Quick Meals for Busy Families
Quick Meals for Busy Families
Quick Meals for Busy Families
There are some dishes we carefully plan, style, photograph, and proudly post everywhere. Then there are dishes like this Millet Khichdi—the simplest of the dishes that you almost forget to share them. Honestly, I have been meaning to post this recipe for the longest time. However, every single time I make it, the same thing happens. Someone lifts the lid, the aroma fills the kitchen, bowls appear out of nowhere, and before I even think …
I have always heard if you want to eat “healthy,” switch from rice to chapati. Rice was seen as the villain, and wheat was the safer choice. I followed that advice without questioning it… until my body told me otherwise. During my gestational diabetes phase, food stopped being just about taste and comfort. It became data. I started observing how my body responded to everything I ate — not what people said should work. And …
For a long time, I thought feeling tired after meals, craving snacks all day, and constantly thinking about food was just normal life. My typical day used to have any traditional breakfast like idli or dosa or upma. Then lunch with rice and with a side dish or two and a dinner similar to lunch. Carbs were the main hero on the plate and the side dishes were mere accompaniments. These would give me energy …
Asha G