Tag: Quinoa

Flavorful Coconut Quinoa with Aloo Kurma- vegan, gluten free.

Flavorful Coconut Quinoa with Aloo Kurma- vegan, gluten free.

Quinoa, the staple food of the Incan civilization, from the Andes, was made popular since the 1980s across the world, because of its superior nutrition profile. A pseudo cereal , meaning a grain like seed, with complete protein, on par with milk and is definitely 

Wholesome Quinoa & Black- eyed beans Mexican style soup- vegan, gluten free.

Wholesome Quinoa & Black- eyed beans Mexican style soup- vegan, gluten free.

Quinoa, my favorite pseudo cereal that I try to create many family dinners with, because of it’s nutrition content. Recently, I had the opportunity of tasting ‘pozole’ a traditional Mexican stew made with tomatillos, cilantro, pumpkin seeds, hominy ( dried maize kernels) and usually with 

Healthy Quinoa pasta with no mess grilled chicken breast

Healthy Quinoa pasta with no mess grilled chicken breast

Pasta, the one dish I can get kids to eat without a fuss, the one dish that is easy to make, makes one complete meal by itself and is just comfort food. Pasta, is very much Italian, but historically felt to have come to Italy 

Quinoa Beetroot Idiyappam with sweet coconut milk- vegan, gluten free

Quinoa Beetroot Idiyappam with sweet coconut milk- vegan, gluten free

Idiyappam, translating to ‘broken appam’ comes originally from Tamilnadu and Srilanka. These string hoppers , made of rice flour traditionally served with sweet coconut milk, are popular breakfast in Kerala. It also makes a good dinner with vegetable or chicken stew.  A simple, healthy recipe