Matar Paneer (Peas with Cottage Cheese) is a hot favorite with customers at Indian restaurants. Here’s an easy recipe for that delicious vegetarian curry. Paneer or Indian cottage cheese is available in Indian grocery stores. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 25 minutes Ingredients 1 cup green peas 1 1/2 cups paneer (cottage cheese), cut into 1/2-inch cubes Vegetable […]
Spicy Kale Chips Recipe – Take a bite or four of these spicy, inviting kale chips. No boring health food snack, the mix of curry and Parmesan is the perfect way to go. For a vegan version, leave out the Parmesan cheese. Servings: 2-4 Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients 1 bunch curly kale 1 tsp […]
Spicy Peas with Mango make a healthy and nutritious snack. Use fresh peas to cut down cooking time. If using dried peas, soak them overnight and pressure-cook them before tempering. This is a vegetarian/vegan recipe, and doesn’t have onion or garlic. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 15 minutes with fresh peas (30 minutes if using dried peas + […]
How to Make Vegetable Crisps – If you always reach for the vegetable crisps from the shop shelves then check out this recipe. This is a quick and easy vegan and vegetarian snack. Servings:4 -6 Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes 2 carrots 2 parsnips 2 beetroots 3 tbsp olive oil or other […]
How to Make Breakfast Bars – Trying to eat a little more healthy at breakfast? Here’s how you can make your very own breakfast bars, packed with fruit! Servings: 8 Cooking Time: 55 minutes Ingredients 1x 390g can of condensed milk 10 2/3 oz rolled oats 1 3/4 oz shredded coconut 1 3/4 oz dried goji […]
Veg Poha Khichadi is a nutritious breakfast. Start your day with a healthy serving of vegetables and pressed rice (poha). This is an easy-to-make vegetarian and vegan recipe. Ingredients 2 cups poha (beaten/pressed rice) 1 small bell-pepper 1 carrot 1 tomato 3 cabbage leaves 2 green chillies Curry leaves, a few 3 tbsp cilantro (coriander […]
Chilli-Cheese Toast is a quick breakfast you can make in no time. You can also serve this vegetarian and vegan toast as snack. Use whole grain bread to make this recipe healthy. Ingredients 4 bread slices 1/2 cup cheddar cheese (or other) salt to taste 2-3 green chillies, finely chopped 1/2 tsp oregano powder Preparation […]
Toor dal chutney recipe (kandi pachadi) is healthy and easy to make. A popular chutney in Andhra, India, this is usually served with plain white rice and ghee (clarified butter). This chutney is a great way to add protein to your diet while adding some spice to your food. Servings: 6 Cooking Time: 10 minutes Ingredients […]
Tomato-Dalia Chutney is a quick recipe for a tangy and hot chutney for serving with South Indian idlis and dosas. You can also use it as a dip for chips and veggies, or as a spread for your sandwiches. Roasted chickpeas provide protein, while tomatoes provide vitamin C. Servings: 4-6 Cooking Time: 15 minutes […]
Tamarind dip is a hot favorite with all samosa lovers and makes a delicious dipping sauce for pakodas, french fries, chips, and many other appetizers and snacks. This recipe for the spicy sweet and sour sauce is simple and easy. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 5 minutes (excluding the soaking time for tamarind) Ingredients 1 […]
Spicy Peas with Mango make a healthy and nutritious snack. Use fresh peas to cut down cooking time. If using dried peas, soak them overnight and pressure-cook them before tempering. This is a vegetarian/vegan recipe, and doesn’t have onion or garlic. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 15 minutes with fresh peas (30 minutes if using dried peas + […]
Whole Moong Curry is a dry curry made in Gujarati style with unpeeled (whole) moong beans. This is a healthy side for rice. Whole moong is rich in protein and fiber and a tasty addition to any vegetarian or vegan meal. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 20 minutes Ingredients 1 cup whole moong dal (unpeeled, […]
Spicy Chickpeas is a quick and easy vegetarian dish you can rustle up in no time, especially if using canned chickpeas. Chickpeas are full of protein and fiber, and provide an easy way to make your meals healthy and full of nutrition. Servings: 3-4 Cooking Time: 15-25 minutes Ingredients 1 can (8 oz) of chickpeas […]
This tomato-onion gravy is a wonderful accompaniment for rice and roti, as well as idli and dosa. The cilantro (coriander leaves) in the masala adds a lot of flavor to this gravy curry. Tomatoes are a nutritious addition to any meal as they are rich in vitamin A and C which function as antioxidants […]
In this tindora-Tomato Gravy Curry, the tomatoes add a nice tangy taste to the bland tindora (ivy gourd/tondli/dondakaya) and make this dish even more nutritious and healthy. This is simple and easy vegetarian/vegan recipe. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 25 minutes Ingredients 4 cups tindora, cut into 1-inch long thin strips 2 1/2 cups tomatoes, […]
The Sweet Potato-Yogurt Curry is a sweet-sour and spicy dish that’s delicious. The sweet potato is cooked in a yogurt sauce, and tastes great with rice and any Indian bread. Servings: 4-6 Cooking Time: 35 minutes Ingredients 2 cups sweet potato or yam, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes 1/4 cup yogurt 1 1/2 cups […]
Zucchini Curry is quick and easy to make. Serve it with plain rice, regular or basmati. Zucchini has a lot of water content; it is low in calories and as such a great weight-loss vegetable. Zucchini is rich in vitamin C, which has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Servings: 2-3 Cooking Time: 20 minutes Ingredients […]
Try Tindora with Sesame if you want something different and tasty. Tindora (tondli, dondakaya/ivy gourd) is a versatile vegetable and lends itself to different ways of cooking. This vegetarian/vegan curry is a healthy accompaniment for rice. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 20 minutes Ingredients 4 cups tindora, cut into 1-inch long thin strips Turmeric powder, a […]
Tindora with Coconut is a South Indian curry and is a great accompaniment for rice. This vegetarian curry recipe is very easy, but it does take some time to cut the tindora. I make up for it by boiling the tindora in the microwave, instead of separately. This is a no-onion, no-garlic recipe. Servings: 4-6 […]
Text-Messaging to Prevent Binge Drinking – Recently, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, used a text-message intervention method to prevent binge-drinking of alcohol in young adults and found it to be effective. For the study, researchers, led by Brian Suffoletto, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine, conducted a 12-week trial on 765 […]
A Simple Blood Test for Cancer – Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden, in collaboration with researchers from University of Massachusetts and Netherlands, have come up with a new way to detect cancer from a single drop of blood, which, they hope, would make invasive biopsies unnecessary in the near future. According to Jonas Nilsson, […]
UK Study Debunks Recent Research on the Sitting Disease – We’re all familiar with recent studies that have shown that sitting for long periods of time can be detrimental to our health, and that it may be better to stand. Authors of a new study, however, say that sitting or standing doesn’t have a negative […]
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Use these sample menus to make your vegetarian meal-planning a little easier. Traditional Indian vegetarian meals are delicious and nutritious and usually consist of roti (Indian flatbread) and/or rice with an array of vegetable curries, lentils soups, raitas/salads. These are served with a variety of condiments such as pickles, chutneys, and pappadums and other […]
You can find these ingredients for Indian cooking in any Indian grocery store. If you have trouble finding any of these in your area, try the spice shop. You can also order these from an online grocery store. Spices and Herbs English Hindi Telugu Tamil Kannada Aniseed/Fennel Saunf Sopu/Pedda Jeelakarra Sombu Saunf Asafoetida Hing Inguva […]
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