Category Archives: Pastas, Grains and Legumes

Masala Vadas. Chickpea Lentil Fritters

Here is an appetizer recipe from one of my gatherings with friends this summer – chickpea lentil fritters also called masala vadas. Thick lentil batter is spiced up with curry leaves, ginger, onions and asafetida. Then fried up all crispy on the outside and tender inside.

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Sweet Potato Curry with Chickpeas in Coconut Broth

Here is a recipe for a super yummy saucy dish that’s sweet and spicy and delicious. Sweet potato gives the dish its sweetness, curry powder for a spicy kick, chickpeas for added nutrients, and you get a stupendous stew that tastes fabulous along side rice or quinoa. Give it a try!

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Zucchini Daal

It’s zucchini season, we are talking so many zucchini that we are running out of ideas on how to use the veggie. Enter this comforting daal that uses up two entire zucchinis. With the lovely aroma of spices and onions fried in oil and made all creamy with daal and zucchini, this is a winner of a recipe.

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