What you should eat when fasting? SABUDANA KHICHIDI Ingredients: 1 cup sabudana(sago) 1/2 tsp Sugar 2 Green Chillies–chopped finely 1/2 cup crushed groundnuts(coarse) 1 boiled & peeled potato 2 tsp Oil 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds 1 Pinch Hing (asafoetida) 2 tbsp grated fresh Coconut Rock salt to taste Few Coriander leaves Few Curry Leaves Recipe • Wash and soak sabudana in water for a minimum of two hours. • Chop the potatoes into small cubes. Mix crushed groundnuts, sugar and rocksalt and keep aside. • Heat the oil/ghee in a pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seed crackle add cumin seeds, green chillies and curry leaves. • Add potatoes and stir well. Mix sabudana

No other food item beats the convenience of sandwich—pack it for lunch, brown bag it for picnics, grab them if you are in a hurry and have them if you want a light dinner. History says that sandwich got its name from the 4th Earl of Sandwich, an 18th-century English aristocrat. Though, he was neither the inventer nor the sustainer of the food. It is said that Lord Sandwich was fond of this form of food because it allowed him to continue playing cards, while eating without getting his cards sticky from eating meat with his bare hands. This versatile dish is an all time favourite of young and old. Go ahead rustle these recipes and you will have your family asking for more. PEANUT &

Festivals and sweets are synonymous. However, such is life that you can’t have your cake and eat it too.  At My Health Guardian we understand your life and its complexitioes. We have brought low calorie sweets for your sweet palate. Go ahead indulge and remain guilt free. Kesari sweet yoghurt Ingredients • 2-1/2 teacups skim milk • 2 teaspoons skim milk powder • 1-1/2 teaspoons fresh yoghurt • 4 teaspoons sugar • 2 pinches cardamom powder • 2 pinches saffron Method 1. Add the skim milk powder to the prepared milk and mix well. 2. Cool or heat the milk until lukewarm and add the yoghurt, sugar and cardamom powder. 3. Warm the saffron, add 2 teaspoons of the milk mixture

When it comes to breakfast novelty is a must. Read ahead to learn new recipes on pancakes PANCAKES (Basic Recipe) Serves: 1 Size: 4 Calorie: 340 Kcal, Protein: 9.6 g (for 4 plain pancakes) Ingredients Amount (g) Atta flour: 40g Milk: 100 ml Egg: 1/3 Salt : A pinch Fat: 3 teaspoon Method: Sift the flour along with salt into a bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour and break the egg into it. Gradually add milk, mix and beat thoroughly till the batter is smooth and free of lumps. Allow the batter to stand in a cool place for about half an hour. Give final whisk before using. Heat a little fat in a non-stick frying pan. Pour a ladleful of batter in the pan & tilt while pouring so

Chutneys add chutzpah to a meal, if elaborate and act as substitute for accompaniments with rice and bread, if frugal. Whatever way we decide to add chutneys to our meal, this much is for sure we relish them and want more. Despite our fascination with chutneys hardly we realise that they are packed with antioxidants, after all, nutritious food need not be always be bland, isn’t it? Tomato chutney Ingredients Tomatoes 6 Green chillies 2 Dry whole red chillies 2 Mustard seeds 2 teaspoons Urad dal 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds 1 teaspoon Asafoetida A pinch Salt To taste Brown sugar 1 teaspoon Coriander seeds 1 teaspoon Oil 1 tablespoon Method In a pan, heat the oil and add 1 tsp of mustard

  This is the season of heart-warming soups. Beat the winter chill with the goodness of these easy to make soups. Spicy carrot soup Ingredients Small carrots—3 Small onions—3 Water—400 ml—2 medium-sized cups Butter—10 grams Mixed spice—1 teaspoon Coriander powder—1 teaspoon Lentils—2 tablespoons Method 1. Finely chop onions and lightly fry in the butter until brown. 2. Finely chop carrots and place both the fried onions and chopped carrots in a pan with 400ml water. 3. Add the lentils and cook until the carrots are soft. 4. Add the mixed spice powder and coriander to the pan. 5. Simmer for 40mins. Nutrition Quotient   This soup is enriched with Vitamin A. It is crucial