Diet: Diabetic Friendly

  • Samai Arisi Pidi Kozhukattai (Tamil Nadu Breakfast Recipe)

    Samai Arisi Pidi Kozhukattai (Tamil Nadu Breakfast Recipe)

    Samai Arisi Pidi Kozhukattai (Tamil Nadu Breakfast Recipe) is made with little millets. Millets are wonder grains, a storehouse of nutrients, fiber and minerals. These grains are healthy and gluten free and are ideal even for Navratri Vrat fasting. ‘Pidi Kozhakattai’ means dumplings shaped using the gentle pressure of the palm. The millets and lentils…

  • Doodh Dudhi Recipe- Bottle Gourd In Milk Curry

    Doodh Dudhi Recipe- Bottle Gourd In Milk Curry

    Doodh Doodhi is a basic, simple, healthy, creamy, light on the tummy curry which can be served with chapatis. Simple and quick to make, this curry tastes good when it is hot, but also tastes great in room temperature. It is a perfect dish to serve in your kids lunch box too.

  • How to make Sprouts at Home

    How to make Sprouts at Home

    Learn How to make Sprouts at Home with a few easy steps. To make sprouts, you can use grains like whole green moong, amaranth, whole wheat, millets, red kidney beans, chickpeas, flax seeds and many other grains and legumes as well. It is important to remember, that the soaking and sprouting times will vary with each grain/ legume.

  • Vazhakkai Podimas Recipe (South Indian Style Plantain Mash)

    Vazhakkai Podimas Recipe (South Indian Style Plantain Mash)

    Podimas means mash in tamil. Vazhakkai Podimas Recipe is a simple stir fry recipe using raw bananas or plantains. Plantains are a powerhouse of nutrition. It boosts the immune systems and has the largest amount of potassium and magnesium which also helps in controlling the blood glucose levels there by lowering the risk of getting…

  • Tangy & Spicy Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney Recipe

    Tangy & Spicy Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney Recipe

    We tend to forgo the vegetable peels most of the times neglecting their nutritional values which are at times higher than the actual vegetable. Ridge gourd is loaded with nutrients such as dietary fiber, vitamin C, zinc, thiamin, iron and magnesium and so is its peel. Comparatively the peel is richer in dietary fiber than…

  • Chow-Chow Kothamalli Chutney Recipe – Chayote Coriander Chutney

    Chow-Chow Kothamalli Chutney Recipe – Chayote Coriander Chutney

    Chow-Chow Kothamalli Chutney Recipe| Chayote Coriander Chutney is one of my signature vegetable chutney recipes. I love to make vegetable chutneys a lot as it tastes different from the usual coconut or coriander chutney and also I love to include a vegetable dip with my main dish. Adding veggies to the chutney makes it more…

  • Bihari Suran Chutney Recipe (Bihar Style Elephant Yam Chutney)

    Bihari Suran Chutney Recipe (Bihar Style Elephant Yam Chutney)

    Suran/Elephant Yam/Jimikand is a vegetable filled with protein, minerals and antioxidants, that are necessary for our body. It has a very low GI (Glycemic Index), making it safe for people having diabetes. It is rich in Omega 3 fatty acid and thereby helps to reduce bad cholesterol. It also aids digestion and bowel movements and…

  • Pudalangai Milagu Kootu Recipe (South Indian Snake Gourd Curry)

    Pudalangai Milagu Kootu Recipe (South Indian Snake Gourd Curry)

    The Pudalangai Milagu Kootu Recipe is a delicious dish made from snake gourd combined with lentils and coconut. This classic south indian kootu recipe is perfect high protein recipe that is nutritious and healthy. Kootu is usually vegetable cooked with lentils and grounded coconut masalas. The Pudalangai Milagu Kootu Recipe a typical Brahmin dish that is popular…

  • Pachai Mor Kuzhambu Recipe

    Pachai Mor Kuzhambu Recipe

    Pachai Mor Kuzhambu or Raw Buttermilk Kuzhambu is a dish which is prepared using thick buttermilk. Unlike regular Mor Kuzhambu , in this dish the buttermilk is not cooked and can be used at room temperature. Thick buttermilk is mixed with cooked vegetables & a spice mix which consists of pepper, cumin seeds, chili and…