Going Lite (Round Up) And MBP - July

So I am back from the hibernation!! :) Thank you all for your concern and emails. It feels really nice. :)
I was caught up with something really important at work and had no time to even raise my head and look at something else. I was working on my certification and if all goes well, I will be a certified lecturer in a few weeks!! :) I am still recovering from the exhaution!!!! PHEW!!!

With the summers still at its optimum best and spring showing its true colours, lets make hay while the sun shines lets preserve some things which you can use when this season is not with us! :)
The theme for this month is Preserve It and thanks to Nupur for this brilliant idea. I loved all the ideas that others contributed as well and you will find them coming up in the following months.

So lets preserve the fruits, veggies, spices in any form you like….. jams, pickles, powders, chutneys, anything!!!

You will find the rules to this event over here.

I just want to reinforce on certain points.

  1. Participate only if you can!!!! These events are meant to be fun and it should fit into your routine. I won’t feel bad if you did not participate in my event because we are on friendly terms or because I participate in your events. :) Take it up only if you can!
  2. Please send all the details mentioned here. Yes I can go to your blog and get all the info, but hosting an event requires a lot of admin work and providing full details will only make things easier for me. :)
  3. As per the basic idea of the event, you are supposed to make something from the fellow bloggers. So try to choose a bloggers recipe as far as possible.

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And now……. Going lite!! :) Lets start with this fabulous cool and lite salad for a hot Summer day!!It’s a not-so-sweet-salad/dessert! Asha recommends to chill it for an hour at least!! :) And for going lite Asha will first bake a cake, then shake and then eat this salad ;) (Don’t come to hit me okay!! :P )

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For this very lite and fluffy yellow cloud of Khaman Dhokla, hop over to Jai and Bee’s for their very interesting presentation, a useful tip and some truely good words for their inspiration. :)

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“Burgers make a good meal while watching tennis!!!” Do you think so? I do!!! :D And so does Richa! :) And what better way to enjoy these burgers when they are ladden with protien than carbs!! :) Chuck the potatoes, and use Black eye Beans/Lobia instead! :D And then, when you have some red bell pepper dip to go with it I would foget the tennis match and concentrate on enjoying the flavours it’s a perfect meal to enjoy your tennis match with! :) And she got this brilliant idea from here and here.

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What better way to go lite than ‘no oil cooking’ :) . Linda tries out this variation of Olan where she goes one step ahead to make it even lighter by using low fat coconut milk! Clever girl!! :)

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Check Raji’s combo of Milk, Yogurt and Rice for going lite!! :)

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A very fruity, orangey summer soup from Viji. She has beautifully blended the flavours of carrot and orange and recommends not adding any artificial flavour because of its unique taste . :)

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And while we were all going lite with veggies, salads and lite meals; Trupti was going lite with Low-Fat Brownies from here!!! Well, no harm in it at all! After all, the theme was going lite! ;) (Now don’t you blame me for your increasing waist line!! ;) )

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Go lite with summer rolls!! :) When you are bored of eating salads try this method. Yes, its just a different way of eating salads but what a way!! I completely vouch for this south east asian summer roll. Check out the detailed instructions which Nupur has clearly jotted down for us. And she got this brilliant idea from here.

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Check out this very lovely snack Kodubale which Viji combined very nicely with a cup of coffee! :) And her inspiration, is from here.

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Keep crunching all the way with this very lite snack of Kurmura Chivda which Manasi got to know about from here! And as you crunch your way through, take a walk down the memory lane with Manasi as she reminices through her school days. :)

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A very lite meal of stir fried drumstick leaves with murungai and rice topped with a tsp of sesame oil is what Suganya has sent for us which she tried from here. :)

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Archana has a whole lot of lite dishes parading for you from a bunch of fellow bloggers!! :)

Richa’s Misal

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Sia’s Grilled Vegetables

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Bharathy’s Sambhar

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And Anita’s Matar Kulche!!!! PHEW!!!!

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With bags all packed, Raaga was thinking of what to make for lunch when she happened to see this. In she goes to the kitchen and yes, lunch is ready! A very quick and lite eggless french toast is ready! :)

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How do you like an Indo-Chinese meal for dinner with a bunch of roommates??!! Thats exactly what Priya did with her room mates and made this soul warming sweet corn soup from here. :)

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There’s one more sweet corn soup which Srivalli tried from here! :)

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A perfect meal for the weight and the weather - Sprouted Dal Pulav! :) A very lite and nutritious pulav which Mandira made from here.

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A very nutritious and refreshing salad from Sra which she tried from here! :)

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Check out a cool and refreshing dip to go with your bread sticks or pita wedges! Bhags tried this dip from here. :)

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Hima will always have upma on the top of her breakfast list because it’s so quick and easy to prepare, and lite too :) . She made Atukula upma from here!

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Sharmi has a whole platter of authentic Maharashtrian Thali and tried various recipes from a bunch of bloggers! :)

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Check out a very different way of making Pohe with the addition of sweet potato!!! Thats what Gayatri tried from here. :)

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Has it been a long time since you cooked anything with beet?? Do you like the vibrant colours of beet and yogurt mixed together?? Then check out this very lite beetroot raita which Swapna tried from here!! :)

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How about a very lite kale thoran to go with any meal? Thats how Gini thanks her for the inspiration. :)

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One more yellow fluffy cloud but this time it’s sandwiched! Check out Aarti’s version from here. :)

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And now we welcome this tangdi kabab in the land of ghaas phoos ;) !! Sandeepa finds happiness in satisfaction, and she made these beautiful Salmon Kabobs from here!. :)

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And now, its my turn. :D

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Hmmm…. since you all have been such good girls by going lite this month, here’s a very sweet treat for you all!! :) Kajal tried these beautifully decorated Sukhdi from here. :)

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Thank you all for such wonderful entries! Its because of you all that such a beautiful round up is possible. :)

July 4, 2007 | Filed Under MBP 

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