Apr 08
Here’s an adapted rice recipe using quinoa. I found that the flavours really blend well and adds another dimension to quinoa. So try this lemon quinoa recipe and see for yourself. 1 cup Quinoa – (cooked in 2 cups of water and leave to cool) 1 lemon – squeeze the juice and keep it aside. …
Nov 23
Often parathas are made drenched in oil or ghee and although tasty they do tend to be heavy. Here’s a low fat mooli paratha recipe which is tasty and contains less fat. 1 medium size Mooli 1½ cup Atta 1 tsp Garam masala powder ½ tsp Kashimiri mirch powder 1 tsp Salt 1 Green …
Sep 07
Here’s an experiment of mine – tofu kofta, which turned out to be a pleasant surprise. This is an Indian style kofta using tofu. In India, koftas are deep fried vegetable balls that are served with thick gravies or sauces. Feel free to adjust the spices to your taste and give me any good or …
Aug 16
Chutneys are a great accompaniment to meals and if they are homemade they can be as spicy hot or mild as you like. Here’s a quick and easy apple and mint chutney recipe, using 5 ingredients which can be made to go with your Indian meal. I like using Granny Smith apples for this recipe …
Jul 31
Pilau is a rice dish, usually cooked with vegetables. Since discovering the benefits of quinoa I have created my own version of pilau – quinoa pilau. When I discovered quinoa, I just found the nutritional information but no further inspirations are given as to how I could use this seed like grain in my …
Feb 29
There are a number of methods of cooking soya beans. I would like to share this style of soya bean sabji recipe. Not only is this soya bean sabji recipe unique and tasty, soya beans (also referred as Edamame) are also a great source of protein for us Lacto-Vegetarians and Vegans. 500g …
Feb 16
I’ve often seen friends wonder how to cook rice. At times they turn out to be soggy rice, burnt rice or half cooked rice. Cooking rice isn’t a difficult task, so I’ve created this section in my lacto-vegetarian blog to help anyone who is unsure how to cook rice. This instruction works better with basmati …
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