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Meethe Chawal

May 28, 2013 by Nidhi 5 Comments

Meethe Chawal - Traditional Indian sweet Dish made with Basmati rice and flavored with Saffron

Meethe Chawal is very easy to make and are a perfect dessert to go with any meal. Rice cooked with saffron, nuts, sugar and elaichi flavor and served hot… what’s there to not like in this recipe. I learned the recipe from my MIL many years ago. She used to prepare these on Sunday afternoons….

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For beginners, indian, Indian Sweets, kids tiffin recipes, No bake sweets, Nuts, punjabi, quick and easy, Recipe, sweets

Coconut Ladoo

March 26, 2013 by Nidhi 8 Comments

Coconut Ladoo Happy Holi to all my readers and friends!!! Holi is the festival of colors. It is a day filled with color, laughter, fun and lots of sweets. It is probably one of the kids favorite festival. They would leave the house in the morning armed with their gulal (colors), water filled balloons and…

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Diwali Sweets, Festival sweets, For beginners, healthy, indian, Indian Sweets, milk, No bake sweets, quick and easy, Recipe, sweets, under 10 minutes

Puffed Rice or Murmure Snack

February 28, 2013 by Nidhi 7 Comments

Murmura Snack / spicy puffed rice/ murmura chivda

Murmure Snack – Kids always demanded potato chips or popcorn whenever we went for an outing. I wanted to give them something yummy which would make them forget chips etc. Once we went for a long drive and this Murmure snack or murhi was a big hit. These are very easy to prepare, very light,…

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For beginners, healthy, indian, Nuts, quick and easy, Recipe, snacks, under 10 minutes

Eggless Mayonnaise

February 20, 2013 by Nidhi 30 Comments

Eggless Mayonnaise is one of the easiest things to make at home. The homemade version is not only tasty but also healthy as we are making it using curd. I have added some cream but you can skip that to make it healthier. I have got this recipe from my Aunt in law (Sangeeta Chachiji)…

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bread, breakfast, curd, Dips/ Chutneys, For beginners, healthy, Homemade, kids tiffin recipes, milk, No cooking required, quick and easy, Recipe, salads, under 10 minutes

Strawberry Smoothie

February 15, 2013 by Nidhi Leave a Comment

Strawberry smoothie or milkshake is everyone’s favorite drink. But we rarely get nice fresh strawberries in our area. So we have to wait till Feb or march to get our hands on this amazing fruit. It’s a beautiful rich red color and tangy taste makes it really irresistible. We had saved 2-3 Strawberries for garnish…

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breakfast, curd, Drinks, For beginners, fruits, healthy, Homemade, Kids, milk, quick and easy, Recipe, Summer food, under 10 minutes

Turkish Carrot Truffles

January 23, 2013 by Nidhi 29 Comments

Turkish Carrot Truffles – So what are we celebrating with these yummy healthy Turkish Carrot Truffles? Two reasons to celebrate. First of all my fractured bone has healed completely. I have to take some care and physiotherapy. And the second reason is that one of our favorite cousins is visiting us after a very long time.

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Spicy Vegetable toast | kids school lunch recipe

August 30, 2012 by Nidhi 68 Comments

vegetable Toast - breakfast, snack, vegetarian, kids school lunch box, kids tiffin box

Vegetable toast – These spicy vegetable Toasts are perfect appetizers for kids parties as these are bite-sized and can be made in any desired fun shapes. These are also very nutritious as these have lots of veggies. The best part about this recipe is you can make them ahead of time and then heat them…

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Appetizers, bread, breakfast, For beginners, healthy, indian, Kids, kids tiffin recipes, quick and easy, snacks, Vegetables

Oreo Truffles

May 1, 2012 by Nidhi 20 Comments

I have been planning to make Oreo Truffles for quite some time. Who doesn’t like Oreo biscuits? And if they are coated with chocolate? hmm… very hard to resist. But all the recipe I found on the net used cream cheese. Now my husband is not that big a fan of cream cheese so I…

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chocolate, For beginners, From blogs, Inspired/ adapted, Made from Biscuits, No bake sweets, No cooking required, quick and easy, Recipe, sweets, under 10 minutes

Tomato Basil Bruschetta

March 29, 2012 by Nidhi 10 Comments

Tomato Basil Bruschetta (Italian pronunciation-brusketta)- it is usually served as a snack or an appetizer. It consists of roasted French bread or baguette topped with extra virgin olive oil, tomato, basil, garlic, salt, and pepper. I have made some changes according to my taste (don’t I always 😉 ) and added onions and capsicum for…

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Homemade Bounty Bars

March 13, 2012 by Nidhi 6 Comments

Bounty bars or mounds are chocolate bars which have a coconut filling coated with chocolate (white or dark). Homemade Bounty bars is a perfect recipe for chocolate and coconut lovers. It’s a very basic recipe but tastes delicious. When I first read the recipe on twin-food blog I could not believe that these delicious bars…

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Hi welcome to my blog. I am Nidhi Jain. I am an architect by profession, now a stay at home mom to two energetic boys. I love to cook and try new recipes. I’ve started this blog with the help of my husband Axat, to share and explore new vegetarian recipes which are not only delicious but are also healthy. Most of these dishes are easy to prepare and are made from locally easily available ingredients. Read More…

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