Chickpea sprouts and Sweet Potato Soup

Half a cup of chickpea sprouts +  one sweet potato + chilly morning = 1 steaming bowl of soup. Looks good, tastes good and as a bonus makes you feel good too. Made this for self - family not too much into soups unless they have a cold. Even then, it is the regular hot and sour or tomato soup.

Khakra with Salsa

Cruncy, munchy snack without the guilt of deep fry - that is Khakra for me.  Plain Khakra served with fresh and spicy tomato salsa made for a quick tea time snack. The salsa was made without onion, garlic and coriander because I did not have the patience to peel and chop on a growling stomach.

Khakra with chutney dip

Two tablespoons each of mint chutney, meetha chutney and curd mixed together and served with khakras. We like the khakras from Sriram sweets, a small sweet shop near Shoppers Stop on Bannerghatta road.

Mung and Matki Sprout Snack - Manchurian Flavor

Bananas

It took longer to type the title of the post than making dish. Faster than 3 minute maggi noodles, finger licking tasty and high on nutrition. Our neighbor's 10 yr old asked for 2nds and 3rds. Please do try it and let me know how you liked it.

Idly with oats and leftover dosa batter

Recycle the left over dosa batter into yummy idly for breakfast. This dish is for people like us who cannot look beyond the idli/dosa options and yet want to jump on the oats band wagon.

Sprouts stir fry

There is really no recipe here. Quick sprouts stir fry with garlic, curry leaves and chilli flakes. That's it. 5 mins start to finish including peeling garlic. Of course this does not take into account the time for sprouting.

Sprouts stir fry and curd rice - Lunch Box

Sprouts stir fry and curd rice - picture says it all. Protein, carbs, vitamins etc etc - all in one lunch box. Recipe for the stir fry - here.

Sprouts Curry and Roti - Lunch box

Quick 5 minutes curry with sprouts and left over roti from dinner - whole some and colorful lunch. That the lunch box is green adds to the effect. I started eating before remembering to take a picture and that explains the torn roti.

Cucumber Besan curry/soup

I am trying to increase the consumption of cucumber because of the numerous health benefits and the fact that it also helps in maintaining weight. I generally do not let the vegetables cook for long when I am making this dish for myself, and have a big bowl for breakfast or dinner.