Tag Archives: vegan

Indian Style Okra or Bhindi Masala

I have repeatedly been asked for this recipe but until now I had avoided putting it up because I thought my Indian readers would find it really odd that I was putting up a recipe for something so simple and so common. Okra is a very common vegetable in India but in the US and other parts of the...
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Crispy Zucchini and Spinach Indian Fritters/pakoras

Today’s harvest from my backyard veggie-patch was quite an assortment of vegetables – I got some zucchini, some baby spinach, tomatoes and some yellow squash. None of the individual vegetables was enough to make a whole dish for the family and so I had to resort to combining a few of them. Then again, given the pickiness/preferences of everyone...
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Edamame and Chickpea Salad with Olives and Citrus Vinaigrette

Yesterday, while browsing through the Olive Bar at Whole Foods, I found the most unusual combination of flavors. It was pickled Green Olives that were combined with raisins, dried cranberries, peeled almonds and the dressing was an orange peel vinaigrette. At first I found it a bit odd because olives have such a distinctly tart taste and combining it...
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Stir-fried Spring Vegetables with Herbs de Provence

Produce sold in supermarkets is often transported across great distances and the result is that the produce gets stale and loses a lot of taste and nutritional value. Even if the produce actually looks good, it may not be fresh. Large scale producers (often multinational are involved here) over-fertilize, use GMO seeds and process their produce for it to...
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Roasted Cauliflower and Pea Shoots Mediterranean Salad

After the extremely harsh winter, my vegetable patch is just about starting to come to life. I am so happy to see little sapling making their way out of the ground. This year I have had mixed luck – my eggplant seeds, squash seeds, and watermelon seeds just seem to have been lost in the dirt (haven’t sprouted or...
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