Vegetarian Tastebuds

 It some times takes many years for us to understand what is good and what is bad for our health. Simple healthy choices in our day to day cooking like swapping rice with wheat or barley, white...

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Upma is one of the most popular breakfast in any Indian household. Semolina or vermicelli upma used to feature regularly in my kitchen and once a while cracked wheat upma was made and enjoyed. ...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2013/02/barley-grits-upma-barley-grits-savory.html

I think that words will get short when we start to describe gulab jamuns. These round sweet balls instantly melt in your mouth giving you the utmost pleasure which no other sweet is capable of. ...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2013/01/gulab-jamun.html

Having a good homemade breakfast made with fresh ingredients is a key to achieve healthy body. Before I used to rely on cereals and white breads smothered with nutella for my quick breakfasts bu...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/11/spinach-dhokla-healthy-savory-steamed.html

I have grown up with a love hate relationship with soups. My mother never made soups for us at home...basically the whole concept of soups was very alien to her. Being a Tamilian and growing up ...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/11/vegetable-barley-soup.html

After enjoying all the Diwali treats I am sure everyone would be craving simple meal. This is one such recipe, the dosa does not require long fermentation time and tastes really fantastic. I hav...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/11/barley-dosa-and-flax-seed-garlic.html

My blogger dashboard and Facebook timeline has been flooded with Diwali blog posts. Almost everybody is posting some delicious festive treats and I am loving all the festivities around. It has b...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/11/cornflakes-namkeen-easy-snack-made-with.html

Call it a bread or a cake, but this is the ultimate healthy thing I have ever baked. All purpose flour has been replaced with whole wheat flour and refined sugar with jaggery. Indians and Sri La...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/06/low-fat-chocolate-and-banana-bread.html

The Sun god is most generous to us in this part of the world. He shines on us brightly for almost 8-9 months in a year giving us no respite from the heat and humidity. Few moments turn off the A...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/06/methi-pulao-fenugreek-leaves-pulao.html

Most of the kids develop special liking to a particular food and then it gets very difficult to wean them off from it. My kiddo is very fond of this specific brand of milk bread, and she is so u...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/05/sweet-milk-bread.html

As a kid I used to hate okras, the mere sight of this slimy veggie was enough to make me loose my appetite, but my mom never lost her hopes of seeing her stubborn daughter finish her okra meal. ...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/05/ajwaini-bhindi-okra-with-carom-seeds.html

It's my great pleasure to present the round up of Only- Snacks and Starters. I would like to thank Pari for letting me host this popular event, and also a big thank you to all the bloggers who ...

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There are some dishes which you enjoy eating but do not dare to make, one of such dish for me was baati. I have eaten it few times...in a tiny village in Rajasthan, at my neighbours house and mo...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/04/daal-baati-hard-wheat-flour-bread-with.html

Last two weeks when my kiddo was at home each day seemed to be very short, our mornings started late and the day was spent  playing with her, evening also disappeared fast while she enjoyed cyc...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/04/aata-halwa-wheat-flour-and-almonds.html

The very popular "Only" event started by Pari of Foodelicious has come to Vegetarian Tastebuds. Thanks Pari for giving me an opportunity to host this event. The theme for this month is " Only- ...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/03/event-announcement-only-snacks-and.html

Ramnavmi is coming on April 1st this year. This is the day when according to hindu mythology Lord Rama was born, on this day special pooja (prayers) are performed across temples and neivedyam of...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/03/panagam-jaggery-lime-cooler.html

This is the first guest post at "Vegetarian Tastebuds"and I cannot be more happy that it comes from a wonderful friend Farwin Simaak, the creator of yummilicious blog "Love And Other Spices ". I...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/03/guest-postsweet-healthy-ground-rice.html

It has been quiet here from sometime and I am finding myself short of words now, it was difficult to stay away from my passion of food and blogging and I could not resist myself to come back wit...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/03/rosewater-scented-thandai-spiced.html

Most of us are fond of baked goodies, but the challenge remains to make them healthy, so that after eating we are not burdened by the guilt of consuming too much empty calories. I was really thr...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/03/round-up-of-healthy-diet-eventbaked.html

Some time back, I saw a Facebook message from Grishma of Zaika Zabardast  where she invited me to write a guest post for her wonderful blog, and I did not even think twice as there are two str...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/02/choco-coffee-cake-guest-post-for.html

" This is the best thing you ever made ".......... this is what my husband said after having this Focaccia bread. And I said , then what about all those dishes which I made during past 8 years o...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/02/onion-and-garlic-focaccia.html

The world is divided into two kinds of people, one kind who hates bottle gourd and other kind who do not love bottle gourd. Keeping this fact in my mind I was really apprehensive as to whether I...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/01/round-up-of-veggiefruit-month-event.html

I am very fond of Gujarati dishes, one such dish which is very much liked by me and my family is Handvo or Ondhwa. This is a baked savoury cake made with combination of rice with lentils and veg...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/01/handvo-savoury-lentil-and-vegetable.html

I am so much hooked to Pinterest these days, its a great place to pin and categorize all things which we like. There are great resources out there ranging from photography to yum recipes, and I ...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/01/sweet-cinnamon-roasted-chickpeas.html

For me eggplant is synonymous to bharta, I like my eggplant smoked and mashed with lots of garlic and spices. Smoking of the eggplant on fire imparts a wonderful flavour to the dish. Long back ...

http://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/01/baingan-ka-bharta-smoked-and-mashed.html