I had occasion to visit an organic fair organised by the Ministry of Women & Child Welfare, on November 3, 2018. A very well organised fair with over a 100 stalls. I was delighted find several products that I would not normally find in any local market. Some examples are a sweet version of bitter…
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Dahi Kebab
I have experimented with several dishes for the tea-time snack. However, this is one of my favourties. I think this recipe originates from Rajasthan. It is not difficult to make and is always a pleasure to serve. I am surprised that this is not available in cocktail circuits where the kebabs are invariably non-vegetarian. The…
Dhania Chutney (Coriander, Kothamalli Chutney)
Many Indian snacks need a green chutney as an accompaniment, especially in West and North India. The preferred accompaniment is South India is coconut chutney. However, this coriander chutney is popular all over the country. Given that coriander is abundantly available in India, it is made quite often. A wonderful tasting chutney, it is also…
Masala Kalmi Saag (Masala Water Spinach)
Water spinach (kalmi saag in Hindi, vallal keerai in Tamil) belongs to the morning glory family. It grows abundantly in tropical and semi-tropical regions. I used to have a lot of this when I grew up in Singapore. It is called kangkong in Singapore and Malaysia. I was delighted to find this green in the…
Kathal Masala (Tender Jackfruit Curry)
There are several varieties of jackfruit in India. I know only two – idi chakka (tender jackfruit, kathal) and kada chakka (breadfruit). And there are several different patterns of consumption. For example, North Indians only have the tender jackfruit. In Kerala and Tamizhnadu (perhaps in some other states too), breadfurit, tender jackfruit and the ripe…
Raswala Arbi (Taro Root Curry)
Taro root is also known as colocasia (arbi, chembu). It is a really versatile vegetable and I use it in different recipes at least once a week. This recipe is Hari’s very own. I had asked him to prepare a flavoured rice. The usual accompaniment with flavoured rice is a potato, elephant yam or taro…
Vegan Shammi Kebab
Ever been to those cocktail parties where you are a vegetarian and all the snacks being served are non-vegetarian? Or, worse still, you are a vegan and the only vegetarian snack is paneer (cottage cheese)? I have! And left after registering my presence. Because I was so hungry that all I could think of was…
Masala Tori (Spiced Ridge Gourd)
I don’t know what tori (or turai) is called in English. A google search throws up ridge gourd. But this gourd is not ridged. It has a dark green, smooth exterior. It obviously belongs to the same family as ridge gourd. For the sake of convenience, I am referring to it as ridge gourd. I…
Ghia Kofta (Bottlegourd Dumplings)
I love yogurt based dishes, whichever region of the country they come from. However, I avoided the North Indian ones for a couple of decades as the koftas are deep fried. It is only after I turned WFPB vegan that I began experimenting with transforming deep fried food to air fried ones. With singular success,…
Potato Cutlet
Since I turned vegan a few years ago, the choices for an evening snack became really restricted. Most Indian snacks are deep fried. That is when I began experimenting how to transform the traditional snacks into whole food plant based. Hari has proved to be a godsend in this regard. No matter what recipe I…
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