Indian recipes with 200 or fewer calories costing less than $3.0 per serving

beetroot raita (Step by Step with photo)

Beetroot raita is a healthy and bright colored, beautiful looking raita. This pink colored raita is the best…

Smoke Your Yogurt!

Ever since I was a kid, I've been a sucker for flamboyant table gestures. You know what I'm talking about. The Caesar salad made at the table, the…

Homemade Chai Ka Masala (Tea Spice)

This year for the first time I made Tea Masala at home luckily I had all the ingredients required in hand. A…

panch ratna raita

This is a yogurt based side salad that prevents heart burns for those of us who really love our spices.

Gujarati Dal

This is comfort food my mom has made for as long as I've been around. She's been able to hook my kids on it; Dal is a healthy way to get protein…

kesari sandesh

Orange Iced Tea with Mint and Lime

Last year a friend of mine from Hong Kong got a packet of Chinese tea leaves called "Poli", I am not a tea…

A refreshing Drink to Welcome All members

A natural summer cooler made with mint, lemon and ginger. Refreshing and healthy with no added preservative in…

Onion Bhajia (or Pakora)

This is an excellent snack and goes well with beer, wine or any soft drink. Best eaten when hot from the frying pan. One could replace onion with…

Carrots Aren't Just For Rabbits!

When planning any meal it's important to have the right mix of dishes on the table. It's like writing, having…

How Dry I Am

Yesterday I posted a recipe that is considered a "wet" Vegetarian dish. So if the cauliflower is considered wet than what might you ask is "dry"?…

Beet It!

Yesterday I was over the moon that I'd found a new South Asian Market here in Sonoma county. As I think I'd mentioned before we have only ONE Indian…

Creamed Spinach With An Edge

I was a weird kid. I loved spinach. It was always my favorite vegetable and I probably could have eaten it three times a day. I'm talking regular…

Eat Your Lawn!

There was a very fancy Chinese restaurant in Beverly Hills . One of the specialties was referred to as "fried greens". All the beautiful people…

The Raw And The Uncooked, A Meatless Monday Special

I'm loving this whole meatless Monday business. It's great to take a break from the same old same old. One of…