When, “where do you get your nutrition from?” is the most popular questions for vegetarians and vegans alike these days, nature seems to have thrown the answer to us, just in time and that too in abundance ~ KALE. Kale is topping the charts in terms of whole food nutrition and pretty much flooding the greengrocery…
Author: nabomitadas
Roasted Beetroot Salad
I haven’t had the inclination to explore much with this rich red colored vegetable apart from just having them party boiled or by making cutlets which of course is wonderfully flavored but most definitely not the most healthy thing to binge on a regular basis. So finally as the guilt cord struck me, I thought…
Stuffed Spinach & Corn Mushrooms
I have an extreme fondness for mushrooms especially the brown Baby Bella mushrooms. Not that I am particularly choosy, I also do love the white button mushrooms as well. 🙂 While I seldom feel that mushrooms have been taken over casually just to be considered as an optional or customary pizza topping, Mushrooms can, in…
Carrot Pudding ~ Gajar ka Halwa
“Gajar ka Halwal” or the carrot pudding is the one of those most popular Indian dessert infused with clarified butter, pistachios, cashews, raisins and cardamom soaked and cooked in milk that hardly any Indian I know of, would choose to deny a second helping. Prepared mostly during the winter months, when the long & slender…
Hot, Creamy & Healthy Tomato Soup ~ my mom’s way
The cold strong breeze has struck and the chill has set in. Admist all of this, what strikes me most is wanting to spend fewer hours in the kitchen and prepare a meal that is warm, delicious and of course a healthy one. This creamy homemade tomato soup is my Mother’s recipe. I fondly remember…
Hot & Fudgy Dark Chocolate Brownies~ Delightfully Vegan
When I sit with a warm cup of my favorite black coffee, defrosting my hands and relieving my stress I cannot stop thinking what a great addition some freshly great brownies would make. And what follows next is the motivation to bake them right away. ♥ Ingredients that need from your pantry: 1 cup all purpose flour 1…
Poppy seed Fritters ~ with onions and grated coconut
“Poppy Seeds” or popularly known in Bengali Cuisine culture as” Posto”, is a very fascinating ingredient rather spice, that makes itself as a ‘must-be’ in most of the special Bengali culinary events. Well of course here, they are not used as sedative purpose but its mild flavors and nutty texture is what almost most of…
Savoury & Crunchy Peanut Sago ~ Quick Breakfast Fix
Sago or the Sabudana is a very popular food ingredient in India and there are so many interesting ways of preparing them, that I still have a long way to go as I have just begun exploring it. They serve as an excellent source of food nutrition for kids, aged people or those who are on…
Simple Tofu Tikka Masala
This vegan side is an inspiration from the typical and popular Indian Paneer Tikka Masala recipe. Paneer or the Indian Cottage Cheese is such a popular vegetarian ingredient that it’s probably the first protein providing item that strikes every possible mind when it comes to vegetarian eating. I am so glad that additional to plant…
Yellow Peas Curry ~ light, healthy & vegan
In my homely food lingo, I call the yellow peas as the younger sibling of the marginally larger sized chickpeas. 🙂 These yellow peas are quite popular in Indian households and in many parts of India, one can find a very simple yet spicy preparation of it being sold as an on-the-go street food. Like…