Recipes

Rice Cake Papdi Chaat

Indian street food is so much fun to eat! First of all it’s a sweet, tangy and savory party in your mouth. But the best part is the experience of standing around on street corners and eating straight from the vendors! Remember the Peanut Chaat recipe that I posted earlier? Here’s another recipe for an …

Continue Reading
Recipes

Paneer Fajitas

I have always loved the idea of playing with ingredients from different cuisines and seeing what happens when you bring them together! Here, I am really pleased to bring you Paneer Fajitas. We all know and love fajitas but they can be a super high sodium meal when ordered at restaurants. My version is very …

Continue Reading
Recipes

Arctic Char with Tomato Herb Sauce

Arctic char is a omega-3 rich fish that looks a bit like salmon but tastes milder. Since it has a bit more fat, it also tends to be more forgiving while cooking! Here I am showing you how to make a lovely arctic char with tomato herb sauce, served with roasted baby potatoes and asparagus. …

Continue Reading
Recipes

Pesto Pasta with Green Beans and Potatoes

Who doesn’t love pesto pasta?! However, the store bought pesto sauces often have way too much sodium content. Here’s a classic Pesto Pasta with Green Beans and Potatoes that has been reworked with a few clever substitutes to be low sodium. The key is this recipe for a homemade pesto sauce with a few of …

Continue Reading
Recipes

Fun with an Air Fryer

I don’t own an Air Fryer. So when visiting family this weekend I was happy to check out what the fuss was all about. Basically the idea is that you can cook any of your favorite fried foods by just blowing hot air around it. Hmmm. This post is all about fun with an air …

Continue Reading
Recipes

Mixed Vegetables and Chickpeas

Colorful vegetables and chickpeas are braised in coconut milk with curry flavors to make a beautiful and delicious dish. Whenever a recipe calls for mixed vegetables, I try to infuse as much color as possible into the dish. So pretty to look at and so yummy to eat! This dish can be served as a …

Continue Reading
Recipes

Beetroot and Goat Cheese Tikkis

A ‘tikki’ (pronounced ‘tick key’) is an Indian snack or appetizer that is typically made with potatoes and looks like a mini cutlet. Aloo Tikkis as they are called, are usually served with either a green cilantro-mint chutney or a sweet and sour tamarind-date chutney. Unlike the western counterparts, these do not use eggs for …

Continue Reading
Recipes

Chorizo and Sundried Tomato Pesto Pasta

Mexican chorizo makes everything taste better! I have written in the past about Choripán made using homemade chorizo to cut out the sodium. I love the recipe from The Daring Gourmet and since I had some leftovers from another recipe, decided to experiment with a fusion meal. Pasta is my go-to dinner when pressed for …

Continue Reading
Recipes

Sensible Pad Thai

Pad Thai is perhaps one of the most famous Thai noodle dishes (at least in America!). There are so many variations but essentially it is rice noodles stir fried with some vegetables, protein of choice and coated with a tangy-sweet-nutty sauce. I have reworked my recipe to make this Sensible Pad Thai a low sodium …

Continue Reading
Low Sodium

Peanut Chaat

Welcome to the world of Chaat – Indian street food at its best! Apparently there are over 500 varieties of chaat – who knew? It’s sweet, savory, spicy, tangy, and guarantees a party in your mouth! From time to time, I will include other more complicated recipes but this is a simple and easy recipe …

Continue Reading