SoupsNSalads _____ The Health Lounge

05/12/2022

Ever changing weather
कधी गरम होतय कधी तुफान पाऊस पडतोय.
रात्रीच्या जेवणात काय करावे सुचत नाहीये?
अशावेळी गाजर, टोमेटो, ओले खोबरे घातलेले हे सूप नक्कीच क्षुधाशांतीचा उत्तम पर्याय ठरेल..

02/16/2022

Cozy nights with soul food

02/14/2022

Some tweaks.

02/14/2022

Colorful salad- Daily dose of proteins, carbs and vitamins.

02/11/2022

Healthy Quick fix lunches .
Easy tasty tweak.

02/10/2022

Bok choy, lots of mung sprouts, mushrooms and corn-rice noodles
Ta-da!! Delicious tiffin ready in few minutes .
Oyster sauce Soy sauce, green chillies (for that Indian blend) and garlic powder.

02/09/2022

Quick, delicious balanced salad
and yet so tempting.

/ white peas

09/13/2021

After gorging on yummy Modaks, sweets and greasy puris, it's time for a Green Day'.

Boiled Green Moong
Palak
Kakadi ( cucumber )
Kothimbir( coriander )
Jalapenos or green chillies
Pistachios
Green badishep ( saunf)
Black pepper, salt and lime to add the 'tangy, Savory flavor'

07/25/2020

Monsoon speical salad
Fresh boiled Corn
Bhuimugache dane( boiled fresh peanuts)
Roasted and grated Flaxseeds
Pomegranate
Lemon Juice
Drizzled chilli Powder roasted in ghee.
You can add chilli powder and salad oil of your preference.

07/17/2020

Indian curried soup.



Presenting traditional kokani cuisine.
Fresh Coconut
Drumsticks
Blanched Tomatoes
Onion
Potato (optional)
Green chillies
Ginger
Kadipatta
Red chilli powder
Whole Dhane/Coriander seeds
Salt
Oil

07/10/2020

Timeline photos

Moth beans soup to sooth your soul with richness of Jackfruit seed( 'आठळी')
Just squeeze some lemon, add pinch of rock salt and drink it hot.

Monsoon diet . Keep it light and fresh.

07/10/2020

Yummy Pumpkin and Methi soup---

Ingredients

Pumpkin chunks - 1 medium cup
Methi leaves (Fenugreek leaves) - 1 small cup
few green peas and corn kernels
Ginger and garlic paste
Or
Ginger and garlic(4 cloves) finely chopped
Black pepper - 2-3
cloves - 1-2
1 seedpod of star anise (chakra ful)
lemon grass for taste.
Little Ghee or clarified butter for seasoning
Salt as per taste.

1. Add little ghee(clarified butter) in a small pressure cooker.
Now add all spices and ginger-garlic paste to it and roast it till it leaves nice aroma.
2. Now add pumpkin chunks, methi(fenugreek) leaves, lemon grass, green peas and corn kernels .Add 2 medium cups of water in it.

3.Pressure cook it for 2 whistles.

4. Now blend it in mixer to smooth paste.

Do not put all green peas, corn and methi leaves in mixer. Let some remain whole in the soup .
While blending keep excess water in the cooker.

5. Now add remaining(excess) water to the paste and bring it to boil .

Serve hot.

This would make really delicious mild sweet flavoured soup.

02/03/2020

01/12/2020

Save the dates :January 18 , January 25

#आजोळ





Save the dates :January 18 , January 25

01/09/2020

Free


( Kokani rice)
( Kulith)

With goodness of and

04/30/2018

Ragi / Nachani aambil .
Relish hot or cold as you prefer.
Have it cold on hot hot summer afternoon.

Ragi flour
Buttermilk
2-3 pods of garlic ( optional)
Finely chopped green chilly( optional)
Salt
Coriander ( optional)

Traditionally it is the most enriching breakfast.
If you add cooked rice in it , it will be a wonderful light lunch option.

