I have loved mushrooms ever since I had it on my first pizza in India and you know having a Pizza, 20 years ago in India was kind of a big deal. But I am happy that neither mushrooms nor Pizzas are fancy anymore. Not that they replaceable but yes they are way easier to…
Tag: healthy
Vegan Pumpkin Bread with Dark Chocolate and Walnuts
Finally, Fall is here and it is time to whip up the warm spices, festive flavors and whisk some pumpkin puree into my favorite recipes. I am honest when I tell you that this is the first time that I have experimented with “the pumpkin puree factor’ and I have been thrilled with the experience and…
Vegan Spinach and Mushroom Crescent Rolls
Spinach has been the most talked-about salad green in the world since almost the 14th century until Kale gained its popularity and they both joined the march of healthy and clean eating. Believed to have originated in Ancient Persia, Spinach has traveled the world impressing us with its versatility and immense health benefits and has…
Crispy Baked Beetroot Chips
Cultivated first by the Romans, with distinct flavors and an unending list of health benefits, is the one root produce that is so hard to beat. Beetroots belong to the same family as of the spinach and while its leaves taste bitter, its root is naturally sweet can be eaten raw, cooked or even pickled….
Potato and Tofu Curry~ Matar Tofu
As the name explains for itself, this Tofu recipe is a pure inspiration from the popular Indian Matar Paneer ( peas and Indian cottage cheese in a creamy tomato gravy). I have to admit that the more I explore with tofu now, the more I fall in love with the diverse ways it can be…
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…
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…
Vegan Malai Tofu Kofta Curry
‘Malai Kofta Curry’ is a very popular Indian vegetarian dish and also one of the most popular items to be ordered while in any Indian restaurant. Cutlets or Koftas made with seasoned & mashed cottage cheese/paneer and soaked in a rich creamy gravy of tomatoes, onions blended in aromatic spices, enhanced with rich cashew paste…
From My Vegan Diary 