Recipe for an incredibly filling healthy lunch salad – Chickpeas, kale and millet salad Do you wonder how to pack a good salad for your lunchbox? Something that won’t get soggy or need laborious prep of washing and drying the salad greens? Or procuring them fresh in the first place? I have just the idea […]
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Vegan Kale Basil Pesto
Vegan Kale Basil Pesto made using tender dinosaur kale leaves and garlic, fresh spinach and basil lending an extra bright green colour, all put together paint a pretty picture of a spring time special pasta dish. While Kale is a hearty green, more suited to braising, pressure cooking and hearty stews and curries, the more […]
Indian style Kale Curry with Chickpeas – Kale Chole
This Indian style Kale curry with Chickpeas is right along the lines of the ever popular Chole. The addition of dino kale, to make a more nutritious and hearty dish. Serve with steamed rice or dinner rolls, to make a complete meal. Canned chickpeas cut down the prep and cooking time considerably. My kitchen garden’s […]
Recipe for Crispy Kale Chips and All You Want To Know About Kale
An easy recipe for preparing crispy Kale chips in under 10 minutes in the Air fryer. Also includes instructions on how to bake these chips in a convection oven. The post also answers some of your questions about kale. Earlier this week, a few of my neighbours dropped in to see my kitchen garden. While […]
Foxtail Millet Salad – An old grain in a new avatar
Foxtail Millet is a healthy ancient grain. Get a recipe on how to use foxtail millet in a healthy salad. Naturally vegan and gluten free too!
Stocking up on pantry essentials in a coronavirus situation
Stocking up on some essentials in coronavirus situation Firstly, let me get the most important message out of the way. This post does not encourage hoarding in any manner. Its only aim is to help you stay stocked up with the essentials in case we face a lockdown. In Bangalore (India), we are in the […]
Basic Curry Recipe: Oven Roasted Tomato Gravy
This oven roasted tomato gravy is an easy hands-off way to make a restaurant style Punjabi gravy dish, with either paneer or vegetables. A rich tomato-flavour, balanced out by sweetness, a smooth texture and the hint of smokiness that is a classic feature of dhaba cooking makes this a delicious gravy that becomes a carrier […]
Summer Meal Prep for Salads | Recipe for a summer salad
Let me tell you how I came about this idea for summer meal prep for salads… Today, I came back from my music class in time for lunch. There’s something about an hour of singing that makes me ravenous. Invariably I am trying to wrap up a lot of work before leaving for class so […]
49 Easy & Healthy Vegetarian Salads For You To Try
49 healthy vegetarian salads for you to try Have you always wanted to incorporate more healthy salads in your vegetarian diet? Have you wondered how you can make salads easily using everyday ingredients? Being a vegetarian myself, I love making salads almost everyday. These healthy and easy vegetarian salads are either a big part of […]
5 ways to jazz up your salad
How to jazz up a salad OR in other words, how to make a salad IRRESISTIBLE.  In this post, I share with you 5 amazing tips that will make anyone a salad lover. No more boring salads!
13 of the 2019 Food Trends that are Relevant to India
A compilation of 2019 food trends relevant to India The end of the year brings forth predictions from social media companies and leading food brands on food trends for the next year. The 2019 food trends include general trends with respect to cuisines, techniques, dishes, ingredients, food categories and more. This is one of my […]
Middle Eastern Rainbow Bulgur Salad for a Crowd [Vegan]
Make this stunning Middle Eastern inspired Vegan Bulgur Salad in rainbow colours for your next party — serves 12 people or more! Ingredients bring inspirations. In this case, the inspiration came from three generous sources. My neighbour dropped off a 1 kg pack of fine grain bulgur. Given that I had just gone through Mission […]
