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Drumstick comes under spinach variety and it has lots of health benefits. In Tamilnadu most of the individual houses will have this tree and from top to bottom of the tree it has various uses. The root,stem,flowers and leaves are raw materials for many medicines.

This is a very simple pan fried broccoli dish. You can serve it along with hot fried rice or you can even prepare it for evening snacks. You can also deep fry the florets or else bake them if you wanted it to be healthy and minimize the oil consumption.

If you are on diet and would like to eat a quick lunch without feeling guilty then this pan fried vegetables is the best option. I have used balsamic vinegar for seasoning the veggies however you can substitute it with soy sauce + any vinegar of your choice. The same goes with rice. You can substit

Paneer is our favorite ingredient and have made several recipes using it. Never tried paneer kofta before. While I was browsing through internet I came across this wonderful and yet guilt free kofta recipe on youtube. The recipe was prepared by Archana of [Archana’s kitchen](http://www.archanaskitch

I love onepot meals. Easy to cleanup and less mess in the kitchen. This is my fool proof Pulao recipe. When unexpected guests arrive we can manage without panicking and since it can be prepared within 30 minutes, a great time saver too. I didn’t have cauliflower so didn’t mention it in the below rec

This is warm salad. I used leftover cooked couscous from the previous day. Asparagus shoots are so much healthy with lot of minerals in it. If you prefer a low calorie yet filling salad then do try this one.

I have used cabbage and onions to make balls. If you have any other veggies like carrot or beans you can add them too. A great alternate for the usual potato and paneer based koftas.

This is one of the simplest side dishes for poori or chappathi. You can even have it with plain ghee rice. You can use frozen green peas too for this recipe. If you are using dried peas (like me) then soak them in cold water for atleast 5-6 hours. You can replace peas with channa or any other bean v

Happy New Year 2015. Wishing you all a great year ahead. Eat well and stay healthy, happy in this new year.

Winter is almost here. Evening coffee is replaced by hot healthy soups now a days. This sweet corn soup is our fav next to mushroom soup.. I used frozen sweet corn kernels and they it took around 4-5 minutes for them to become tender. If you are using regular sweetcorns it might take a bit more ti