When I first started on AIP almost 5 years ago, the biggest challenge for me was not being able to eat rice. Rice and curry had been my comfort food for 40 plus years and not being able to eat that was hard. I was never a big fan of wheat rotis or chapatis. […]
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Sweet Coconut Dumplings || Grain Free Modaks
One of the main reasons why I have been able to stay grain free(largely!) for the last 4 1/2 years is because I try to create grain free versions of my comfort foods. My comfort foods are the foods that I grew up with. I was born and raised in Mumbai, which is western India […]
Honeydew Melon and Cucumber Pachadi || Honeydew Melon and Cucumber Soup
Onam is just a few days away. If you have been a regular follower of my blog, you may have seen my Onam Sadya recipes. Onam is the harvest festival of Kerala (a coastal state in southern India)and part of the celebration is having a vegetarian feast called as Sadya. The key features of this […]
How to stay on AIP diet while traveling
Whether you have just started AIP or you have been doing AIP for a few months, the thought of going on vacation can make you nervous! Will you be able to manage or will the vacation totally derail the progress that you have achieved thus far? These questions cause many folks to avoid traveling or […]
Chicken Korma (Paleo, AIP, Whole30)
Yet another chicken curry you ask? Well…I can only say that this is one chicken curry that you definitely need to try! If you eat once, you will remember forever! Really, what’s so different about it? Kormas have their origins in the Mughal empire and they typically consist of meat cooked in a thick sauce […]
Grain free Gujiyas (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)
Happy Holi! The festival of colors is tomorrow but this year once again the Holi spirit is low because of COVID-19. It’s hard to imagine that a full year has passed since everyone has been under various stages of lockdown! Hence to feel the Holi spirit, the only way left was for me to cook […]
Instant Pot Lamb(Goat)Curry (Paleo, Whole30, AIP, Nightshade free)
Goat meat also called as mutton is quite popular in India more than beef since many Indian communities consider cow to be sacred and do not eat beef. I used to love the mutton curry that my dad used to make on Sundays when we were growing up. It was an elaborate process and my […]
Sweet Potato Paratha || Sweet Potato Tortilla (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)
Flatbreads are very common in Indian cuisine and there are so many different varieties of them. Rotis, Naans, Parathas and stuffed Parathas. I have posted a few different recipes myself here like grain free Roti, grain free Naan , cassava methi paratha, Kheema paratha, sweet potato stuffed paratha Paratha has a bit more fat (oil) […]
Mango Kulfi || Mango Ice Cream (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)
Mangoes are my most favorite fruit. Yes there is nothing like mangoes! Anything goes when it’s mangoes 🙂 Yes I love to eat it as is! Love to make it into a lassi…or a smoothie…or just as mango pulp/puree to be had with pooris (deep fried bread)! My ‘Mango Pie‘ is pretty famous among our […]
Gluten Free ‘Marie Biscuits’|| Tea Time Cookies (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)
It’s amazing how the sight of foods that you grow up with bring you so much joy, right? Just like old TV commercials, the foods that you grew up with also make you feel nostalgic. Well, ‘Marie Biscuits’ are one such cookie that most of us from India are very familiar with. The marketing department […]
Health Benefits of Broccoli Sprouts and How to Grow Them
So until a couple years ago, I had never heard of broccoli sprouts. I was familiar with legume sprouts like mung bean sprouts but had never heard of broccoli sprouts! Actually broccoli sprouts were identified as a superfood pretty recently only about two decades ago! The New York Times first wrote about the research showing the incredible […]
Chicken Kofta Curry (Paleo, AIP)
How long have you been on the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet? Have you been feeling like you need a good curry recipe that will make you feel pampered? Then all you need is this ‘Chicken Kofta Curry‘ which is nothing but delicious soft chicken meatballs cooked in a creamy, smooth curry sauce. Sounds so yum […]