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Dakshin

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This is my online space for sharing my beliefs and successes in the "healthfully decadent" cooking style. This is also my space for sharing my creative inspirations and progress with the healthy and fit lifestyle.

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May 05

Sweet and Wholesome Indulgences as Thank You!

Warning!!!! This entire week is going to be exceedingly sweet and indulgent because I have many thanks to give...in the past few months, I have been receiving many Awards from my wonderful fellow bloggers that I have not yet accepted...I co (read full article)

awards, fruit and nut oat bars, healthful decadence

Apr 30

Variety, Variety, Variety...Yummies from Blogosphere

The endless variety that one finds in Indian food never fails to amaze me...as a child growing up in India, our family lived in different parts of the country, made friends among people of different communities and of course, had the good f (read full article)

healthful decadence, savory Indian snack, yummies from blogosphere

Apr 27

Recreation of a Childhood Favorite...

One of the biggest thrills I get from food blogging is the rediscovery of long-forgotten childhood favorites...I am sure a lot of us have these memories of foods tasted long ago, which we cherish for many years, either because of the unique nature/ta (read full article)

cardamom cookie, healthful decadence, indian cookie, indian dessert

Apr 20

Me and Earth Day...Hmmm??!!!

So I dont believe in celebrating Earth Day...Now, wait a minute...you are probably thinking...she is a selfish grinch who does not want to give back to Mother Earth!Like the storied Grinch who stole Christmas...am i about to steal Earth Day??Well, be (read full article)

asparagus and black-eyed pea soup, healthful decadence, Healthy Soup, southwestern soup

Apr 15

Celebrations....

I am not one for huge celebrations...have always been overly-practical, even when it comes to celebration...prefer minimum fuss and fanfare!!! But there are some times and occasions when even the Queen of Practicality(myself!!!) wants to cheer...Well (read full article)

50th post, healthful decadence, indian dessert, kheer, Payasam, Small Wonders, south indian dessert, south indian recipe

Apr 03

SPRING FEVER!!!!

Spring is in the air, the days are getting warmer....when I see all the signs of spring, I feel like celebrating the season. In fact, I would like to run through the grass, singing loudly...BUT STOP!! I am not like one of our Indian movie actresses, (read full article)

10 minute recipe, fruit sundae, healthful decadence, low calorie, LOW FAT

Apr 01

Comfort Food for Yummies from Blogosphere

So, it is time for another addition to the Yummies from Blogosphere series...I am really getting attached to this series and so is my family...they cant wait to see what I am going to try out next, considering there is SO MUCH VARIETY OF RECIPES on b (read full article)

comfort food, healthful decadence, healthy spinach, Spinach Curry, tofu and spinach, vegetarian spinach side-dish, yummies from blogosphere

Mar 30

Indian(ised) Pizza, anyone???

Friday nights are Fun Food nights at our house...not the usual breads or rotis or curry or rice...as the kids grow up and we keep trying to include more servings of different food groups to their daily diet, I find it necessary to come (read full article)

fruit topped pizza, healthful decadence, indianised pizza

Mar 28

Herbalicious Weekend Brunch

What is the perfect weekend brunch? Is it slices of warm toast with jelly/jam or is it golden parathas with yoghurt??? Is it light, fluffy omelettes or maybe it is steaming idlis/dosas(Indian savory snacks)??? It is so difficult to say which one is m (read full article)

brunch dish, healthful decadence, savory pancake, spinach pancake

Mar 26

Comfort Food Series: Fruity, Light and Flavorful South Indian Style Soup(Rasam)

I have been using fruits quite a bit in my savory foods lately, in chutneys and side-dishes and so on... and I actually find it refreshing(not to mention the fact that the fruits dont go to waste on my kitchen counter). Here is a light and (read full article)

comfort food, fruity indian soup, healthful decadence, pear rasam

Mar 18

A Forgotten Favorite revisited / Baking and Me???!!!

Before I post a recipe, I have a confession to make...I am a stranger to the challenges and joys of baking...until recently, my adventures in baking were limited to figuring out if the supermarket carried the mix for the baked recipe I was planning t (read full article)

healthful decadence, low calorie, LOW FAT, oat bran muffin

Mar 17

Flavors from different parts of India - Yummies from Blogosphere!!!

I am so happy to post two recipes for this week's edition of Yummies from Blogosphere...they can be served as a neat combo in a meal. The greatest thing about these two recipes is that, they represent two very diverse sides of Indian cuisine...a (read full article)

comfort foods, flavors from India, healthful decadence, indian vegetarian, low calorie, LOW FAT, Side Dish, yoghurt gravy, yummies from blogsphere

Mar 13

TGIF + Unlikely Yet Scrumptious Combo!!!

So, Thank God its Friday(almost Sat...what the hey, its the weekend)...TGIF...the days seem to fly past nowadays and I love coming up with new recipes to post!!!Its another weekend and I always try to make something fun and different on Fri. evenings (read full article)

desi pizza, healthful decadence, indian vegetarian fusion, indianised pizza, international flavors, pav bhaji pizza

Mar 09

A Walk Down Memory Lane...Yummies from Blogosphere

Here is another addition to my Yummies from Blogosphere Series...as I said last week, my family enjoys this series  immensely and why wouldnt they...considering they get to sample foods from some of the best recipes on Blogosphere???!!! I m (read full article)

Breakfast, healthful decadence, indian vegetarian snack, lentil recipe, savory indian pancake, spicy vegetarian snack, tiffin, yummies from blogsphere

Mar 04

Easy Lunch-box Item: Fragrant Stir-Fried Greens and Brown Rice

I normally don't include rice dishes in our family's lunch-box, mostly because rice dishes are best, when served fresh and hot. But recently, I prepared a rice dish which was very fragrant and I felt it would make a good addition to the lunch-box...t (read full article)

brown rice dish, greens and rice dish, healthful decadence

Mar 02

Yummies from Blogosphere: A sweet start to a new series!

As I mentioned in my post last week to my readers, here is my new series: Yummies from Blogosphere - where I am delighted to showcase beautiful recipes from Bloggerworld which I have tried and relished with my family and friends. I feel tha (read full article)

10 minute recipe, healthful decadence, indian dessert, yummies from blogosphere

Feb 27

Weekend Indulgence - Chocolatey Goodness with a difference!!

I love chocolate desserts as my blog posts should show...most of my desserts have chocolate in some shape or form in them...but recently, with the move to eating healthy, I am trying to find healthful ingredients in all my chocolate desserts.So I was (read full article)

Chocolate Dessert, chocolate tofu mousse, chocolatey goodness, healthful decadence

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