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Salads · 25 minutes
High Protein Egg Salad Recipe – Desi, No Mayo
Try this delicious egg salad recipe without mayonnaise.
Indian · 25 minutes
Raw Mango Buttermilk Recipe
Tangy, cooling, refreshing, this raw mango buttermilk recipe is exactly the cooler you need when the summer hits 40°C and you need to hydrate but you…
Dinner · 35 minutes
Cajun Soy Glazed Chicken Drumsticks Bowl
Enjoy smoky, flavor-packed Cajun Soy Glazed Chicken Drumsticks that offer 35 grams of protein.
Salads · 30 minutes
High-Protein Chickpea Salad
This high-protein chickpea salad packs 18g protein and 12g fiber per serving.
Snacks
Easy Falafel Recipe
Follow this easy falafel recipe for crispy, golden falafel patties full of vegan protein goodness from chickpeas.
Mediterranean · 45 minutes
Easy Tasty Baba Ghanoush
Smooth as silk, enticing smoky flavor and utterly delicious – Baba Ghanoush is a truly versatile dip originating from Lebanese cuisine.
Breakfast · 45 minutes
Easy Shakshuka or poached eggs in tomato sauce
Hearty, tangy, delicious – Shakshuka truly embraces the richness of eggs poached in a spiced tomato-onion sauce.
Pasta · 35 minutes
One Pot Pasta with Chickpeas, Capers and Tomato Sauce
Presenting the one pot pasta with chickpeas, capers and tomato sauce – a saucy, comforting twist to the conventional pasta bowl.
Cakes · 55 minutes
Easy Healthy Wholewheat Ragi Banana Bread
Who doesn’t love a good wholewheat ragi banana bread!
Sauces & Dips · 1 h 30 min
Easy Marinara Sauce Recipe
A delicious, easy marinara sauce recipe to twirl your favourite pasta in, with goodness of tomatoes and oodles of flavour.
Cakes · 1 h
Orange Upside Down Cake, Eggless Cake, Healthy Cake
Who doesn’t love the classic upside down cake, especially with the goodness of oranges, buckwheat flour & oats!
Pasta · 30 minutes
Squid Ink Pasta with Smoked Salmon, Citrus & Cream Cheese
Squid ink pasta in a creamy, citrus-y base with capers & spinach to elevate your pasta experience, albeit in a healthy and wholesome manner.
Andhra Vantakalu · 1 h 10 min
Jackfruit Biryani
A unique meat-free alternative to traditional biryani, Jackfruit Biryani or Kathal Biryani deliciously combines raw jackfruit, Basmati rice and…
Kerala · 28 minutes
Mango Pulissery
Sweet yet spicy, tangy, earthy, delicious – Mango Pulissery is a dream come true for mango-lovers who will love mangoes in their meal as well!
Indian · 30 minutes
Healthy Millet Pancakes with Pistachio Butter
Soft, spongy, deliciously melt-in-your-mouth – these millet pancakes are all that.
Pasta · 40 minutes
Whole Wheat Spaghetti in Homemade Pesto Sauce
Whole wheat spaghetti in a creamy, homemade pesto sauce.
Sauces & Dips · 10 minutes
Easy Healthy Pesto Sauce
Easy, healthy, pesto sauce sauce to twirl your favourite pasta in.
Fitness
9 Tips for Eating Healthy While Traveling
“Oh, keeping fit/ eating healthy while travelling is a breeze”, said NO ONE EVER!
Fitness
All About Fitness Supplements
Do fitness supplements really work?
Fitness
All about Strength Training – The benefits of Weight Training
Why is strength training important or even relevant for you?
Cakes · 1 h
Eggless Jackfruit Flour Brownies
Most decadent, eggless jackfruit flour brownies can only mean healthy indulgence!
Pasta · 30 minutes
Vegan Zoodles with Spinach Pesto Sauce
Low-calorie vegan zoodles in a healthy spinach pesto sauce.
Wellness
Raw Vs Cooked Food – Which Is Better for Your Health?
“To cook or not to cook” – raw vs cooked food has been the widespread dilemma over the recent years.
Cakes · 1 h
Eggless Millet Carrot Cake
Add to the Christmas cheer with this healthy eggless millet carrot cake.
Breakfast · 20 minutes
[The Bestest Ever] Oats Porridge Bowl
The humble oats porridge bowl – a nutritional powerhouse, easy to make and utterly delicious too!
Wellness
5 Benefits of Mindful Eating
Mindful eating can transform your personal life along with your health & well-being, for good.
Indian · 25 minutes
Healthy Sweet Potato Halwa
This sweet potato halwa or shakarkand ka halva can be the ideal quick, grain-free and healthy fix for your sweet cravings!
