Lazy Sunday = Delicious chocolate chip cookies! Delicious chocolate chips cookies recipe . These cookies are loaded with semisweet chocolate chips, milk, chocolate, and white chocolate. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Ingredients: 2-1/4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) […]
Plain Toor Dal and Spicy Toor Dal
PLAIN DAL This is a famous Indian Dal which accompanies plain white rice in daily meals of most Indian families. Often, I have had people ask me ‘How do Vegetarians get their protien?’ The answer to that is Dal. There are various kinds of Dals (Lentils) which are very popular throughout India. They are the […]
Cauliflower with Lentils
CAULIFLOWER WITH LENTILS: SERVES FOR FOUR INGREDIENTS: 2 Cups Cauliflower Florets, cut into small pieces 1 Cup small pieces of boiled Potato (optional) 1 Medium Tomato, cut into small pieces ½ Medium onion, cut into small pieces 3 Cloves of fresh Garlic, peeled and chopped 1 Cup chopped fresh Coriander leaves (optional) 1 Cup Canned […]
Sago Vada (Tapioca & Potatoes Patties)
Sago palm is a crop that grows successfully on deep peat in Sarawak. It’s a flowering palm which stores starch in the trunk. Basically, Sago starch is valuable source of carbohydrates. It is widely used in the food industries. Products that had been produced from sago starch are, high fructose syrup, glucose, maltose, dextrose, caramel, […]
Moog Vadas
I have decided to include a little appetizer dish. Although these little bites are deep-fried, I believe a few of them are still eligible for the South Beach Phase 1 and definitely for Phases 2 and 3. The reason is, I use a very nominal amount of flour to hold the balls together. I also […]
SPICED SHANKARPALAS (Spiced chips)
SPICED SHANKARPAKAS (Spiced Chips) Ingredients: 1 ½ cups of All Purpose Flour 2 tbs. Chickpea flour ½ tsp. Red Chilly Powder(as per taste) ½ tsp. Salt (as per taste) ¼ tsp. Baking Soda (2 pinches) 2 tbs. Olive/Canola oil ¼ cup of cold water 3 Cups of oil for deep frying (Canola oil/oil of your […]
GLUTEN FREE BANANA BREAD
BANANA BREAD- GLUTEN FREE Going Gluten Free seems to be all the rage right now. You might find that every where you look people are starting to say they are avoiding gluten or they have a gluten allergy. I began to wonder why this was? What exactly is gluten and was it really possible that […]
CARROT SALAD
Try this healthy and easy carrot salad recipe! It makes a great addition to the dinner table and the extra peanuts add a nice crunch that will have kids eating their vegetables. Ingredients:- 2 cups of baby carrots 1 square inch skinned piece of ginger ½ cup roasted, salted peanuts/cashew nut ¼ tsp. salt (as […]
TURKEY PATTIES
TURKEY PATTIES INGREDIENTS FOR THE FILLING:- ½ lb ground turkey. Preferably 93% fat free 4 tbs. extra-virgin oil/Canola oil 4 cloves garlic crushed 2 tbs. grated ginger ½ cup chopped onion ½ tsp. black pepper powder ½ tsp. red chilly powder(optional) 1 tsp. cinnamon powder ½ tsp. turmeric powder(0ptional 1 tsp. sea salt/salt 1 […]
PIZZA FOR VEGGIE LOVERS
Don’t you find this picture absolutely tempting? I may have just finished breakfast, but this was last night’s dinner and I wish there were leftovers. The best thing about pizza is how easy and versatile it is. I think you would be hard pressed not to find someone who would rather eat something else other […]