04/01/2018

Mango tango

Boiled(with salt) broken wheat (Lapashi gahu(wheat) rava)
Stirred fried garlic broccoli (sprinkled spices mix)
Mango
Beetroot

03/26/2018

Gluten Free meal in a bowl !!

With richness of ragi/nachani/finger millets (flour)
Jowar/jwari/sorghum millets ( flour)
Dudhi/bottle gourd
Onion
Oil and ghee ( pure homemade ghee)
Red chilli powder and pinch of garam masala( if needed)

03/22/2018

Cool Cabbage mix
Grated cabbage
Grated carrots
Chopped bhindi ( lady fingers)
Almonds
Walnuts
Organic brown Gud ( jaggery)
Green chillies and pinch of salt
Few pumpkin seeds.

Refrigerate it for 30 min and eat immediately.

03/21/2018

Apple dessert 🍎🍎

03/21/2018

Timeline photos

03/20/2018

For those who do not enjoy eating beetroot, here is quick yet tasty beetroot salad receipe.

Grated beetroot
Roasted Masala Jawar puff ( Available in Shops)
For seasoning ( fodani)- Oil, mohari/ Mustard seeds(optional) jeera and green chilly

03/19/2018

Masoor koshimbir

Boiled Masoor
Chopped cucumber
Chopped onions and tomatoes
Chopped green chillies
Grated Raw Mango
Rock salt

03/18/2018

Grated Carrots
Grated bottle gourd ( Dhudhi/ lauki)
Grated coconut
Pinch of Saindhav Meeth( Sendha namak/ Rock Salt)
And Lemon

03/15/2018

Timeline photos

03/14/2018

Chatpate Beans (Masaledar Mataki )

Boiled Mataki ( moth beans)
Chopped Cucumber
Chopped onions tomoatoes.

For spicy paste : groundnuts, mirchi, kothimbir, raw mango, lasun, aale ( ginger) , add lil honey and flaxseed oil ( 2 drops ) or coconut, olive as per taste, season and availability.

Pink salt and regular salt

Coat boiled mataki with spicy paste,add salt
Drizzle everything with Lemon juice

Keep salad for 1hr for mataki (moth beans) to get marrinated with the paste.

03/13/2018

Tangy Broccoli Salad
Broccoli Florets ( Stir-Fry in butter with garlic, Pink Salt and black pepper)
Spinach strips
Carrots
Raw Mango
Salt as per taste

03/12/2018

Summer Cool Salad:
Ingredients
Grated cabbage
Grated beetroot
Grated raw mango ( as per taste)
Finely chopped coriender
Finely chopped green chillies
Boiled corn kernels
Boiled chawali - black eyed bean ( very small quantity)

03/05/2013

Timeline photos

02/19/2013

Name this beautiful salad....



Eat it as "Indian Paan"... Mouthful of the goodness...

02/14/2013

TODAY'S SPECIAL !!!!! LOVENCARE... SALAD !!!

Cucumber, Beetroot, carrot, Spring onion with Peanuts and roasted Fennel seeds powder

02/12/2013

Palak(Spinach) and Almond Soup---

Ingredients:
Chopped palak- 1 large bowl
soaked and peeled Almonds- 5-6
chopped onion- small 1/2
2-3 black pepper, pinch of shahi jeera (caraway seeds), pinch of cardamom powder, Ghee(clarified butter) for seasoning.
1/2 inch ginger
Pinch of salt and turmeric powder.

02/06/2013

There are various dressings available for salads; Caesar dressing, Ranch, Vinaigrette to name a few....
Let us know which one you prefer !!!

02/04/2013

Tom Phakchi-- Fresh coriander, Lemon grass, ginger, few Beetroot gratings(for beautiful colour) AND Sprouts Stock -----
The best appetizer

02/04/2013

Crunchy munchies.. Indian chat (boiled sprouts with Puffed Wheat and Jowar...)

Boiled sprouts, chopped onion, tomatoes, coriander, chat masala , thin sev, roasted moong dal, crispy puffed wheat and jowar.