What's on the Menu!
Dips, Sauces and Spreads
Nutritious homemade spreads and dips can help you stay away from processed food. My book has 20 easy recipes for these everyday staples.
- HummusA Middle Eastern spread that has superfoods as its core ingredients.
- Guacamole and Tomato SalsaFresh and healthy Mexican-inspired dips with Indian ingredients.
- Yummy Yoghurt DipDips are a great way to start eating raw vegetables!
Breakfast
Breakfast must be the most important meal since we need to jump-start our metabolism and our day. Eggs, porridge, idli, dosas, chutneys, muesli, pancakes, muffins, smoothies etc... 39 recipes in all.
- South Indian dosaA dosa is made with whole grains and dal and accompanied with lentil sambar and a variety of chutneys
- Multigrain Crunchy MuesliHomemade goodness with oats, red rice poha, any flakes, dates, nuts, dried fruit and seeds
- Cinnamon Oats Apple MuffinsWhole wheat and oats, chopped apple chunks and topped with cinnamon sugar
Lunch Boxes
A balanced school or office lunch should include protein, wholegrains and vegetables. Variety is the spice of life... so get creative and get cooking with my 50+ recipes!
- Vegetable CouscousMade with millets or broken wheat (dalia), this dishes cooks in minutes and can be loaded with vegetables of your choice
- Indian-style QuesadillasMexican inspired, these grilled chapatis are stuffed with kidney beans, vegetables and cheese. Perfect for a lunch box or anytime snack!
- Colourful pasta saladA fun and tasty way to get a variety of nutrients and loads of vitamins on your plate.
Breads and Soups
Baking bread is not difficult, it just requires some technique and some patience, and is pleasure for all the senses. Dunk homemade bread into a nutritious soup for a balanced meal.
- Whole wheat loaf breadHearty and wholesome, good with cheese, jam or to dunk into a soup
- Spinach SoupLike Popeye's muscles, this is bulging with goodness.
- Bread rollsMake enriched buttery rolls of any shape for burgers, subs or to accompany a meal.
After School Snacks and Drinks
Healthy snacks can be mini-meals and homemade cold drinks will help you stay away from packaged sugary fizzy and fruity drinks.
- Sprouts Chaat - Dahi PuriFill up your plate with sprouted pulses, sweet and hot chutneys and yoghurt and experience the joy of 'chatpata' chaat.
- Iced Tea and Lime mint coolerThirst quenchers for a hot summer's day or when the kids come home from school.
- Spinach and Tomato BruschettaA super healthy snack that's also a great appetizer for parties since it looks so pretty.
Homemade Fast Food
Forgo those high-fat, high sugar fast food meals, and make pizzas, burgers and unfried chicken at home. Good food, made with love :)
- Thin Crust PizzaMake wholewheat oven-baked or stove top pizza and load them with your favourite toppings
- Chicken or Bean BurgerGo for homemade burger buns with a wholesome bean or chicken burger and use your family's favourite toppings to make it more exciting.
- Restaurant-style Unfried ChickenDelicious and healthy baked chicken - make your own 'chicken in a bucket'!
Treats
When you make treats at home you use quality ingredients you can see and you can control the amount of fat and sugar that goes into them. Here are 20 family favourites!
- Lemon Curd CakeTruly scrumptious and ideal for a brunch or tea party. Lemon curd can also be served on toast.
- Celebration CookiesFor Xmas, birthdays or any celebrations, these buttery cookies can be made any shapes you fancy.
- Mango SorbetWhen mangoes are in season, this frozen treat bursts with fruit and flavour.