Vegetarian and Vegan Food Blog
An iconic snack of India and a very popular chaat or street food – Bhel Puri is a flavor cocktail! The combination of papdi, crunchy puffed rice, sev, onion, tomato, potato, spicy seasonings, sweet tamarind and tangy chutney creates a tongue-tickling blend of flavors that keeps you hooked till the end. A cinch to make, [Read more…]
Corn on the cob has been one of the simplest and yum ‘go-to’ side dish for cookouts and BBQ parties. While the classic pairing of butter with grilled sweet kernels can never go wrong, a desi twist makes it more fun! Chili-lime rubbed grilled corn on the cob is a typical Indian street food which you’ll find with the onset of monsoons. [Read more…]
With the amount of zucchini growing in our garden, we’ve been scrambling to come up with different ways to eat it all! I mean, it’d get pretty boring if you made and ate the same thing over and over again, right?! Well, I don’t know about you but I would! Nothing beats a little variety in life especially when it comes to food. And speaking of variety, what could be a better example than pasta? Pasta comes in all shapes and sizes, and now there’s the new fad of making pasta out of vegetables! I remember the very first time I saw pasta made out of vegetables, I scoffed and said what kind of ‘pasta’ is that? Little did I know that whoever came up the idea was a genius!
My mom made this zucchini pasta the other day and I actually fell in love. I’m usually fair-game to all types of cuisines but this was definitely a game changer! This was undoubtedly the BEST way to enjoy pasta without having the “OMG, I can’t believe that I just ate all those carbs!” and “There’s goes my diet!” reactions follow short after. [Read more…]
There’s something about Bombay street food that makes me instantly happy! Nothing beats the delicious taste of warm, crispy batata vadas in your mouth! I love cooking this recipe for my family, especially because my kids enjoy these batata vadas just as much as I do. If you want to try something even more satisfying, spread some butter on two burger buns and heat them up on the stove. Pop these vadas between the two buns, add some chutney, and enjoy! [Read more…]
We all yearn for a crispy, delicious snack in the afternoon. Unfortunately, this means reaching for those chips or cookies that are in the pantry. Luckily, I have the perfect solution to satisfy your taste buds. These matri (mathri) are super satisfying and they are the perfect snack! Your regular afternoon snack choice can get quite boring, but this matri (mathri) recipe is sure to add some variety to your plate. Best of all, children love eating this delectable treat and will devour it up quickly! [Read more…]
This recipe is for those people who have always complained about tofu’s bland flavors and prefer to stay away from it. Though true to some extent, tofu can taste really delicious when paired with right ingredients; just like this veganised version of Sloppy Joes. The spicy, saucy flavors are born out of its messiness – the sloppier, the better! [Read more…]
Avocado is my new found love and its yummy creaminess is not the only reason behind it. Avocado is great for your waistline by lowering the belly fat and keeps you skin radiant, all at once. What more would a woman want? So here I’m making an open-faced sandwich topped with nothing else but AVOCADO! [Read more…]
As we finally bid adieu to this cold weather and prepare to welcome spring with our arms wide open, I thought why not say goodbye to winter and hello to spring in a different manner? This gave birth to the one-pot minestrone soup! I’ve always despised the process of using up different pots and pans to make a one-dish meal because it just seems so useless to cook one thing and have a ton of dishes to clean up afterwards. This minestrone soup saves time and effort because it can literally be made in one saucepan. [Read more…]
With Holi, the festival of color, coming up in a few days, my home is teaming with joy and is ready to kick-start one of our favorite festivals. Every year, we color the town and ourselves with various types of colored powder and water guns! One of the traditional foods that each Holi celebration has to have is the gunjiya (gujiya). Gunjiyas (Gujiyas) are sweet fried dumplings stuffed with khoya and nuts. [Read more…]
I’ve always been a big fan of eggplant regardless of what form it’s made it whether it’s made the Italian way as Eggplant Parmigiana, the North Indian way as the traditional Baingan ka Bartha, etc. However, my favorite way has to be the Hyderabadi Bagare Baingan which is small Indian eggplants stuffed and coated with various masala which packs a punch of taste in every single bite! The slight crunch from peanuts and coconut powder, [Read more…]