Peanuts go by a variety of names, such as groundnuts, earthnuts, and goobers. Though the name peanut sounds like a nut but they are unrelated to tree nuts. Peanuts belong to the legume family and they’re related to beans, lentils, and soy.
Most often consumed roasted or as peanut butter. Other common peanut products are peanut oil, flour, and protein. These products are used in a variety of food recipes.
Tinda also known as round gourd or apple gourd in English is a small green gourd vegetable available for hardly two months during monsoons in India.
Round gourd or tinda contains vitamins and carotene that boosts the immunity and keeps you healthy. Its antioxidant property protects you from pathogens that affect our body thus making it one of the best vegetables to eat during the monsoon. It’s pulp is less fibrous which is why it can be easily digested.
Green Chickpeas are an incredible source of vitamins like B6, C, folate, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin and minerals including manganese, phosphorus, iron and copper.
The wealth of nutrients in green chickpeas is beneficial in boosting the immune system, promote muscle mass, regulates diabetes and enhance hair, skin and nail health. Here, I am creating a very easy breakfast or anytime recipe from it.
Gond ke laddu are wholesome and nutritious sweet balls made with edible gum, whole wheat flour, nuts, jaggery or sugar, and ghee. These are high in calcium and protein. Regular consumption of gond laddu for several weeks is said to rejuvenate the entire body by strengthening the bones, improving immunity and digestion.
Gond is a Hindi word for Edible Gum.
Kebabs are quite popular in India. These can be created with a variety of ingredient. Here, I am sharing the recipe of kebabs made with Kala Chana or Black Chickpeas, and homemade paneer. Black Chickpeas N Paneer Kebabs make an appetizing and protein-packed snack. It is just perfect for the growing kids as a stuffing for the grilled sandwiches, wraps, burgers etc. Also, an excellent recipe for weight watchers.
Good thing about these kebabs is that we can always create them in advance and refrigerate for later use.
Paneer pakora is a popular North Indian deep-fried snack, with a crispy outer layer of spicy gram flour batter and a soft-moist paneer slice inside.
There are many other versions of the same using bread slices, potato filling, chutneys etc. All are deep-fried.
Here, I‘ve created the basic version of it with No Oil or a very little oil to grease the waffle maker plate. These waffles are a must try. So very easy and interesting to kids. These make an excellent breakfast or evening snack or lunch box recipe.
Delicious, filling, and satisfying, Indian Alu Paratha is basically a whole wheat pan-fried flatbread stuffed with a spicy potato filling. This paratha is best enjoyed with yogurt, pickle, butter and a side of chai!
In short, it’s a classic perfect breakfast and lunch box recipe.
Black Chickpeas or Kala Chana is an incredible source of vitamins like B6, C, folate, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin and minerals including manganese, phosphorus, iron and copper.
The wealth of nutrients in Kala Chana is beneficial in boosting the immune system, promote muscle mass, regulates diabetes and enhance hair, skin and nail health.
Here, I am creating a very easy breakfast recipe from it.
There is a wide variety of sandwiches, available in the restaurants. Veggie Grilled Sandwich, Cheese Toast, Paneer Chilly Toast, and Corn Cheese Toast are some of them.
Personally, I love the sandwiches and try to make them in my own kitchen. Here, I have created yummy green peas and boiled potato stuffed toast. It is a very easy, quick, and a must try recipe.
Why pizza is called pizza?
Some etymologists suggest it is related to the Lombardic word bizzo or pizzo, which means mouthful, and is related to the English word bite.