Snacks · 30 minutes
Easy Wholegrain Persimmon Scones
Crunchy, crumbly, these wholegrain persimmon scones can become your most favorite snack.
Snacks · 25 minutes
Red Rice Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
Oatmeal cranberry cookies with red rice – crumbly on the outside, chewy on the inside.
Salads · 35 minutes
Rainbow Lentil Salad
Rainbow lentil salad with wholesome goodness of lentils, veggies and feta cheese, sprinkled with olive oil, pepper and lime juice.
Nutrition · 30 minutes
Chocolate Protein Pancakes
These chocolate protein pancakes are made from a mix of wholegrain flours and whey powder – an ideal post-workout choice of breakfast.
Recipe · 20 minutes
Easy Avocado Apple Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
This avocado apple salad is one of simplest, quickest, nutritionally-balanced meal that you can make by assembling easy ingredients.
Nutrition · 1 h
Easy Peach Wholewheat Shortbread Tart, Healthy Cake, Healthy Dessert
Easy, peach wholewheat shortbread recipe that celebrates any fruit in season -peaches, in my case here!
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Nutrition
[The best ever!] Hummus Recipe
[The Best] Hummus Recipe We’re not talking that ordinary droopy hummus that you sometimes get as a side/ dip with ‘em veggies.
Nutrition
Wholewheat Banana Bread, Healthy Bread, Eggless Banana Bread Recipe
Ripe bananas, goodness of whole-wheat flour, earthy crunchiness of pumpkin seeds, chia seeds and rye flakes make this guilt-free loaf of bread that…
Nutrition
Cherry Upside Down Ricotta Cake, Eggless Cake, Healthy Cake, Wholewheat Cake
Have your cake and eat it too!
Nutrition
Amaranth Peach Feta Walnut Salad
The inviting fragrance of peaches with creamy sheep-milk feta, goodness of amaranth greens, crunchy toasted walnuts & dragon fruit chunks, married…
Nutrition
Mango Saffron Oats Whole-wheat Muffins
Healthy, wholesome and did I mention mangoes!!
Nutrition
Cacio e Pepe with Green Peas and Nutritional Yeast
Wholewheat spaghetti meets oodles of cheesy creamy goodness.
Nutrition
Nasi Goreng with Black Rice & Chickpeas
Nasi Goreng with Black Rice & Chickpeas An interesting twist to the classic stir-fried rice dish that makes it heartier and healthier!
Article
Pumpkin Spice Barnyard Millet Cake with Cashew Butter Icing, Healthy Cake, Millet Cake
Comforting, hearty flavor of pumpkin and spices, glazed with a rich cashew butter ganache and topped with strawberries macerated in coconut sugar.
Nutrition
Kissir and Tsemik
Kissir and Tsemik, Savory Buckwheat pancakes with a spicy yogurt chutney, a delicacy from Turtuk They say the strongest bonds and memories are…
Nutrition
Spinach Mushroom Walnut Soup
The ultimate comfort food, apt for the evening you want something light yet tasty.
Nutrition · 45 minutes
Healthy Creamy Barley Risotto
Barley risotto is a balanced meal idea that’s easy to cook and takes lesser time than your traditional bowl of risotto.
Nutrition
Matar Aur Tofu ki Sookhi Sabji (Scrambled Green Peas and Tofu)
Mashed peas scrambled with shredded tofu using desi spice mixture.
Nutrition
Khaman Dhokla, Instant Besan Dhokla, Healthy Dhokla
Soft, juicy, spongy – this khaman dhokla can be made with easily available ingredients with a recipe that’s a breeze to follow..
Nutrition
Pad Thai Noodles & Fried Tofu in Peanut Sauce
Classic stir-fried rice noodles – reminiscent of the street-side Pad Thai counters in Bangkok – dunked in creamy, sweet and spicy peanut sauce.
Nutrition
Thai Peanut Sauce, Easy Satay Sauce
Rich, decadent, smooth texture and perfect mingling of sweet and spicy undertones can never go amiss – This peanut sauce is everything that is…
Nutrition
Aloo Dum, Aloor Dom, Potatoes cooked in rich gravy
Baby potatoes in a sumptuous, rich gravy.
Nutrition
Wholewheat Chocolate Ganache Cake, Healthy Cake, Eggless Wholewheat Cake
Cake that is fluffy, decadent with dark chocolate doled in to hit the right notes, eggless, refined-sugar-free, glazed with a rich chocolate ganache…
Nutrition
Tomato Soup With Basil Oil
I love soups and tomato soup for me is a frequent choice.
