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21 Vegetarian Pumpkin Recipes For You To Try

October 17, 2022

A collection of delicious Pumpkin Recipes from Saffrontrail.com

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beginner, Instant Pot Recipes, Meals in Bowls, Soups, Vegan, vegetarian, Winter

Instant Pot Tomato Soup with Fresh Tomatoes – Vegan

October 15, 2022

There are times when I’m already hungry and then I start cooking. Result – a dish comes together in under 10 minutes. Ideally I’d pressure cook / boil the tomatoes, peel them and puree them to be made into a soup. But there is a time lag between the boiling and pureeing because I have to wait for th

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Airfryer Recipes, Curry, Indian, Vegetables, Yogurt Recipes

Recipe for Awadhi Arbi Ka Korma

June 2, 2022

This is the second of the three recipes that Atiya was generous to share with me. The first one was Badinjan Burani, a Persian dish that traveled to India. This arbi Korma or colocassia curry is one of the other vegetarian dishes popular in Jaunpur. According to Wikipedia, “for about eighty-four yea

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Diabetic friendly, Lentils, Soups, Travel, Vegan, VegProtein, Winter

A vegan French cassoulet inspired from the Borough Market

August 17, 2021

Recipe for a Vegan Cassoulet with Indian spices inspired by my visit to the Borough Market in London A trip to Borough Market in London Alight at the London Bridge tube station and hardly a few 100 steps from the exit is London’s iconic Borough Market. If you call yourself a foodie, this is one […]

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Weekly Menu Plan – Healthy Vegetarian

July 18, 2021

  Some years ago, I would religiously share weekly menu plan on my blog. I thought of spending some time on this and doing it for the coming week. Weekly Menu Plan – Healthy Vegetarian MONDAY B: Mung dal Chila, dahi, avocado L: Green beans usili, avial kuzhambu, rice D: Matar Paneer, roti TUESDAY B: […]

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Healthy, Nutrition, VegProtein

10 High Protein Foods for Vegetarians

November 20, 2020

“Being a vegetarian, how do you get enough protein in your diet?” is a question I get asked often. It is a common concern that vegetarian and vegan diets are lacking in the protein department. The recommended daily intake for protein is 0.8 -1 gram per kilogram of body weight (more in pregnant and lactating […]

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beginner, Breakfast, Diabetic friendly, Global Vegetarian, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Snacks, Teatime Treats, Vegan, VegProtein

Pesarattu – All you need to know about this savoury breakfast from South India

June 10, 2020

Want to make a dosa that is dead simple involving no long fermentation time? Try Pesarattu! My first realisation of the existence of such a dish came from a recipe booklet that came along with a new mixer. (Talk about all the unlikely places to find amazing recipes, right?) Given the short list of ingredients […]

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Stocking up on pantry essentials in a coronavirus situation

March 23, 2020

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 […]

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Living through Covid19 in India

March 23, 2020

This is the first post in a series of posts on my thoughts about living through Covid19, sharing cooking and lifestyle tips to cope with the situation and sharing useful links to read on the subject The last few weeks have been all-consuming – the anxiety, the uncertainty and the feeling of gloom enveloping us […]

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beginner, Curry, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, how to, Indian

Basic Curry Recipe: Oven Roasted Tomato Gravy

July 30, 2019

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 […]

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Diabetic friendly, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Millet Recipes, Monsoon, One Pot Cooking, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Winter

Pearl Millet Recipes | Savoury Pearl Millet Porridge | Bajra Khichdi

July 24, 2019

This pearl millet recipe needs overnight prep in terms of soaking. That apart, this gluten free grain combined with mung dal and vegetables, makes a wholesome healthy meal. It is also an excellent recipe for diabetics. Want to add more whole grains in your diet for their excellent health benefits? This is one grain (high […]

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Eating Out, Global Vegetarian, Lifestyle, Review

The one place you MUST eat at in Mumbai

June 5, 2019

Why is this the one place you must eat at in Mumbai? not modernist for modernist sake no foam and froth a good representation of most parts of India  delicious tasting food wow moments make a regular appearance during the course of the meal good pricing for the experience offered I’m talking about the tasting […]

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