Ok…. so this is not much of a recipe but more of the art of putting it all together…but I just had to post. Such an amazing crunch and taste that it leaves you craving for more. And it is healthy, nutritious and scrumptious. If Gluten bothers you, this is GF. My cauliflower pizza base…
Category: Snack
Rose and Saffron Ice cream
The weather is warm, the landscape is green, lush and peppered with bursts of flowers. The month of Ramadan completed and flowed into the festivities of Eid ul Fitr, signifying the end of Ramadan. This has the flavors of Eid I grew up with, saffron, cardamom and rose….mmm the essence is just so soothing. The irony is…
Green Banana Walnut Kebabs with garlic greens
Raw or Green banana is just an unripe yellow banana but it is firm and not sweet. It needs to be cooked (boiled or fried) to bring out the taste. Nutritionally, the green banana is a good source of fiber, vitamins and minerals, and contains a resistance starch that may help control blood sugar. It…
Avocado Banana Chaat
Chaat is a term describing savory snacks, typically served at road-side tracks from stalls or food carts in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh- this from Wikipedia. Chaat to me is sweet, tangy and savory sensation put together to be had as an appetizer or snack. Most street versions have fried cracker bases or delicious potato…
Carrot Banana Bread with Almond Flour
Looking for healthier versions of tea time snacks and trying to use my bananas and carrots, I found a number of recipes in my google search. I have made almond flour banana bread numerous times but wanted to add some carrot. I adapted some recipes but the closet original of the the paleo recipe can…
Lotus Stem fries(Nadur Monji) – Kashmiri Street food
Beautiful crunchy snack food that is a “must ” try. If you are tired of French fries, do try the high fiber content of the unique lotus stems. Also know and Nadur Churma and sold in the streets all over Kashmir is this mouth watering snack that is so very easy to make. Lotus Stem is…
Raw Caramel and Walnut Bars
Sweet and savory dance on the senses and such beautiful raw ingredients. I made this as one of the thanksgiving deserts and it was so well received. I could say that it is healthful ( depending on how many slices you eat:) with the use of coconut nectar and honey. The dates also as a…
Coconut and Almond butter energy clusters
The bag of organic coconut flakes went through many a recipe experiments last week….some flops and others a success. This one was a winner and decidedly easy to make. The Almond Butter and Coconut oil make it vegan. Use a good quality dark chocolate to dip in and you will not be disappointed. I used…
Heavenly Energy Balls
It is a sweet sublime pleasure to continue experimenting with food and recipes. Working with your hands, imagination, the sense of smell tastes and optics. Never fails to enrich your soul, like music, like literature, like growing plants, like creating art. Enough said. I was looking for something to take for my sister as I…
