Tag Archives: vegan

Gluten free moong dal and rice burger

Get inspired by leftovers. A quick and easy gluten free meal.

Vegetarian bottle gourd and moong dal soup

Bottle gourd a ho-hum vegetable? Think again after tasting this delicious soup.

Mixed Vegetable Pakoras

Rainy day combined with a weekend called upon us to make pakoras. Taking inspiration from some yummy fried Brussel sprouts we ate at a restaurant, we decided to use some finely shredded sprouts and other vegetables like carrots, onions, chilies, ginger to make these pakoras. All the veggies shredded thin and then added enough besan(chickContinue reading “Mixed Vegetable Pakoras”

Quinoa Pongal/Vegetarian Quinoa Risotto without Cheese

Pongal is a traditional South Indian breakfast dish made with rice and yellow mung beans. Quite similar to Italian risotto without cheese. Cooked mung beans makes it creamy. This is quite the favorite dish at our home. Sometimes it feels wrong to eat a lot of white rice, which is quite common in Indian cooking.Continue reading “Quinoa Pongal/Vegetarian Quinoa Risotto without Cheese”

Banana mini muffins with Rye and Oats

   Not the standard banana muffin, but if eating healthy is a priority, try this out with your own substitutions. This did not have the normal sweetness to it as I reduced the added sugar considerably. I would have added dates if I had them on hand.  My recipe. 1C Oats 1C Rye Flour 1/2Continue reading “Banana mini muffins with Rye and Oats”

Ragi (Finger Millet) Idli

   These idlis were yummy. And very easy to make. So without much ado, here’s the recipe Ingredients 1 cup whole Urad Dal 1 cup idli rice  3 cups sprouted finger millet flour (ragi) Method Wash and soak urad Dal and rice separately. Soak for 6-8 hrs. Grind urad Dal until light and fluffy withContinue reading “Ragi (Finger Millet) Idli”

Our Regular South Indian dinner

   Well, title says ‘Regular’ only because South Indian lunch/dinner is mostly rice, vegetables and a gravy/stew/soup with lentils. But the non-regular part of the plate was the way in which my husband served himself…looks modern and pulled together like an entree served at an upscale restaurant! This plate has rice (basmati), spinach cooked withContinue reading “Our Regular South Indian dinner”