Do you want to include a lot of nutritious curry leaves in your diet? Then this delicious and gluten-free Karibevu Tambuli or Karibevina Tambli is the dish for you. This traditional recipe from Karnataka makes great use of curry leaves and is rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin A, and Calcium.
All you need to enjoy this Curry Leaves Kadhi is some warm rice and papad.
Easy to make and delicious, these Baked Apples are crunchy from the apple and walnuts, slightly sweet from the caramalised brown sugar and raisins, and warm because of the cinnamon. What more can you ask for from a festive dessert!
Serve warm Baked Apples by themselves, or then pair them with some salted caramel, or even plain Vanilla Ice-cream.
Jowar Khichu or Jowar no Khato Lot is a traditional Gujarati breakfast that is perfect for a chilly winter morning (or indeed at any time). Srved piping hot topped with chilli oil, this delicious dish is filling, warming, and just the perfect soul food.
Essentially Sorghum flour or Jowar Atta cooked in water spiced with cumin and green chilli, this millet-based dish is also very good for diabetics and is low on potassium making it easily adaptable for a Renal Diet.
I was introduced to this wonderful Konkani dish called Batate Humman by my friend Radhika, who cooked them for me.
A vegan dish of Potatoes in a mildly spicy coconut gravy, Batate Humman is very easy to make, and can be served with rice, Neer Dosa or even with chapati.
Sathukudi Rasam is a traditional Sweet Lime Rasam from Tamil Nadu. Mildly sweet and just a touch spicy, this rasam comes as a delightful surprise. Enjoy this Mosambi Rasam with some hot rice and crisp papad.
Bhagar Thalipeeth, Sama Paratha or Vrat ka Paratha is a savoury, gluten-free pancake made with Little Millet flour (Sama ke Chawal ka Atta, Sama No Lot).
This recipe can be easily adapted to make it vegan and nut-free. While it is served on Ekadashi and Navratri fasts, it is also a great recipe for weight-loss and diabetes management.
Nei Choru is the aromatic and mildly-spiced Ghee Rice from Kerala. The Ghee Chawal is made with rice sauteed in ghee and garnished with ghee-fried onions and dry fruits.
You can enjoy this rice by itself or then with any gravy-based side dish such as a Vegetable Kurma.
Vamu Charu or Omam Rasam is a rasam that uses Ajwain or Carom Seeds. Warming and delicious, it helps in combatting/preventing indigestion and also soothes an upset stomach.
Spicy, nutty and satiating, Ratalyacha Kees is a quintessentially Maharashtrian Farali Uphar; that is a dish that can be savoured on days of fasting such as Ekadashi, Navratri and more.
This delicious grated sweet potato stir-fry is easy to make and keeps hunger pangs at bay. I eat it as snack too!
Amla or the Indian Gooseberry is a rich source of Vitamin C. Called Usirikaya in Telugu and Nellikai in Tamil, this tart fruit can be quite a challenge to eat by itself.
A great way of including Amla in one’s diet is to make this Nellikai Thayir Pachadi (Usirikaya Perugu Pachadi or Amla Raita).
Believe you me, it is delicious and will help you get your more than your daily dose of Vitamin C and some Vit A and E also.
Usiri Avakaya is the Andhra pickle made with whole Indian gooseberries. Called Amla Achar in Hindi and Nellikai Oorugai in Tamil, this gooseberry pickle is a great way to preserve and enjoy the nutrient-rich gooseberry beyond the winter.
Serve it with curd rice, dal rice or mix it it warm rice. Enjoyable anyway you eat it! And as a bonus you get a wallop of Vitamin A along with generous amounts of Vitamin C, Iron, and Fibre.
Sweet Potato in Jaggery Syrup is a delicious, nutritious, winter dessert that is super easy to make. Vegan and gluten-free, this dessert is served warm.
Called Gudwali Shakarkandi in Hindi and Ratalyache God Kaap, this recipe also qualifies as Vrat ka Khana or Upvas ka Khana.
