Delicious is one word that comes to my mind when I look at sprouts. These protein packed natural pills are common in many of our homes. They make a great snack or  breakfast and also great additions to salads, sandwiches apart from being a great meal by themselves. Here is a list of Sprouts and their Nutritional Information

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I was really really tied up with things at home and couldnt get to post the round up earlier than this. There are so many wonderful , innovative  dishes that all the participants sent , a feast to the eye and to the taste buds as well. Thank you all for participating in this event and also being patient with the delay in the round up.

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A beautiful story by Meera Syal , a story of a punjabi Indian family trying to make a living and uphold tradition and culture and imbibe  whatever little they can to their star , anita.  The novel takes us on a journey with a young 9 year old Meera , her color , her friends , her growing up in a mining village, west Midlands , england in a predominantly white community. She comes to worship Anita , her neighbor . The novel speaks about certain characters having strong racist attitudes . For me , her grandmother’s character was the most adorable. reminded me of mine.

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My amma is a health freak , so much so that she is anti fried food , I do not remember eating pooris in my house except for once , when I and my kiddo brother were bawling our lungs out for this beautiful flat bread.

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Last month was the first time I joined this book club which chooses extraordinary books for us to read and post a recipe inspired the book. The book chosen to read was : Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome. A classic story which starts with a serious note about 3 men , the narrator and his 3 friends , who think they have various illnesses decide that they are overloaded with work and decide to take a holiday. They first thinkof going into the sea and then settle on the river Thames thinking its going to be easy on them . The story goes on from here about how they embark the journey and the incidents occurring , thus turning it into a humorous piece of work. A typical set of Englishmen who love their tarts , jams etc

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