Glossary of Terms
Often, we are asked to explain the medical jargon that we inadvertently use in our podcasts and videos. We have not only embedded these wherever we speak of them, but also added them in this central place. Here, you will find medical terms, names of diseases and laboratory tests.
As we use the terms, we will add them here, therefore please keep this page handy and do visit it often to see if there is anything that has changed. Of course, if you would like to add anything else to this list, please do let us know.
Ricotta pedas
A simple yet satisfying peda recipe. Ingredients 6 cardamom pods 8 saffron strands 12 pistachios + another 12 broken up for garnish 400g vegan ricotta cheese 2 tsp vegetable oil 1/3 C sugar (I used turbinado/brown sugar) 1/2 C half-and-half (you can use whole almond milk instead) 3/4 C almond milk powder Method Grind […]
Sweet Appo
Sweet Appo- usually these are prepared during Ganesh chathurthi or Sankashti as a naivedya(Offering to God). Threre are several ways to make it, but this one is a quick and easy method. Ingredients: 1 cup – Wheat flour 1/4th cup Rava, (cream of wheat) 2 Ripe bananas(Mashed) 1/4 cup – Coconut grated (optional) 2 […]
Oats dosa and Capsicum Menaskai
Instant Oats Dosa and Capsicum menaskai! Ingredients: For the oats dosa 1 cup oats 1/2 cup rice flour 1/2 cup rava 1/2 cup vegan yogurt 1/2 tsp cumin seeds salt to taste Ingredients for the Menaskai 1large capsicum 1 green tomato 1tablespoon peanuts (soaked in water for an hr or 2) 2 tsp sesame […]
Thumbprint Cookies
This is a wonderful festive dish to make and tastes just as good as it looks. Ingredients 2 1/2 c all-purpose flour 1/4 t baking soda 1/4 t salt 1 c unsalted butter 3/4 c sugar 1T flaxseed powder 1 t vanilla extract 1/2 c jam (e.g. raspberry, strawberry, guava) 1 T powdered sugar […]
Chicken Bastilla
Bastilla area a sweet and savory dish from Morocco. The first time I ate it, I found the contrast between the powdered sugar on top and the savory chik’n inside to be a delight. If you have not tried it. Do try and see if you like it. The good part is that you can make it both ways, veg or non-veg. […]
Arrowroot Halwa (Duddali)
Arrowroot powder is the starch component of the perennial tuber, marantha, found in tropical forests. It has a neutral taste when used in cooking and it is easy to digest. The jelly like Duddali is a common konkani dessert. My mom makes it using almond milk and jaggery, but I made this little different. Ingredients: […]
Kadubu (Idlis) and Hinga (Asafotida) chutney!
These Idli moulds are made out of thick leaves called ‘Kedige’ in Kannada. The Tamil name is ‘Thazambu’ leaf and it is called ‘Screwpine’ in English. The leaves gives the beautiful aroma to the idlis. When we use these moulds to make the idli, it is called Kadubu in Kannada and Moodo in Konkani. Ingredients for the […]
Simple spaghetti
Simplest of dishes to make. Takes no more than the time to boil spaghetti but tastes divine! Most , important- use very good quality olive oil (EVOO). Ingredients 1 small bunch of thin spaghetti 3-4T EVOO 1T breadcrumbs 2T chopped parsley 2t fresh oregano 3 cloves of chopped garlic 2T grated romano 1/2cup of fresh mozzarella cheese, […]
Mixed vegetable pickle
Mixed vegetable pickle It only takes 10-15 minutes to prepare the pickle, it tastes great with the Plain yogurt rice, Dal rice, Idli and Dosa. Ingredients 2 cup chopped mixed vegetables, I used cauliflower, carrots and green beans. Ginger chopped-2 tsp Dry red chillies-10 Mustard seeds-1 table spoon Turmeric powder-1/4th tsp Asafetida- ½ tsp Lemon […]
Beet and goat cheese appetizer
One of the easiest yet tasty appetizers I’ve made in a long time! Ingredients – 2 medium beets, boiled and skinned – 1t good quality extra-virgin olive oil – 1t rice vinegar – 1t honey – 1 small pack of plain goat cheese – 6-8 medium fresh sage leaves – Nori-wasabi sheet (found in […]
