The Hungry Notebook

  Khatta Meetha Lauki: An Ayurvedic Comfort Food Gone Forgotten, That is Lite, Gut-Friendly and Surprizingly Super Delicious! Introduction: Bottle gourd (lauki) in the kingdom of fashionable superfoods is never in the limelight. But, what we do tell you this humble Indian vegetable picture holds a secret dish that is not only gut-healing, Ayurvedic, but also it tastes like comfort food in a bowl? Come: Khatta Meetha Lauki: it is both a tangy but also slightly sweet, comforting and extremely healthy dish. It was a treasured secret in Indian homes going back centuries but is now being rediscovered by chefs everywhere seeking balanced, wholesome, plant-based dishes. This one is a right meal to replace boring diet food and to find something satisfying, great tasting and actually good for your health. So how would this dish become your new favorite in the kitchen? The Reason This Dish has Become a Trend: Gut-Soothing + Ayurvedic: This is highly Ayurvedic and is rumored to reduce inflam...

 "Patrode: A Delicious and Forgotten Indian Superfood for Strength, Taste, and Health" Introduction Traditional foods in Indian cuisine have received less attention than the new, fast foods that have come along. For example, Patrode is a popular snack, rich in nutrients and tastes fantastic too. Oncewidely included in Indian rural cooking, buckwheat is ready to make a comeback with us. What is Patrode? Another name for Patrode, also called Pathrode, is a dish in which you make spiced gram flour, smear it over colocasia leaves, roll them, steam them and then slice them into pieces. In Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, it is widely consumed by the coastal population. It tastes amazing and provides you with important nutrients. Ingredients: A maximum of 12 fresh colocasia (taro) leaves A cup full of gram flour (besan) Dust a generous 2 tablespoons of rice flour onto baking sheet. Just one tablespoon of tamarind pulp 2 grams of jaggery To make this, add 1 teaspoon o...