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multigrain digestives

MULTIGRAIN SUGAR FREE DIGESTIVE BISCUIT

Are Digestive biscuits healthy ?

   Digestive biscuits are a part of a lot of healthy diet plans these days. Because they are endorsed by nutritionists we snack on these digestives guilt free. But are they really healthy ? Their ingredient list says otherwise. Modern digestives contain palm oil, emulsifiers and artificial sweeteners !

       Digestive biscuits were actually invented by scottish doctors way back in 1839 as a remedy to improve digestion (as per wikipedia) . But I really dont think that the store bought ones are as therapeutic anymore. they contain hard to pronounce ingredients like mono – di glycerides of fatty acids, anti oxidants, bulking agents , etc.

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thin crust pizza

HOMEMADE THIN CRUST PIZZA – NO OVEN

A crispy  base smothered with generous amounts of cheese and flavourful chunky sauce that is loaded with toppings, give me a pizza like that and I’ll be hooked for life ! Well, what if I tell you that YOU can make this pizza at home WITHOUT an oven !! Yup, a few days back I made this no oven pizza recipe and I was floored by the results. And it is unbelievably easy too.

I have cooked the pizza base on a pan so no more store bought pizza base for me, yay ! …

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MANGO KULFI – KUREMAL’S STYLE (FROZEN IN FRUIT)

Mango kulfi – Stuffed in Fruit

This mango kulfi recipe is super easy but very impressive mostly because I use the fruit itself as the kulfi mould. I got this idea from a popular kulfiwala in old Delhi called kuremals kulfi.

In India we call mango the “king of fruits” and the title is well deserved. Every summer I wait with joyful anticipation to gorge my way through lots of mangoes. Most days I prefer to have only mangoes for lunch. They are delicious and super nutritious for your body.

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french fries

MC DONALD’S STYLE CRISPY FRENCH FRIES

McDonald’s style crispy French Fries French fries are loved by one and all, literally people of all ages, cultures and countries love them ! Whether the french fries are plain salted or seasoned with peri peri, chat masala or even transformed into posh fries with truffle scented oil and a generous shaving of parmesan, what…

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Samosa

SAMOSA – A1 SAMOSA SION / GURUKRUPA / MOVIE THEATRE STYLE

The humble, hot and spicy samosa is my go to snack !! I am not a popcorn and coke person (there I said it ) !! The humble, hot and spicy samosa is my go to snack whenever I am out for a movie. The spicy potato filling within the crispy fried pastry is just…

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spinach and ricotta ravioli

SPINACH AND RICOTTA RAVIOLI – EGGFREE & CHEAP

During my stay in London as a student, I used to eat a lot of ready to eat dinner’s from Marks and Spencer to save time and money both. One of my most favourite things to eat was their Spinach and Ricotta ravioli. The ravioli were sublime, the firm bite of the fresh pasta giving…

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