Thoran is a traditional recipe cooked in Tamil Brahmin households. It is made mostly with French Beans, Cluster Beans, Cabbage or Carrots. This is how my mother prepared it using my favourite vegetable - Snakegourd

#dalsProtein packed soybeans upmaIdeal for your breakfast or evening snacks

This is a perfectly healthy and light breakfast or an evening snack option. One can add vegetables like peas, carrots, beans, capsicum etc. to enhance the nutrient content and flavours of the dish.

My daughter was 3 and hooked to Disney Movies, especially those which had Princesses as prominent charecters, Ariel from The Little Mermaid and Belle from Beauty and The Beast were her hot favourites. So of course, she tried to copy their dialogues, their looks and generally idolised them. This might not sound very politically correct in today's times, but am talking of nearly 18 years ago and man, she really worshipped those animated divas on the screen! So, while I used to struggle to get nutritious, wholesome meals down her tummy at every meal, I hit upon the idea of telling her that if she ate beetroot, she would get red, rosy cheeks like all those cartoon Princesses she loved so much, and to my sheer joy and wonder, this beetroot salad is something she developed a fondness for and I did not have to then make any effort to get her to finish that portion of the meal from her plate, ever! She has long since outgrown her Disney fixation, she now has real, strong and motivating women as her role models, but continues to never ever say no to beetroot till this day :) That's the story behind the name for this simple, healthy salad !

This is a popular snack made in Maharashtra with fresh coriander and gram flour. It is a nutritious and tasty snack and perfect to go with a cup of tea on the side.

#indvspakSoft, fluffy, sweet and tangy instant dhokla is a perfect breakfast or tea time snack made from gram flour. Here is the recipe of this delicious instant khaman.

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Breakfast recipe

Kaanda (onion) Poha (flattened rice) is a breakfast dish #mycookbook

This is used as a breakfast curry in some parts of India & it's easy to make. There are other types too, according to the ingredients used. You can grind the chickpeas along with the grated coconut or if you don't like the taste of chickpeas, avoid it. Be careful not to boil the mixture. Always keep on low flame. Eat with "Dosa" or "Idli" or any other Indian type breakfast you like.

#Bandhan - A healthy recipe of the popular Gujarati snack - Dhokla made with spinach puree. It is an instant recipe where I have used sooji (rava) to make these delicious and fluffy small bites. It can be prepared in no time and is a very good option for breakfast or as an evening snack. The green colour gives a very appealing look to these steamed cakes.

#colourwhiteCurd Rice is prepared with steamed rice and plain curd and is made rich by additional tempering of urad dal, mustard seeds, chillies and coriander leaves.It is very much liked by all as it is light on stomach, easily digestible, cooling, healthy and tasty.During the hot summer months, curd or yogurt rice makes for a delicious meal in a bowl.