baked veggie patties/cutlets with sprouted chickpeas, dill and mint (grain-free, vegan)
Another way to use sprouted chickpeas if you have them in your refrigerator, like I did, a few days ago! We are big fans of Trader Joe’s masala burgers in […]
Category Archives: Main course
Herb-loaded pizza with homemade sauce (whole wheat)- Fiesta Friday Challenge 1
Nothing is more rewarding for a mom when her kids eat her homemade pizza and ask for more. Even if it is 100% whole wheat and not loaded […]
minty green spaghetti with vegetables
Could spaghetti get any greener? Here is an Indian-ized version of spaghetti that I made up, with herbs coriander and mint, and has become a favorite dish in my family. […]
paavakkai pitlai- bitter gourd curry in tamarind/lentil gravy
If there is one vegetable that I have hated to eat in childhood, it is the bitter gourd or pavakkai. But it is supposed to have great nutritional benefits. One […]
spicy cabbage brown rice
Here is one more way I’m going to persuade you to eat brown rice, as a spicy cabbage ‘bhath’. This aromatic blend will be a good lunch box idea or […]
Vaazhaipoo adai (Plantain flower pancakes)
A southern Indian delicacy I have relished in childhood and always crave for. Whenever I find fresh plantain flower in the Indian store, I jump for joy. This is my […]
tomato and bell pepper brown rice
Tomato rice is a popular Indian dish, easy to make and a great lunch box treat. Very few veggies go with the tomato as well as bell pepper does. Here […]
slow-cooked sprouted bean chili
Here is a recipe for a simple vegetarian chili using sprouted great northern beans that were slow cooked one day before the chili was made. Sprouting reduces the cooking time […]
brown rice for everyday meals- update
There have been 2 concerns about using brown rice on a daily basis. 1) One is that recent studies have shown arsenic content (in the inorganic form) is inherently high […]
beets and paneer brown rice pulav
This is one of the best ways to have brown rice, as nice aromatic red coloured pulav (pilaf) . None of my friends that I have served this to has […]
