A deliciously unfussy and super quick to bring together eggless mango cake prepared in a pressure cooker. A dense cake with a slight bread consistency and subtle mango flavor.

Summer at its worst! Lived off salads, juice, tender coconut water and fruits for a good part of last week. Our backyard mango trees have given a reasonably good yield this year. A salad I prepared recently is a mango based one with iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes and cucumber.

A nourishing, refreshing mango drink with the special flavor of rich and creamy coconut milk. Vegans will relish this dairy-free, fiber rich mango lassi.

Prepared a vibrant, hearty, low fat, high fibre salad using kidney beans and ripe mango for lunch today. Simple salad with the perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors.

Come summer, its the season for watermelons. I usually blend the watermelon cubes along with fresh mint and serve chilled. Watermelon smoothie is another great summer cooler that is prepared using de-seeded and cubed watermelon, strawberry crush and honey. Simply superb!

Summer is the only season one can relish fresh homemade ripe mango juice and I make best use of our home grown mangoes. ‘Suvarnarekha’, a variety of sweet mango is best suited to prepare mango juice. Its pulp blends well to yield a smooth creamy juice.

Chikku milk shake is an apt cold drink to counter the blistering summer heat, a healthy alternate to store bought artificial drinks.

Made a simple carrot and date salad for my mid day meal today.

I followed the high raw food diet today which was a fruit based one. Made a mixed fruit salad with chaat masala for my mid day meal. Filling and delicious!

My blog has been experiencing server issues the past three days. It has just been resolved and the post meant for Monday goes up today. Our backyard starfruit tree is yielding a lot of fruit this season. I prepared a yellow and green colored salad using starfruit, yellow capsicum and boiled chickpeas loaded with honey [...]