Nutrition
Whole-wheat Oats Herb Crackers, Healthy Crackers, Baked Crackers
Hearty, crunchy, full of goodness – whole-wheat crackers are a great idea if you have friends dropping in or have a Netflix series lined up for the…
Nutrition
Healthy Buckwheat Protein Pancakes
These buckwheat pancakes with whey powder are protein-dense and packed with fiber, and will keep you happy and full for longer hours.
Nutrition
Mavidikaya Pappu, Raw Mango Dal, Mamidikaya Pappu
Tangy meets earthy, creating a delightful melange of flavors when raw mangoes and tuvar dal are cooked together; the balancing act brought by the…
Nutrition
Vegetable Lentil Stew in Coconut Milk
A bowl of wholesome lentil goodness with the earthy aroma of mushrooms, pumpkins, broccoli and other veggies.
Nutrition
Easy Quinoa Vegetable Salad with Lemony Tahini Dressing
The goodness of quinoa and vegetables in a salad – all enveloped in a creamy lemony tahini dressing.
Nutrition · 30 minutes
Spinach Pasta in Avocado Mushroom Sauce
Creamy, rich and healthy – this Spinach Pasta in Avocado Mushroom Sauce is a delicious, guilt-free comfort food option that is a balanced meal in…
Nutrition
Is Idli healthy breakfast – The Good, Bad and Ways to Make Them Healthier
Is idli healthy breakfast option as some claim?
Nutrition
Punjabi Anda Masala/ Egg Curry
Eggs in a rich, fragrant onion-tomato gravy, for when you just HAVE to have some Indian food.
Nutrition
Detox Smoothie – Spinach Banana Pineapple Smoothie
Spinach, pineapple, bananas blend together to form a delicious base, topped with seasonal fruits, millets muesli and seeds rich in essential fats and…
Nutrition
Healthy Muffins – Chocolate Banana Muffins with Buckwheat Oats Flour Mix
Healthiest, most wholesome muffins you could come across, with goodness of Buckwheat, Oats, Whole-wheat flour, flax meal, pumpkin seeds, bananas,…
Nutrition
Healthy Mango Panzanella Salad
The goodness of ripe mangoes, tomatoes, crisp garlic bread, crunch of pumpkin & melon seeds, with protein coming from wheatgerm and fresh peas, with…
Nutrition · 15 minutes
Wholesome Egg Muffins
These wholesome breakfast egg muffins pack the much-needed protein punch, in addition to fiber and essential micronutrients from whichever greens you…
Nutrition
Instant Healthy Sooji Dhokla, Healthy Rawa Dhokla, Suji Dhokla
Soft, spongy, instant variant of khaman dhokla made with easily available ingredients..
Nutrition
Jamun (Black Plum) Mango Overnight Oats Smoothie Bowl
Overnight oats and jamun (Indian Blackcurrant/ Black Plum) base topped with plethora of fruits and seeds.
Nutrition
Healthy Aloo Bhat/ Spicy Potato Rice
A traditional, simple Indian breakfast or meal with rice, potatoes and ghee.
Nutrition
Tomato Papeta Par Eeda / Parsi Style Potato and Eggs
A lip-smacking combination of tomatoes, potatoes and eggs.
Nutrition
Sajana Saag/ Drumstick Leaves Moong Dal Stir Fry
A nutritive powerhouse,, where Moringa or Drumstick leaves combine with moong dal and coconut flakes to bring forth a rustic, simple yet delicious…
Nutrition
Jamun (Black Plum) Banana Millet Muesli Smoothie Bowl
Goodness of jamun (Indian Blackcurrant/ Black Plum), bananas, topped with millet muesli, yogurt, apples and kiwis, seeds and coconut flakes.
Nutrition
Healthy Muffins – Lemon Poppy Seed Buckwheat Muffins
Infusion of Lemon zest and crunch of poppy seeds in crumbly, soft, healthy flour base of buckwheat and whole-wheat flour.
Nutrition
Spinach Cucumber Carrot Smoothie
Spinach in a smoothie, did you say?
Fitness
7 Lessons I Learnt Through My Fitness Journey
If you haven’t already been through my Instagram feed, where I talk a lot about my weight loss journey and the choices which I’ve made through the…
Nutrition
Healthy Muffins – Prune Ginger Oats Muffins
The goodness of oats and the unique combination of prunes and ginger in a muffin.
Nutrition
Healthy Muffins – Chocolate Banana Muffins with Millet Flour Mix
Healthy, wholesome muffins and zero compromise on taste – doesn’t that sound amazing?
Fitness
Breaking the Myth: Complex Carbs vs. Simple Carbs
“I’m only eating complex carbs this month to lose weight.” “Avoid the simple carbs from those potato fries babe!
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“I write modern, balanced versions of the food we actually grew up with — plus honest talk on nutrition and strength training.”Sonia — nutrition diploma holder & home cook, Vizag. Not a registered dietitian or a doctor.
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