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Meet my new favourite salad- Kidney bean salad in honey-mustard vinaigrette! Colourful, vibrant, tons of fibre and protein packed! I love salads! I could eat them for all my meals especially when I have been binge eating too much. There are days when I have only salads for my meals- Peach and plum salad for breakfast , Spicy soba noodle salad for lunch and Pasta salad in balsamic dressing for dinner. This kidney bean salad with honey-mustard dressing is a flavourful bomb. Unlike other salads, kidney beans make this salad super hearty and delicious! Dressing really is the centre piece of this salad- Tangy, sharp, sweet and spicy. I love it so much that I add to most of my salads on daily basis. I have used this dressing before in Strawberry and beetroot salad with candied walnuts too. Its even good as a marinade for grilling vegetables to make Veggie skewers. Bonusapp recently selected my blog as Top 10 Healthy food blog- India 2018 and I can't thank them eno...

This Hummus! Creamy, garlicky, lemony and so so delicious! Much much better than the ones you order at restaurants, it is really flavourful. You would want to eat this hummus with everything! May I also add that it's vegan, gluten-free and super healthy! Hummus is a middle eastern dip or spread made with boiled chickpeas, garlic and olive oil and is usually eaten with pita bread. One of the most popular ways of eating hummus is with falafel wraps. Soft pita bread+creamy hummus+ crispy falafel+ crunchy veggies! I am dreaming of a falafel sandwich already. Speaking of pita bread, I have this amazing whole wheat pita bread  on the blog which you must try. Soft and pillowy pita bread is great for scooping hummus and other crunchy vegetables to make delicious sandwiches. I have had hummus at so many restaurants in India but home-made hummus is much more delicious and creamier. I mean there's really no comparison, it's that good! Go ahead and customise  thi...

Say hello to my favorite Mango Colada smoothie bowl this season! Mango+Banana+ Coconut milk+ Mint+ Lemon juice! It's the perfect on-the-go breakfast and best part is it keeps you full for hours. Its almost like a sorbet or a vegan ice-cream! Ultra creamy, naturally sweet, mangoe-y, healthy and so delicious!! Oh and did I mention that its Vegan and Gluten free too? Mango season has just kicked off and I just can't get enough of it. Some of the most popular reader's favorite recipes are  Mango chilli lemonade , Mango salad with mango-mint dressing , Mango pancakes with chili lime caramel sauce  and Mango shrikhand . If you all are also obsessed with mangoes then must these recipes.  Not only are mangoes lip smackingly delicious, they are packed with tons of vitamins and minerals. Consuming seasonal mangoes prevents heart disease, lowers cholesterol, improves digestion and regulates blood pressure. For this smoothie, I blended frozen banana and mango wi...

Weekends are for experimenting and trying my hand at something new! These tandoori vegetable tikkas happened in my kitchen over the weekend and hubby and brother-in-law went crazy swooning over it. Manish always gets elated when I cook Indian dishes, especially the ones which cater to his palate. Tikka more popularly famous as Paneer Tikka or Chicken Tikka is made from chunks of paneer, chicken or vegetables marinated in lush youghurt mixed with spices and then grilled in the oven to perfection. It is sprinkled with chaat maasala and lemon juice and thereafter served with coriander or mint chutney alongside some fresh crunchy salad. It can also be scooped into flatbreads and topped with salad and dip for a full meal. Vegetable tikka gets its gorgeous bright orange colour from yoghurt based marinade. Dried red chillies are soaked in warm water and turned into a paste by adding ginger and garlic. This red paste is mixed in thick and creamy yoghurt along with some other s...

Chana masala is a classic Indian dish which is very popular in north India. Its almost impossible to be in Delhi and not see people eating this humble dish with gorgeously inflated bhatura or yeasty and fragrant kulchas for breakfast.  I love dunking bread into its curry which absorbs all the gorgeous flavours and I think it tastes even better with some rice and onion on the side. Yum! Almost velvety texture of chickpeas after being cooked just melts in mouth. Chickpeas or kabuli chana or garbanzo beans are high in iron and low in calories. If you are trying to lose weight, then start eating chickpeas in the form of curries, hummus and salad. With the month of Shravan upon us and Paryushan approaching, I am sharing recipe of this delicious vegetarian curry sans onion and garlic which tastes equally delicious. I made this dish for some guests last week and they really loved it. Its quite popular among my friends too. If flavours are incredible then boring everyday meal...