RecipeMuncher

I went and got this bag of whole wheat berries and you can see that’s the reason for all wheat related dishes coming up. I basically bought it to make the Wheat Halwa. I used just about a cup and there were no quarter kg bags available. And its not enough to grind into flour. Well we have come up with the sprouts. Though that’s a very good healthy option, was wondering what other way to use it up. We were generally talking about the wheat and how it can be used, when Athamma recollected her Mom making Payasam with Whole Wheat berries. Wow, that sound really tasty. More and more I heard about it, I was sure that’s what I wanted to try next.

Amma was also talking about the same. It seems her mom also used to make this payasam. I really wonder why those age old recipes got lost track. I wanted to learn and see how its supposed to be prepared. Its very similar to the paruppu payasam. But it was completely so different to taste and should I say the bowl was empty in flat 5 mins. …

We’re not vegan yet, but we have been trying to eat more vegan and as you can see here, some of it is working out very, very well We know eating vegan is better for us and environmentally, for everyone else, too. Still it is so hard to give up a lot of foods you are used to eating, some on a daily basis!

On Mango Power Girl I develop most of my own recipes, and you might have noticed that I have been creating more recipes without eggs or butter. Experiments can be frustrating, but as I experiment more and more I finally feel like I am getting somewhere.

I refuse to sacrifice taste for healthier ingredients, and I would not publish any recipe that didn’t taste absolutely wonderful — taste comes first! My vegan Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip Muffin has been tested twice and was a big winner with family and friends What can be better?! Last month, I had m…