My tropical smoothie is a great way to drink your health, rather than drink to it. Start your day with this nutrient rich delicious drink and you will feel a bounce in your step all day. Whether it is from the fruity goodness, or just a placebo, I will let you decide. After all, how…
Vegan Recipes
Vegan recipes that do not use animal products. These are also dairy free and suitable for lactose intolerant people.
Kung Pao Tofu – Vegan Chinese Dinner
Kung Pao is so popular as a Chinese takeout dish. I used to love the chicken version years ago, and I can recreate exactly the same thing using tofu. My Kung Pao Tofu is quick, easy and vegan to boot. Some recipes are very versatile like that. All you have to do is replace the…
Aloo Gobhi – Indian Style Cauliflower and Potatoes Fry
Aloo Gobhi or Indian style potatoes and cauliflower curry is super easy and quick to make any time of the day, any day of the week. There are many ways of making this vegetable curry, and every family has a different style. In our home, we make this at least 10 different ways. Sometimes we…
Drunken Noodles – Vegan Pad Kee Mao Recipe
Drunken Noodles is a dish I always order in a Thai restaurant. Tara Thai, that venerable Thai place in Richmond’s Short Pump Mall makes a very good one, and I have been eating their version since way back when I was a carnivore. I just love Thai food but I find that it is easier…
Bunny Chow Recipe – Curry meets South Africa
Bunny Chow sounds so interesting, doesn’t it? It definitely makes you wonder what the name means. Is it made for bunnies, or from bunnies? Well, Bunny Chow isn’t really connected to rabbits in any way. The ‘Bunny’ here refers to baniyas, indentured Indian workers who were transported to South Africa for working on sugar cane…
Pineapple Stir Fry – Quick and Easy Weeknight Dinner Recipe
I love Asian food and stir frys, and I love cooking with pineapple. My Thai Pineapple Fried Rice remains one of my most favorite recipes of all time, fashioned after a dish in my favorite Thai restaurant. When I was in the US, a stir fry was the most common item on the menu for…
Crispy Sev Recipe for a Crackling Diwali
Crispy Sev is the Indian alternative to potato chips. Our Gujrati brothers and sisters are known for their love for their Fafda and farsan. But I say this love for farsan reaches the corners of India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Gujrat to Arunacahal. We love our sev – that spicy, crunchy snack that can…
Parsley and Chana Rice – Flavor Packed Recipe
Parsley and rice might sound like an unusual combination, but actually it isn’t. I was introduced to the combination of parsley and rice almost by accident. I can thank my roommates for it. Indian cooking uses cilantro a lot. Our neighborhood Walmart store did stock coriander or cilantro. But all greens and herbs are always…
Green Smoothie Recipe – For Beginners and Newbies
Green smoothie is a great start to the day and provides you with a healthy dose of micro nutrients that can rival what you get from your multivitamin. I love breakfast smoothies because they are so great on-the-go. Just fill a thermos and sip on the way to work! My eating habits have changed a…
Sambar Powder Recipe – Homemade Spice Mix
Sambar powder or sambhar powder makes or breaks a good Sambar. Sambhar or Sambar is a South Indian lentil stew that is served with Idlis, dosas and vadas. It is a popular side for a popular snack that you get throughout India and even elsewhere in the world. ( I have found that South Indians…
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