato soup / One pot quick and easy tomato soup

Classic Tomato soup / One pot quick and easy tomato soup

The nights are becoming longer, leaves are falling down and cold windy breeze. Weather is changing it’s gear from summer to fall and fall to winter. Slurping hot soup for dinner will makes us feel cozy and warm. Tomato soup is almost everyone’s favorite and 

Quinoa khichadi / Quinoa and lentil easy one pot meal / Diabetic friendly bowl ( Vegan + Gluten Free)

Quinoa khichadi / Quinoa and lentil easy one pot meal / Diabetic friendly bowl ( Vegan + Gluten Free)

If you are looking for one pot meal which is easy to cook, nutritious and flavorful then quinoa khichadi is the best option for you. Khichadi is a comfort Indian food which is mixture of rice and lentil cooked with vegetable and flavored with spices.  

Baked Dahi Vada / Baked Dahi bhalla

Baked Dahi Vada / Baked Dahi bhalla

Baked dahi vada is very popular North indian street food with my baked twist to the traditional recipe for healthy version. It is having all the taste your palate needs without any compromise. If you have checked my baked moong dal falafel and baked vada 

Tandoori Mushroom sandwich

Tandoori Mushroom sandwich

Who do not like sandwiches? That is everyone’s favorite. Tandoori mushroom sandwich is a quick and easy sandwich which is crunchy and soft in texture with burst of tandoori flavors. In India we use to make grilled sandwich with potato and peas stuffing which contains 

Baked vada / Baked medu vada

Baked vada / Baked medu vada

I have one good news for all the weight watchers that now you should not compromise things for the excess oils. Baked urad dal vada or baked medu vada is a healthy alternate to the traditional dish. I have change frying method to baking and 

Basil pesto sandwich dhokla

Basil pesto sandwich dhokla

If you are from Gujrat (west part of India) then people will always ask you about Dhokla recipe. There are different types and versions of making dhoklas, they can be made with gram flour, semolina, mixed grains, lentil and rice and many more combinations. Traditionally 

Strawberry Sooji Sheera / Strawberry semolina pudding

Strawberry Sooji Sheera / Strawberry semolina pudding

Sheera or Halwa, you might think that it is not your thing or it is not that cool looking dessert, right? Well, Strawberry sooji sheera is an attempt to give modern make over of the traditional dessert. Traditionally people used to make sheera during spiritual 

Masala Cheerios / Savory Cheerios

Masala Cheerios / Savory Cheerios

Snacking is the time when you are hungry and might end up eating those ditched whites (sugar, all purpose flour) or somethings fried. Watching movies and end up eating a pack of chips or popcorn? Eating Masala Cheerios is great idea of eating healthy while 

Indian style stirfried zucchini / Zucchini sabji / Zucchini curry

Indian style stirfried zucchini / Zucchini sabji / Zucchini curry

Planning before sleeping at night that which sabji(curry) to make for next day’s lunch? I have a solution for that – easy, quick, super healthy and again with a new vegetable recipe. Indian style stir fried zucchini is the best way to use zucchini into 

Cheerios Bhel Puri

Cheerios Bhel Puri

Cheerios, that’s the bowl of my breakfast that’s what you are thinking about right? I have made healthy, yummy and quick snacking option out of it.see how? Bhel is a savory and light crunchy snack, and is also a type of chaat famous from streets 

Gorgeous Green Curry / Veggie palak

Gorgeous Green Curry / Veggie palak

Spinach is a vegetable which is having tons of nutritious benefits. Superfood for everyone specially for kids and women- because of its mineral contains like iron and folate. Palak Paneer is very popular North Indian dish made up of thick purée of Spinach and paneer, seasoned with 

Paneer tikka masala pasta

Paneer tikka masala pasta

The other day, I was thinking about what to make for dinner, then thought of combining Paneer tikka masala with pasta and made fusion paneer tikka masala pasta. People love to eat paneer and paneer tikka masala curry is almost everyone’s favorite. Pastas are most kids favorite 

Baked moong dal vada / Baked Moong dal falafel

Baked moong dal vada / Baked Moong dal falafel

Who don’t like vada, it can be of any lentils but the oil makes us to think about eating it. Those extra calories are difficult to burn don’t you think so? Why don’t we try to change the way we cook, bake it instead of 

About Me

Hello There, I’m Ami. Thanks for stopping by. I am a physical therapist by profession, cook at heart, recipe developer, my family’s nutritionist and a mommy. Here I am going to share healthy, tasty and creative – vegetarian, Vegan and egg free recipes; so stay