Can anyone resist curd rice with some fried yam and pickle. My daughter certainly can’t. It is one of her favorites. Chop up a yam in to large pieces. Add them to boiling water along with a pinch of turmeric. Cook it on low to medium heat till the yam gets tender. Remove and drainContinue reading “Yam Stir Fry”
Category Archives: Vegan
Raw Banana and Peas Cutlets
Snip the ends of the raw banana but don’t peel them. Immerse them along with some peas into boiling hot water. Add some turmeric. Cook covered after reducing the heat to low. Five minutes later switch off the stove but don’t uncover them just yet. Let them stay for another 10 mins. Finely chop lotsContinue reading “Raw Banana and Peas Cutlets”
Beets, Fenugreek with Chilly
Just a off beat combination that works in a surprisingly good way. The bitter fenugreek leaves meet green peppers and complimented by sweet beetroots. Heat sunflower oil. Add a few drops of coconut oil for the flavor. Add the chilies and cook on high heat. Two mins later add the chopped fenugreek leaves. Once theyContinue reading “Beets, Fenugreek with Chilly”
Figs and Radish Salad
Use a madoline to thinly slice the radishes. Cut fresh figs into 5 mm thick discs. Celery leaves, green chilly and walnuts give it some more variety. Dressing is a simple 3 tablespoons of olive oil with 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar. Sandwich multiple radish discs and the figs when eating to get anContinue reading “Figs and Radish Salad”
Guava Salad with Capsicum and Broccoli.
A relatively simple salad with a very high happy quotient to it. Cut the guava into quarters and remove the part with seeds. Eat these while continuing to chop them into small pieces. Don’t waste this part but adding them to salad will hurt your teeth. Melt butter, saute garlic. Add broccoli. Stir fry forContinue reading “Guava Salad with Capsicum and Broccoli.”
Roasted Peppers and Carrot Salad
A simple salad with roasted large green peppers and sliced carrots. Dressing was just a little bit of balsamic vinegar with olive oil. For seasoning used dry oregano and red chilly flakes. For enhancing its texture some almonds and raisins. Simple food is healthy food.
Basic Potato Fry
The easiest way to make my daughter smile and love her lunch is this very basic potato fry. All it needs are a couple of chopped potatoes, Rub some oil, turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and salt on them. Cook covered on a low flame. Once you realize its beginning to caramelize,Continue reading “Basic Potato Fry”
Cabbage Salad
Wash and dry shredded cabbage. Using a mandoline gives the best results and helps you save a lot of time. A salad spinner will remove all the excess water. Add pomegranate seeds, chopped green chillies, red onion. Drizzle balsamic vinegar and olive oil. More oil than vinegar. Like two times more so adjust both accordingly.Continue reading “Cabbage Salad”
Eggplant and Basella.
Get a large eggplant and chop it up. You can also use the smaller brinjals. When buying the eggplant play special attention to its base. It will either be shaped like a line or a circle. You must buy the circle. These have way fewer seeds and are less bitter. Wash and clean the BasellaContinue reading “Eggplant and Basella.”
Uncomplicated Cooking 